The University of Missouri won a court case where it can enforce its ban on guns on its campus, which the judge ruled did not violate a state statute. But, the constitutionality of the ban could be resolved in a different lawsuit, if one is filed.
Topic: Missouri
Brandeis University Canceled Counter-Narrative Black Lives Matter Play
A play that counters some Black Lives Matter narratives has been canceled at Brandeis University after outcry and criticism by students and alumni.
Eight Mizzou Campus Police Officers Called to De-Escalate Dispute Between Black Fraternity, Group of Women
A group of drunk female students and some members of the black fraternity got into a shouting match, which meant campus police had to de-escalate the dispute.
Exhibits You Won’t Find in the New National Museum of African American History and Culture, Part 2
In Part 1 of this two-part report, I pointed out that “Many exhibits in the new $500 million National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. will be worthwhile. They will highlight…
Where’s the playground, Susie?
A playground in Missouri is becoming a political minefield. “Only one religious freedom case is currently before the Supreme Court this upcoming term: Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley,” the Alliance for Defending Freedom…
Activists Accuse Mizzou of Racism for a Potential Ban on Megaphones
From the College Fix: Use of any voice amplifier, such as a megaphone, that “prevents or disrupts academic activities or operations” would also be prohibited. Attendees of the forum seized on that specific proposal, suggesting…
Gonzaga Hires Ex-Mizzou Professor Melissa Click
Uh, why? Granted, this is a nation of second chances, but the public relations outcry and blowback related to Melissa Click is not easy to deal with for universities (at times):
College Stupidity Award Goes to… University of Missouri
From the Daily Caller: A slew of campuses around the country offered up their fair share of lunacy, of course, but events at the University of Missouri reached world-historical, cosmically sublime levels absurdity during the…
No History Majors at Historical Black University Founded by Black American Civil War Veterans
The history major is no more at a historically black college that was founded by black American Civil War veterans.
There is a ‘Melissa Click Effect’? Interesting Study on Scandals and How It Affects Enrollment
Intriguing study: A recent study by researchers at Harvard Business School looked at the media effect on university scandals, and concludes that the longer a scandal remains in the news, the greater decline in enrollment…
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University of Louisiana-Lafayette Updates Free Speech Policy after Criticism from Student Group
Virginia State University has Vague Wording of “Public Morals” in Handbook
China to Suspend Advanced Placement History Tests by 2020
Hollywood Criticizes Bowling Green State University for Changing Theater Building Name
Cal Poly Professor Created Attendance App by Using GPS Location Data
Black Lives Matter Exposed
Book Review
Why Angela Davis Should Remember the Jonestown Massacre
Not that anyone should forget but the revolutionary radical turned credentialed academic has a special reason to remember the mass suicide/homicide that occurred 40 years ago in the country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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