Donors are now telling California State University-Fresno officials that they are considering withholding their donations if the university does not assuage their concerns over a professor’s social media post, which praised the death of former First Lady Barbara Bush.
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CSU-Fresno Professor On Leave after Tweeting Joy at former First Lady Barbara Bush’s Passing
A professor at California State University-Fresno has been placed on leave after she posted on social media at how happy she felt when former First Lady Barbara Bush died, leading to significant backlash.
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College Professor Doused NRA Lobbyist’s House with Fake Blood
One college professor allegedly doused the National Rifle Association’s chief lobbyist’s home with fake blood twice, and was charged with misdemeanor property destruction the second time. Two other college professors have protested outside the lobbyist’s home and his wife’s business.
LGBT Activist goes to Harvard, Interprets Bible as Approving of Monogamous, Gay Relationships
Matthew Vines, a “queer rights activist,” spoke at Harvard University and interpreted the Bible differently than Christian and Jewish biblical scholars on monogamous, heterosexual relationships.
CUNY Law School Dean: Eight-Minute Disruptive Protests during Guest Speech is ‘Reasonable Exercise’ of Free Speech
Apparently, disrupting a guest speaker from addressing the intended audience at the City University of New York (CUNY) at its School of Law is acceptable.
College President Resigns Before Plagiarism Investigation Concludes
Plagiarism allegations against the president of Hobart and William Smith College led to his resignation, several weeks after an internal investigation began over the credibility of his dissertation.
Syracuse Faculty Condemn Alleged Gender Pay Gap with Ad in Student Paper
In the Syracuse University student newspaper, the Daily Orange, faculty members took out an advertisement to condemn the alleged gender pay gap between men and women at the university.
Over 50 Student Groups at NYU Push Administration to Boycott Israeli Goods
Over fifty student groups at New York University are pushing a petition to encourage the university administration to divest from Israel-produced goods and products such as Sabra-brand hummus.
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George Washington University Students Again Push to Divest from Israel
Another divest-from-Israel student resolution is making its way in the George Washington University student association, after a failed attempt to do so last year over lack of attention to detail.
NYU Allegedly Threatened Anti-Fossil Fuel Protesters with Revoking Financial Aid, Housing
New York University students protested the investment in fossil fuels, but the university administration allegedly threatened to take away their financial aid and housing, which led to the disbandment of the protest.