A week-long fast by several Clemson University professors ended yesterday, and now they challenge the university to hold a debate about Donald Trump’s executive order on refugee vetting.
Topic: academia
Georgetown Professor said Slavery and Non-Consensual Sex are Okay under Islamic Teachings
From Heat Street: A professor at Georgetown University is teaching his students that men do not need consent to have sex with women, and that slavery is justifiable under Islamic teachings. Islamic Studies professor Jonathan…
Jane Austen at 200: She Gave “Comfort to Whiteness”
Several college professors picked apart Jane Austen, who would have turned 200 years old this year. In a packed room full of female attendees at the Modern Language Association (MLA), the professors criticized Jane Austen’s…
Yale to Rename Calhoun College, Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera Resigns from Fellow Position
After receiving pressure from students and faculty, Yale University will rename Calhoun College after a female alum, Grace Murray Hopper.
Due Process Rights in College Rape Investigations a Part of a New Bill in Georgia
From Reason: Georgia House Bill 51 aims to stop universities from conducting their own investigations into felonies, including sexual assault, instead requiring them to have law enforcement take charge. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that the bill,…
Melville Mixes with Black Lives Matter and Donald Trump
A panel of college professors claimed that Herman Melville’s books can be applied to today’s issues of Black Lives Matter, America’s capitalist society and the presidency of Donald Trump. The panel discussion was held at…
After the Berkeley Riots, Lawmakers in a ‘Groundhog Day’ Scenario
From ALEC: Unfortunately, this sort of incident is all too common. An incident occurs, the public is outraged, legislators feel pressure to respond in some way, and then eventually life goes back to normal. A…
Clemson Professors Go on Hunger Strike to Protest Trump’s Executive Order
The hunger strike will last a week, per Campus Reform: Clemson University professors Chenjerai Kumanyika and Todd May announced a week-long hunger strike Friday to protest President Trump’s Executive Order on immigration. Beginning Monday at…
University of North Florida Eliminated Two Workshops for ‘Sex Week’
From Campus Reform: The University of North Florida recently cancelled several workshops that were to be held at its annual “Sex Week,” conceding that they only served to distract from the event’s original intent. Campus…
Remembering Black Lives Matter, Trayvon Martin and Freddie Gray
A panel of college professors memorialized Black Lives Matter and the movement’s icons, Trayvon Martin and Freddie Gray. At the Modern Language Association’s (MLA) annual conference in Philadelphia, these professors praised Black Lives Matter’s activism…