From Campus Reform: Colby College professor is railing against the idea of liberal echo chambers on campus, claiming it is just an “anti-intellectual” ploy to undermine the credibility of academic experts. In an op-ed for The New Republic,…
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Hunter College Professor and Husband Removed from JetBlue Flight after Harassing Ivanka Trump
From The College Fix: Hunter College’s Matthew Lasner and his husband Daniel Goldstein reportedly were involved in verbally thrashing Ivanka Trump on a JetBlue flight earlier today at New York’s JFK Airport. The couple (and…
University of California-Riverside Avoids saying ‘Merry Christmas’ at ‘Holiday Hoedown’ Staff Party
From The College Fix: The University of California Riverside recently hosted a “Staff Assembly Holiday Hoedown,” and pictures posted on the institution’s website show organizers bent over backward to make sure it could not be accused of…
Universities Aren’t Happy about Religious Icons for Christmas
From Campus Reform: With Christmas approaching, universities are cracking down on potentially offensive religious decorations, all but banning displays of the “Nativity Scene” and images of the “crucifixion.” At Missouri State University, for example, a list of…
Words like ‘Holiday’ is Too Religious for One Professor
At Texas Woman’s University, Christmas parties shouldn’t be called ‘holiday’ parties since it’s still too religious.
Remember This? Marquette, a Catholic University, Omitted ‘Christmas’ from Tree Lighting Announcement
So a Catholic university doesn’t want to acknowledge Christmas in a tree lighting ceremony? Kinda weird, huh?
Ohio State Knife Attacker was Taking Class on Microaggressions
From Reason: Before he was shot dead while attempting to murder a bunch of people with a car and a butcher’s knife, Ohio State University student Abdul Artan—a Somali-born Pakistani immigrant who reportedly became radicalized after learning…
GOP May Pull Funding from University of Wisconsin over ‘Problem of Whiteness’ Course
The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel reported that Republican lawmakers are unhappy with the University of Wisconsin’s course called ‘Problem of Whiteness.’
Department of Education Revokes Accreditation from Accreditor of ITT Tech
George Leef writes that at least 580,000 students, whose schools were accredited by the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), face the reality that their school could no longer receive federal funding. ACICS has…
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Student Government Endorses Full-Time Staffer to Help Illegal Immigrant Students
From Campus Reform: The California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo student government (ASI) unanimously endorsed plans to fund a full-time staff position to oversee a “safe space” for undocumented students on campus. Currently, illegal…