And adding to that, their chief diversity office left to take a similar job at the University of Washington. But, this is all due to the Tennessee legislature withholding funding for the university diversity office.
Topic: academia
Arizona’s New Law Prevents Colleges from Restricting Free Speech to Designated Zone
Way to go, Governor Doug Ducey. A win for free speech.
Trump Campaign Plans College Overhaul
Who knew that the Trump campaign would be getting involved in higher education policy this year? Sam Clovis, a tenured economics professor and Trump campaign co-chair, recently noted that their objectives include getting the government…
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Economist Mark Skousen Explains Gross Output
Despite the theory purveyed by the media, consumer spending is not the strongest catalyst of economic expansion, according to economist Mark Skousen, author of The Structure of Production. “…Because consumer spending represents…two thirds basically of…
Retired General Claims College Removed Him over Not-So-PC Comments
Is this a ‘he said, she said’ scenario? Possibly, but Let. Gen. Jerry Boykin’s removal can seem suspicious at first glance.
Some Seattle University Students Upset at Western Culture Classes
From the College Fix: “Dozens” of students at the Seattle University-affiliated Matteo Ricci College have been involved in a “sit-in” at the school administrative building, busy protesting the “classical curriculum that focuses on Western ideas and history.”
California Student Newspaper thinks $25 Million Set Aside for Illegal Immigrants is Too Little
$25 million for three years is not chump change, students: “The editorial board of The Daily Bruin, UCLA’s student newspaper, argued in an editorial Monday that the decision—announced last week by UC system President Janet Napolitano—is not an adequate long term solution because it is set to expire in 2019.”
Social Justice VS. America’s Founding Principles
The eloquent Justice Clarence Thomas recently warned the class of 2016 in a commencement address at Hillsdale College that since “the rising tide of social justice demands run afoul of this nation’s founding principles,” this…
Alleged Racial Slurs leads to Suspension of Wisconsin Fraternity
A fraternity at the University of Wisconsin has been suspended over suspicions of tolerating racial slurs.
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Sensitive UC-Santa Cruz Students will have 7 Administrators Join ‘Bias Reporting’ Panel
The College Fix has more on the subject: “For years, students at the University of California Santa Cruz have used the school’s bias reporting system to alert campus leaders that their feelings have been hurt or they have been called mean names by peers – complaints then probed by administrators.”