CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — School officials at an Illinois high school have agreed to stop organizing and leading students in transcendental meditation exercises, which are rooted in the Buddhist religious practice, during class time and as part of the honors English curriculum.
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Deconstructing Composition
Colleges and universities pride themselves on producing erudite citizens. Nevertheless, by nearly available benchmark, they are failing in this regard, although they don’t seem to realize it.
Third Grade Angel
SHICKSHINNY, Penn. — The Rutherford Institute has come to the aid of a Pennsylvania elementary school student who was prohibited by school officials from passing out Christian pamphlets to her classmates during non-instructional time.
ACLU Blocked For Now
Pensacola, FL – Today, Federal District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers granted in part a Preliminary Injunction in favor of twenty-four clients of Liberty Counsel, and granted a request for hearing on their remaining claims.
Georgetown Professor Debates Self
In the May 2011 issue of The American Conservative, a Georgetown professor debates himself and both sides of the debate lose.
Teachable Moments Around the World
In the April issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter, AIA looks at four examples of academics missing the point—in Wisconsin, on Al-Jazeera and WikiLeaks and on global warming.
Oregano Triumphs!
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — After being criticized by The Rutherford Institute for misapplying zero tolerance policies and suspending a seventh grade honor student over allegations that he was in possession of the Italian herb oregano, school officials at Hickory Middle School have agreed to rescind the 10-day suspension and the recommendation for expulsion for “possession of an imitation controlled substance.”
Rutherford Institute Defends “Redneck”
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Rutherford Institute has filed a First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of a 28-year-old K-12 bus driver who was fired for displaying a Confederate flag (with the word “redneck” emblazoned across it) on his personal vehicle.
Media & Rutgers Collude on Abortion
Beware of polls, particularly when they are done by universities, distributed through their PR offices and given and disseminated by the media.
Academia Hearts Al-Jazeera
Academia is embracing Al-Jazeera even while the so-called mainstream media is abandoning it.
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Betsy DeVos Pledged to Protect Free Speech at Schools
If U. S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos came to the Conservative Political Action Conference in order to establish her street cred with conservatives, she probably succeeded. “I am, perhaps, the first person in America…
Yale University Unhappy with Unionization Vote and Methods
From Campus Reform: According to Inside Higher Ed, teaching assistants in the East Asian Languages and Literatures, English, Geology and Geophysics, History, Art History, Math, Physics, and Political Science and Sociology departments all held votes Thursday…
Illinois State University Rolls Out Microaggression Bystander Training
That training sounds like a mouthful, doesn’t it? This from the College Fix: Illinois State University officials are preparing to roll out a new “bystander training program on microaggressions.” “Once the bystander training program on microaggressions…
Group Starts Anti-Sexism Social Media Campaign to Protest Microaggressions, Implicit Bias
From Campus Reform: The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has launched a new social media campaign to fight “sexist microaggressions.” The #StandUpToSexism campaign is intended to combat “seemingly small acts of sexism” such as “implicit bias,…
Professor Passed Out Anti-Trump Rally Material during Class
From Campus Reform: According to video evidence provided anonymously to Campus Reform, Philosophy professor Andrew Leong pointed out a stack of flyers to his class, explaining that after students handed in a paper assignment, they could…
The Office of Civil Rights Needs Urgent Reform; That Starts with Trump’s Nominee
A great read by George Leef at the James G. Martin Center: The next head of OCR should be someone who understands that those changes were both ill-advised and illegal and work to eliminate them….
Former Vice President Joe Biden to Work at Penn as a Professor, but No One Knows What Work He will Do
From The College Fix: On February 7 it was announced that former Vice President Joe Biden would join the University of Pennsylvania as a “Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor” … but almost a month later, no one…
Conservative Professor, Suspended from Marquette over Academic Speech, Receives Award
At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference held in the D.C. metropolitan area, suspended Marquette University professor John McAdams received an award championing academic speech. McAdams is suing Marquette over his suspension, which came from…
Pepperdine Removes Columbus Statue, University President said it ‘was the right thing to do’
From The College Fix: The statue of Columbus was removed from the California campus earlier this month, less than two weeks after President Andrew Benton announced the monument would be relocated to the university’s campus in Florence, Italy. The university’s…
After Betsy DeVos Visits Howard University, Someone Wrote ‘Trump Plantation’ on Sidewalk
Betsy DeVos visited with Howard University President A.I. Frederick, and what was the response? Someone spray painted an anti-Trump message, “Trump plantation. Overseer: Wayne A.I. Frederick.” That sounds intolerant, doesn’t it? Especially because this happened…
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
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