The College Fix reported: Celebrity chef Jose Andrés is certainly on the short list of commencement speakers who have been sued by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. An even shorter list if you count professors – Andrés…
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TCU Punishes Student over Free Speech
The Free Beacon reported this about TCU’s punishment: A non-profit foundation that advocates for civil liberties on college campuses is urging Texas Christian University to reverse penalties and sanctions applied to a student after objections…
Due-Process Questions Stump Senators at Campus Sexual Assault Hearing
Due process, an actual enshrined right in the Constitution, confuses U.S. Senators who are considering tougher rules regarding campus sexual assaults that could actually do away with due process on college campuses.
ObamaCare’s Abortion Pill Mandate Pushes Evangelical College to Drop All Student Health Insurance
Way to go, Obama. You’ve pushed at least one college to drop student health insurance because of anti-religious mandates in ObamaCare.
Professors Argue Capitalism Punishes the Poor with Pollution in Environmental Justice Course
College Fix has the news: “This fall, the University of California-Riverside will begin offering a bachelor of science in sustainability and environmental justice.” “Marguerite Waller, professor and chair of the department of gender and sexuality…
$400 Bike Vouchers given to Kentucky Students who Promise Not to Drive to Campus
If a student pledges they will not drive to campus, they will get a $400 bike voucher if they do this for two years. It is an attempt to alleviate the parking situation at the…
The Great Teen Sex Decline
Good take on the report that led to a lot of hoopla, but little detail in why there is a decline (on the surface of the report): What the numbers really say is that with…
Ethnic Studies Course Restrictions Lifted after Court Issues Complicated, Twisted Ruling
College Fix reported: “The Student Press Law Center reports that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the ethnic-studies law could be challenged as “government-sanctioned viewpoint discrimination” and was “overly broad in violation of…
Catholic University holds Conference about “Unmasking Whiteness”
Mount St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles, California co-hosted this four-day event on teaching about whiteness.
Progressives’ Annual Conference Has Sparse Attendance
As Campus Reform reported: “Emphasizing the importance of Millennial voters in upcoming elections, progressive activists spoke to a nearly empty auditorium at the College Democrats of America annual conference on Friday.” “Despite offering a full…