Really? People are THAT sensitive? “University of Minnesota faculty members were asked earlier this year to take down posters advertising an academic panel because they included an “offensive” recreated cartoon picture of Mohammed – the…
Monthly Archives For May 2015
Doesn’t Make Sense: Poll finds Millennials Optimistic about Future Even with Big Student Loans
The poll found: “While over 60% of recent college grads report the burden of student loan debt, 58% believe their finances are in better shape than their parents were at their age, according to a new…
Tension at University of Maryland’s ‘American Sniper’ Screening
After the screening was originally canceled, the uproar over the cancellation pushed the university to put it back on. This time, there was a protest and tense words exchanged at the screening.
Ten More States looking at Campus Carry
Campus Reform with the latest: “As previously reported by Campus Reform, there are currently 10 states trying to add college campuses to the list of permissible places to carry a concealed firearm, including: Nevada, Indiana, Montana,…
Teachable Moment In Baltimore
Before professors everywhere seize upon the Baltimore riots as a “teachable moment,” we’d like to offer a few simple pieces of recent history to cogitate over. Expect your local professor to echo the president’s claim…
Marquette Students Demand White Privilege Classes as ‘Students of Color’
Kind of ridiculous to demand classes that could be spewing anti-white racism, instead of focusing on constructive dialogue, right?
Professor Debunks Anti-Fracking Claims, Colleagues Criticize Him for It
Facts about fracking and how it doesn’t affect drinking water are only facts when they agree with your ideology. Okay, got it.
University Postpones Mexican-American Studies Program after 2 Students Enrolled
But, students protest the postponement of the program even when only TWO students actually enrolled in it.
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NY Times Public Editor Gives Journalism Students Advice—Fairness Over Objectivity
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan gave her students at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism some advice last week based on what she’s learned in the last three decades, since she entered the…
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Georgetown University Upset that Protest was Filmed and is on YouTube
The protest, aimed at disrupting Christina Hoff Sommers’ speech, is embarrassing for Georgetown University and it’s worse that it made national headlines. Now university administrators demand that the College Republicans pressure a non-profit, who helped…