Again, so much for being tolerant of other’s opinions, beliefs and concerns over national security on college campuses. This time, it’s a protest at the University of Maryland-College Park.
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Administrators are a Threat to Free Speech on College Campuses
Take a look at this op-ed at the College Fix and how college administrators, not other students, are a threat to free speech.
Wilson, Du Bois, and Who is Worth Honoring
Guest blogger Jonathan Marks teaches political philosophy at Ursinus College. Corey Robin, a professor of political science at Brooklyn College, concludes a recent piece in Salon by imagining how Princeton might distance itself from its former…
Syracuse Students Hit with $100 Athletic Fee, Need to Opt Out to Avoid Paying It
Oh, so more money going into the bloated academic machine, I mean, sports-driven academic model of the modern university.
Dartmouth Administrator says Conservatives Aren’t Nice during Protest
So much for tolerance of other’s beliefs at college campuses like Dartmouth: An administrator at Dartmouth College was recently forced to issue “an unequivocal apology” for stoking tensions at a Black Lives Matter protest with…
Only 39% of Ithaca Students want President to Resign
College Fix has more on this: The Ithacan reports that 54 percent of the student body responded to an email poll asking for their views on Rochon, who has allegedly not responded sufficiently to racial…
49 Faculty Members at Yale Support Embattled Couple over Halloween Costume Remarks
All this outrage over comments on Halloween costumes?
Jewish Student Criticizes Pro-Palestinian Display and is Facing an Ethics Probe
As the College Fix noted: Student Jesse Arm, a Central Student Government representative, confronted student peers who set up the pro-Palestinian display on Nov. 19 after his friend, an American Jewish student studying in Israel,…
9/11 Moment of Remembrance Reinstated by Minnesota Student Gov’t after Veto Stirred Backlash
The college administration had to step in to resolve the issue: Despite widespread student and administrative support, a resolution calling for a 9/11 moment of remembrance was recently vetoed by the Minnesota Student Association, the University of Minnesota’s…
Penn State Professor Blames Stephen Colbert’s Bad Ratings on Republicans
The piece was published by Salon, so take it with a grain of salt: Sophia McClennen, a professor of international affairs and comparative literature at Pennsylvania State University, recently sounded off on why she believes Stephen Colbert’s…