Obama may have won a second term in November, but that doesn’t mean that everyone is 100% satisfied and that includes the members of the Modern Language Association.
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Texas Textbook Mystery @MLA
At the Modern Language Association (MLA) 2013 meeting in Boston, a professor claimed the existence of a “textbook describing slavery as a TransAtlantic trade triangle” but when asked to provide a title, she offered none.
Solid Scholarship on Sex
“Similarly, in high academe, the philosophy of sex and love, not to mention the long history of social-science research on sexuality, from Kinsey to the present, occupies solid, reputable ground.”— Carlin Romano, professor of philosophy and humanities at Ursinus College and author of America the Philosophical (Alfred A. Knopf, 2012).
Common Core of MLA
At the 2013 Modern Language Association meeting of English professors in Boston, nary a word was spoken against the president. Yet and still, one of his policies came in for some surprising criticism.
Southern Sexuality, MLA-Style
Find out what the Modern Language Association considers the new normal.
Eco-cosmopolitans Unite!
A panel of professors at the Modern Language Association came up with a new name for environmentalist–eco-cosmopolitan.
Che Guevara With Bling
Those who think college offers no material relevant to the current scene might be pleasantly, or unpleasantly, surprised.
My MLA Memories
Can one make a carbon footprint while en route to a convention where environmentalism is the dominant faith?
What you don’t know…
Heard at the Modern Language Association: “When we teach literature, we teach what we already know, only slightly differently.” Jean Michel Rabate’, University of Pennsylvania
College Confidential 2012
Academics in their own words, for better or, more frequently, for worse in the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s Campus Report newsletter.
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SMU Plans to Move 9/11 Flag Display to Less Prominent Location
Southern Methodist University changed the location of a flag display application, remembering the events of September 11, 2001 from the Young America’s Foundation chapter from a prominent location to a different location.
Trump Administration to Look into Harvard’s Affirmative Action Policies
The Trump administration will take a look at Harvard University’s affirmative action policies, which university is facing a lawsuit from Asian Americans over the implementation of said policies.
2-4-6-8: Law School Cannot Litigate
A committee of the Board of Governors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill actually put the brakes on the law school there.
Racial Color Blindness is ‘Unethical’, South Carolina Professors Contend
Racial color blindness is “unethical,” contended two South Carolina professors in a recent op-ed.
“Are public schools necessary for a democracy?” asks Cato
Can it be that everything we have been told about the benefits of public school is wrong?
Ivy League Conference for K-12 Educators Discussed Combating White Privilege
A K-12 education conference discussed how teachers can combat privilege in the classroom.
University of Michigan Looks to Hire ‘Bias Incident Prevention’ Staffer
The University of Michigan is hiring a coordinator for ‘bias incident prevention and response.’
Social Engineering Gets Literal
Those who would like to soften the hard sciences may think that they are building metaphorical bridges but you might not want to drive over the physical bridges they construct.
Rhode Island College Offers Course on ‘Transracialism’
A Rhode Island college is offering a course on transracialism for students to “understand our bodies in radically unbounded ways.”
Ex-Professor: ‘Cadre of Militant LGBT Students’ Pushed Me Out
An ex-art professor claimed that ‘militant LGBT students’ eventually forced him out of his job due to lack of trigger warnings in his courses.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
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