The process by which public employee unions have been able to accumulate political capital by dunning union dues from non-union members has been in reversal and the beneficiaries of that old policy don’t like it one bit.
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Bard College has a Gender Pronoun Guide
Bard College is the latest college to offer a gender pronoun guide to inform students and faculty how to call other people’s gender.
Merrimack College Offers Social Justice Major
Merrimack College offers its students a social justice major to know how to handle the United Nations, and other interactions.
Clinton U Board Exodus
At the Clinton’s education foundation, board members might be more likely to graduate than students.
SDSU Profs Claim Farmer’s Markets Too White
Perhaps they would rather critique them than work in them.
Professor: Instagram Photos Perpetuate ‘Traditional Gender Roles’
Apparently, selfies (i.e. photos of oneself often taken from a smartphone) are pushing ‘traditional gender roles’ at the University of Georgia.
Student Government Pressured to Reverse Decision on Conservative Student Group Application
The University of Virginia administration pressured the student government to withdraw their objections to a conservative group mission statement in order to approve their application.
Can College Kids Fill Ghost States?
Nearly half a million people have fled California, New York and Illinois
Defamation Lawsuit Settled between Rolling Stone and Fraternity at University of Virginia
Rolling Stone, a magazine sued for defamation, reached a settlement with a University of Virginia fraternity on undisclosed terms.
University of Minnesota Department Rescinds Christmas Guidelines
University of Minnesota, after an outcry over an internal e-mail that suggested not using Christmas-related words in staff parties, condemned the e-mail and said it was not university policy to impose such rules.