So much for actual diversity of thought at Northwestern: Retired Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, who served as ambassador to Afghanistan in the first Obama term, will not become the inaugural executive director of the school’s…
Topic: academia
Fraternity Skit that Mentioned Trump’s Border Wall and had Sombreros is Being Investigated
Everyone is offended: The Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Case Western Reserve University is under investigation by their national office and the campus office of student affairs, and Latino students on campus are demanding mandatory…
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More Pre-K Education Initiatives, ex-CEOs say
George Halvorson, former CEO of Kaiser Permanente, and John Pepper, formerly of Procter & Gamble, claim that pre-K education gains are essential to developing America’s future workforce. Halvorson avers that the “number one predictor for…
Black Student Union Condemns Pro-Trump Chalk Messages as a Hate Crime
What?! This is an actual allegation by DePaul University’s Black Student Union: Photo by bionicteaching Photo by bionicteaching
Students who Disagree with Pro-Palestinian Views are Labeled “Islamophobic”
The UCLA Graduate Student Association (known as GSA) believes that those who aren’t pro-Palestinian are “Islamophobic,” according to their latest resolution. Photo by joegaza Photo by joegaza
University of South Alabama Apologizes for Citing Student who had an Empty Gun Holster
The student, DJ Parten, was given an official apology by the campus police after being cited for having an empty gun holster: “On April 13, 2016, the University of South Alabama Police Department received an…
Latino Group: White People should Get White Privilege Checked by a Doctor
Huh? This is a real thing, apparently, at Iowa State University: A group of students at Iowa State University is advising its white peers to “head to the doctor” in order to be treated for…
Whitman College Drops Missionary Mascot
The administrators, along with students and faculty members, think its religious connotation is bad for business. They’ve scrubbed it from their website, too.
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The Donald’s Diversity Deconstructed
If Trump were to actually win the Republican nomination and become president, it’s questionable whether his policies would be in any sense Republican. Indeed, his foreign policy would be even more pro-Russian than that of…
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Illegal Immigrant Students Fear Border Patrol Participation in Career Fair
Do they need a trigger warning, or something? Students at the California State University, San Marcos staged a demonstration Thursday protesting the inclusion of Border Patrol representatives at the school’s career fair. Sociology professor Marisol…