This is not a joke, but something that is actually on their college campus. A safe space room? It’s called the Sanford Safe Space, and it will be a special room on campus where students…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Drop the Class if You’re a Climate Change Denier, says Professor
Quelling dissent and encouraging students to drop out due to difference in opinion on climate change/global warming…that is a bold move: Three professors co-teaching an online course called “Medical Humanities in the Digital Age” at…
Auburn Engineering Professor Mocks Trigger Warnings in his syllabus
An engineering professor at Auburn mocked trigger warnings in his syllabus. Good for him!
ITT Tech could Close after Federal Investigation
From Inside Higher Ed on the potential collapse of ITT Tech, a for-profit academic institution: Last week, after years of investigations, the U.S. Department of Education banned ITT Tech from enrolling new students who receive federal funding while…
Free Online College Tuition for Union Members at a Ohio Community College
From Inside Higher Ed: Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville, Ohio, is opening up its online courses to the more than 1.6 million members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and their…
Hunger Strike: Professor Alleges He Wasn’t Evaluated Fairly in Tenure Rejection
From Inside Higher Ed: Juan Rojo, an assistant professor of Spanish at Lafayette College, is doing something different, and arguably harder. After receiving the final word on his failed tenure bid last month, he announced at…
Hoya Bait and Switch
The Georgetown University homepage claims that their 2016 fellows include one Democrat and one Republican but the link you get to click on shows more like a 4-1 imbalance. “Martin O’Malley, Jeb Bush Advisor are…
Disturbing: Gay Teacher Commits Murder-Suicide with Partner after Suspension over Molesting Boy
It’s very disturbing when you read the details about the former St. Paul, Minnesota elementary school teacher Aric Babbit. Wonder why it isn’t being reported by the mainstream and liberal media…hmm? A Minnesota teacher and…
Panel at UT-Austin Debates Campus Carry, Includes Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor
One of the panelists was a graduate of Virginia Tech University, where there was a fatal shooting incident on their campus in 2007, who is currently seeking a PhD at Texas-Austin.
Iowa’s Mascot Promotes Aggression, Warns Pediatrics Professor
An angry-looking Hawkeye mascot promotes aggression, says one professor at the University of Iowa.