From the College Fix: “A professor at the University of Kansas just coincidentally got blocked from continuing on the tenure track after students complained about a class discussion that they themselves provoked, Inside Higher Ed reports.”
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Controversial Mizzou Black Lives Matter Activist Receives Ford Courage Award
Jonathan Butler received the award as a result of his efforts as the face of the Mizzou Black Lives Matter movement, despite some details of his past coming to light that do not paint him in a positive light.
Reading Room at CSUN has Pictures Changed due to PC Concerns
From the College Fix: “The English Reading Room at California State University Northridge is undergoing a facelift in the name of diversity.”
UC-Irvine English Instructor Wonders Why University Doesn’t Single Out Anti-Zionist Week
A vice provost for the university sent an e-mail out blasting the upcoming appearance of the controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos, but an English instructor wondered why there was no similar outrage directed at an anti-Zionist week at the university.
College Student Upset at Large Student Loans, but Criticizes Diversity Instead
True story; the student blasts the lack of diversity at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California more than the student loans issue.
Minnesota Students Worry that Free Speech Protections will Create Protections for Hate Speech
Maybe they should review Supreme Court cases and get a better understanding of what free speech is.
No Dissent from Any George Mason University Law Professor over Scalia Name
Wow. Not a single one dissented (one abstention) in a vote over the renaming of the law school after the passing of SCOTUS Justice Antonin Scalia.
Springfield College Cancels ‘Men in Literature’ Class due to Too Much Content about Men
Yup, this is an actual story.
Socialist Club Fails to Grow Membership at Cal Poly
Why? Laziness and being too comfortable, apparently.
After Black Lives Matter Chaos, Mizzou will Restrict Forms of Protest
Banned are overnight camping protests and other methods used by Black Lives Matter protesters.