From The College Fix: A Minnesota lawmaker wants to make sure that financial uncertainty is never the reason a student drops out. Minnesota Daily reports that Sen. Ron Latz of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (the state’s version of…
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In Trump’s Inauguration Day Speech, He Blasted Higher Education
From The College Fix: In his inaugural address … President Donald Trump said the educational system was “flush with cash” and yet “leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge.”
‘Safe Place’ at University of Kansas for Women-Only Lunchroom for Muslims
From The College Fix: The University of Kansas maintains a women’s-only lunchroom that’s largely utilized by Muslim students, a venue billed as a “safe place” for them. “It is mainly used by Muslim women because…
Ohio State Students had a Safe Space for Trump’s Inauguration
From The College Fix: “The purpose of this event is to foster a safe space for the Ohio State campus community to connect with one another, support aspirations, and empower growth and change,” organizers state. The…
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Californians Wanted a Day Off School to Protest Donald Trump’s Inauguration
School was already scheduled to be shortened due to exams, so it wouldn’t really make a big difference to cancel it: Oakland Unified School District spokesman John Sasaki said most high schools have exams tomorrow…
Michigan Community College Arrested Student for Passing Out Constitutions
From The College Fix: Michigan’s Kellogg Community College arrested and jailed a student and two “associates” for passing out pocket copies of the U.S. Constitution on a campus sidewalk last fall, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday…
University of Michigan Hosted Speaker who claimed Blacks Face Daily Microaggressions, Racism
From The College Fix: The University of Michigan “celebrated” Martin Luther King Day by inviting Yale University Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry Claudia Rankine to read some of her award-winning poetry … and to discuss…
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Morehouse College Professor: Black People who Met with Trump are ‘Mediocre Negroes’
Per Campus Reform, college professor Marc Lamont Hill (who is no stranger to controversy) made the remarks on CNN: “Yeah, it was a bunch of mediocre Negroes being dragged in front of TV as a…
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Georgetown University Tells Students Not to Host Anti-Trump Protesters
From The College Fix: Hosting anti-Donald Trump inauguration protesters is the fad in D.C. this week, and Georgetown University’s College Democrats wanted to get in on the action. Not so fast, the Georgetown administration has told…
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At Anti-Trump ‘Teach-in’ at Georgetown University, Liberals Plan Resistance
From The College Fix: The election of Donald Trump must be “understood as a backlash to the Black Lives Matter movement,” Georgetown University History Prof. Marcia Chatelain told a “teach-in” on campus Saturday… The election…