Multiple Advanced Placement history tests will not be administered in mainland China by 2020 because the Communist Party is clamping down on material that goes counter to party propaganda.
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
University Punished Librarian for Picture Display
A small liberal arts college in Nebraska punished a librarian for a picture display that included a blackface image from 1926. Even after removing the offensive image, the administration suspended the librarian, which faculty members took issue with.
Hollywood Criticizes Bowling Green State University for Changing Theater Building Name
Bowling Green State University, a public university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, recently renamed its theater building when black students complained it was named after actress Lillian Gish. The students were unhappy with Gish’s name…
University of California-Santa Cruz Removed Mission Bell from Campus after Outcry
One of the “mission bells” that dot the old El Camino Real in California was removed at the University of California-Santa Cruz because it offended a local Native American tribe.
University of Louisville Professor Claimed Republicans are Trying to “Pimp” God
University of Louisville professor Ricky Jones, who teaches in the Department of Pan-African Studies, recently wrote two opinion editorials in the local newspaper, the Louisville Courier-Journal. In the May 29 editorial entitled, “Support for Donald…
Anti-Trump Organization PEN America Attacks Free Speech Protection Laws in Texas and Alabama
An anti-Trump organization, PEN America, wrote a recent opinion editorial which criticized bans on “free speech zones” in Texas and Alabama and defended the “heckler’s veto.”
Anti-Trump Sentiment among Professors is Alive and Well, per Poll
A recent poll of presidential scholars in academia showed their anti-Trump biases, where they ranked President Trump at the bottom of leadership and diversity and inclusion categories among the fourteen modern U.S. presidents.
University of Colorado Regents Plan to Send Letter to Students Reaffirming Free Speech Commitment
The University of Colorado Board of Regents recently approved a plan to send a letter reaffirming the defense of free speech on all its college campuses in the state of Colorado.
Cal Poly Professor Created Attendance App by Using GPS Location Data
Some students have privacy concerns when a Cal Poly professor created an app that tracked students’ GPS locations for class attendance reasons, but the professor said that there are protections to prevent abuse of the data and tracking tools.
Another Attack on Koch Foundation Donations, This Time at George Washington University
A left-wing advocacy group Public Citizen issued a report criticizing the libertarian philanthropist Charles Koch for donating money to George Washington University’s Regulatory Studies Center, which Public Citizen claims unduly influences the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda.