We can’t reward those who work hard and are academically talented, at least that’s the proposal in Baltimore County public schools in the state of Maryland: Such is the proposal of Superintendent Dallas Dance who…
Topic: The College Fix
California Lawmaker Sees Controversial Part of Discrimination Bill Removed
Religious colleges are now temporarily spared in California from potential lawsuits, which could’ve been made possible had a specific provision of a proposed bill had been kept in the bill: Following heavy opposition from a…
Update on Wisconsin-Stout: Old Portrait Can Only Be Seen by Appointment
This isn’t a joke; now students can only see an eighty-year-old painting by appointment in a conference room at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University Challenged Department of Education’s Low Evidence Threshold Policy
This from the College Fix: The evangelical university joined an existing lawsuit coordinated by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) on behalf of a University of Virginia law student, who was banned for life from…
British Student Union Leader Suggested Education Cuts have Led to Youth Going to Join ISIS
Huh? During a June debate at University College London (which apparently did not get much attention here in the U.S.), Malia Bouattia added that the current political climate – things like high unemployment, education privatization,…
Adams State University Settles Lawsuit with Professor who Criticized It
$100,000 is not chump change in a settlement: Colorado’s Adams State University swallowed its pride and shelled out $100,000 to a professor that it banned from campus on the pretext that he was threatening administrators….
‘Green Lives Matter’ Course on Environmental Justice at Wisconsin-Green Bay
Huh? Really? Environmental justice is a new thing at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Elon University Students Unhappy with Scheduled Speech by a Pulitzer Prize Journalist
The ‘snowflake generation’ continues to whine about opposing viewpoints: Some students at Elon University have started a petition expressing displeasure at the school’s invitation of Kathleen Parker to speak there in October. Parker, who describes…
College Professors Blame ‘Heteronormativity’ for Melania Trump’s Speech Controversy
Yes, ‘heteronormativity’ is a word coined by academics to describe heterosexuals and it now applies to Melania Trump’s speech scandal.
Catholic Loyola Marymount University Employee Reinstated after Fighting Suspension over Traditional Family Views
The Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund defended employee Gigi Kurz, who was suspended because some in the Loyola Marymount University’s LGBT community complained about her traditional marriage and family views that offended them.