Waste of time? Arcadia University flies a ‘civility flag’ and lowers it for an entire week whenever someone is offended on-campus.
Topic: political correctness
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…
California High School Replaced Mirrors with ‘Notes of Affirmation’ in Girls’ Bathrooms
A California high school replaced mirrors in the girls’ bathrooms with ‘notes of affirmation’ such as ‘You are loved.’ Really?
Diversity Council’s White Supremacy Awareness Campaign Flops, Offends Fellow Students
Instead of its intended effect of creating constructive, inclusive dialogue, the recent effort to criticize white supremacy and racism at Gustavus Adolphus College fell flat on its face: Many students and others at Gustavus Adolphus…
Academic Intolerance: An Inside View
We have an old Pennsylvania Dutch saying that goes: “Ve grow too soon alt und too late schmart.” Perhaps many college officers feel this way. “Over the years, I have watched a growing intolerance at…
Professors are Offered $2,000 to ‘Diversify’ Their Courses to be More Inclusive
Sounds like a bunch of academic and politically-correct jargon, doesn’t it? Administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are offering professors a sum of $2,000 to “diversify” their college courses to create a more inclusive…
Carnegie Mellon University Advised Professors to Avoid ‘Microinequities’ in Lectures
Per Campus Reform, Carnegie Mellon University has published a guide to advise professors to avoid “micro inequities” and other politically-correct buzzwords while giving class lectures: Carnegie Mellon University, for one, has produced a guide for creating…
New Course: ‘Creating LGBTQ Inclusive Schools’
You can look at the summary for yourself on what the course offers. Oh, it also costs $330 for 3 academic credits: Creating LGBTQ Inclusive Schools focuses on understanding the LGBTQ youth and families served…
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Apparently, the word “homosexual” can be offensive to gays at Emerson College. Instead, students are recommended to use the words “gay” or “lesbian.”
Bethel University Faculty: Christianity Tells Us to Avoid Using Words like ‘Man’ or ‘Mankind’
This sounds like satire, but it is actually true: A guide published by the Bethel library called “Language is a Powerful Tool” tells Bethel employees that their Christian faith and the Bible compel them to use…