Jonathan Butler, who made himself the face of the Mizzou Black Lives Matter movement, has some skeletons in his closet.
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University of Chicago Students Ask for Divestment from China
Why not divest from China, if some academics are pushing to divest from Israel?
Liberal New York Times Columnist: Banning Conservatives from College Isn’t Diversity
From the New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof: “Universities are the bedrock of progressive values, but the one kind of diversity that universities disregard is ideological and religious. We’re fine with people who don’t look like us, as long as they think like us.”
Harvard University Issues Ban on Leadership of Those Who are Leaders of Single-Sex Clubs
Sounds sexist, doesn’t it? Harvard University will now ban members of any single-gender social clubs from holding leadership positions at the school and applying for some of its top scholarships, The Harvard Crimson reports. President…
University of Denver Chancellor Believe Fake Mustaches on Cinco de Mayo is “Offensive”
From Campus Reform: “As we celebrate, some of us may—unintentionally I would hope—choose activities that ‘appropriate’ specific cultures,” Liliana Rodriguez, Vice Chancellor of Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence, wrote Thursday in a campus-wide email obtained…
University of Illinois Mandates 2 Diversity Courses Required for Graduation after the Trump Chalk Message Controversy
#TheChalkening apparently struck fear into the modern snowflakes that we call college students: At a public meeting last week, the Academic Senate voted to require students entering the university in 2018 to take one class each…
Calling Oneself “American” is a Microaggression, UVA Student Claims
This microaggression mentality is getting out of hand: During a “Managing Microaggressions” event last Monday at the University of Virginia, students spoke out against microaggressions like identifying as “American” and criticizing someone’s taste in food. The…
Virginia Tech Re-Invites Speaker after Outcry
From Campus Reform: University president Timothy Sands issued a statement Thursday saying the school has “apologized to Jason Riley for this error in judgment, and Dean [Robert] Sumichrast has invited him to speak at Virginia…
Clemson University Won’t Reveal if the Banana Incident was a Hoax Or Not
By failing to comply with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the university is remaining tight-lipped about whether the banana incident was a race hoax or not.
Students Demand University Becomes a “Sanctuary Campus”
This doesn’t sound like a good idea, especially after an American woman was murdered by an illegal immigrant in San Francisco over a year ago and it became front-page news: Students at the University of…