This was news from over a week ago, but it’s a good review of the ridiculousness on college campuses: From Campus Reform: Campus Reform initially reported on the display’s hostility towards the Pilgrims, promoting “facts”…
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Hampshire College Stops Flying American Flag after One was Burned on Veterans Day
Talk about a disappointing action by someone to burn an American flag on Veterans Day, which has led to this decision to protect the flag by not flying it in the meantime: Jonathan Lash, the…
University Professor Association President: Trump is the ‘Greatest Threat to Academic Freedom’ Since McCarthy
The president of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) said that Trump is a grave threat to academic freedom: In a statement published the morning after election night, AAUP’s president, Rudy Fichtenbaum, acknowledges that…
Conservatives Start ‘Not My Campus’ Effort at University of Michigan to Counter President’s Remarks on Trump
From Campus Reform: The school’s president, Mark Schlissel, made national headlines after last week’s shocking election results when he publicly shamed his students who voted for Trump, noting at a school rally that “90 percent…
Pitt’s Social Work Department Pushed for Extra Credit for Anti-Trump Protest Participation
From Campus Reform: The University of Pittsburgh’s School of Social Work encouraged its professors to offer students extra credit to participate in an anti-Trump rally in downtown Pittsburgh. On Thursday, students and faculty in Pitt’s…
University of Arizona Lecturer Compared Trump Presidency to Rape
That sounds like quite a terrible comparison to make, isn’t it? A University of Arizona professor compared the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency to rape, saying he is “plundering our country” and “forc[ing] his…
10th Grade Students Performed Donald Trump Assassination Skit for English Class, Get Reprimanded
The two students weren’t suspended for their actions, which was a demand of some parents, from Marshall High School in San Antonio, Texas: Two 10th grade students at Marshall High School in San Antonio, Texas…
Hampshire College Students Burn American Flag for Veterans Day
This is legal under the Constitution’s First Amendment, but it seems to be a classless move by the students in preparation for Veterans Day.
Barnard College Provided Feminist Coloring Books to Help Students Cope with Trump’s Win
From Campus Reform: Barnard College students shaken over the loss of Hillary Clinton will be treated to a “space to destress in light of the tumultuous election season” Wednesday. The event, titled “Cocoa + Coloring…
No More Kneel-Downs: Protesting North Carolina Band Members Use Armbands and Ribbons
The Carolina Journal, run by the John Locke Foundation, made an interesting point about the band members’ protests against police officer-involved shootings, per a quote by Robert Shibley, executive director at the Foundation for Individual…