If it’s not illegal, it’s pretty sexist. They’re quite explicitly hiring more women and ignoring the relative quality of their applications.
Holly Else at Inside Higher Ed has the story:
Controversy in Switzerland over university job ad seeking only female applicants
A Swiss university is taking the “exceptional” step of advertising a job specifically...
There are probably a few milliseconds in there where the officer weighs his chances of being labeled a racist against his chances of being killed. It’s a tough decision, really.
Dave Huber at the College Fix has the story:
Narrative Fail: Study Shows People Shoot at Whites Quicker Than Blacks
A recent study published...
Everyone’s still asking what their country can do for them, not what they can do for their country.
Daniel E. Ritchie at Minding the Campus has the story:
Why “Global Citizenship” is Flawed
Within a few years of the September 11 attacks, anyone on a university campus could observe the steady growth of programs and...
While due process in campus sexual assault cases is definitely an issue, it should also be noted that campuses do occasionally protect rapists.
Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:
Student Privacy Law Wrongly Used To Shield Convicted Rapist
While much of The College Fix‘s legal coverage has focused on colleges denying due...
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix explains that, without God, nothing means anything, and when nothing means anything, the only thing left to do is party, shop, and drink your days away:
Today’s Culture of Meaninglessness – and What It All Means
America no longer holds Judeo-Christian values.
But how...
I can already here the feminist mobs shouting “Victim Blaming!”
Greg Piper at The College Fix reports:
Ass-Kicking Classes Among University’s Recommendations For Sexual Assault
The former president of George Washington University was on to something when he proposed in a controversial radio interview that women on campus “need...
By what logic do these guys get to qualify for in-state tuition? They’re quite literally international students.
The College Fix has the story:
Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Grants, Aid from Going to Undocumented Students
Judicial Watch Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the University of California Board of Regents seeking...
At this point in time I’ve heard of way more hate crime hoaxes than I’ve heard of actual hate crimes.
Jennifer Kabbany at the College Fix reports:
Hate Crime Exposed as Hoax: Student Hung ‘White’ and ‘Colored’ Signs to ‘Make a Point’
Campus president calls stunt ‘well-intentioned’ and ‘theoretically positive’
The student who hung “White...
What are they gearing up for? Is there an underground college terrorist network that I don’t know about? Because the campus protesters at my school seem pretty tame.
Christopher White at The College Fix reports:
Pentagon Doles Out Assault Rifles, Armored Vehicles To College Cops
Are campus police departments preparing for war?
The Ferguson Police...
It’s essentially the little pamphlet that schools hand out to freshman, except with twice the usual amount of feminist and communist propaganda.
The College Fix has the story:
Columbia Radicals Create ‘Disorientation Guide’
Via Bwog: Activist groups at Columbia University have created a new “Disorientation Guide,” in order to “inform new students about activist...
It’s an honest mistake.
The College Fix reports:
College’s Humorous Back To School Fail
How would you like to see your crosstown rival’s beautiful campus building staring you in the face everyday?
That’s apparently what students at Washington State University Pullman will have to endure this year, as a student planner distributed on the campus this...
Personally, I just thought it was a clever reference to an historical event.
Jennifer Kabbany at the College Fix has the story:
Oklahoma State ‘Trail of Tears’ Gameday Sign Prompts Hate Speech Accusations
A large sign that read “Send ‘Em Home” along with the prominent hashtags #Trail_of_Tears and #GOPOKES has been decried as racist hate...
Add pink to the list of colors you’re not allowed to use anymore.
Dave Huber at The College Fix reports:
Color the Opposing Team’s Locker Pink and … Risk a Lawsuit?
An article at Inside Higher Ed highlights (no, not in hot pink) a … “controversy” at the University of Iowa: the opposing team’s...
However, many countries with greater economic intervention by the government than the US — for example, France — are reportedly less content than Americans. So, is there really even a trend here?
The College Fix reports:
Study: Big Government Makes People ‘More Satisfied’
A study from Baylor University says that “People living in countries with...
It sounds like common sense to me: affirmative action actually lends some credence to the age-old chant of ‘they’re takin’ our jobs!” And, if you couldn’t already tell, people don’t like it when people take their jobs.
The College Fix reports:
Study: Affirmative Action Stigmatizes Beneficiaries
Research by George Mason University’s David Kravitz and...
It had to happen eventually. There seems to be one rule to liberal activism: every good thing people try to do as actually a really bad thing, because it doesn’t address every single thing wrong in the world. Want to support ALS research? Screw you, you didn’t do anything about the...
Robert Shibley at FIRE gives commentary on an article recently published in Christianity Today by Tish Harrison Warren, a former religious student group leader whose religious beliefs were stifled by Vanderbilt’s ‘All-Comers’ Policy:
A Victim of Vanderbilt’s So-Called ‘All-Comers’ Policy Speaks Out
Tish Harrison Warren, a former religious student group leader at Vanderbilt University, has ...
Feminists reacted strongly against the former president of George Washington University’s remarks suggesting that drinking responsibly could help prevent women from being sexually assaulted. Yes, you heard it here first: women should not be responsible for anything at all. Ever. Especially for how much alcohol they willingly consume.
Greg Piper at The College...
All that serial dating and wild casual sex students are having these days could put a damper on their future happiness.
Jace Gregory at Accuracy in Academia has the story:
Marriage is Different from Popular Perception, Study finds
The popular “try before you buy” mentality may be helpful when buying a car, but not...
Her bill hasn’t even made it through congress yet, but she’s already trying to enact it.
Jennifer Kabbany at The College Fix has the story:
Sen. Boxer Pressures Campus Leaders to Install Sexual Assault Czars at Every College in California
Ultra-liberal Democratic California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who helped introduce the SOS Campus Act in July,...
Remember, kids, there are two things you must do every time you have sex: wear a condom, and get consent in writing and certified by a notary public.
Greg Piper at the College Fix has the story:
BREAKING: ‘Affirmative Consent’ Rape Standard Passes California Assembly
California colleges are one step closer to enforcing an...
You’d be surprised how out of touch those old fogeys in the academy are these days.
Scott Jaschik at Inside Higher Ed has the story:
Beloit releases annual ‘mindset list’
As the academic year starts, Beloit College has each August since 1998 released a “mindset list” to remind professors and administrators that their experiences...
