From Campus Reform: “The U.S. House of Representatives has rejected a Democrat-led effort to withhold ROTC funding from The Citadel unless it removes a Confederate flag on display in its chapel.”
Topic: political correctness
No More Valedictorians in One North Carolina School District
Isn’t that ridiculous? “Citing what it calls “unhealthy” competition among students, the Wake County school board is the latest in the country to make valedictorians and salutatorians a thing of the past, The News & Observer of Charlotte reports.”
Retired General Claims College Removed Him over Not-So-PC Comments
Is this a ‘he said, she said’ scenario? Possibly, but Let. Gen. Jerry Boykin’s removal can seem suspicious at first glance.
Sensitive UC-Santa Cruz Students will have 7 Administrators Join ‘Bias Reporting’ Panel
The College Fix has more on the subject: “For years, students at the University of California Santa Cruz have used the school’s bias reporting system to alert campus leaders that their feelings have been hurt or they have been called mean names by peers – complaints then probed by administrators.”
Maryland’s Pro-LGBT Lavender Graduation
Lavender Graduation is all the rage in some circles these days, especially at the U. of Maryland where event sponsors at the LGBT Equity Center note that “each LGBTQA+ graduate will receive a rainbow tassel…
Reading Room at CSUN has Pictures Changed due to PC Concerns
From the College Fix: “The English Reading Room at California State University Northridge is undergoing a facelift in the name of diversity.”
Politically Correct Jokes are Now the Norm at College Campuses
The Student Press Law Center discovered as much in their recent report on the state of comedy and humor on college campuses.
Harvard University Issues Ban on Leadership of Those Who are Leaders of Single-Sex Clubs
Sounds sexist, doesn’t it? Harvard University will now ban members of any single-gender social clubs from holding leadership positions at the school and applying for some of its top scholarships, The Harvard Crimson reports. President…
University of Denver Chancellor Believe Fake Mustaches on Cinco de Mayo is “Offensive”
From Campus Reform: “As we celebrate, some of us may—unintentionally I would hope—choose activities that ‘appropriate’ specific cultures,” Liliana Rodriguez, Vice Chancellor of Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence, wrote Thursday in a campus-wide email obtained…
Brown University Students Tell Others the Do’s and Don’ts of Cinco de Mayo
Seriously?! People are upset at Cinco de Mayo festivities? Considering it’s mostly an excuse to go out, party and drink (native Mexicans don’t celebrate it), this is really dumb. Photo by Angela Radulescu