Via College Fix: New Trier High School, one of the nation’s top public schools located in Chicago’s posh North Shore, will not have the day off on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day unlike other schools…
Topic: Illinois
Ousted anti-Israel Professor Steven Salaita Settles with University of Illinois
The Salaita saga has finally ended: The professor, whose job offer to the U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign was rescinded after his rabidly anti-Israel/anti-Semitic tweets came to light, had quickly taken up the mantle of “academic…
Trustees Reject Golden Parachute for Resigning Chancellor
Campus Reform noted: Despite resigning amidst a scandal concerning her use of a private email account to conduct official business, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s chancellor nearly came away with a $400,000 bonus. Phyllis Wise…
Sound Familiar? Secret E-mails Released, but from Illinois University over Firing Controversial, anti-Israel Professor
As the College Fix reported: University of Illinois officials conducted official business and discussed controversies on email accounts that they didn’t make available for public records requests, the school admitted Friday. Freedom of Information Act requests…
Northern Illinois’ Diversity Officer Earns More than Governors
The College Fix reported: The recently tapped chief diversity officer at Northern Illinois University will make $205,000 a year – a $185,000 salary and $20,000 in allowances and expenses – collecting more than 99 percent…
Illinois to be Censured for Ousting Anti-Israel Professor Steven Salaita
The University of Illinois will be censured for firing Steven Salaita, who had left his previous job at Virginia Tech to work at Illinois. But, his comments about Gaza and Israel (like the one below)…
Delaying Common Core the Chicago Way
Opposition to Common Core continues to spread well across party lines, no matter how much the educational establishment tires to minimize the blowback. “Illinois state officials have threatened to withhold funding from school districts that…
Colleges Can’t Hide Info Behind Student Privacy Laws, Illinois Says
The state of Illinois Attorney General says that their state universities cannot keep hiding behind student privacy laws to keep information from being released. Good.
Israel Divestment Student Vote Passed in Close Vote
Even the university’s chapter of the Red Cross voted in favor of divesting from Israel, but the national organization said it is politically neutral and that the student chapter does not represent their mission or…
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.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
Recent Posts
The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
Follow AIA on Social Media
