This isn’t how free speech works, economics professor Marcellus Andrews of Bucknell: The Tab reports Professor Marcellus Andrews had sent an open letter (which included the provocative statement) to all Bucknell profs back on January 16, but…
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UCLA Paid Professors $1,000 per Anti-Trump Workshop
Per Campus Reform, UCLA is paying at least $1,000 per workshops on the 2016 election, several which are anti-Trump. For the record, UCLA did not hold similar workshops when Obama was elected in 2008 and…
Hunger Strike by Clemson Professors to Protest Trump is Over
A week-long fast by several Clemson University professors ended yesterday, and now they challenge the university to hold a debate about Donald Trump’s executive order on refugee vetting.
Hate Crime Hoax Student Won’t be Charged, Prosecutors announce
The hate crime hoax at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where a Muslim student accused a white man of threatening to burn her hijab (a head scarf commonly worn by practicing Muslim women),…
Georgetown Professor said Slavery and Non-Consensual Sex are Okay under Islamic Teachings
From Heat Street: A professor at Georgetown University is teaching his students that men do not need consent to have sex with women, and that slavery is justifiable under Islamic teachings. Islamic Studies professor Jonathan…
Yale to Rename Calhoun College, Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera Resigns from Fellow Position
After receiving pressure from students and faculty, Yale University will rename Calhoun College after a female alum, Grace Murray Hopper.
Virginia High School Students Walk Out of Class to Protest Trump’s Executive Order
Students at Virginia’s Rock Ridge High School walked out of class and out to the school’s stadium to protest what the liberal media has called a “travel ban.” Wonder if the students know that this “ban”…
Due Process Rights in College Rape Investigations a Part of a New Bill in Georgia
From Reason: Georgia House Bill 51 aims to stop universities from conducting their own investigations into felonies, including sexual assault, instead requiring them to have law enforcement take charge. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that the bill,…
After the Berkeley Riots, Lawmakers in a ‘Groundhog Day’ Scenario
From ALEC: Unfortunately, this sort of incident is all too common. An incident occurs, the public is outraged, legislators feel pressure to respond in some way, and then eventually life goes back to normal. A…
Virginia School District Removes Huck Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird from Classrooms
From the Heartland Institute: A group of community members gathered to protest a Virginia school district’s decision to remove two classic novels from a public school’s classrooms. Accomack County Public Schools Superintendent Chris Holland banned The…