Faculty Lounge Betsy DeVos: We’ll Return to Defending Rights of Accused in Sexual Assault Cases Accuracy in Academia September 8, 2017 Due process for the accused is making a comeback under Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Faculty Lounge Racism Allegations Dog Professors who said that ‘All Cultures are Not Equal’ Accuracy in Academia Two college professors are being dogged for saying that “not all cultures are created equal” and have been criticized for it.
Faculty Lounge Boston College vs. Labor Board on Unionization of Students Accuracy in Academia Boston College, a Catholic college, is challenging the National Labor Relations Board (known as NLRB) over student unionization efforts at…
Faculty Lounge Professor in Kansas Plans to Wear Bulletproof Vest to Protest Campus Carry Law Accuracy in Academia September 7, 2017 A college professor at Kansas will wear a bulletproof vest to protest the state’s campus carry law.
Faculty Lounge Concerns about Xenophobia leads to Effort to ‘Decenter English’ as Academic Language Accuracy in Academia Academics may be pushing to remove English as the lingua franca of academia due to allegedly rising xenophobia.
Faculty Lounge Former Obama Official: Recruiting Women for STEM Fields may be ‘Backfiring’ Accuracy in Academia September 6, 2017 A Georgetown University professor said that recruiting women for STEM fields may be “backfiring.”
Faculty Lounge Full Scholarships for DREAMers at University of Miami Accuracy in Academia More dollars for DREAMers: Full scholarships awarded to illegal immigrant students at the University of Miami.
Campus Report Beyond Confederate Statues Accuracy in Academia September 5, 2017 Learn some overlooked facts about the Civil War in the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
Faculty Lounge Virginia Poll: Half of Residents Prefer Protecting against Discrimination Over Free Speech Accuracy in Academia 50% of Virginia residents prefer protecting against discrimination over protecting freedom of speech, per a poll by VCU.
Faculty Lounge Professors who Share Similar Names to Confederate Leaders Mock ESPN’s Decision Accuracy in Academia College professors who happen to share the same name as Confederate leaders mock ESPN for removing an Asian broadcaster for a college football game several weeks ago.
Faculty Lounge Sam Houston State University Offers Course on ‘White Privilege’ Accuracy in Academia September 1, 2017 Yet another college course on ‘white privilege,’ this time at Sam Houston State University in Texas: Sam Houston State University…
Faculty Lounge Ironic: Social Justice Activism is ‘Rife’ with ‘Oppression’, Study finds Accuracy in Academia The irony is that a journal article blasts social justice activists as being oppressive towards other social justice activists. Huh?!
