It was NOT the smartest thing to say: According to The Iowa City Press-Citizen, Harreld made what he later described as “an inappropriate off-the-cuff remark” during a December 9 meeting of the university’s Staff Council,…
Topic: college professors
PR Stunt? Wheaton College Puts Hijab-Wearing Professor on Leave for Remarks Comparing Islam to Christianity
The headlines typically have read, “Christian college places professor who wore headscarf on leave,” as Fox News said. However, when you read their summary, it was not because of wearing the hijab, but her statements on…
Hunting Ground Filmmakers think Criticism by Harvard Professors Violates Title IX
Filmmakers take issue with criticism: When Northwestern University students were offended by Prof. Laura Kipnis’s criticism of “sexual paranoia” on college campuses in an essay, they accused her of violating Title IX by creating a “hostile…
Harvard University to Discard “Master” Titles, Use “CEO” Instead
Political correctness strikes again: The heads of Harvard University’s undergraduate residential houses, formally known as “masters,” have unanimously decided they want to be called something that doesn’t remind them of slavery, The Harvard Crimson reports. Perhaps…
3 in 5 College Professors say Trigger Warnings Threaten Academic Freedom
Yup, trigger warnings are not good for academic freedom: The National Coalition Against Censorship has an interesting new survey that might make professors on the hard left rethink their support for – or at least neutrality…
Penn State Professor Blames Stephen Colbert’s Bad Ratings on Republicans
The piece was published by Salon, so take it with a grain of salt: Sophia McClennen, a professor of international affairs and comparative literature at Pennsylvania State University, recently sounded off on why she believes Stephen Colbert’s…
Adults Keep Bowing Down to the Campus Outrage Mob
A good op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on how adult administrators keep giving concessions to college students.
Scholar says Campus Mobs Reject Free Speech and Academic Freedom
Facts don’t matter to the left-wing mobs forming on college campuses, in addition to free speech and academic freedom.
Publish or Perish Isn’t a Bad Thing
Interesting take on the academic way of life.
Study Claims Motorists Run over Black People more than Whites
My goodness, this is a serious conclusion? A recently published study funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation claims to show that black pedestrians face racial discrimination at crosswalks. The study, “Racial bias in driver…