Dean Melanie Wilson said the following about Glenn Reynolds’ tweet, which offended his colleagues as well as Twitter (he was briefly suspended due to the tweet in question): Following Professor Glenn Reynolds’s tweet and my…
Topic: Tennessee
90% of Tennessee Professors Disagree and Think Campus Carry Makes Them Unsafe
Yes, banning weapons used for self-defense sounds like a superb idea, if you want innocent lives lost. Thanks for nothing, Tennessee professors.
Stripped of Funding, Tennessee Shuts Down Diversity Office
And adding to that, their chief diversity office left to take a similar job at the University of Washington. But, this is all due to the Tennessee legislature withholding funding for the university diversity office.
Tennessee Lawmakers Revoke Funding for ‘Sex Week’ for One Year
Common sense prevails in Tennessee’s legislature? Legislation that will strip state funds from the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s (UTK) diversity office is on its way to the governor’s desk after both the House and Senate voted…
Tennessee Students Stage a Walkout Over Cuts to Diversity Office
However, calling it a “walkout” is “ableist” and discriminates toward the handicapped, so it’s called a “mass class exit.” Photo by mjpeacecorps Photo by mjpeacecorps
Student Senator Asked to Resign after Pro-Trump Chalk Message
A student at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Hailey Puckett, has been asked to resign by some other student senators.
Campus Carry Threatens Academic Freedom, University President Claims
The University of Memphis president made the allegations in an e-mail to students. Photo by ilovememphis
Tennessee Lawmakers to Withhold Funding from Univ. of Tennessee over Annual ‘Sex Week’
Apparently this has been an ongoing battle between the state legislature and the University of Tennessee over the university’s annual ‘Sex Week.’ Photo by mjpeacecorps Photo by mjpeacecorps
Free Speech Bill Dies in Tennessee Legislature after Hypothetical ISIS Comment is Raised
This isn’t a joke; lawmakers feared a potential ISIS recruitment scenario: “Tennessee lawmakers will not vote on a bill designed to ensure robust free speech on taxpayer-funded college campuses in the state because they fear ISIS…
University of Tennessee Students Interrupt Basketball Game, then Surround Congressman’s Car
The thing is, the university’s diversity office (yes, there is such a thing at the Univeristy of Tennessee-Knoxville) doesn’t even receive federal funding, which was why the protesters were upset in the first place: “Who…