But student protesters did just that last week at the University of Pennsylvania, preventing John Brennan of the CIA from speaking. Photo by CSIS: Center for Strategic & International Studies
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Stanford Student Senator Claimed It’s Not Anti-Semitic to Question Why Jews Run Banks and Media
As the Campus Reform reported: During Tuesday’s ASSU Senate meeting, a Stanford senator running for reelection argued that it is not anti-Semitic to question whether Jewish people control the media and banks. He apologetically clarified…
Lenin’s Stubborn Facts
Lenin famously said that facts are stubborn things, and they are, no matter how much his fans in academia try to hide them. “Currently the public and academic view of markets is distorted,” Paul Dragos…
Portland Community College Begins Its “Whiteness History Month”
From the Campus Reform: Portland Community College kicked off “Whiteness History Month” Friday with the first of over 100 planned events, starting with discussions about inappropriate approaches to tolerance. According to Oregon Live, PCC officials…
Campus Carry Threatens Academic Freedom, University President Claims
The University of Memphis president made the allegations in an e-mail to students. Photo by ilovememphis
‘Black Lives Matter’ Student Protesters Don’t Like University’s Race and Equity Office
From the Campus Reform: Hundreds of Black Lives Matter (BLM) students interrupted a discussion on race and equity, alleging that their school’s office of “race and equity” is not committed to racial equity. According to…
The Fight-for-$15 Reaches Duke’s Campus
Some students are occupying an administration building to force the university administration to raise their minimum wage to $15 an hour. Photo by OZinOH
The Left Labels Christians as Those Having “Privilege”
From the College Fix: A poster campaign recently seen at several universities across the nation lists “Christians” as a group of students who enjoy privilege along with the usual suspects: whites, males, heterosexuals, the “able-bodied,” and…
Forgotten History of America’s Economic Past
One of the nice things about going to a meeting of actual scholars, as opposed to academics who dominate most academic associations, is that you get to hear some forgotten history you might otherwise be…
Suspended Marquette Professor Will Probably Sue the University
John McAdams may sue Marquette over his suspension, which was for blogging: President Michael Lovell told McAdams in a letter last month he’d have to admit his “guilt” for blogging about a graduate student instructor’s silencing of a…