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Prof Who Offended Liberal Students to Lose Her Job

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Posted by    Friday, May 20, 2016 at 8:00am

How is a professor supposed to teach effectively if he or she lives in fear of offending students?

Reason reports.

Professor Run Out of Classroom for Offending Students Will Lose Job

Andrea Quenette, the University of Kansas communications professor subjected to protests and a formal investigation after offending her liberal students, was cleared of...

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Savannah State University Prof to Offer Course on Donald Trump

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Posted by    Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 5:00pm

Donald Trump has certainly gone more viral on college campuses than Hillary Clinton.

WJBF News reports.

Summer course on Trump scheduled for Georgia university

A college professor in Georgia might make summer school great again.

Starting next week, professor Robert Smith is teaching a college class devoted almost entirely to the candidacy of Donald Trump.

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George Washington University Students Don’t Trust Hillary

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Posted by    Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 2:00pm

They also feel that the Democratic primary has been rigged in Hillary’s favor.

This is a big problem for Democrats.

Here’s more from Campus Reform.

VIDEO: Millenni...

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Seattle University Dean Protested for Recommending Book With Racial Slur in Title

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Posted by    Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 11:00am

Maybe the students could hold a book burning to get rid of the offending tome.

FOX News reports.

Students protest Seattle dean who recommended book with racial slur in title

A group of Seattle University students is demanding that a dean be fired, accusing her of recommending...

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University of Oxford Chancellor Says Affirmative Action Lowers Standards

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Posted by    Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 8:00am

Saying such a thing is pretty much a form of heresy on college campuses these days.

Business Insider reports.

The head of one of the best universities in the world says that affirmative action means ‘lower standards’

Responding to criticism about dismal diversity metrics, Chris Patten,...

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Socialists at Cal Poly Tech Resent Comfortable Students

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 5:00pm

If there’s one thing socialists understand it’s the politics of resentment.

The Daily Caller reports.

Campus Socialists Are Struggling Because ‘Comfortable’ Students Are ‘Living A Good Life,’ You Guys

The tiny, utterly pointless chapter of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality at California Polytechnic State University is a microcosm of the embarrassing...

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Black Lives Matter Supporters Vandalized Police Display at Dartmouth

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 2:00pm

We reported on this yesterday. Supporters of Black Lives Matter were in fact the ones who altered the police display at Dartmouth.

The FOX Business Network reports.

 
 
 

Cornell Student Accused of Rape Claims Due Process Violations

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 11:00am

The student is now launching a lawsuit against the school.

The Cornell Review reports.

Cornell Student Accused of Rape Sues University Claiming Due Process Violations

Suspended Cornell student Wofgang Ballinger is suing Cornell claiming numerous violations of his due process rights and to prevent the University from mak...

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Presentation at Towson University Claims White People Are a Plague

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 8:00am

Higher education is no place for racist rants, unless they’re directed at white people apparently.

The DC Clothesline reports.

Towson University hosts presentation: ‘white people are a plague’

In Obama’s America, it is open season on whites.

White Americans now seem to have a “Kick Me” sign on their b...

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Pro-Police Display Vandalized at Dartmouth

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 5:00pm

Supporters of Black Lives Matter are suspected as the vandals.

Campus Reform reported.

‘Blue Lives Matter’ display vandalized by BLM supporters at Dartmouth

Preceding Weeks

The Dartmouth College Republicans undertook a three week process to gain proper approval for the use of a bulletin board in Collis, Dartmouth’s student center. The...

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Prager University – What ISIS Wants

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 2:00pm

In the newest video from Prager University, Tom Joscelyn of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies explains the backstory of ISIS and outlines their ultimate goals.

Watch below.

Here’s more information:

ISIS has conquered territory across the Middle East and northern Africa. It has terrorized...

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Kansas University Senate Forms Free Speech Committee

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 11:00am

Hopefully, this new committee will devote itself to protecting free expression on campus.

Lawrence Journal World reports.

Spurred by events of past year, KU’s University Senate forms free speech committee

Over the past year, Kansas University faculty, students and staff have had countless conversations about sensitive and controversial things; racial discrimination and guns on...

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Princeton Prof Calls Transgenderism a Superstition

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 9:30am

This is going to drive campus social justice warriors insane.

Breitbart reports.

Princeton Prof: Transgenderism Not Scientific, ‘Superstitious Belief’

A noted Princeton University professor has attacked the very notion of transgenderism, saying that the belief “that a woman can be trapped inside a man’s body” is ludicrous and superstitious, with no basis in...

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Environmental Activist Wants Balloon Releases Banned at U. Nebraska Football Games

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Posted by    Monday, May 16, 2016 at 5:00pm

Nothing drives progressives crazy like the idea of other people having fun.

The Wall Street Journal reports.

Lawsuit Seeks to Ban Balloon Releases at University of Nebraska Football Games

An activist in Omaha is asking a federal court to ban balloon releases at University of Nebraska football games, the latest skirmish in a nationwide...

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Watch Portland State Students Go Nuts Over Armed Guards On Campus

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Posted by    Monday, May 16, 2016 at 2:00pm

The protest in this video was over armed guards on campus but also gets into pretty much every other pet cause of the left.

Watch below.

 
 
 

Regents at University of Texas Postpone Decision on Campus Carry

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Posted by    Monday, May 16, 2016 at 11:00am

It looks like campus carry is being delayed while opponents try to form a strategy.

The Item reports.

University of Texas regents delay decision on campus guns

The University of Texas System’s regents on Thursday postponed until July a vote on proposed rules allowing concealed handguns in campus classrooms and buildings due to concerns...

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Obama Criticizes Trump Wall Idea in Speech at Rutgers

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Posted by    Monday, May 16, 2016 at 8:00am

This is ironic coming from a man who lives in a house protected by a fence that’s about to get five feet higher.

USA Today reports.

Obama at Rutgers: Walls won’t stop change

Evoking fat sandwiches, college football and even Bruce Springsteen, President Barack Obama went Jersey on Sunday, motivating and mesmerizing more than...

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Native Americans and Latinos at Odds Over U. New Mexico’s Seal

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Posted by    Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 3:30pm

The University of New Mexico might change its seal and two minority groups are in disagreement on the issue.

FOX News reports.

Latino students at N.M. University upset over possible revision of Spanish seal

New Mexico’s largest university is considering revising its half-century old seal amid concerns by Native American students who say it...

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Campus Gate Firebombed at Hebrew University

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Posted by    Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 12:30pm

Luckily, no one was injured in this attack. It’s outrageous that such a thing could happen.

The Times of Israel reports.

Hebrew University campus gate firebombed; no injuries reported

A fire outside the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Saturday evening was the result of a firebomb thrown at the university...

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Faculty Union at CUNY Votes to Authorize Strike

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Posted by    Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 9:30am

This is the price of having unions in higher education.

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

CUNY’s Faculty Union Votes to Authorize Strike

The City University of New York’s faculty union has voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike as a five-year standoff over a contract drags on.

More than 10,000 unionized faculty and staff members...

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Scripps College Students Think Madeleine Albright is a War Criminal

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Posted by    Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 3:30pm

The first female secretary of state is set to give the commencement address at Scrips, an all female college but some of the students are opposed.

The Los Angeles Times reported.

Madeleine Albright a war criminal? Scripps College’s baffling crusade for simple thinking

In May, when flowers are blooming, allergens are wafting and aggrieved...

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University of Minnesota Moves to Protect Free Speech

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Posted by    Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 12:30pm

A slow but steady push back against the efforts of those who shout down speakers on campus is finally starting to materialize.

The Washington Post reports.

University of Minnesota’s proposed free speech protections would be “the most comprehensive to date”

Last week the University of Minnesota Senate began to take up the issue of...

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