Words like “Christmas vacation” are considered microaggressions at North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Topic: academia
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Video Footage Released where Seattle Pacific Student Rushed Shooter, Disarmed Him with Pepper Spray
The shooting attack happened in 2014, but was only released recently due to objections from victims’ families. One student was killed and two others were hurt by the shotgun-wielding assailant before he was disarmed by…
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Has the Left Been Trumped?
Regular Republicans may still be skittish about him but even their most eloquent and articulate critics on the left are hard put to make a coherent case against the presumptive Republican candidate for president. This…
The Term “Girls” should No Longer Be Used in British Schools, says Group
An association wants to discontinue the use of the word “girls” to not offend transgender students.
Jewish Law Student Gets an Official Apology, $1,370 Settlement over Anti-Semitic Bullying Suit
Anti-Semitism is alive and well, unfortunately: “York University (UK) law student Zachary Confino will get an apology and 1,000 pounds ($1,370) in payment for the antisemitic harassment and bullying he suffered for more than two years at the school.”
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Report: 69 Anti-Semitic Incidents Reported at California Universities This Past Year
But safe spaces and trigger warnings! Downplaying anti-Semitism appears to be the message from California administrators.
396 Yale Professors Don’t Like Keeping the Calhoun College Name
396 professors at Yale signed an open letter protesting the Calhoun College name.
University of New Mexico’s Bioethics Questioned by Congressional Panel
Perhaps universities should begin teaching ethics again, or at least bioethics. In the course of her investigation into the sale of fetal tissue, illegal under federal law, U. S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-TN, discovered a…
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Professor Blames “White Rage” for Black Community’s Problems
Read it for yourself to believe it: “White Rage” is the force behind the many struggles faced by the black community today, according to a newly released book written by an African-American Studies Professor at…
Pro-Life Groups Outnumber Planned Parenthood Affiliates
This is good news: More pro-life groups than Planned Parenthood affiliate groups on college campuses.