Samantha Harris of the FIRE blog has the details.
And the awards go to…
Speech Codes of the Year: 2014
Each month, FIRE singles out a particularly reprehensible campus speech code for our Speech Code of the Month designation. While all of 2014’s Speech Codes of the Month flagrantly violated students’ or faculty members’...
It should be noted that the school did this despite the objection of many faculty members.
Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.
Harvard Law caves to feds by adopting ‘preponderance’ standard in rape cases
Students accused of sexual assault at Harvard Law School can now be found guilty under the “more likely than...
This is one school that seems to understand the danger of the higher ed bubble.
Ernie Garcia of lohud.com reports.
Westchester Community College tuition lawsuits soar
Westchester Community College’s crackdown on former students with unpaid debts hit 838 lawsuits as the year ends.
The taxpayer-funded college in Valhalla was the region’s most litigious school in...
Alex McHugh of National Review recently made an excellent point on this subject.
University Presidents Paid More than POTUS
A great number of Americans have not felt the benefits of the economic recovery, but in 2012, the number of private university presidents receiving over $1 million in compensation increased by one, the Chronicle of...
Daniel Mael is a Brandeis student who writes for Truth Revolt. He publicized the tweets of a fellow student who said she had no sympathy for murdered cops.
Professor Jacobson recently wrote about Mael at Legal Insurrection but I thought we should cover this report from Caleb Bonham at Campus Reform...
Sadly, there are probably many other people in academia who agree.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
Portland State instructor: repeal ‘stupid’ 2nd Amendment
Tom H. Hastings teaches in the Conflict Resolution program at Portland State University. He also is the director of
Going to college is supposed to give young people a chance to be away from home for a while but don’t tell that to these parents.
Leanne Italie of the Denver Post.
Extreme helicoptering: Now parents go with kids to college
Lori Osterberg and her husb...
Ashe Schow of the Washington Examiner looks back on what did and didn’t happen in 2014.
The year of campus sexual assault that wasn’t
This was supposed to be the year that everyone banded together to end campus sexual assault by any means necessary — even if it meant improperly branding young men...
What the student said was indefensible and cost her a leadership position.
Why are other students defending her?
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reported.
Students Rally Around Peer With ‘No Sympathy’ For Dead Cops At $60,000-A-Year Brandeis
Students at Brandeis University spent Monday effusively supporting Khadijah Lynch, their fellow student who...
While college students have been busy protesting for social justice they’ve lost their right to real justice.
Peter Berkowitz writes at Real Clear Politics.
The Demise of Due Process on Campus
Universities’ mishandling of sexual assault allegations has been making the news — but not in the way feminist activists and progressive politicians had...
I agree with what Greg McNeilly of the Detroit News is saying here but I don’t think Democrats will ever do it.
McNeilly: Dems need to condem professor for ‘hate’
There’s an epidemic of intolerance at Michigan’s public universities.
The University of Michigan made all the wrong national headlines last week after Professor Susan...
I feel bad for people who can’t just enjoy the holiday season.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reported.
Christmas: The Embodiment Of Patriarchal Dominance
You knew that even Christmas wouldn’t escape the ever-seeking consternation of the feminists and “studies” professoriate, right?
Enter Latham Hunter, a professor of communication and (of course) cultural studies at...
Imagine if this student was a conservative and he was talking about the Tea Party.
Jeff Dunetz of Truth Revolt reported.
CUNY Newpaper Editor Defends Call For Violent Protests
Editor-in-chief of the City Univeristy of New York (CUNY) graduate school student paper Gordon Barnes defended his call for violent protests in response to the...
The fact that this is big news says much about the state of higher education in America today.
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reports.
CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! Public Liberal Arts College In Maryland Invites Republican To Speak At MLK Breakfast
Proving that Christmas is, indeed, a time of...
This is newsworthy because Barnard is a college for women. The school is now considering admitting students who were born male but identify as female.
John Leland of the New York Times reports.
Barnard Considers Policy for Transgender Students
At an elite college for women, the question...
This is probably going to interfere with the completion of his studies.
Cheryl Makin of My Central Jersey reported.
Edison man charged with arson at Rutgers University
A 21-year-old Edison man was charged Thursday with setting fire to a hallway and classroom at a building at the school’s Busch Campus, said Middlesex County Prosecutor...
Katherine Timpf has done a great job compiling this list.
Here’s an excerpt.
The 11 Most Politically Correct Moments on College Campuses in 2014
here are almost too many to choose from, but here are eleven of the most politically correct moments on college campuses in 2014:
1. Princeton University students launched a microaggression-reporting service.
In...
The sad thing is that there are some people in America who would agree with this.
Reuters reported.
Christmas banned by Chinese university, says it is “kitsch”
A university in northwestern China has banned Christmas, calling it a “kitsch” foreign celebration unbefitting of the country’s own traditions and making its students watch propaganda films...
This video shows scenes from Hillsdale College accompanied by students singing Carol of the Bells.
Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
It doesn’t sound like this was a political decision. People don’t seem to want the building renamed for anyone.
Inside Higher Ed reported.
Texas A&M Drops Plan to Name Building for Rick Perry
The Texas A&M University Board of Regents called off a planned meeting Thursday at which members had been expected to rename...
The campus outrage machine never sleeps.
Kaitlyn Schallhorn of Campus Reform reported.
College president accused of sexism after posing with male students raising money for charity
Faculty at East Stroudsburg University are questioning whether the school is too cavalier about sexual assaults and has a double standard when it comes to gender after the university’s president...
I don’t know what piece of music the student choir is singing in this video but it’s beautiful.
From all of us at College Insurrection, may you have a blessed and Merry Christmas.
