Dean Melanie Wilson said the following about Glenn Reynolds’ tweet, which offended his colleagues as well as Twitter (he was briefly suspended due to the tweet in question): Following Professor Glenn Reynolds’s tweet and my…
Topic: academia
How ‘Green’ was My Campus
The sustainability campaigns on American college campuses, which we have covered for about as long as they have existed, may seem more ubiquitous than pledge drives on PBS. Nevertheless, some scholars think they haven’t gone…
University of Vermont is Flying a ‘Black Lives Matter’ Flag on their campus
Is this offensive, to fly a ‘Black Lives Matter’ flag on a college campus with the American flag? The University of Vermont’s Burlington campus is flying a Black Lives Matter flag alongside both the American…
Harvard Professor Called Donald Trump a ‘Predator’ for Rhetoric
Well, that sounds a bit unfair, no? Donald Trump and his supporters are accustomed to being derided as racists, but one Harvard University professor has taken things a step further, calling Trump a “predator” in…
Mizzou Student Paper Fired Conservative Columnist after ‘Black Lives Matter’ Piece
The Mizzou student newspaper, The Maneater, fired a conservative student columnist over his ‘Black Lives Matter’ column: A conservative columnist was fired from the University of Missouri’s student newspaper after writing a column that criticized…
Teacher Compared Donald Trump Speeches to Adolf Hitler’s
A teacher at North Carolina’s Cedar Ridge High School was accused of comparing Donald Trump’s speeches to Adolf Hitler’s: Instead of parsing participles, a public high school English teacher has been using her classroom to…
Princeton Backtracks Language Guide that Eliminated Use of ‘Man’
From Campus Reform: Princeton University has redacted several portions of its “gender inclusive language” guide after facing national criticism for banning the word “man” from all of its HR publications. The guide comes with a…
Tampons Could be Available in Men’s Restrooms at Cornell
Huh?! Yes, this is a possibility at Cornell: Free tampons may be on the way to all bathrooms on Cornell University’s campus—men’s included. Over 2,300 people signed a petition sponsored by Student Assembly President Jordan…
Black American-Themed Residence Halls to Come to San Francisco State University After Dreadlocks Incident
This is all due to a black student confronting a white student over having dreadlocks. Really? San Francisco State University has revealed plans to establish “Afro-themed” floors in residence halls following a confrontation between students…
Ithaca College Students Demanded Discussion Circles, Then Don’t Show Up
Blame the Millennials? Or just left-wing college students at Ithaca College? Thus far, however, The Ithacan reports that not a single student has attended either of the first two meetings. In fact, out of 30…