The most embarrassing part is that the writers of the letter had to clarify to Campus Reform what they meant when they referenced suicides and President Trump. This from Campus Reform: In a letter to Columbia President…
Monthly Archives For March 2017
Students are Upset with Trustee’s Response to Fossil Fuel Divestment Petitions
Looks like students at the D.C.-based American University are upset that a trustee told them that their opinion matters, but does not have a lot of weight in financial decisions for the university. The trustee, Alan Meltzer,…
The Millennial Morass of ‘Free Stuff’
Jesse Waters might be accused of cherry-picking low information millennials for his popular ambush interview segments on Fox News. The sad thing is, he doesn’t have to. “During the primaries, more than 80 percent of…
Northeastern Professors: Health care for Illegal Aliens is a ‘Moral Obligation’
Too often, the Left confuses privilege and blessings with entitlements and handouts. This appears to be the case with two Northeastern University professors on illegal aliens receiving health care: In an interview with Northeastern’s student newspaper, philosophy…
Betsy DeVos Pledged to Protect Free Speech at Schools
If U. S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos came to the Conservative Political Action Conference in order to establish her street cred with conservatives, she probably succeeded. “I am, perhaps, the first person in America…
Yale University Unhappy with Unionization Vote and Methods
From Campus Reform: According to Inside Higher Ed, teaching assistants in the East Asian Languages and Literatures, English, Geology and Geophysics, History, Art History, Math, Physics, and Political Science and Sociology departments all held votes Thursday…
Illinois State University Rolls Out Microaggression Bystander Training
That training sounds like a mouthful, doesn’t it? This from the College Fix: Illinois State University officials are preparing to roll out a new “bystander training program on microaggressions.” “Once the bystander training program on microaggressions…
Group Starts Anti-Sexism Social Media Campaign to Protest Microaggressions, Implicit Bias
From Campus Reform: The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has launched a new social media campaign to fight “sexist microaggressions.” The #StandUpToSexism campaign is intended to combat “seemingly small acts of sexism” such as “implicit bias,…
Professor Passed Out Anti-Trump Rally Material during Class
From Campus Reform: According to video evidence provided anonymously to Campus Reform, Philosophy professor Andrew Leong pointed out a stack of flyers to his class, explaining that after students handed in a paper assignment, they could…
The Office of Civil Rights Needs Urgent Reform; That Starts with Trump’s Nominee
A great read by George Leef at the James G. Martin Center: The next head of OCR should be someone who understands that those changes were both ill-advised and illegal and work to eliminate them….