From The College Fix: Seeing Yale finally alter the name of its Calhoun College, students at Clemson University are reinvigorating the debate over its Tillman Hall, named after founding trustee — and slave-owning white supremacist —…
Topic: PC culture
Penn Frat Beer Pong Team ‘Viet Pong’ Offends Students
Everything is offensive, even a beer pong team name from a Penn fraternity: A member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and his date have miffed Asian students at the University of Pennsylvania after it was…
White Pins Worn by Students to Remind Selves of White Privilege
Elizabethtown College students began to wear white pins to remember white privilege, per The College Fix: The campaign was launched over the weekend by the Elizabethtown College Democrats, who say it aims to make students at the small…
Virginia High School in Hot Water over Politically Correct Signs
From The Daily Caller: An Arlington County School Board member stood by allowing teachers to post politically-suggestive messages in classrooms during a Wednesday interview on a Washington-based radio station. The signs, posted by teachers, were…
The Right has become “Intrusive” on College Campuses
One college professor is worried about the increasingly “intrusive” nature of conservative and libertarian-leaning activists on college campuses. David Theo Goldberg, a professor of comparative literature, anthropology, criminology, law and society at the University of…
Yale to Rename Calhoun College, Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera Resigns from Fellow Position
After receiving pressure from students and faculty, Yale University will rename Calhoun College after a female alum, Grace Murray Hopper.
College Suspends Classes to Discuss ‘Sports Privilege’ in Workshops
Huh? Yes, a college suspended classes to discuss how sports culture exudes white privilege: Williams College recently hosted a day of workshops on power and privilege where students discussed how American sports have “consistently reflected…
Texas State University Student Government Bill to Ban Safe Spaces Criticized as ‘Obstruction’
The bill put forward by the student government at Texas State University would ban safe spaces, which is an excuse for students, administrators and faculty to repress free speech in the name of possibly offending…
Several Universities Hold ‘Tunnels of Oppression’ to Simulate Racism
Lee University, Southern Illinois University, and Washington State University are several universities that held “Tunnel of Oppression,” where students undergo simulations of misogynist and racist remarks by those in charge. Does that sound like a good…
Pepperdine Plans to Remove Christopher Columbus Statue, but Faces a Petition to Stop Removal
From The College Fix: Pepperdine University is planning to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus after student complaints — but it won’t happen without a fight. Conservative nationally syndicated radio talk show host Dennis Prager’s…