The University of Vermont, located in Burlington, announced to faculty and staff members that it will slash 27 total programs in its College of Arts and Sciences due to financial hardship. The coronavirus pandemic has…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Marquette University faculty opposes budget cuts
The Marquette University faculty wrote two open letters criticizing the university administration’s decision to eliminate faculty positions and programs as part of a series of planned budget cuts. According to the administration, the university will…
Pandemic leads to spike in law and medical school applications
With so much economic uncertainty surrounding the national economy, the job market, and the workforce these days, enrollment in law schools and medical schools has seen an uptick during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the…
Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly withdraws kids from school over social justice memo
Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News anchor and NBC daytime host, said that she removed her two children from an Upper West Side private school in New York City after the school expressed a “woke”…
Cancel culture at Harvard: Petition wants to ban former Trump officials from campus
Former Trump administration officials should be blocked from working at or speaking at Harvard University, according to a petition circulating around campus. ABC News reported that a petition circulating at Harvard demanded so-called “system of…
Teacher union leader defends school closure stance
Fox News host Martha MacCallum and American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten had a contentious discussion about New York City’s public schools closure this past week. MacCallum hosts Fox News’s “The Story” show and…
Indoctrinating Students to Hate Whiteness: Racial Self-Flagellation on Campus
Since the unfortunate deaths of George Floyd and a number of other black individuals in interaction with law enforcement, campuses across the country have been roiled by paroxysms of self-righteous indignation over race, white police…
New York City mayor shuts down schools
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this week that the city’s public schools will be closed and all learning will take place online. Local news outlet Fox 5 reported that city officials posted…
Liberal Maryland public schools will spend $450,000 for anti-racism audit
The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) system, located north of the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C., is one of the more liberal public education systems in the country. During the coronavirus pandemic, the county public…
Analysis: Democrats poured $626 million into Senate races, but only had one net gain
The 2020 election cycle resulted in eye-popping numbers when it came to fundraising and campaign contributions for Senate races, to the tune of over $1 billion. Considering that the Democratic Party has long criticized the…