Good reporting by Campus Reform: Although Gillman [UCI chancellor] denies the existence of a widespread problem with anti-Semitism on his campus, public records reaching as far back as 2001 list multiple incidents dealing with anti-Semitism….
Topic: academia
Students at Yale wants to “De-Colonize” English Dept Curriculum
What does that even mean?! De-colonizing English courses is apparently a thing: “The petition “calls for the abolishment of this prerequisite and for the pre-1800/1900 requirements to refocus and include literature relating to gender, race and sexuality.”
NYU Law Professor Claims America is in “a Post-Genocidal Society” Today at Commencement
At the University of Delaware, no less: “We are a post-genocidal society. On this continent there were native people, indigenous people, Native Americans, and they were slaughtered by the millions … by white settlers,” Stevenson, a…
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Student Activists are Really Radical Today
A good take from David French at the National Review: Campus radicals hold a shared vision that has the potential to rip this nation to shreds. It’s a vision instigated by people with impossible demands…
Liberty University to have Targeted Endowment Fund for Israel Studies
From the Campus Reform: Liberty University thinks the trend of divestment from companies associated with Israel presents a golden opportunity—not just for financial gain, but also to deliver a poke to the liberal eye. The…
Does Title IX Prohibit Sexual Harassment?
A good read over at Reason.
Kansas Professor Fired after Not Fulfilling Research Duties while Suspended
Huh? Andrea Quenette used the n-word in class, in context, and was cleared by a school investigation at Kansas. But, administrators still fired her for her not fulfilling her research duties while she was suspended…
FAU Professor is Fine with Sharia Law and Cutting Off Thief’s Hands
Yes, a Florida Atlantic University professor, a practicing Muslim, said that the chopping off of a thief’s hand (or both) is fine. Bassem al Halabi made the remarks at a recent Islamophobia conference at the university.
Yale Administrators Resign after Halloween Costume and Free Speech Remarks Last Year
The animosity and ‘you’ve offended me’ mentality has led to Erika and Nicholas Christakis tendering their resignations from Yale University’s Silliman College. Nicholas will continue as a professor, which is reflected in a Yale press…
Over $1 Million to Skidmore in Grants to Explore Diversity in Art
From the Campus Reform: “Skidmore College is receiving more than $1 million to “explore diversity through art,” and is planning new courses to complement art exhibits from “diverse or traditionally underrepresented artists.””