If you spend any time at academic conferences, you realize that their biggest target is not conservatives (and realize they have vanquished), who they barely acknowledge, but “neoliberals.”
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Can Journalism Schools Save The World?
A pair of writers in The Washington Monthly seem to believe they can.
Hungary Entertains Proposal To Ban Gender Studies
Imagine what the AAUP would do if our own government ever entertained such a proposal.
Son Of South On Silent Sam
He doesn’t like it but he’s keeping his shoes on rather than taking them off to pummel the old boy with.
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Business Leaders In Christ Get Secular Reprieve
The University of Iowa revoked the official status of a Christian student club, the Business Leaders in Christ, after it declined to promote an openly gay member to its leadership. The student group said it…
University Health Plans Face Post-Obamacare Competition
The Trump administration recently introduced short-term health insurance plans into the health insurance market, which could potentially destabilize another part of Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act.
Notre Dame Professor Thinks Reporters Are Brave Soldiers
Perhaps if we still had the draft, professors would understand the difference between soldiers who put their lives at risk every day and reporters who don’t.
Ivy Leagues vs. Students For Fair Admissions
The entire Ivy League has declared its brotherhood with Harvard as it battles Asian-Americans alleging discrimination, and it sounds suspiciously as though they are trying to cloak their opposition to Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) as a defense of diversity.
Color-Blind Racism Explained
For those of us who never thought that this adjective went together with this noun, particularly as the former was derived from a very famous speech by Martin Luther King.
AAUP Supports Race-Based Admissions At Harvard
In filing an amicus, or friend of the court, brief, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) may be putting itself on the opposite side of Asian-Americans alleging discrimination at Harvard.
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Disagreement Lingers over Notre Dame University’s Decision to Cover Mural
Notre Dame University decided to cover its murals, which display the colonization of the Americas by Christopher Columbus, after student activists criticized the murals for its depiction of colonization of Native American lands.
University of California-Irvine Hosted Documentary Film Allegedly Critical of Jews
A lecture and documentary film event at the University of California-Irvine apparently focused entirely on anti-Zionism, allegedly portraying Jews in a negative light in the film and in the post-film discussion.
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Want to Pay Slave Reparations? Georgetown University Students to Vote for Mandatory Fee
Georgetown University students could approve a new mandatory fee, meant to repay descendants of slaves that the university sold in 1838.
University of Chicago Students Angry on Social Media after Campus Police Apprehends Armed Robbers
University of Chicago students were unhappy on social media after university police apprehended armed robbers after a security alert went out to students to stay safe.
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University of New Orleans Views Valentine’s Day Notes as Sexual Harassment
The University of New Orleans claims that a Valentine’s Day note could constitute a form of sexual harassment.
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Judge Rules in Favor of Christian Group in Lawsuit against University of Iowa
A Christian student group at the University of Iowa won a lawsuit against the university over unfair standards applied to them, but not other student groups.
Anti-Israeli Students Oppose former Israeli General Teaching a Course at University of Chicago
Meir Elran, a former general in the Israeli Defense Forces, was slated to teach a course at the University of Chicago, but his appointment has been opposed by socialist and pro-Palestinian students.
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After Blackface Controversy Engulfs Virginia Democratic Governor, Attorney General, George Mason University Hosts Event for Students to Cope with the News
The Virginia Democratic Party scandal regarding the use of blackface has upset students and faculty alike at George Mason University, which led to the university holding an event so students could vent their feelings and emotions.
Controversial Teaching Assistant at Georgia Defended by Workers’ Union over ‘White People May Have to Die’ Remark
A controversial teaching assistant at the University of Georgia, who said that ‘some white people may have to die’ is okay, now has a defender in the form of the university union.
Transgender Professor Sues University of Arizona over Lack of Coverage for Procedure
A University of Arizona professor, who is transgender, sued the university for not covering a certain medical procedure for transgender individuals.