An executive board of Greek life organization members issued a statement that encouraged Greek organizations to disband because of their non-inclusive past at Northwestern University. The university’s Panhellenic Association (PHA), which oversees eleven chapters, published…
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Anti-Trump Sentiment among Professors is Alive and Well, per Poll
A recent poll of presidential scholars in academia showed their anti-Trump biases, where they ranked President Trump at the bottom of leadership and diversity and inclusion categories among the fourteen modern U.S. presidents.
Northwestern University Stands by Visiting Scholar after Controversial Remarks on Minority Women’s Attractiveness
A visiting scholar at Northwestern University will remain at his post, despite the protests of students over the scholar’s research on black female attractiveness.
Northwestern University Condemns ‘Disrespectful’ Behavior of Students during ICE Agent Presentation
After protesting students disrupted a presentation by several federal officials, one from ICE and another from the Department of Justice, the Northwestern University president condemned the “disrespectful” behavior of the students.
Professor Laura Kipnis Sued by Student who Started Title IX Investigation Mentioned in Kipnis’s book
Laura Kipnis, the college professor who was investigated for writing an essay, is now being sued by a student who started the Title IX investigation against a colleague of Kipnis’s.
Presentation by ICE Agent, DOJ Official Shut Down by Disruptive Protesters at Northwestern University
A presentation by an ICE official and an official from the Department of Justice was shouted down by disruptive protesters at Northwestern University.
Anti-Semitism on Campus 2017
A new report said that at the 113 U.S. schools that Jews were most likely to attend, anti-Semitic incidents went up 40% from 2015 to 2016.
Book Review: Northwestern College Professor Survived a Title IX Investigation over an Essay She Wrote
Laura Kipnis, a professor at Northwestern University, faced a Title IX investigation from the U.S. Department of Education over an essay on sexual paranoia among Millennials and their professors and administrators on college campuses (which…
Black Lives Matter Street Theater at the MLA
At the Modern Language Association (MLA) annual convention in Philadelphia this year, we got to see some of the “Creative Responses to Black Lives Matter” They included: A filmed street theater presentation on “The Shooting…
Northwestern University to Fly a ‘Black Lives Matter’ Flag
This means that Northwestern is the third university to fly a ‘Black Lives Matter’ flag on their college campus, following the lead of the University of Vermont and Illinois State.