Colleges everywhere are afraid of Halloween costumes! UMass is one such academic institution afraid of Halloween: The University of Massachusetts, Amherst is posting “cultural appropriation” posters in each of the residence halls on campus featuring…
Topic: Campus Reform
NC State Holds 3-Hour-Long Microaggressions Workshop on Halloween Costumes
Halloween costumes are offensive at NC State and students need a three-hour workshop to help cope with it.
Florida State University says a Harambe Gorilla Costume is ‘Cultural Appropriation’
Huh?! Really? A gorilla costume is offensive? Florida State University is reminding students in one residence hall to avoid wearing Harambe costumes this Halloween in order to avoid “cultural appropriation.” Students living on the first…
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Marquette Radical Feminists Call Pro-Life Display ‘Oppressive’
Anything is offensive if you don’t agree with it, or something like that, at Marquette, a private Catholic institution: Marquette’s feminism club has now publicly condemned Thursday’s pro-life display at the Catholic institution as “damaging…
We Want a Bigger Safe Space, Demands Latino Student Group at North Carolina
A specific meeting place for Latino students is the main demand of a Latino student group at the University of North Carolina: “Latinx” students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) demonstrated…
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George Washington University 3-Day Workshop Features Statement of Wanting a President who is a Refugee, had an Abortion
Huh? This from Campus Reform: The summit concluded at the White House Sunday night with an updated reading of “I want a president…,” a “collective reading project” devised in 1992 by artist and activist Zoe…
Pepperdine Students Claim Columbus Statue is a ‘Celebration of Genocide’
College students at the posh, close-to-the-beach Pepperdine University are complaining about a statue of Christopher Columbus: Pepperdine University students spent their day off Monday protesting Christopher Columbus’ “culturally insensitive form of international exploration” and demanding…
UCLA Holds Inclusive Language Workshop for Freshmen Students
More political correctness over at UCLA: A UCLA event that was heavily encouraged for first-year students suggested that black students may fall victim to police brutality and told students to make sure they use inclusive…
A ‘Black Cultural Center Safe Space’ is Coming to University of Wisconsin
More safe spaces for college students: The University of Wisconsin is working on building a new “safe space” for black students this semester, The Badger Herald reports. This safe space, a Black Cultural Center, is…
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George Washington University Offers ‘Diversity Cords’ for Graduation after Taking Workshops
Pins and graduation cords for eight weeks of workshops on diversity and inclusion! Participation trophies! The George Washington University is now offering a “diversity graduation cord” to students who complete at least eight weekly training…