From Campus Reform over John McAdams’ suspension at Marquette: Dr. John McAdams has been on paid suspension since December 2014 for a blog post in which he calls out another instructor, Cheryl Abbate, for telling students not…
Topic: academia
Michigan Community College Arrested Student for Passing Out Constitutions
From The College Fix: Michigan’s Kellogg Community College arrested and jailed a student and two “associates” for passing out pocket copies of the U.S. Constitution on a campus sidewalk last fall, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday…
University of Michigan Hosted Speaker who claimed Blacks Face Daily Microaggressions, Racism
From The College Fix: The University of Michigan “celebrated” Martin Luther King Day by inviting Yale University Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry Claudia Rankine to read some of her award-winning poetry … and to discuss…
St. Louis University Hosts ‘Witnessing Whiteness’ Book Discussion
From Campus Reform: Saint Louis University is sponsoring a weekly “Witnessing Whiteness” book discussion for students interested in supporting “diversity and racial justice initiatives.” The group, which will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to…
University of Wisconsin Could Hire More Staff to Deal with Hate and Bias Responses
From Campus Reform: According to The Daily Cardinal, students, faculty, and staff from UW schools recently attended a Hate/Bias Response Symposium at the system’s flagship Madison campus to discuss solutions such as expanding the network of…
Librarians at Washington-Bothell Undergo Workshop on Microaggressions
From Campus Reform: According to the UW library website, the Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice Team offers six different workshops for librarians, including “Interrupting Microaggressions,” “Intersectionality,” and “Privilege.” During the “Interrupting Microaggressions” workshop, librarians are taught…
Penn State Student Fees Paid for a Female Orgasm Workshop
Sounds like an interesting use of student fees at Penn State: Penn State will be hosting a workshop on the female orgasm that is at least partially funded by student activity fees. The Penn State…
Georgetown University Students to Pass Out Juice Boxes, Legos, Stuffed Animals to Grieving Anti-Trump Students
From Campus Reform: A Georgetown University student group is encouraging its members to “embrace the inner child” after a stressful Inauguration week with stuffed animals, juice boxes, and Legos. GUPride, a university-recognized student group for…
College Administrator Tell Students to ‘Cry Openly’ during Anti-Trump Protest Week
From Campus Reform regarding a week-long anti-Trump protest at California-Santa Cruz: In a letter recently obtained by Campus Reform, the provost of Oakes College (one of ten academic colleges at UCSC) lamented the election of “a person…
Electoral College is a White Privilege Institution, Boston College Professor Alleged
From Campus Reform: A Boston College professor contends that Donald Trump’s election victory was predetermined by an electoral system designed to perpetuate “white heterosexual male privilege.” “White heterosexual male privilege (WHMP) fought for and won…