The founder of Harvard was a Christian minister. What would he say about this?
The College Fix reports.
Harvard employee rebukes student for discussing Bible verse on campus
Writing in the Harvard Crimson campus newspaper, student Rachel Huebner examines the rise of campus “safe spaces” and the problems they pose to academic freedom, free...
In a recent column at the Washington Post, Eugene Volokh describes the lack of intellectual diversity in higher ed.
Universities only seek certain types of diversity
Georgetown University professor John Hasnas writes in the Wall Street Journal of his experience with faculty candidate searches over the past twenty-plus years. Not only is there...
Campus carry is expanding to more states every month. This is a good thing.
Breitbart reports.
Campus Carry Heads to Full Senate Vote in Tennessee
Campus carry for colleges and universities in Tennessee cleared another hurdle Tuesday and now heads to the Senate for a vote next week.
The legislation, Senate Bill 2376, passed the...
This is starting to get a little surreal.
Meadiaite reports.
U of Michigan Students Call Police Over Pro-Donald Trump Chalkings
The national epidemic of college students being triggered by pro-Donald Trump chalk messages has continued anew, with students at the University of Michigan calling the police to complain after chalkings popped up there...
Conservatives are a minority at colleges and universities, aren’t they?
The American Interest reports.
The Last Minority
The campus turmoil of 2015 has exposed the American academy to a level of public scrutiny it hasn’t experienced since at least the “canon wars” of the late 1980s, and possibly since the anarchic New Left revolts...
Is there some connection here, other than the fact that Jesuit schools tend to lean left?
Red Alert Politics reports.
28 Jesuit college student body presidents endorse #BlackLivesMatter
In a move of solidarity, the student body presidents of all 28 Jesuit universities came together to sign on to a letter released Monday morning. Its purpose...
Is it really so offensive to say all lives matter? Some people at American University think so.
Powerline reports.
American University Law Faculty Members Disgrace Themselves
Recently, a student at American University Washington College of Law put a note on the door of a law professor stating “All Lives Matter.” This expression of what...
Like everything else in life, it’s all about supply and demand.
The Washington Examiner reports.
The cottage industry of campus grievance culture
Someone said something you don’t like? Report them.
Someone you don’t like flirted with you? Report them.
Regret that drunken hookup? Report the other person.
The elevation...
Panicking about pro-Trump chalkings is becoming trendy.
Mediaite reports.
Now University of Kansas Students Are Complaining About ‘Donald Trump 2016’ Chalkings, Too
A week after Emory University administrators set up counseling sessions after ‘Donald Trump 2016′ chalkings were found across campus, students at the University of Kansas complained after similar chalkings were found on...
The student, who used to be female, was expelled for using the men’s locker room.
ABC News reports.
University Settles Locker Room Case With Transgender Student
The University of Pittsburgh has settled a lawsuit brought by a transgender student who said he was wrongfully expelled from its Johnstown campus after a dispute over his...
The war on college men continues unabated.
The College Fix reports.
Harvard threatens all-male clubs again with new deadline for whether they will go coed
Harvard University’s sexual assault task force pointed the finger squarely at the school’s single-sex final clubs for allegedly high rates of “nonconsensual sexual contact,” recommending their total eradication in a...
This is the white kid who was accosted by a black student over his dreadlocks.
He apparently agrees with the concept of cultural appropriation, he just doesn’t think it applied in this case.
This was a clever response to the recent panic over pro-Trump messages on campus.
Campus Reform reports.
Emory president responds to chalk incident with chalking of his own
Despite pressure from students, Emory University President James W. Wagner has reaffirmed his school’s commitment to free speech.
After “Trump 2016” appeared in chalk on the sidewalks...
In the video below, a San Francisco State University student has a standoff with another student over his hairstyle.
She claims his dreadlocks are a form of cultural appropriation. He doesn’t agree.
Read more at Legal Insurrection.
College students might not be “feeling the Bern” if they were working taxpayers.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Scholar: Millennials prefer socialism “until they get jobs”
Unlike any other generation, the majority of millennials have a favorable view of socialism. In a column for The Washington Post, Emily Ekins of the Cato Institute claimed “millennials like socialism — until they get...
Truth Revolt points to the findings of a new study which suggests college is too easy.
They’re Practically Giving Away A’s at Colleges and Universities
The research is in: getting an “A” in college is easier than ever because “grade inflation” is at an all-time high. Those studying...
Are we really at the point where student activists are going to be speech police for professors? It sure looks that way.
Campus Reform reports.
Stanford activists want to expel faculty for microaggressions
A new Stanford group which claims to be committed to improving faculty diversity has called for boycotts of Wells Fargo and...
This Harvard Crimson article by a student describing attitudes on campus is very revealing.
A Culture of Sensitivity
I used to believe that open discourse was a value all Americans hold dear. I presumed that when asked about what makes America so unique, many Americans would respond that our pluralistic society is the...
In a new video from Prager University, Khurram Dara, a Muslim American author and attorney suggests that Muslim Americans have a unique opportunity and responsibility to help stop Islamic terror.
Watch below.
Here’s more information:
What must the United States do to prevent more Islamist terror attacks like recent ones in Brussels, Paris, and...
Our friend Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit has a new column at USA Today which is worth your time.
Here’s an excerpt.
How PC culture is killing higher education
If I were to offer one piece of advice to university presidents, it would be to watch the scene from The Social Network in which Harvard...
Isn’t it funny how some students will actually protest for less freedom?
The College Fix reports.
Anti-gun protesters in Kansas try to block campus carry from taking effect
Choice: Either provide security or let people protect themselves
A Kansas law requiring all government buildings to allow guns is giving publicly funded colleges another 15 months...
People who spray paint swastikas anywhere are the lowest of low.
The Roanoke Times reports.
Hollins removes swastika painted on landmark
The Hollins University community was disturbed to discover a swastika spray-painted on The Rock, a beloved campus landmark, early Easter morning.
University officials and students alike responded swiftly. The Hollins University Security Department said...
