A great read over at Reason: Americans are so focused on the outrageous presidential candidacy of Donald Trump, we’ve largely missed one of the biggest political stories of 2016: the left’s fearsome tactics to suppress its…
Topic: academia
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There is a ‘Melissa Click Effect’? Interesting Study on Scandals and How It Affects Enrollment
Intriguing study: A recent study by researchers at Harvard Business School looked at the media effect on university scandals, and concludes that the longer a scandal remains in the news, the greater decline in enrollment…
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Cleveland-based University has Safe Space for Students during RNC Convention
Apparently, holding a major party convention in downtown Cleveland, Ohio is triggering for college students at Case Western Reserve University.
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Georgia State Professor Argues with Former CIA on CNN over ISIS
On CNN, with Don Lemon hosting, former CIA employee Buck Sexton got into a heated discussion with Professor Mia Bloom over the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) targeting Westerners, to which Bloom argued that…
Some Case Western Reserve University Students Unhappy with Police Presence for RNC Convention
Another Change.org petition that doesn’t solve a problem: Students at a Cleveland, Ohio college are petitioning to halt the billeting of riot police officers on campus during the Republican National Convention (RNC) next week. Case…
AEI Fellow, and Michigan Professor, Issues Complaint over All-Women Lounge
Interesting…a female-only lounge at Michigan State University? A University of Michigan professor has filed a formal complaint against Michigan State University, saying a female-only study lounge is discriminatory toward men. The professor, Mark Perry, is an…
Two Small New York Colleges Won’t Let Basketball Teams Play Duke to Protest House Bill 2
Marist and the University of Albany are not going to let their men’s basketball teams play Duke University in a tournament hosted by Duke, in protest of the House Bill 2 that stirred controversy this year.
Penn State Students Go to DC to Teach High Schoolers about Social Justice
So does social justice pay the bills? Penn State students recently spent time in D.C. teaching high schoolers about social justice in a series of workshops.
USC Implements Queer Mentoring Program
Queer mentoring is the newest program for college students at USC.
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‘All Lives Don’t Matter’ Tweet Sent Out by Black Student Group at Texas Tech
The offending tweet was taken down, but the Campus Reform has obtained the deleted tweet: Although the original tweet has since been deleted, KYFO News reports that a Black Student Association at TTU tweeted the…