The controversy surrounding a statue of Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents, led to American University removing the statue from its place at American University (located in Washington, D.C.). From an e-mail…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Some Donors at College which Took Down American Flag Post-Trump Victory are Fine with It
From The College Fix: When it took down the American flag in the wake of Donald Trump’s election last month, Hampshire College was swarmed by angry veterans and became a punching bag in the conservative media. One group that doesn’t…
Remember Her? Rachel Dolezal Disinvited from Martin Luther King, Jr. Event after Outcry
You can’t make this up: iting a “negative community response” after news broke of Rachel Dolezal’s inclusion in an upcoming diversity summit during Cary, North Carolina’s Martin Luther King Jr. Dreamfest, the company which had booked…
Georgetown Students Receive Credit for Attending Anti-Trump Teach-In
One of the more notable quotes from the anti-Trump teach-in at Georgetown University was how, in a post-Trump world, “violence may be necessary”: Another explained that they cannot work with Trump because “that’s what they…
Harvard Graduates to Get Hearing on Unionization Status
From Campus Reform: The majority of votes of Harvard University students voted against forming a union for teaching and research assistants, but the number of contested ballots is greater than the margin of victory. The…
No Action Taken against Drexel Professor who Tweeted about ‘White Genocide’ Wish
From Campus Reform: Drexel initially denounced the tweet, calling it “utterly reprehensible” and “deeply disturbing,” yet on Thursday released a statement calling Ciccariello-Maher’s language “protected speech” that should not be “taken at face value.” “Very often electronic…
WATCH: Thomas Sowell Tries to Educate Joe Biden during SCOTUS Confirmation Hearing
If one of our greatest minds has this hard a time educating the Left, what chance do the rest of us have? Thomas Sowell, in the YouTube video below, is at a Senate Judiciary Committee…
Religious Children are ‘Meaner’, Study Claimed
From AFA Journal: In 2015, Current Biology magazine reported on a sociological study implying that religious kids are less generous than non-religious kids. Why that conclusion? Non-religious children in the U.S., Canada, Turkey, Jordan, South Africa, and…
Huh? 12,000 Professors Ask Their Names be Added to Conservative Group’s ‘Professor Watchlist’
This move to add their names to a ‘professor watchlist’ could backfire on them, you know. Notre Dame professors wrote an open letter to add their names, as have other professors from around the country….
Stanford Marching Band’s Suspension Stirs Controversy
From The College Fix: Stanford University’s funky and daring yet controversial marching band has been suspended through the spring 2017 semester, prompting band members and others to denounce the sanction as unfair and a crack down…