The Free Beacon reported this about TCU’s punishment: A non-profit foundation that advocates for civil liberties on college campuses is urging Texas Christian University to reverse penalties and sanctions applied to a student after objections…
Topic: academia
Due-Process Questions Stump Senators at Campus Sexual Assault Hearing
Due process, an actual enshrined right in the Constitution, confuses U.S. Senators who are considering tougher rules regarding campus sexual assaults that could actually do away with due process on college campuses.
Professors Argue Capitalism Punishes the Poor with Pollution in Environmental Justice Course
College Fix has the news: “This fall, the University of California-Riverside will begin offering a bachelor of science in sustainability and environmental justice.” “Marguerite Waller, professor and chair of the department of gender and sexuality…
$400 Bike Vouchers given to Kentucky Students who Promise Not to Drive to Campus
If a student pledges they will not drive to campus, they will get a $400 bike voucher if they do this for two years. It is an attempt to alleviate the parking situation at the…
Ethnic Studies Course Restrictions Lifted after Court Issues Complicated, Twisted Ruling
College Fix reported: “The Student Press Law Center reports that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the ethnic-studies law could be challenged as “government-sanctioned viewpoint discrimination” and was “overly broad in violation of…
Catholic University holds Conference about “Unmasking Whiteness”
Mount St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles, California co-hosted this four-day event on teaching about whiteness.
California College Students have SIX Gender Identity Choices in Applications
The voluntary questions on the college applications are over-the-top: “One new question posed to those seeking admittance to the system – which educates 233,000 students enrolled in 10 campuses statewide – is “How do you describe…
The Word “American” is Offensive to New Hampshire University Officials
They even published a guidebook to tell students which words are “problematic” to use on their campus at the University of New Hampshire.
GW Admissions Goes “Test-Optional”
Standardized tests such as the ACT and SAT are no longer required by George Washington University. In its weekly e-mail newsletter, the school proudly announced this shift in its admissions process. The move is effective…
New Jersey University’s China Satellite Campus Prefers Hiring Chinese Communists
Kean University, in a joint venture with Wenzhou University, has a satellite campus in China and apparently puts higher priority on hiring Chinese Communist Party types as faculty. That has upset labor unions.