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College Libraries Planning to Resist Trump

Another anti-Trump resistance movement from the Left, this time, it is from the college librarians: A movement called “#LibrariesResist” has provided “library workers in the resistance” with a “curated list of resources” for combatting the young administration, asking fellow librarians to consider how they can “help communities made (more) vulnerable by the new administration.” Meanwhile, […]

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Trump Education Budget Rattles Establishment

President Trump’s budget “blueprint” for the U. S. Department of Education recommends a 13 percent decrease in spending for the agency, but provides few details on how he will reach that goal. Nevertheless, the details that the Trump Administration does provide have already drawn the ire of the education establishment. The blueprint promises to preserve […]

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Syracuse Asked Journalists about Trump’s Relationship with the Press

Journalists are not exactly neutral with the Trump administration, but it is a two-way street. Communications@Syracuse recently asked several D.C.-based journalists, editors and producers on their thoughts on the Trump administration’s relationship with the press. Much of the feedback alleged that the Trump administration has been disorganized and has declared a war on the media. Others […]

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Professor, who claimed Trump’s Election was an ‘Act of Terrorism,’ Accepted ‘Faculty Member of the Year’ Award

A college professor at Orange Coast College, Olga Perez Stable Cox, was taped by a student when she claimed that the election of Donald Trump as “an act of terrorism.” The student was initially suspended by the administration, before backing down from their demands due to public pressure. Cox was initially reported as refusing the “Faculty […]

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Professor Led Workshop on How to Cope with Despair Post-Trump

A workshop was held at the University of Washington by Professor Anu Taranath, who helped the audience learn how to cope with the despair from the 2016 presidential election results when Donald Trump won the White House. Taranath teaches history at the university, ranging from courses such as “post-colonial literature” and “the global politics of […]

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Anti-Trump College Professor Voted ‘Faculty Member of the Year’ after Rant Went Viral

Orange Coast College professor Olga Perez Stable-Cox was voted as the winner of the college’s “faculty member of the year” award, which also comes with the opportunity to speak at the college’s commencement ceremony. She declined the speaking invitation for unspecified reasons. Stable-Cox was taped by a student when she ranted against President Donald Trump […]

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Is there a ‘Trump Effect’ that Increased Canadian International Student Enrollments?

Inside Higher Ed reported how Canadian universities and colleges are experiencing a surge and spike in applications to their higher education institutions, with some staffers claiming that it is due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies. This “Trump effect” will allow Canadian universities and colleges to make money with more expensive tuition charged to international […]

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Obama Economist Can’t Spin Trump Jobs Data

Lisa D. Cook, a Michigan State economist who served on President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), took sharp aim at her old boss’s successor in an appearance at the Center for American Progress (CAP) on March 15, 2017. “I was waiting to see what they did when the first jobs report came out,” she […]

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New York Times Skewed Survey Data to Show Foreign Students are Intimidated by Trump’s Policies
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New York Times Skewed Survey Data to Show Foreign Students are Intimidated by Trump’s Policies

The Daily Caller with the scoop on how the New York Times skewed survey data on foreign student applications to American colleges and universities to prove a political point about President Trump’s policies. Instead of looking at the numbers, the Times apparently excluded two important pieces of information that were in the survey: President Donald […]

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