At least that’s what a high school principal found out after trying to hold a discussion on it timed to Martin Luther King Day.
Topic: Wisconsin
Parent Complains about ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ in Wisconsin Schools
At least one parent complained to a Wisconsin school district about having Harper Lee’s classic book, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” in the school district’s curriculum.
Wisconsin University, after being Sued, Stops Discriminating against Catholic Students
A public university in Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, has agreed to stop discrimination against Catholic students and credits for religious education programs.
Like Betsy DeVos, Governor Scott Walker was Once Blocked from Entering a School
He may have lost his bid for the Republican presidential nomination last year, but Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker remains the bête noire of the Left in one of its gestational cradles, particularly in the public…
University of Wisconsin Could Hire More Staff to Deal with Hate and Bias Responses
From Campus Reform: According to The Daily Cardinal, students, faculty, and staff from UW schools recently attended a Hate/Bias Response Symposium at the system’s flagship Madison campus to discuss solutions such as expanding the network of…
Conservative Group at Wisconsin Called a ‘Hate Group’ in Petition
From The College Fix: The Student Coalition for Progress at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently pushed a petition that alleged University of Wisconsin Madison’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter is a hate group and its members and efforts “create…
Post-It Note Offends Student in Wisconsin, Police says It Isn’t a Hate Crime
Being offended at a post-it note that said to suck it up (regarding the election of Donald Trump as President) sounds like a new low for today’s college students: A Catholic college reported a crude…
More Tenure Rules are Shaking Up Things at University of Wisconsin
From Inside Higher Ed: Faculty members across the University of Wisconsin System have fought — mostly unsuccessfully — a number of changes to their tenure protections since 2015, when the Wisconsin Legislature voted to strike…
A ‘Black Cultural Center Safe Space’ is Coming to University of Wisconsin
More safe spaces for college students: The University of Wisconsin is working on building a new “safe space” for black students this semester, The Badger Herald reports. This safe space, a Black Cultural Center, is…
Gender Pronoun Guide Offered at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Taxpayer dollars at work in producing a gender pronoun guide: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is offering a how-to guide for students to help them use the appropriate pronouns when referring to other students and professors….
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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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