From The College Fix: The university’s Huskies Organizing with Labor (HOWL), an umbrella group of more than 40 student groups at NU, first came on the scene in 2012 as a sort of Justice League…
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Liberty University to Open On-Campus Shooting Range
From Campus Reform: “The proposed project is a shooting sports center, as [sic] state-of-the-art facility for training, competition events, and education.” A proposal to the Campbell County’s Planning Commission said. “The facility will be NRA…
Harvard Offers Fellowships that Focus on Sharia Law
From our friend Cheryl Chumley on this concerning development: The Sharia Research Fellowship Program is intended to give participants the chance to research “policy-related aspects of Islamic law,” using Harvard’s library and workspaces – and money.
App Yik Yak No Longer Anonymous, College Users are Fleeing Use of the App
Yik Yak, a popular app among college students, is no longer anonymous and users are apparently leaving the app as a result.
Muslim Students at University of Maryland want a Prayer Room in Each Major Building
From Campus Reform: The project, known as ProtectUMD, is a collaborative effort between 25 student organizations at the University of Maryland, including Students for Justice in Palestine, Bisexuals at Maryland, and the Black Student Union….
Drexel Professor Tweeted on Christmas Eve that ‘All I Want for Christmas is White Genocide’
A professor tweeted out, on Christmas Eve no less, that he wants a ‘white genocide’. Now he claimed it’s a joke gone wrong.
Penn’s English Department Replaced Shakespeare Portrait with Gay Poet, then a Collage of Writers
Is this the right time to tell the Penn English department to ‘get thee to a nunnery’? From The College Fix: Early this month a group of University of Pennsylvania students removed a portrait of…
University of Maryland Pushes ‘Inclusive Language’ to Not Offend Illegal Immigrants
From Campus Reform: The University of Maryland has created a website to welcome illegal immigrant students and teach the campus community to use “inclusive language” so as not to offend them. The site, which is funded…
For History Majors at DC’s George Washington University, No More U.S. History Courses Required
From The College Fix: The department eliminated requirements in U.S., North American and European history, as well as the foreign language requirement. Thus, it is possible that a student can major in history at GWU…
American University in DC Promotes Statue to Grant Clemency for Cop Killer Leonard Peltier
UPDATE: The American University communications team informed us that it isn’t a campaign for Peltier’s release: We noticed that your outlet ran a story about the statue of Leonard Peltier currently on display at American University….