From The College Fix: The University of Wisconsin-Madison is currently taking applications for its “Men’s Project,” a six-week program that aims to counter the alleged harmful effects of society’s masculinity paradigms and pressures and empower participants…
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University of Illinois Professor Claimed He was Forced to Teach Statistics due to His Asian Ethnicity
From The College Fix: If the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Seung-Whan Choi is on the level, he was the victim of one of the oldest racial stereotypes extant. According to the Chicago Tribune, Choi filed…
Professor’s Op-Ed says Trump’s Anti-Climate Change Agenda should Disqualify Him from Using Science
From The College Fix: In a recent piece in The Huffington Post, California State University, Sacramento’s Joseph Palermo argues that because Donald Trump “rejects the science of climate change,” he shouldn’t be permitted to make use of…
Duke University Police Worried about Someone Asking for Reading Lists
From The College Fix: Its IT security office sent a “scam” alert to faculty yesterday, warning them that an internet user identifying himself as law student “Gary Joe” had emailed “a number of Duke professors.” The email…
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…
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…
Vulgar: LGBT Teens Protest Donald Trump by sending Adjusted Lollipops to Trump Tower
From The College Fix (warning: NSFW language): According to The Huffington Post, “Jules” and “Gabe” created the website Send Trump Pussy! which says the pair “will anonymously send all lollipop orders directly to Trump’s headquarters in New York.” According…
University of Oregon Punished Professor for Halloween Costume, but Law Professors Disagree
From The College Fix: Law professors around the country are frowning upon the university’s finding that one of their peers, School of Law Prof. Nancy Shurtz, committed “discriminatory harassment” by dressing as a black male…