Egyptian human rights activist Cynthia Farahat, the author of the political novel, Cognac, will speak at the next Accuracy in Academia Author’s Night on May 30, 2013. Complementary food and beverages will be provided.
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Federally Regulating Free Speech
This goes way beyond the Supreme Court ruling that to constitute illegal sexual harassment, sexual advances or other verbal or physical conduct must be severe and pervasive, and create a hostile environment.
Gov’t caused 2008 collapse
John Allison’s book, The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy’s Only Hope, skewers the federal government.
The Sound of Silence
A 90-page report about leftist bias at the University of California has stirred controversy among academics and other interested parties, but so far, the targets of the study have chosen silence as their weapon of choice.
Soledad O’Brien @ Harvard
How does a media bias translate to an academic one? When a practitioner of the former gets to ply her trade in the Ivory Tower.
“Thought Leaders” Extol China Schools
None questioned the source of the information on China’s educational progress—the Chinese government itself.
Academic bias at IRS?
Before explaining why conservative groups seem to have been targeted by the IRS, an agency official explained to congressmen why colleges and universities got a pass on taxes that they did owe.
Academics Discover Resilience
In the latest issue of The Chronicle Review, various scholars try to come to grips with the terrorist attacks in Boston.
Religious Liberty @ Stanford Law
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty has partnered with the Stanford Law School to place future lawyers in clinics and cases related to the defense of religious liberty.
Remembering a Cold Warrior
Herbert Romerstein, indeed a national treasure. A happy warrior who fought the good fight, and left the wrong side for the right side.
Recent Articles
Berkeley Profs Take Stand—Against Free Speech
The university that has proudly proclaimed itself to be the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement may also become its graveyard.
Tailgate Parties at Ole Miss are Anti-Minority, Alleges Student Op-Ed
Tailgating at Ole Miss football games is anti-minority, claimed an Ole Miss student, citing the presence of Confederate battle flags brought by tailgaters.
Middle East Myopia in Middlebury
Academics don’t blur distinctions between apples and oranges, only between dictatorships and democracies.
Cal-Berkeley Resisting Renaming Buildings after Student Outcry
Students at Cal-Berkeley want to rename buildings because they’re offended, and the administration is not moving quickly to comply with the students’ demands.
Louisiana Struggles to Balance Budget for Free Tuition Program
The state of Louisiana is studying how to balance the budget for a free tuition program for state residents, which has ballooned to over $300 million.
Immigration for profit
For profit colleges, long the bete noire of the Left, may have found a way to get in the good graces of uberprogressives, research from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) indicates.
It Cost Bellevue College $1,600 to Cover Conference on Social Justice Training
A college covered the tab for a social justice training, which cost $1,600.
Charles Murray Called a “White Nationalist” by Harvard Students
Scholar Charles Murray was called a “white nationalist” by Harvard students, who do not agree with the premise of his 1994 book on nature-vs.-nurture in ethnic groups.
Harvard Professors have Freaky Friday
Specifically, they are having a Freaky Friday and demonstrating in the streets, the way students did in the 1960s.
Betsy DeVos: We’ll Return to Defending Rights of Accused in Sexual Assault Cases
Due process for the accused is making a comeback under Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.