Editor’s Note: Wisconsin profs still bemoan Governor Walker’s existence. One take from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) on Scott Walker’s budget cuts and remodeling of the University of Wisconsin system. Photo by Michael Vadon…
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Diversity Officer: Bigots are the Problem, Not Safe Spaces
What? From the Daily Caller: A diversity officer at Williams College authored a piece for The Washington Post arguing that campus phenomena such as “safe spaces” and suppressing “offensive” speech should be extended to the…
Taxing Yale’s Endowment
According to the Wall Street Journal (be aware they have a paywall), Connecticut lawmakers are looking to tax Yale University’s endowment. Photo by thomas autumn photography
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Troy University Pro-Life Groups Offer Support for Pregnant Students
From Campus Reform: Troy’s Students for Life chapter, which was established in 2014, is sponsoring the “Pregnant on Campus” (PoC) Initiative in part through a $500 grant they received after winning the 2015 New Group…
Some Alabama Students Petition to Disinvite Senator Sessions over Endorsement of Trump
Jeff Sessions, a well-known conservative in the U.S. Senate, will speak at the University of Alabama’s commencement ceremony, but some students want him disinvited. Photo by Gage Skidmore
UCF Boots Conservatives from the Student Election Ballot over Campaigning Too Early
Looks like they won’t be able to run, as the student elections are underway at the University of Central Florida. Who was behind the complaint to remove them from the ballot? A College Democrat. Photo…
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Mizzou Professor: Melissa Click was Fired since Men were Upset at a Woman Speaking Up
Andrew Hoberek, a professor at Missouri and a friend of Click’s, was unhappy with her firing, to say the least.
UVA Students Upset at Conservative Student Councilmember’s Views
Specifically, students are unhappy that Erich Reimer didn’t vote in favor of a student fee-funded illegal immigrant group on the University of Virginia campus.
Divestment from Fossil Fuels Will Solve Little, Guest Lecturer Notes
From the College Fix: Many assign blame for deforestation and animal extinction on fossil fuels, when in reality most of it occurred well before the widespread introduction of oil and coal use, said Dr. Pierre…
Another Teacher Put on Leave in Minnesota due to Personal Views on Social Media
Wait, are we suspending people because of their right to free speech and the First Amendment? If you’ve missed it, it’s been happening all around us. This time, a teacher is suspended in St. Paul,…