Legal Insurrection
College Insurrection
Posts by Mike LaChance  (Page 121)

Prof. Tells Son of Syrian Immigrants He’s Exerting White Privilege

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 5:00pm

This happened because the professor didn’t like the fact that the student was making a video of a forum at a public university. Here’s the video.

From Taylor Egly of Campus Reform.

Prof. tells son of Syrian immigrants that he’s ‘exerting’ his ‘white privilege’

LGBTQ activist and guest speaker at Minnesota State University Mankato...

Read More...
 
 
 

U. of Oklahoma President Stands up for Free Speech of School’s Marching Band

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 2:00pm

It’s nice to hear about a college leader sticking up for free speech.

Susan Kruth of the FIRE blog reports.

U. of Oklahoma President Defends Speech Rights of Marching Band Members

University of Oklahoma (OU) President David Boren took a stand for students’ free speech rights after learning that members of the university’s marching...

Read More...
 
 
 

Texas Tech Student in Trouble for False Rape Claim

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 11:00am

Rape is such a serious charge that there should be harsh penalties for lying about it.

Here’s a video report.

KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

KCBD News reported.

TTU student admits to making false statements about sexual...

Read More...
 
 
 

Outraged Liberals Derail Dinesh D’Souza Speech at UCSB

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 8:00am

Liberals love free speech, as long it’s their free speech.

Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reported.

Dinesh D’Souza campus speech axed after ‘pressure from liberals’

A campus lecture by embattled conservative filmmaker and author Dinesh D’Souza slated for Tuesday night at the University of California – Santa Barbara was abruptly cancelled after the...

Read More...
 
 
 

Education Department Harassment Rules a Classic Case of Regulatory Overreach

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 5:00pm

Our friend Hans Bader has a new column at the Competitive Enterprise Institute which looks at new bullying rules from the Education Department.

Education Department Harassment Rules Metastasize through Administrative Fiat

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), where I used to work, today declared that schools can be liable for bullying...

Read More...
 
 
 

Could 10% of Law Schools Close by 2019?

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 2:00pm

Paul Caron of the TaxProfBlog reports some higher ed bubble news with roots in recent history.

Organ: Will 10% of Law Schools Close by 2019, Just as 10% of Dental Schools Closed 25 Years Ago?

Following up on my previous post, Will Top Tier Law Schools be the First to Close, Like Emory...

Read More...
 
 
 

Prager University – Who Are the Racists: Conservatives or Liberals?

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 11:00am

In this new video from Prager University, Derryck Green of Project 21 examines the issue of racism through a political lens. His argument is logical and he offers many real world examples to back it up.

Don’t miss this great video.

Here’s more information:

Course Description

To call someone a racist is a serious...

Read More...
 
 
 

Stony Brook University Violated Election Law Promoting Rally for Democrat

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 8:00am

Here’s a story you won’t see in the mainstream media. Especially in an election year when Republicans are expected to win.

Kaitlyn Schallhorn of Campus Reform has the story.

Public university violated federal election laws in promoting rally for Dem congressman, Bill Clinton, says lawyer

A public university in New York violated federal election...

Read More...
 
 
 

Harvard Has Tougher Rules for Ebola Than the United States

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 5:00pm

I wonder if any of the progressives who claim travel bans are racist will go after Harvard?

Neil Munro of the Daily Caller reports.

Even Harvard Sets Tougher Ebola Rules Than US

Harvard University is copying Senegal and many other African countries by instituting tough new exclusions to segregate its members from people who...

Read More...
 
 
 

Federal Investigations of Sex Assaults on Campus Have Grown 50% Since May

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 2:00pm

Have sex assaults on campus increased 50% since May? Of course not.

Nick Anderson of the Washington Post reports.

Tally of federal probes of colleges on sexual violence grows 50 percent since May

The number of federal investigations into how colleges handle sexual violence reports has jumped 50 percent in the past six months,...

Read More...
 
 
 

Political Correctness and the College Board

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 11:00am

In a recent post at National Review, Jason Richwine examined recent trends at the College Board.

Why Has the College Board Gotten So PC?

Two familiar tropes about the SAT have haunted the Web over the past couple of weeks, and they may be more directly related than they seem.

The first is the...

Read More...
 
 
 

Has The Federalist Society Caved to Rape Culture?

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 8:00am

If you read Cathy Young at Minding the Campus it sure looks that way.

The Federalist Society Caves to “Rape Culture” Orthodoxy

I first joined the Federalist Society’s speakers’ bureau in 1999. Over the years, I spoke at the student chapters of numerous schools including UCLA, Stanford, the University...

Read More...
 
 
 

British University Refuses to Commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Monday, October 20, 2014 at 5:00pm

Students at Goldsmiths University in London think commemorating Holocaust Day would be too colonialist.

Justin Jalil from the Times of Israel reported.

London university rejects Holocaust commemoration

Students at a London university last Wednesday struck down a measure to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.

The Goldsmiths University Student Union voted 60:1 against a measure to hold...

Read More...
 
 
 

Ball State University Loses $12.6 Million in Scam

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Monday, October 20, 2014 at 2:00pm

You can be sure some people will lose their jobs over this, not to mention jail time.

Seth Slabaugh of the Indy Star reports.

Ball State University writes off $12.6 million from scam

A report released Friday by a former federal prosecutor who investigated the Ball State University investment scandal does not include what...

Read More...
 
 
 

Colleges Get Serious About Ebola

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Monday, October 20, 2014 at 11:00am

It’s very smart for colleges to be on high alert. Any time you have so many people living so closely, diseases can spread rapidly.

Katherine Mangan of the Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

As Ebola Fears Touch Campuses, Officials Respond With an ‘Excess of Caution’

Colleges across the country faced Ebola scares this week...

Read More...
 
 
 

Women’s Studies Profs Throw a Fit Over George Will Appearance

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Monday, October 20, 2014 at 8:00am

George Will is the new object of the left’s two minutes hate.

Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reported.

Women’s Studies Professors Pitch Tantrum Over George Will Appearance

Syndicated columnist George F. Will is scheduled to speak this week at Miami University and professors in the public school’s women’s, gender and sexuality studies program...

Read More...
 
 
 

Ohio University Senate Demands $15 Minimum Wage on Campus

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 5:00pm

These students might as well hold a “raise our tuition” rally. What’s the difference?

Maygan Beeler of The Post reports.

Senate’s agenda passes, moving forward

Student Senate passed a multi-pronged resolution Wednesday that calls on Ohio University President Roderick McDavis’ administration to enact several bold policies, such as the establishment of a $15 minimum...

Read More...
 
 
 

Liberal Student Angry That White Guys Lead University’s Anti-Sexual Assault Campaign

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 3:30pm

For liberals, identity politics trump finding solutions to a problem.

Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reported.

Liberal student flips out after white guys lead university’s anti-sexual assault campaign

One might think that efforts to end sexual assault on campus would be cheered by all students, left-leaning ones included. Usually they are – unless said...

Read More...
 
 
 

35,000 Apply for Free Tuition Program at Community College in Tennessee

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 12:30pm

Nothing brings out a crowd like offering something for free.

Joey Garrison of The Tennessean reported.

35,000 Tennessee students apply for free community college

If there’s a single moment that has best captured the rush to attend community college for free in Tennessee, it probably came at Motlow State last month.

The Lynchburg, Tenn., school...

Read More...
 
 
 

Gangs Suspected in Random Attacks at University Of Illinois

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 9:30am

Being attacked by a gang is certainly not what most people would anticipate on a college campus.

Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reported.

Gang Of Men Is Viciously Beating People At Random At The University Of Illinois

Over the last two weekends, a group or groups of black men have...

Read More...
 
 
 

San Diego State Student Dies of Meningitis

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 3:30pm

Because we didn’t have enough to worry about with Ebola, right? Prayers for this young woman and her family.

Itica Milanes of ABC News in San Diego reported.

San Diego State student suffering from probable meningitis passes away

An 18-year-old San Diego State University freshman student who was critically ill with meningococcal meningitis, a...

Read More...
 
 
 

National Union of Students Won’t Condemn ISIS, Fearing it Would be ‘Islamophobic’

Comments
Permalink
Posted by    Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 12:30pm

Somehow, I don’t think ISIS cares about political correctness.

Julian Robinson of the Daily Mail reported.

National Union of Students refuses to condemn ISIS due to fears it would be ‘Islamophobic’

The National Union of Students has come under fire after it refused to condemn ISIS – because of fears it was ‘Islamophobic’.

Students put...

Read More...