The University of Oregon, at least its student body, is putting into place restrictions on Greek fraternities (and not sororities) due to the rising interest in college sexual assault prevention. However, a study that supporters…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Bipartisan Common Core Opposition
Contrary to popular belief, aka news media coverage, opposition to the Common Core education reforms of President Obama is stretching across party lines. “The Democratic Party in the state of Washington just passed a resolution…
Texas School District tried to Pick and Choose which Religious Speech to Allow
Interesting court case at the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, where an advertisement was not allowed by a Texas school district to show on a school’s jumbotron during football games.
Charlie Hebdo Speaker allowed at University of Chicago, after Threats and Protests
Kudos to the University of Chicago to not cave to protests and threats against holding the event, where a cartoonist for the French satirical magazine spoke to the college’s French club.
North Carolina Cuts Three Liberal “Advocacy Centers”, Upsets Leftist Professors
The North Carolina legislature, led by a Republican majority, cut three advocacy centers in the University of North Carolina system. Professors were outraged, but recent discoveries showed they were extremely political and partisan in their…
University of Delaware President Suggests Cuts to Lower Tuition
University faculty were outraged by the president’s recent op-ed in a local newspaper, which criticized how flawed the higher education model was and how the university has to adapt to the new landscape.
St. Louis University Under Pressure for Ferguson, anti-Police Monument
The president is backtracking, at least publicly, that the university will build a monument specifically commemorating the Ferguson protests. But, large donors threatened to pull back funding if it were built, leaving the university in…
Student Fees paid for a University Event that Shows Support for Convicted Terrorist
Via The College Fix: “A member for the defense team of Rasmea Odeh — a convicted terrorist in Israel who more recently was found guilty of federal immigration fraud in the United States — will be…
University of Minnesota says it won’t include Race in Crime Alerts on their campuses
This isn’t a joke. The university won’t use race in their crime alerts, but doesn’t that do more harm than good?!
Comparing College Syllabus runs into Copyright Law
Apparently, copyright laws have to be navigated for students to upload class syllabi for others to see and compare, before selecting a course to take. It’s like RateMyProfessor, but with a syllabus available.