Ann Coulter, conservative commentator, withdrew from her speaking engagement at the University of California-Berkeley after threats of protests and change in date and venue kept emerging.
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College Students: Professor’s Book on Title IX, Sexual Paranoia Broke the Law
Some college students are unhappy with Professor Laura Kipnis for writing a book on the ‘sexual paranoia’ running rampant on college campuses and her dealing with a Title IX investigation.
Survey: Millennials Dislike Trump, but Broadly Support His Policies
The irony: Millennials dislike President Trump, but they like his policies, per a recent Harvard University survey.
UC-Davis Offers Students Contraception in Vending Machines
The University of California-Davis is the third American college to provide emergency contraception via vending machines. Good idea?
Abortion Activists Promote ‘Abortion Positive’ Rhetoric
Abortion activists toured five states and went to eleven college campuses and had slogans such as “I got ninety-nine problems but pregnancy ain’t one” in their push to get rid of the Hyde Amendment.
Community College Faculty Encouraged to Get Students to Participate in Anti-Trump ‘May Day’ Activities
Community college faculty are being encouraged, by their union, to give extra credit to students attending ‘May Day’ activities.
Clemson Administrator: Why Not an Ideological Litmus Test for Student Government?
An ideological litmus test before student government elections? That’s one idea floated by a Clemson administrator.
Students to Pomona College: Don’t Hire a White Professor due to Her Race
Some Pomona College students demand that the college rescind their hiring offer to a white female professor because her research is perceived (by them) as “perpetuat[ing] anti-Blackness.”
Columbia University to Spend $2.5 Million to Study Students’ Sex Lives, Drinking Habits
Columbia University saw fit to spend $2.5 million to study its students’ sex lives and drinking habits.
University: Pro-Life Flag Display ‘Created an Unsafe Environment’
A Canadian University nixed a pro-life flag display on their campus because it “created an unsafe environment”.