I could think of a heckuva lot better ways to burn $100 million, but okay.
From The Atlantic:
Brown University’s $100 Million Inclusivity Plan
Every university responds to student protests in its own way.
Earlier this month, scores of Brown undergraduates formed a circle on a quad...
This is how you know someone is not ready for college.
Blake Neff reports at the Daily Caller.
Columbia Student Claims To Be Traumatized By Reading About White People
A student at Columbia University is urging the school to inject more diversity into its required courses, claiming she suffered severe emotional trauma from reading...
Can the current college campus crisis be mitigated with better education in high school?
From the Heterodox Academy:
The Yale Problem Begins in High School
A month before the Yale Halloween meltdown, I had a bizarre and illuminating experience at an elite private high school on the West Coast....
Is anyone else starting to grow weary of this idiocy?
Red Alert Politics reports.
‘Incestuous rapist’: William and Mary students demand removal of Thomas Jefferson statue
Earlier in the semester, students at the University of Missouri defaced the campus’ statute of Thomas Jefferson with post-it notes calling him a “racist rapist,” for example. A petition...
Black students were concerned about the depiction of black people in the mural.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
U of Kentucky will cover up and relocate a mural whose depiction of black people has upset many
In 1934, Ann Rice O’Hanlon painted a fresco — then the largest one ever pa...
Another fine example of left wing bias in academia.
The College Fix reports.
Duke dean promises to block tenure for faculty who are ‘intolerant,’ undefined
If you want tenure at Duke University, stay current on the latest microaggressions and zip your lips.
Valerie Ashby, the de...
His stance against gay adoption and a trip to the Reagan Library have brought tension.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Cal State Northridge professor says he’s being targeted for his conservative social views
Is academic freedom only for liberal professors? That’s what a controversial professor of English at California State University at Northridge says, as...
Brad Hoey, a university spokesman, said the student center removed the Bibles immediately, even though they had been in the rooms for a number of years.
Chicago Tribune reports.
Northern Illinois University removes Bibles from campus hotel after complaint
Guests seeking a Bible at Northern Illinois University’s campus hotel now must call the front...
After the last few weeks, this is fairly easy to believe.
The FIRE blog reports.
Pew Report: Of All Age Groups, Millennials Most Favor Speech Restrictions
Last week, the Pew Research Center released the results of a global survey finding that Americans were the most supportive of free expression out of any country surveyed,...
Honor victims or worry someone will be marginalized?
The Daily Beast reports.
College Students Say Remembering 9/11 Is Offensive to Muslims
How a proposed moment of silence to honor 9/11 victims became the latest victim of the would-be despots of America’s campuses.
The everything-is-offensive brand of campus activism has struck a new low: Students at...
In a new column at the Washington Post, Kathleen Parker suggests we’re all to blame for what’s happening on college campuses.
For thin-skinned students, we have nobody to blame but ourselves
It would be easy to call protesting college students crybabies and brats for pitching hissy fits over hurt feelings, but this likely...
A Facebook spokesman said the page wasn’t removed for its content, but because its creator had used a fake name.
SF Gate reports.
Facebook yanks ‘White Student Union’ page at UC Berkeley
A Facebook page created over the weekend claiming to represent a “White Student Union” at UC Berkeley has been removed by the...
No racial double standards here. How does a person who believes such things get a teaching job?
Frontpage Mag reports.
Professor Declares ‘Whiteness’ a ‘Disease’
I had always looked upon my six-year-old son as a blessing.
But now I realize that he is a disease.
My wife, my parents, my grandparents, and every member of my...
November has been a crazy month.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
In two weeks, more than a dozen campuses targeted by threats of violence
The day after the University of Missouri’s president resigned following a series demonstrations over racism on campus, violent threats appeared on the anonymous messaging app Yik Yak. “I’m going to stand...
“It belongs in a museum!” – Indiana Jones
The Houston Chronicle reported:
University of Texas professor found this ancient, rare biblical script selling on eBay for $99
While perusing pages of antique auctions on eBay, a University of Texas professor was surprised to spot a rare, ancient fragment of the Greek New Testament inconspicuously...
What is it about this NY school that makes students abuse substances more than others?
The Ithacan reports.
Ithaca College students drink and smoke more than average
Ithaca College students use marijuana, drink alcohol, feel stressed and have sex more than the national average, according to survey results from the National College Health...
After reporters were banned from a student sit-in, Smith will revisit their media access policies.
Mass Live reports:
Smith College to review media access policies following ban on reporters at sit-in
Following a ban on reporters at a Smith College sit-in Wednesday imposed by student activists and upheld by administration, the school says it...
One positive aspect is starting your working life without massive debt.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Skipping college: A smart career move?
The stock market is encouraging a reconsideration of the benefits of higher education. Sort of.
A recent op-ed running in Nasdaq notes that college is a good career move on average, but skipping it...
Christmas vacation is already being called “Winter Break.”
The College Fix reports.
My professors have started calling Thanksgiving break ‘fall break’
Last week, I noticed my professors at the University of Massachusetts Amherst start referring to Thanksgiving Break as “Fall Break.”
That too?!
Most students are used to Christmas vacation being called “Winter Break.” And on...
It’s stunning that some students even objected to this in the first place.
Campus Reform reports.
UMN admin. rejects safe space argument, adopts 9/11 remembrance
The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents and President Eric Kaler announced Wednesday, November 18 that the university will move forward with a plan to have a moment of...
More than 30 have been created in just a week.
The College Fix reports.
More than 30 ‘White Student Union’ pages created on Facebook in last week
More than 30 “White Student Union” pages have recently sprung up over the last several days on Facebook, pages that affiliate...
It’s good to know not all college students are buying into the current campus protest culture.
Derek Hunter reports at the Daily Caller.
Princeton Student Group Stands Up To Campus Protesters
A group of Princeton University students is pushing back on campus protesters, saying that their demands will “contribute to the politicization of the...
