Economist Walter Williams has called education schools the ghettos of universities and, like some neighborhoods that might be described that way, they resist improvement even when their deterioration is obvious to everyone outside their borders.
Topic: University of Washington
Climate Change Does Not =Wildfires
When academics do not jump on the bandwagon of favored academic theories, do not expect them to get much play in the media, or tenure at their universities, or, at least in previous administrations, grants from the federal government.
‘Microaggressions’ can be Linked to Racism among White Students, Study Claimed
A study claimed that white students’ racism can be traced to microaggressions, or when people feel “triggered” and upset by things people say and do.
America’s Food System is ‘Built on Racism,’ Claimed Group
University of Washington held a ‘teach-in’ that taught attendees that the food system is “built on racism.”
Professor Led Workshop on How to Cope with Despair Post-Trump
A workshop was held at the University of Washington by Professor Anu Taranath, who helped the audience learn how to cope with the despair from the 2016 presidential election results when Donald Trump won the…
‘Hostile Work Environment’ Claim Filed due to Milo Yiannopoulos’s Speech
From The College Fix: A doctoral student is accusing the University of Washington of creating a hostile work environment by letting anti-feminist provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos speak on campus in January. Alan-Michael Weatherford, a diversity and…
University of Washington-Tacoma Writing Center Addresses Racism in Writing
From the University of Washington-Tacoma Writing Center press release on racism in grammar: Putting Writing at the Center of Inclusivity The UW Tacoma Writing Center’s new antiracism and social justice statement aims to confront practices…
Librarians at Washington-Bothell Undergo Workshop on Microaggressions
From Campus Reform: According to the UW library website, the Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice Team offers six different workshops for librarians, including “Interrupting Microaggressions,” “Intersectionality,” and “Privilege.” During the “Interrupting Microaggressions” workshop, librarians are taught…
College Republican Leader Threatened for Hosting Milo Yiannopoulos
From The College Fix: UWCR President Jessica Gamble found herself targeted by an anonymous flyer proclaiming her “the racist in your class” for hosting the “alt-right” gay Breitbart technology editor as part of his “Dangerous…
Students Want to Disarm University of Washington Police because They’re Racist
From the College Fix: A vocal group of students and faculty at the University of Washington have demanded that campus police be disarmed, saying officers are racist and the department is guilty of institutional racism. The…
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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