An interesting column by Amanda Carpenter at Politico on the mixed messages from the ‘A Day Without a Woman’ strike protest by the Women’s March on Washington protest organizers: The “Day Without A Women” organizers made…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
College Newspaper: Hosting a Liberal Democratic Politician for Commencement is Fine since Majority of Students are Liberal
George Washington University (GWU) will host Tammy Duckworth, a Democratic U.S. Senator, as its commencement speaker this year. This marks the second consecutive year where GWU students hear from a Democratic politician: An editorial published…
University Floats Idea of Loan Forgiveness for Deported Students
From Campus Reform: In a letter addressed to the school’s chancellor, a group of “faculty and graduate employees” present five explicit demands to be “implemented as quickly as possible,” including loan forgiveness for students potentially…
Schools Close in Virginia after 300 Teachers Won’t Work for ‘A Day Without Women’ Protest Day
Over three hundred teachers said they planned not to work on “A Day Without Women,” a protest that grew out from the Women’s March on Washington. This from The College Fix: The Alexandria City Public…
How Taxpayers Fund Anti-Trump Protests
On “Fox & Friends,” President Donald Trump declared, in regard to the protests against him, “I think that President Obama’s behind it because his people are certainly behind it.” Once again, Trump has struck gold….
‘Hostile Work Environment’ Claim Filed due to Milo Yiannopoulos’s Speech
From The College Fix: A doctoral student is accusing the University of Washington of creating a hostile work environment by letting anti-feminist provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos speak on campus in January. Alan-Michael Weatherford, a diversity and…
Ivy League Student said He Can’t Go to Class since His Professor Won’t Acknowledge White Privilege
From Tom McLaughlin’s blog: James Fisher said he couldn’t attend classes at the University of Pennsylvania because one his white professors refused to denounce his white privilege. Fisher is black, and he wrote an article about…
Scholar Charles Murray Reflects on the Middlebury College Disruptive Protest
Charles Murray, an AEI scholar, was called a racist and white supremacist, among many names thrown at him from the black bloc (masked anarchist) protesters at Middlebury College: Middlebury tried to negotiate such an agreement…
Women’s Studies Degrees have Expanded by 300% since 1990
From The College Fix: According to the National Center for Education Statistics, degrees in women’s and gender studies have increased some 300% in the last 27 years. “Many of the programs” in the field these days “explore…
Homecoming at University of Minnesota Bows to ‘Gender Inclusivity’
From Campus Reform: The University of Minnesota has decided to drop the usage of the homecoming “King and Queen” titles in an effort to seek “gender inclusivity.” According to the Student Unions and Activities announcement,…