No one will protest this. If however, the school was giving the same honor to someone like Ann Coulter…
The New York Post reported.
Harvard Law to honor lawyer who lied about anti-cop video
Students at Harvard Law School plan to honor the Bronx public defender who was caught ly...
Is Black History Month separatist? Some students seem to think so.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
Black History Month troubles some black Penn students
It seems February — officially Black History Month — doesn’t sit well with some (black) University of Pennsylvania students.
Concerns range from it being seen as “separatist,” to the...
This Washington Post piece by Wendy Kaminer is rather enlightening.
The progressive ideas behind the lack of free speech on campus
Is an academic discussion of free speech potentially traumatic? A recent panel for Smith College alumnae aimed at “challenging the ideological echo chamber” elicited this ominous “trigger/content warn...
Because, hey… why not?
Ashley Rae Goldenberg of the Daily Caller reported.
Activist Teaches Feminist Animal Rights Course At George Mason University
A self-described activist is teaching an eye-opening “Animal Rights as Ecofeminism” course at George Mason, the largest public university in Virginia.
Professor Paul C. Gorski, who believes me...
It looks like Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner may be taking a cue from Governor Scott Walker.
The Northwest Herald reported.
Bruce Rauner’s higher education cut larger than expected, would affect all aspects of NIU
Northern Illinois University officials are considering reducing staff, restructuring academic programs and pursuing more grants after Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget...
You know Bernie Sanders. He’s the openly “Socialist” senator from Vermont.
Michael Stratford of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Upping the Ante on Free
Senator Bernie Sanders is calling for a massive boost in federal higher education spending that would cut college tuition at public colleges and universities in half.
“We need a revolution in the...
Some students think the theft might be over an article about radical feminism which was featured in the paper.
Susan Kruth of the FIRE blog reports.
Hamilton Students Condemn Theft of Campus Publication
It was a close vote but the resolution passed.
The Jerusalem Post reports.
Northwestern University student group narrowly passes Israel divestment measure
Northwestern University’s Associated Student Government Senate narrowly passed a measure to divest from Israeli companies on Thursday. It urges the university to divest from Boeing, Caterpillar, Elbit Systems, Hewlett-Packard, G4S and Lockheed...
Perhaps the student body could hold a protest against ISIS privilege.
Reuters reported.
Pro-Islamic State militants seize Libyan university: residents
Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State have seized the university in the central Libyan city of Sirte, residents said on Thursday, days after a video showed them staging a convoy parade.
Islamist militants have made...
I wonder if any of the students in this class have cell phones, TVs, cars, or computers? If they do, they can thank Capitalism.
Hunter Swogger of the College Fix reports.
‘Activism’ class at University of Michigan teaches capitalism should be ‘overthrown’
A textbook used for an “activism” class at the University of Michigan...
I don’t know why this professor doesn’t like conservatives. Every analysis I’ve ever read about charitable giving in America suggests conservatives give more than liberals.
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Who Is Being Political?
There is wide agreement in North Carolina that Gene Nichol is an articulate and forceful advocate for the...
There’s a lot of this going around these days.
Jacob Gershman of the Wall Street Journal reports.
Penn Law Professors Blast University’s Sexual-Misconduct Policy
Another Ivy League university is facing criticism from its own law professors over school procedures for handling sexual-assault complaints against students.
A group of 16 University of Pennsylvania Law School professors...
More than you might think…
Catherine Sevcenko of the FIRE blog reports.
Citing ‘Stand Up For Speech’ Cases, FIRE Urges Supreme Court Not to Expand ‘Government Speech’ Doctrine
Yesterday, FIRE filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the case Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., which is currently before the...
Of course. How can you understand physics if you don’t understand white privilege? Right?
Katherine Timpf of National Review reports.
New High-School Physics Curriculum Includes Lessons on White Privilege
A high-school physics teacher has developed his own six-day curriculum that he uses to teach about institutional racism, privilege, and social justice as part of...
Read below to see a telling display of that “new tone” Democrats love to lecture the right about.
David Hookstead of the College Fix reports. Language warning.
Wisconsin College Republicans called ‘c*nts,’ ‘ignorant’ for defending Walker
A plea by College Republicans to keep an open mind about Gov. Walker and his budget plan elicits...
This new Prager University video hosted by UCLA Economics Professor, Lee Ohanian should be required viewing at all colleges and universities.
Watch it all below.
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Do the rich pay their fair share of taxes? It’s not a simple question. First of all, what do you mean by rich? And how...
Just to be clear, the student in this story didn’t rape anyone, he was completely innocent. Yet he reminded a girl of her rapist for some reason.
This story is from Janet Halley of the Harvard Law Review Forum. Hat tip to Ann Althouse.
Trading the Megaphone for the Gavel in Title...
Commenting on stories about sex assault is no longer allowed but you can still carry a mattress around if you want.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
‘Columbia Spectator’ to shut down comment sections on sex assault articles
The Columbia Daily Spectator student newspaper will no longer provide comment sections for articles dealing...
In the case of professor John McAdams, FIRE is calling out Marquette.
Peter Bonilla of the FIRE blog reports.
Marquette’s Dangerous Subversion of Free Speech
Last week, I wrote about the systemic due process failures at Marquette University, which plans to fire tenured political science professor John McAdams for criticism of a graduate student...
Can you say public relations nightmare?
Jeremiah Dobruck of the LA Times reported.
Couple who pledged $12 million to Chapman University want donation back
A 98-year-old Newport Beach philanthropist and his wife are suing Chapman University, alleging that the college coerced him into donating $12 million and then failed to keep its promises.
James and...
This column by Debra Saunders at Real Clear Politics is outstanding.
Divest UC of USA or Vice Versa?
The University of California Student Association has approved a resolution to direct UC regents to divest financially of the governments of Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, Sri Lanka and the United States. “UC...
It’s not a bad business to be in if you have the cash.
Steven Overly of the Washington Post reports.
Universities are venturing into new territory: Funding start-up businesses
Universities across the country have developed entrepreneurship programs in recent years aimed at encouraging students and faculty to turn promising business ideas into actual companies....
