You can’t make this up… lawyers proposing moving an entire program from one college to another in the name of a civil rights lawsuit? Civil rights attorneys in Maryland argued yesterday that, as a remedy…
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Gay Activist at Berkeley Arrested in Murder Investigation, Had Harassed College Republicans Before
From The College Fix: Berkeleyside reports Gomez allegedly stabbed a woman who, despite her injuries, had managed to flag down assistance. Eventually authorities discovered the dead body from another “violent crime” incident, leading them to…
There are Benefits to Religious Education, Study Finds
From School Reform News, published by the Heartland Institute: Having students think about religion increases their political tolerance and ability to delay gratification, new research suggests. The study’s conclusions call into question choice programs that…
Rhode Island High Schoolteacher to Take 50 Students to Anti-Trump Protest
From The College Fix: The instructor, Central Falls High School’s Seth Kolker, says he organized the trip to “help students ‘channel their fear, anger and confusion’” post-election, according to the Providence Journal. “When I mentioned the…
Conservative Group at Wisconsin Called a ‘Hate Group’ in Petition
From The College Fix: The Student Coalition for Progress at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently pushed a petition that alleged University of Wisconsin Madison’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter is a hate group and its members and efforts “create…
Ban Milo Yiannopoulos from Campus, ‘Anti-Fascism ‘Advocates Tell Cal-Berkeley
Apparently, being “anti-fascist” means that you want to ban free speech by a controversial public figure like Milo Yiannopoulos. Oh the irony: One UC Berkeley group, named Berkeley Antifa, created a Facebook event dedicated to disrupting and…
Socialist Student Group: Walk Out on Inauguration Day
Socialists are banding together to walk out of schools on Trump’s Inauguration Day. Hopefully, these anti-Trump types won’t beat up a pro-Trump supporter, like what happened in Maryland.
Judge to Georgia: Illegal Immigrant Students Should be Charged In-State Tuition
A Georgia judge told the University of Georgia system that it has to charge illegal immigrant students in-state tuition. The university’s Board of Regents will challenge the ruling, since at least one previous ruling had…
Civil Rights History, Queered
Occasionally, professors at the Modern Language Association (MLA) have good points to make. Unfortunately, they soon get buried in the MLA’s favorite themes and concepts. “Chicago remains one of the most deeply segregated cities in…
1,300 Professors Sign Petition to Ask Senate to Reject Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
Even with his federal prosecutorial experience, 1,300 professors do not think Alabama U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions is qualified to be the next Attorney General. This from Campus Reform: The petition cites allegations of “prejudice against African Americans”…