With the Department of Education firing an opening salvo against Princeton University, academics are scrambling to take Princeton’s side in the fracas. Princeton University’s president wrote a letter admitting that the institution treated its minority…
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University of Chicago’s English department plans to solely admit Black Studies Ph.D candidates
In what could be perceived as a selective overcorrection, the University of Chicago’s English department announced that it will be very selective in which doctoral candidates to admit in the 2020-2021 admissions cycle. A department…
University of Michigan students ‘close to open revolt’ on coronavirus response
With almost a month into the fall 2020 semester at most universities and colleges, graduate students and resident assistants at the University of Michigan are “close to revolt” about the university’s coronavirus pandemic response and…
Professor resigns after admitting she faked black heritage
Soon after admitting she faked her identity as a black woman, George Washington University assistant professor Jessica Krug resigned. Her resignation from the GWU’s history department was effective immediately and her classes will be picked…
Northern Virginia teacher wants to place inclusion and diversity book in each classroom
According to a local Washington, D.C. news affiliate, one teacher is heading a campaign to place books on diversity, inclusion and social justice in every classroom in her elementary school. Faith Thompson teaches first grade…
Students accuse Greek organizations of exclusion, recommends disbanding altogether
An executive board of Greek life organization members issued a statement that encouraged Greek organizations to disband because of their non-inclusive past at Northwestern University. The university’s Panhellenic Association (PHA), which oversees eleven chapters, published…
Elementary school vice principal e-mails parents about social justice classes for students
The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area is hardly a bedrock of moderate and independent politics, and recent moves within the area’s schools and school districts highlight the Left’s drive to indoctrinate children. Montgomery County Public Schools…
Civil liberties concerns arise on-campus over coronavirus quarantine conditions
After civil liberties advocates dismissed concerns about statewide economic shutdowns and mask mandates, the same advocates worry that university administrations are abusing students’ civil liberties related to positive coronavirus tests or violating public health rules….
University of Iowa students staged ‘sickout’ to protest campus reopening
At the University of Iowa, students, staff and faculty members protested the university’s campus reopening plans last Wednesday because they disagreed with in-person classes. The protest involved staff and faculty striking and not conducting work…
Study: Politics influences college reopening plans
In one of the more unsurprising discoveries, a study conducted by Davidson College found that it could predict whether a college re-opened its campus to in-person classes or not. Inside Higher Ed reported that the…