The College Fix reported the following: There’s been yet another college protest focused on an “against-the-sexual assault-narrative” speaker, this time Slate’s Emily Yoffe at Dartmouth. Apparently, some of Yoffe’s articles — titled “College Women: Stop Getting…
Topic: academia
UCLA Law Professor: Affirmative Action Actually Hurts Minorities
The College Fix with more on this: A UCLA law professor critiques affirmative action as detrimental to the very people it strives to aid: minority students. Professor Richard Sander, though liberal-leaning, has deemed affirmative action…
Notre Dame Replaces Physical Education Class with Social Awareness Course
Yes, golf and ultimate frisbee got cut in favor of “cultural competency” and other courses such as “social awareness.”
UCLA Administration Can’t Deny their Denial of Due Process in Punishing ‘Kanye Western’ Party
As the College Fix reported, this could get ugly: Students whose impudence exceeds their careful thought about the Bill of Rights can be forgiven for demanding a corporate spanking of everyone involved in the supposedly racist “Kanye…
Hispanic Contributions to American Independence
As Hispanic Heritage Month draws to a close, it is worth remembering the contributions that Hispanics have made to American independence. “Many Americans of Hispanic origin have received deserved praise,” Alejandro Chafuen of the Atlas…
Cornell Faculty says Republican Colleagues are Anti-Science
Oh, that’s a fair statement about Republican academics *sarcasm*: “It is not surprising that faculty at Cornell find the anti-scientific rhetoric of many in the Republican Party to be troublesome,” Prof. Kenneth McClane, English, said….
Syracuse Student Leaders want to Pre-Screen ‘Kiss Cam’ Couples
This takes out the spontaneity of the ‘Kiss Cam.‘ Oh, political correctness is ruining things.
Wesleyan University President’s Blog Post Talks About Black Lives Matter
When a student at Wesleyan wrote an op-ed in the student paper last month questioning whether the Black Lives Matter movement has had unintended consequences, protests erupted and the president spoke out, essentially, on the…
Mandatory Diversity Training to take place at University of Missouri
The College Fix reported: Beginning in January, all incoming students must complete a training program that addresses racism at Mizzou. Without completing the training, which informs them of campus resources and emphasizes each student’s responsibility…
Black Lives Matter Activist Teaches Two-Day Guest Lecture at Yale
The College Fix reported: Black Lives Matter bigwig DeRay Mckesson landed a two-day guest lecture opportunity at Yale, and delivered such — on “leadership” — back on October 2 and 3 at the college’s Divinity…