Michael Rectenwald had created an anonymous Twitter account that was critical of safe spaces and coddling of college students, in addition to the politically correct culture on his college campus. His reward? Pushed to take…
Topic: academia
Rape Culture is a Myth Perpetuated by ‘Social Justice Warriors’, Feminist says
From the Pope Center: Wendy McElroy will have none of this. She says that the chances of being raped are more like one in a hundred per year for college women (or 4 percent during…
The ACLU Care$
Your grievances could be worth millions, to the ACLU. The legendary “public interest” lawyers are suing a florist from the state of Washington for refusing to do floral designs for an “alternative” wedding. “The attorneys’…
NAACP Denies Children Their Education Civil Rights
A great take from Star Parker: It’s a rare day when the editorial pages of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post are of one mind. But it just happened….
Northwestern Professor: Christian Fundamentalism is More Dangerous than Radical Islam
Huh? She’s being serious, apparently: “Humanist” scholar Catherine M. Wallace of Northwestern University told the Seminary Co-op near the University of Chicago that “the Christian fundamentalist movement in the United States is more dangerous than Islamic…
Notre Dame President Criticizes NCAA Pulling out of North Carolina, but Professors Disagree
Father John Jenkins, who heads Notre Dame, criticized the NCAA for a political stunt in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. That was met with a response by progressive professors: Jenkins received public criticism from 48 members…
Thanksgiving is Safe, For Now
Interestingly, Thanksgiving has remained relatively unscathed as progressives try to remake the American calendar. Maybe they because don’t want to blow a four-day weekend. I did have an oddball professor—it does sound redundant—35 years ago…
Poll: 22% of College Graduates Don’t Know When Election Day Is
ACTA conducted a poll which raises serious questions of whether Americans care about elections and understand the basics: Although 97% of college graduates (Bachelor’s degree or higher) agreed it is somewhat or very important to…
Michael Brown’s Mother Speaks at Xavier University
From the College Fix: At Xavier University’s Black Lives Matter conference this weekend, the mother of Michael Brown said that her son “will never be able to attend college” due to his having been shot…
Journalism 101: Orwell Revisited
Pity the poor journalism student: He, or she, has to keep up with so many ways to spin a story that it would make George Orwell dizzy. “During Republican administrations they prided themselves on being…