It’s a great read on whether European or Chinese universities are better than the American institutions, after recent controversies on American college campuses.
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Yale Won’t Fire Couple over Halloween Costume Remarks
All this outrage over the right to dress in Halloween costumes, which others deem offensive?! Glad Yale is taking a stand.
University of York Criticized for Pointing Out Men are Underrepresented in Some Academic Fields
As reported by the College Fix: If women are dominant in certain academic disciplines, don’t call attention to it. The University of York learned that gender equality is a one-way street, when it said in a…
Obama Scorecard Not Inclusive
When President Obama unveiled the U. S. Department of Education’s new college scorecard, he indicated it would be inclusive, reviewing every school. Well, they missed three—Christendom, Hillsdale and Grove City College. Officials at the Department…
College Play Canceled because Cast was Too White
The College Fix reported: Student actors at Clarion University in Pennsylvania were informed during the final week of their rehearsals for the play “Jesus in India” that the production had been … canceled. The reason?…
UC San Diego Bails Out Struggling Che Guevara-Inspired Student Cafe
The Che Cafe Collective had to be bailed out by the university.
George Will: On College Campuses, Freedom From Speech
A good take from George Will on the recent uprisings and protests on college campuses and the restriction of free speech.
Swain’s World
Universities are supposed to be a place to exchange ideas — not silence them. Tell that to Vanderbilt, where a hypersensitive student body is demanding the head of a conservative black professor for daring to…
Texas Tech Business School Dean Ousted after Grade-Changing Scandal Comes to Light
Students complained to their professors about their grades, so when that didn’t work, they went to the dean. The dean then issued a separate test in order to get the students to pass and graduate.
Claremont McKenna College Bowed Down to Intimidation, Student Paper says
The Claremont Independent staff wrote an editorial and blasted the college for not confronting activists.