Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), which is arguing in a lawsuit that it does, are pointing to findings from Harvard’s own Office of Institutional Research (OIR) which calculate that based on grades alone, Asian-Americans could make up nearly half the student body at the Ivy League institution.
Faculty Lounge
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Dollars For Diversity
Or, as the old song goes, nice work if you can get it.
Corps Cashes Out “Commie Cadet”
The West Point cadet who used his appointment to boost communism while in a U. S. uniform was dismissed by the Army.
Renaming Craze Hits Richmond
In the one-time capital of the confederacy, officials have renamed an elementary school.
University of Michigan: Do Federal Guidelines Apply to It on Closing Title IX Investigations?
The University of Michigan closed its Title IX investigation on whether it has inherent bias against male students, but did not abide by normal Title IX guidelines.
University of Michigan Changes Speech Policies in Light of Lawsuit, DOJ Position
University of Michigan changed its free speech policies after the Department of Justice announced its support of a lawsuit against the university.
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Avid Pro-Clinton Supporter to Serve as Columbia University Fellow
An avid pro-Hillary Clinton supporter will now be a fellow at Columbia University for ten months, a fellowship in existence since 1975.
Conservative Group’s Petition Spurred Georgetown Law School to Change Public Access to Webpage Encouraging Progressive Activism
Georgetown University’s law school had a public webpage encouraging students to donate time and money to progressive causes.
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Has The World Become A Game App?
That seems to be the conclusion of at least one dean emeritus.
Harvard Medical School Removed Portraits of Doctors due to Lack of Diversity
Harvard’s medical school removed portraits of previous department chairs, who were white men, out of concern that these portraits would offend students.