A Georgetown University official told the student newspaper that she felt illegal immigrants students are “freedom fighters.”
Monthly Archives For February 2020
University of Kansas hosts art contest for students upset about Chick-fil-A
The University of Kansas announced an art contest meant for students to vent their frustrations about having a Chick-fil-A location on their campus.
University of Oklahoma professor barred from teaching journalism course after comparing N-word to “Ok boomer” phrase
A professor at the University of Oklahoma was barred from teaching a journalism course after comparing the n-word to the phrase “Ok boomer.”
University of Louisville reverses decision, bars student from passing out pamphlets to LGBTQ Studies course students
Some students at the University of Louisville pressured administrators to bar a fellow student from passing out allegedly anti-LGBTQ pamphlets to their LGBTQ Studies class.
Student protesters disrupt Iowa Board of Regents meeting
Student protesters disrupted an Iowa Board of Regents meeting, demanding for tuition freezes and increased university funding, which forced board members to adjourn early due to the disruptive protests.
Harvard University faculty vote in favor of divesting from fossil fuels
Harvard University faculty in the arts and sciences departments voted in favor of divesting university resources from fossil fuel companies, which the administration said it preferred not to use endowments for social change.
Georgetown University announces plan to divest from fossil fuel
Georgetown University announced it will divest from fossil fuels in the next five to ten years after pressure from climate change activists.
UC-Berkeley under fire after alleging “xenophobia” was a “common” reaction to coronavirus news
University of California-Berkeley was under fire for publishing a social media post about the coronavirus, which said that it was “normal” to have a xenophobic reaction to coronavirus news.