Dr. Sebastian L. v. Gorka, a member of the faculty of the College of International Security Affairs at the National Defense University, said on Tuesday that the Obama Administration is rapidly revising federal counter-terrorism training materials in order to eliminate references to Jihad and Islam.
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Indefensible SUVs
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Tale of Two Commencements
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Biased Campuses & Free Pizza
Biased Campuses & Free Pizza
How biased are the campuses?
A debate between
John K. Wilson of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
&
Mal Kline, Executive Director, Accuracy in Academia (AIA)
Thursday
June 14, 2012
6-8 PM
The Van Andel Center
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Ave., NE
Washington, D. C.
The event is free for all Capitol Hill and Washington, D. C. –area interns but please R. S. V. P. mal.kline@academia.org or call (202)364-3085 so that we can get a head count for food..
This event is part of The Frank A. Fusco Conservative University Lecture Series this year, made possible by a generous grant from The Frank A. Fusco and Nelly Goletti Fusco Foundation.
Message In A Bottle
“So the question is, Can the ideas stand on their own merit regardless of who said them? It could be Kaczynski, it could be Mother Teresa, it could be Mr. Anonymous—the ideas are what they are, and the arguments are what they are. So I think from a rational standpoint we should say we can treat the ideas in abstraction from the circumstances in which they appear.”—David F. Skrbina, a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Michigan
Self-Selected Elites
“Unfortunately, the idea that a small, enlightened elite should guide the ignorant people to what is good for them, even at the cost of misleading them, has become more prevalent in America.”—Luigi Zingales, a professor of entrepreneurship and finance at the University of Chicago.
Cherokee Genealogist v. Elizabeth Warren
Apparently she’s not as Native-American as was once believed.
Training Programs to Nowhere
What hath 100 federal teacher training programs wrought?
Castro’s Useful American Students
For years we have reported on professors who brag that they have done something worthwhile by taking their students to Cuba.
Obamacare Ambassador @ Georgetown
Over the objections of many Catholics, Georgetown University had Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speak to its Public Policy Institue graduates at their Tropaia ceremony on life lessons in public policy.
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We at Accuracy in Academia remember Memorial Day and what it truly means: Remembering the sacrifices of our servicemen and servicewomen.
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One Trump administration official was invited to speak at a top-100 university (Mike Pence), when eleven Obama officials were invited to speak at commencement.
Local School Board Member Resigns after Suggesting Assassination of President Trump’s Twitter Account
A school board member posted on Facebook and compared neutralizing President Trump’s Twitter account with Abraham Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theater, which led to the member’s resignation after the news of his comments broke.
Out-of-Touch Conservatives?
There is confusion in academia of who would represent conservatism in Congress, whether it is Mitch McConnell or Paul Ryan.
Ivy League Hunger Strikes Do Little to Change Reality
Hunger strikes have done little to change U.S.-Israel policy, especially when those participating are trying to act in solidarity with prisoners in Israeli prisons and are trying to apply political pressure.
Northwestern University Condemns ‘Disrespectful’ Behavior of Students during ICE Agent Presentation
After protesting students disrupted a presentation by several federal officials, one from ICE and another from the Department of Justice, the Northwestern University president condemned the “disrespectful” behavior of the students.
Conservative Professor at UCLA is Under Review
A conservative professor at UCLA faces possible termination at the end of his current contract as a lecturer, while he and a university dean are deadlocked over registration to one of his courses on freedom of speech.
America’s Food System is ‘Built on Racism,’ Claimed Group
University of Washington held a ‘teach-in’ that taught attendees that the food system is “built on racism.”
DePaul University Students Pass Referendum to Raise Student Fees for Illegal Immigrant Scholarships
DePaul University students approved a referendum to increase student dues to pay for an illegal immigrant student scholarship.
Academic Jargon without Kool Aid
Academic jargon is hard to understand, but one academic noted that the insider terminology does not help students progress in their fields of study.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
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