Simon Newman resigned, effectively immediately, after his leadership came under fire due to firing two professors, demoting a provost and pressure struggling freshmen students to leave class. Photo by opie0429
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Safe Space for Students at a Bowdoin College Tequila-Themed Party
Seriously, since some people wore sombreros at the party?! Photo by jaymiek Photo by jaymiek
40 Columbia University Faculty Members Sign Onto Anti-Israel BDS Petition
Not surprising, anymore. Forty Columbia University faculty have signed a petition calling for the school to “divest from corporations that supply, perpetuate, and profit from a system that has subjugated the Palestinian people.” The faculty…
“Hate Speech” Should be Banned, say anti-Ben Shapiro Protesters at CSU-LA
Apparently, they don’t know hate speech is protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Let’s hope they’re not paying exorbitant out-of-state tuition for their college education. Editor’s Note: The protests occurred at Cal-State…
Emory Student Op-Ed: Illegal Immigrants’ Access to Fed Student Aid is like Civil Rights Movement
What?! “In honor of this event, 25 undocumented students and 70 of their allies integrated college classrooms at three of the five public universities in Georgia that deny admission to undocumented students, in a courageous…
Some Maryland College Students Want Social Justice Activism Taught in Class
Sounds like a waste of time at the University of Maryland-College Park: During a student forum held Thursday at the University of Maryland, Black Lives Matter advocates argued that activism should be taught in the…
Calling Women ‘Blonde’ Immobilizes Women, Diversity Conference says
Huh?! This is serious, apparently: Missouri State University is hosting a Statewide Collaborative Diversity Conference, during which it will teach students that labeling women as ‘blonde’ is a form of identity theft that immobilizes them….
Oberlin Professor: Israel is Responsible for ISIS, Charlie Hebdo Attacks
This isn’t a joke; this professor, Joy Carega, has made a series of anti-Israel/anti-Semitic Facebook posts. Photo by Downing Street
USC to Police Alcohol Consumption and More at Frat Parties
Big Brother at USC: The University of Southern California (USC) is cracking down on fraternity and sorority parties by requiring all Greek organizations to comply with an 11-page list of party rules and procedures. The…
90 Massachusetts Professors Teach about #BlackLivesMatter during Class Lectures
Isn’t this hijacking classes which students paid for? Professors at Framingham State University (FSU) have changed their lesson plans this week “to relate to the #BlackLivesMatter movement.” Assistant professor of sociology, Xavier Guadalupe-Diaz, with the…