As a public service, we try to track the progress, or lack thereof, of the latest top-down education reform concocted by elites and insiders—Common Core. We are aided immeasurably by the Heartland Institute which publishes…
Topic: academia
California Universities looking at Unconstitutional Speech Codes
It is a good intention, to prevent anti-Semitic speech on University of California campuses, but it is unconstitutional to have such speech codes.
St. Louis University removes Catholic Priest Statue due to Concerns of Racism
It is a statue depicting a Catholic priest praying over an American Indian, but people complained that it was a symbol of colonialism and racism.
Vulgar Protesters temporarily disrupted Pro-Traditional Marriage Event at UCSB
Vulgarities were used (so much for tolerance) by protesters who chanted for a short time during the lecture. Thankfully, they left afterwards and let the lecture continue.
Oxford University Graduate says Graduation Robes are Discriminatory
As Campus Reform noted: “Traditional compulsory examination gowns are discriminatory, according to an Oxford University alumna and student representative. Anna Bradshaw wrote an opinion piece in the Oxford Student on May 20 titled “ Sub…
Rutgers University Professor says Waco Biker Gang Shootout reflects White Privilege
This professor, Brittney Cooper, works at Rutgers as an associate professor in Women’s, Gender and Africana studies and this is what we get in her Salon.com column.
Universities’ Tax Exemption at Risk
There is much more at stake in the debate over same-sex marriage than wedding cakes. Namely, the tax-exempt status of universities is now at risk. “The most notable exchange during the argument last month in…
Courts Find Academics Unexceptional
They may be the big men and women on campus but off campus they are just men and women. “The claim of legal status depends on the prior claim that academics are special, even exceptional,…
Professor Vaguely Threatens Student Activist over Gun Rights
The College Fix pointed out: “The prospect of students publicly advocating for Second Amendment rights at Blinn College so worried one administrator that she told student activists not to expect to get permission to do…
University of Wisconsin wants to Teach Students how to become a Thief
Yes, this is a real symposium focusing on advancing radical liberal and socialist agenda like a “thief”: “The symposium, which will also be transmitted to a wider audience via Google Hangout, is described as a…