In Part 1 of this two-part report, I pointed out that “Many exhibits in the new $500 million National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. will be worthwhile. They will highlight…
Topic: academia
College Admissions Association President Forced to Apologize for ‘All Lives Matter’ Remark
From the College Fix: Inside Higher Ed reports that Phillip Trout’s initial apology statement did not include the talismanic phrase “black lives matter.” He simply apologized for having “offended and hurt so many people” with words…
Poll: Majority of Students at Historical Black Colleges are Fine with Booting Media from Protests
Censorship of the media is in vogue: According to the results of the survey, HBCU students were more likely than their peers to distrust the media, with only 39 percent of HBCU students reporting a…
‘Black Lives Matter’ Activist DeRay Mckesson Talks about White Privilege, Police Officers to San Diego State Students
From the College Fix: This past Saturday, Black Lives Matter bigwig DeRay Mckesson spoke at an event co-sponsored by the San Diego State School of Journalism and Media Studies. No stranger to controversy or the…
Black Lives Matter Protesters Disrupt Open Debate, Shout Down Debaters at Michigan
Free speech is for no one, especially if you’re not bowing to the ‘Black Lives Matter’ agitators at the University of Michigan: Holding signs with statements such as “my life is not a debate” and…
Op-Ed: No, Hillary Clinton Can’t Save College
George Leef said the following about Hillary Clinton supporters advocating that she will ‘fix college’: The key objective of Clinton’s plan is to get more Americans into college, especially those from lower income families, and…
Arkansas State University Students Told that Free Speech Zones Trump the Constitution
From the Daily Caller: Public universities across the nation are beginning to unjustly confine student’s right to free speech and open discussion to specific “free speech zones.” Earlier this week, Arkansas Tech students Skyler Bowden…
Equal Rights Protection Clause Cited in Illegal Immigrant Lawsuit against University of Georgia
From Campus Reform: Two law firms are suing the University System of Georgia on behalf of three illegal immigrants over its policy barring persons not lawfully present in the United States from qualifying for admissions….
A Money Changers Moment for Catholics
Of all the groups that Barack Obama bamboozled in 2008 and 2012, Catholics were the biggest suckers. They voted for Obama and now, according to the polls, they are backing Hillary. But evidence suggests that…
Northwestern President Approves of Safe Spaces, Calls Dissenters ‘Idiots’
Well, someone doesn’t like calling out ‘trigger warnings’ and ‘safe spaces’ for what they are: pandering to insecure and easily-offended people. In his convocation speech to new students Monday, the president of Northwestern University promised…