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Universities Shunning President Trump for Commencement Speeches

The College Fix dug up an interesting fact: Barack Obama had been invited to give three commencement speeches his first year in office, while President Donald Trump has only been invited to speak at the evangelical Christian institution Liberty University: By the end of March in 2009, first-year President Barack Obama had already announced he’d […]

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College Libraries Planning to Resist Trump

Another anti-Trump resistance movement from the Left, this time, it is from the college librarians: A movement called “#LibrariesResist” has provided “library workers in the resistance” with a “curated list of resources” for combatting the young administration, asking fellow librarians to consider how they can “help communities made (more) vulnerable by the new administration.” Meanwhile, […]

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Trump Education Budget Rattles Establishment

President Trump’s budget “blueprint” for the U. S. Department of Education recommends a 13 percent decrease in spending for the agency, but provides few details on how he will reach that goal. Nevertheless, the details that the Trump Administration does provide have already drawn the ire of the education establishment. The blueprint promises to preserve […]

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Syracuse Asked Journalists about Trump’s Relationship with the Press

Journalists are not exactly neutral with the Trump administration, but it is a two-way street. Communications@Syracuse recently asked several D.C.-based journalists, editors and producers on their thoughts on the Trump administration’s relationship with the press. Much of the feedback alleged that the Trump administration has been disorganized and has declared a war on the media. Others […]

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Professor, who claimed Trump’s Election was an ‘Act of Terrorism,’ Accepted ‘Faculty Member of the Year’ Award

A college professor at Orange Coast College, Olga Perez Stable Cox, was taped by a student when she claimed that the election of Donald Trump as “an act of terrorism.” The student was initially suspended by the administration, before backing down from their demands due to public pressure. Cox was initially reported as refusing the “Faculty […]

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Professor Led Workshop on How to Cope with Despair Post-Trump

A workshop was held at the University of Washington by Professor Anu Taranath, who helped the audience learn how to cope with the despair from the 2016 presidential election results when Donald Trump won the White House. Taranath teaches history at the university, ranging from courses such as “post-colonial literature” and “the global politics of […]

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