Looks like students at the D.C.-based American University are upset that a trustee told them that their opinion matters, but does not have a lot of weight in financial decisions for the university. The trustee, Alan Meltzer,…
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Northeastern Professors: Health care for Illegal Aliens is a ‘Moral Obligation’
Too often, the Left confuses privilege and blessings with entitlements and handouts. This appears to be the case with two Northeastern University professors on illegal aliens receiving health care: In an interview with Northeastern’s student newspaper, philosophy…
Yale University Unhappy with Unionization Vote and Methods
From Campus Reform: According to Inside Higher Ed, teaching assistants in the East Asian Languages and Literatures, English, Geology and Geophysics, History, Art History, Math, Physics, and Political Science and Sociology departments all held votes Thursday…
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Illinois State University Rolls Out Microaggression Bystander Training
That training sounds like a mouthful, doesn’t it? This from the College Fix: Illinois State University officials are preparing to roll out a new “bystander training program on microaggressions.” “Once the bystander training program on microaggressions…
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Group Starts Anti-Sexism Social Media Campaign to Protest Microaggressions, Implicit Bias
From Campus Reform: The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has launched a new social media campaign to fight “sexist microaggressions.” The #StandUpToSexism campaign is intended to combat “seemingly small acts of sexism” such as “implicit bias,…
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Professor Passed Out Anti-Trump Rally Material during Class
From Campus Reform: According to video evidence provided anonymously to Campus Reform, Philosophy professor Andrew Leong pointed out a stack of flyers to his class, explaining that after students handed in a paper assignment, they could…
The Office of Civil Rights Needs Urgent Reform; That Starts with Trump’s Nominee
A great read by George Leef at the James G. Martin Center: The next head of OCR should be someone who understands that those changes were both ill-advised and illegal and work to eliminate them….
Former Vice President Joe Biden to Work at Penn as a Professor, but No One Knows What Work He will Do
From The College Fix: On February 7 it was announced that former Vice President Joe Biden would join the University of Pennsylvania as a “Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor” … but almost a month later, no one…
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Conservative Professor, Suspended from Marquette over Academic Speech, Receives Award
At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference held in the D.C. metropolitan area, suspended Marquette University professor John McAdams received an award championing academic speech. McAdams is suing Marquette over his suspension, which came from…
Pepperdine Removes Columbus Statue, University President said it ‘was the right thing to do’
From The College Fix: The statue of Columbus was removed from the California campus earlier this month, less than two weeks after President Andrew Benton announced the monument would be relocated to the university’s campus in Florence, Italy. The university’s…