The Democratic challenger, locked in a neck-and-neck race, as of this writing, with conservative icon, U. S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is running a well-oiled, financially at least, campaign largely driven by contributions from employees of the University of Texas.
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Saudi Arabian Ties To Top American Universities
With the killing of Jamal Kashoggi, a contributor to The Washington Post, in Saudi Arabia, media outlets started churning out stories on President Trump’s past business deals with the Saudis, but have yet to examine the Arab nation’s very current economic exchanges with American colleges and universities.
Columbia and Harvard Find They Lack Diversity
The two Ivy League schools whose progeny like to lecture the rest of us about diversity have a hard time achieving it themselves but might be overlooking an obvious solution they are not predisposed to….
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Political Scientists Fail President Trump
The political science professors who run an annual poll rating all the American presidents just released their yearly survey and rated the current president dead last. The part of the study that has garnered the…
University of Oklahoma Brings Back Western Civilization
A trio of professors at the University of Oklahoma is team teaching a course designed by none other than the classic British poet W. H. Auden.
The Problem With JOBS
When the government tries to create jobs, it somehow only winds up creating new regulations.
Yale Group Joins Lawsuit Against President
The Yale Law School Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic is helping to represent PEN America in a lawsuit against the president in which they allege that he is illegally attempting to muzzle the media.
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On Thursday, October 25, the anti-Koch liberal and progressive activists plan to protest and criticize Charles Koch and his network of organizations.
Jihad a Trigger Word At UW-Madison
A student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison tried to make a terrorism class more challenging: He demanded that the word “jihad” be eliminated from it.
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Is the Disney Movie ‘Moana’ about Rape? Gonzaga Professor Discusses Why
According to one professor, the Disney children’s movie “Moana” portrays rape culture.
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Ex-New Yorker Reporter, who Resigned after Fact Check Controversy, Slated to Teach at NYU’s Journalism School
A former fact-checker at the New Yorker will be teaching a journalism course on the far-right. However, this journalist resigned after falsely accusing a government agent of being a white supremacist.
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University of California Fellow Took Issue with Free Speech Center Censorship
A fellow at the University of California-Berkeley wrote an essay that took issue with the university’s censorship of his writing and research. Ironically, he is a fellow at the university’s free speech center.
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The Framers Believed Property is an Essential Human Right
The Framers of the United States of America believed property rights is an essential human right, which was what a scholar at the Heritage Foundation noted this past week.
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Anonymous Criticism in Media could lead to Discipline at Private Catholic University in Ohio
A private Catholic university in Ohio is proposing disciplinary actions against faculty members who are anonymous sources in the media.
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American University Adjunct Lecturer Criticized over Insensitive Jokes
An adjunct lecturer at American University was criticized over insensitive jokes he posted on the social media platform Twitter.
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University of Maryland Students Vote to Create Full-Time Illegal Immigrant Academic Advisor
The student government at the University of Maryland voted to create a permanent position for a coordinator for illegal immigrant students.
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CUNY Department Believes ‘Whiteness’ is a Problem in their English Program
Apparently, there is a problem of too much “whiteness” among people in the City University of New York’s English program.
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Despite Liberal Criticism, University of Wyoming’s Marketing Campaign was a Success
The marketing campaign for the University of Wyoming was a resounding financial success, contrary to the complaints of some professors who said the phrase, “The World Needs More Cowboys,” was sexist.
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Fossil Fuel Divestment Student Vote Mostly Ignored by University of Illinois
The University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign declined to follow through with a student resolution to divest the university from fossil fuels.