Washington and Lee University ends a longtime tradition in the name of political correctness: The Stonewall Brigade of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has been denied access to Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University,…
Topic: Virginia
High School Girls Save First Amendment
A pair of high school girls has done something Republican members of Congress only talk about: They saved the First Amendment by actually using it. “In July 2014—the summer before her senior year—Samantha Jones’s father…
Mizzou joins Virginia as Universities Banning Free Speech Zones
This is a good thing to protect free speech on college campuses. The more colleges that ban these free speech zones, the better.
George Mason University Dumps Free Speech Zones, Finally
Yes, another win for free speech. As The College Fix reported: “OK, perhaps not many schools are coveting the responsibility to let students speak freely and not punish or intimidate them into docility when it…
Head Start Still Unfinished
Try as they might, when proponents of early federally funded pre-school education ala Head Start try to make the case for their cause, they can’t quite seal the deal. “There is one study that shows…
11-year-old Kid Suspended by School for a Leaf that Isn’t Marijuana
A school official thought the kid had a marijuana leaf in his possession and the child was suspended and put into a homeschooling program, among other actions. But, the leaf was from a Japanese tree.
Sweet Briar College is Closing, but Not Before Their Spending Habits Emerge
Sweet Briar College, a woman-only college, kept building new facilities, hiring faculty although enrollment was plunging to new depths, and even encouraged faculty to build property on college land. These were the reasons that the…
Student Rep. at George Mason Removed for Opposing In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
As The College Fix reported: “Storm Paglia, until Friday the “executive undersecretary for university services for dining services” at George Mason University, was removed from his position after tweeting against “illegals” getting in-state tuition, the Fourth…
VCU ditches SAT scores for Applicants
Virginia Commonwealth University, located in Richmond, Virginia, will ditch using SAT scores for applicants with a GPA at 3.3 or higher. Apparently, they’re not the first to do so, as 800 other colleges have done…
Virginia drops Controversial Homeschooling Religious Explanation Requirement
It does sound a bit over-the-top, but it’s good that the Goochland County School Board dropped the requirement for homeschooled children.
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Fact-Checking History’s First Draft
Journalism, the old cliché goes, is the first draft of history. Unfortunately, it rarely gets through rewrites before it hits the classroom. Yesterday’s headlines often look a bit silly when viewed through a microfiche, and…
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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