This is not a joke: The federal government has awarded the University of Michigan (UM) a grant of over $500,000 to conduct research on the effect of microaggressions on women in the engineering fields. “This…
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UNC President Under Fire for Obeying North Carolina’s Bathroom Law
Wait, isn’t obeying the law the right thing to do? What is going wrong here? Lobbyists are assailing the University North Carolina’s (UNC) president for asking all of her schools to abide by a new…
Stanford Students Reject Western Civilization Requirement for Graduation
Campus Reform reported: Stanford University students rejected a resolution during their spring election that would have brought Western Civilization courses back to their curriculum. Only 14 percent of the student body voted in favor of…
Maryland Schools Sued for Islam Indoctrination Assignment
From the Thomas More Law Center: “[We] filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of former Marine, John Kevin Wood, and his wife, Melissa, who refuse to allow their teenage daughter to be subjected to Islamic…
Student Senator Asked to Resign after Pro-Trump Chalk Message
A student at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Hailey Puckett, has been asked to resign by some other student senators.
Students Confuse Dominican Priest with Ku Klux Klan
They both wear white robe-type garb, but really?! At least ask what the man is doing at a frozen yogurt shop before assuming anything.
James Madison University Cleared Student, then Re-Charged and Convicted Him
Double jeopardy and/or due process, anyone? Photo by mdsnbelle
Harvard Campus Police Intimidated by Protesters?
Typically, Harvard campus police ask protesters to leave and could escort them out. But, in a recent confrontation between yelling protesters and an invited speaker, they did nothing. Photo by Little Koshka
Mural Offensive to Some UVA Students so They Form a Committee to Work It Out
Via Campus Reform: The University of Virginia has created a committee to consider repainting or hiding a mural that depicts student revelers and what some professors perceive as an image implying a student-professor sexual relationship….
Free Speech Advocates Confronted by Race Activists at Harvard
Universities are now a battleground over free speech: Tensions are rising at Harvard Law School (HLS) after a confrontation between student activist group Reclaim Harvard Law (RHL) and students who are concerned about freedom of…