A two-months-old petition at Ole Miss appears to be failing, where social justice warriors want the university to mandate multicultural courses as a part of the graduation requirement: The so-called Students Against Social Injustice wants UM…
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Academics Finally Notice Conservatives Exist
As a long-time news analyst, I find it refreshing that at least some professors are taking the rise of conservative journalism seriously and treating it as a subject to be studied. In a “Call for…
Taxpayers Avoid Footing the $17.6 Million Legal Bill for UNC ‘Paper Class’ Scandal
The bill for legal fees continues to rise at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill after the university was sued for holding “paper classes” to help their student pass fake courses. According to Inside Higher…
Poor Graduation Rates are the Root Problem for Higher Education
The deputy chancellor and professor of psychological and brain sciences at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Robert Feldman, did not leave much to the imagination of what the root problem of higher education is today: poor and…
American University-Beirut Settles Case with American Government on Aiding Hezbollah-Affiliated Groups
The American University campus at Beirut, Lebanon, recently settled a case with the federal government over providing training to Hezbollah-affiliated groups. Specifically, the university trained groups of journalists affiliated with the Al Nour Radio and Al Manar TV. Those groups are linked to Hezbollah, a U.S. government-designated terrorist group.
The university paid $700,000 to settle the case with the federal government, per Inside Higher Ed.
Three-Quarters of University of Oregon Student Funding Goes to Diverse Student Groups
Per The College Fix, the University of Oregon student senate funds a variety of student groups. But, it appears that their funding patterns are disproportional to the racial make-up of their student population: Diversity-oriented student…
Student Sues Community College for Stopping Him from Passing out Spanish Language Constitutions
Per The College Fix, a college student is suing the Los Angeles-area Pierce College for preventing him from passing out Spanish-language copies of the U.S. Constitution a week before the general election: Los Angeles Pierce…
Canadian University Hosted ‘Masculinity Confession Booth’ for Men to Repent of ‘Hypermasculinity Sins’
The University of Regina, or at least its students, felt that men should repent of their “hypermasculinity sins” by setting up a “masculinity confession booth.” Oh, Canada: The University of Regina this week is hosting…
No Violent Protests against Charles Murray at Duke, Columbia
This past week, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) scholar and author, Charles Murray, gave two speeches at Duke University and Columbia University, without a violent protest at either campus. This is newsworthy because his previous speech…
Outgoing UC-Berkeley Chancellor Violated Rules, Used Free Perks for the Gym
The outgoing California-Berkeley chancellor, Nicholas Dirks, violated ethics rules for university administrators by accepting free perks related to the university’s gym. Rules dictate that administrators should not accept these free “perks.” The Los Angeles Times…