Patricia Leary of California’s Whittier Law School has stirred controversy by wearing a ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirt to her class and The College Fix reported her law students’ bar passage rate fell recently.
Topic: academia
South African University Withdraws Speaking Engagement of Mohammed Cartoon Editor
Nixing a speech by the former editor who published cartoons of Mohammed is what the vice chancellor of South Africa’s University of Cape Town suggested to the university’s academic freedom committee.
Justice, feminism and girls who grow up too quickly: a Q&A with Yasmin Vafa
The pedestrians were walking; taxi drivers honking; kids running; metros moving; baristas brewing; businessmen chatting. And it didn’t take long for the city to appear as if it had fully woken up. The sun was…
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Some College Professors Allege Donald Trump is Using “Coded Racist Language”
That’s quite a charge: Emory University political scientist Andra Gillespie says The Donald “didn’t get on stage and issue a bunch of racial epithets. We didn’t hear the N-word, and we didn’t hear other words…
Trump-Sanders Coalition Deconstructed
You know the terms “left” and “right” are losing meaning when left-wing websites are praising the Republican presidential candidate and attacking the Democrat, and Russia seems to be intervening in favor of the GOP. The…
The Ugly Truth Behind “Diversity” Requirements
Hamilton College’s diversity requirement is not a good thing for their students, writes Mary Grabar.
Grad Student Upset at University of North Dakota’s Consolidation of Multicultural Centers
Closing on-campus multicultural centers apparently hurts all of the students at the University of North Dakota, according to one graduate student at the university.
Unintended Consequences? In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Hinders College Enrollment in New Jersey
Oh, the irony is rich, isn’t it?!
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Professor Alleges “White Paternalism” is Hindering Diversity at Portland State University
Liberal blaming liberals for hindering diversity efforts at Portland State University. Bring out the popcorn, oh, and a new term, “white paternalism.”
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Louisville Grad Student Worried about Whites on the Wrong Side of History on ‘Black Lives Matter’
A graduate student (technically, a doctoral student) at the University of Louisville wrote an op-ed and how white Americans could be on the wrong side of history by taking the side of police in ‘Black…