Hoop earrings are not cultural appropriation and have been adopted by a variety of cultures, said one University of Pennsylvania college professor.
Monthly Archives For April 2017
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University Lowers ‘Civility Flag’ when People are Offended
Waste of time? Arcadia University flies a ‘civility flag’ and lowers it for an entire week whenever someone is offended on-campus.
New York Agrees on ‘Free Tuition’ Deal, but It Freezes Out Private Colleges
“Free college tuition” deal is reached in New York, but it really is not “free” since it could cost taxpayers at least $163 million.
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Angry Protesters Disrupt Speech by ‘War on Cops’ Book Author at Claremont McKenna College
Protesters disrupt another speech: This time, ‘War on Cops’ book author Heather MacDonald had to cut her speech short and be escorted to a safe location at Claremont McKenna College.
Wichita State Student Government Rejects Young Americans for Liberty Chapter due to ‘Dangerous’ Rhetoric
A Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) chapter was rejected by the student senate because YAL is known to have hosted controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos and that makes the chapter ‘dangerous.’
Hair Privilege is a Thing? Female Student Shaved Head on Facebook Live and Wrote an Op-Ed about it
Huh? A female student at Villanova shaved her head on Facebook Live and then wrote an op-ed about how hair privilege exists.
University of Oregon to Cut 31 Jobs from Humanities and Foreign Language Programs
The University of Oregon is cutting 21 non-tenure track positions and 10 staff member positions in foreign language and humanities to balance their budget.
China Lets Australia-Based Chinese Academic Fly Back to Australia
Chongyi Feng, a Chinese academic based in Australia, was allowed to fly back to Australia from China after the Chinese government barred him from leaving the country.
Hamiltonian Welfare
The craze around the hit Broadway musical ‘Hamilton’ aside, too many people are reading the Constitution as if they were Alexander Hamilton, said a college professor.
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Book Review: Northwestern College Professor Survived a Title IX Investigation over an Essay She Wrote
Laura Kipnis, a professor at Northwestern University, faced a Title IX investigation from the U.S. Department of Education over an essay on sexual paranoia among Millennials and their professors and administrators on college campuses (which…