Emily Yavitch at The College Fix notes that there’s some irony in this:
The ultimate irony of feminism
Women are now liberated! No longer must we be judged solely on the children we bear. Now, we can find satisfaction outside the home, in a fulfilling career. And have a lot of free,...
The list of male students whose due process rights have been violated in sexual assault cases is starting to rival the list of female students who have been sexually assaulted.
Jennifer Kabbany at The College Fix has the story:
Add another to the list: Male student sues CU Boulder over baseless sexual...
In 1992, 60 women were elected to Congress, and liberals called it the “Year of the Woman.” In 2014, 100 women are elected to congress, and liberals call it “really incremental gains.”
Malcolm A. Kline at Accuracy in Academia has the story:
Liberals Can’t Believe their Eyes: More Women in Congress after...
Thank God, he just might have hurt someone with that “gun made from his hand.”
Dave Huber at The College Fix has the story:
Kid suspended for using finger like a ‘laser gun’
Good thing we have school administrators on the prowl for budding wannabe Luke Skywalkers.
At Stacy Middle School in Milford, Massachusetts, ten...
The university worries that ing the names public as required by law could “trigger” the victims.
Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:
Arizona State flouts law: Complying could ‘trigger’ sexual-assault victims
Arizona law requires the names of sexual-assault victims in crime reports...
I’m personally not sure what the answer to the question “How many times have you had sex (including oral) in the last three months?” has to do with preventing sexual assault — the claimed purpose of this questionnaire.
Brian Entin at WPTV Channel 5 in West Palm Beach has the story:
Florida Atlantic...
We’ve gotten to the point where even an honest compliment can be read as offensive.
Areeba Kamal at USA Today offers up this and other advice for interacting with international students:
“But your English is so good!” and other things you shouldn’t say to an international student
“When I tell people that I am...
There’s already been blowback against the activist group responsible, who now fear being defunded because the student body perceives them as “censoring radicals.”
Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:
American Indian activists get Andrew Jackson musical canceled at Stanford
“Were this not an academic setting, I personally would have made the...
For all the money-conscious students out there: avoid the Northeast and head to New Mexico, the only state with average student debt below $20,000.
Michael Cipriano at The College Fix has the story:
Higher debt loads for students graduating from Northeast and Midwest, study finds
For-profit colleges aren’t ‘voluntarily’ sharing their average debt levels
College...
She believed that she got a C+ — just a step below the B required by subsequent courses — because her professor “retaliated against her for her support of gay marriage.”
Dave Huber at The College Fix has the story:
Lehigh student who sued prof for better grade loses appeal
Lehigh University graduate student...
Apparently two heterosexual men don’t have the right to discuss abortion.
Ryan Shinkel at The College Fix has the story:
University cancels debate on abortion after feminists complain
Oxford Students for Life’s debate on abortion and its effects on British culture was cancelled this week after student feminists vehemently complained that two heterosexual men...
The resolution didn’t even make it past the Student Assembly, who voted 25-1 to quash it.
Colleen Larson at The Daily Aztec has the story:
A.S. votes to reject mascot resolution
The Associated Students University Council voted to 25-1 to reject the resolution to change the mascot at its meeting on Nov. 19. There...
According to the President of OSU the existence of a statute of limitations on sexual assault cases is “appalling”, but gosh darn it if he won’t try to railroad the accused anyway.
Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:
OSU looks to punish accused students 16 years after alleged sexual assault
Declaring...
Fun Fact: The word “man” originates from the Old English “mann”, which simply meant “human”, and combined with the prefix “wer-” to mean “male human” and “wif-” to mean “female human.”
Basically what I’m trying to say is that purging words with “man” in them in an attempt to get rid of...
Some have even arranged “alternative events” for those too “traumatized” by the upcoming talk by Wendy McElroy, a research fellow at The Independent Institute.
Jennifer Kabbany at The College Fix has the story:
Female scholar critical of ‘rape culture’ prompts uproar at Brown University
Students at Brown University are in a tizzy over the...
The tips include recommendations for neutralizing tear gas and urges students not to bring “an address book, illegal drugs, weapons, or contact lenses.”
Nathan Rubbelke at The College Fix has the story:
Saint Louis University gives students protesting tips ahead of Brown verdict
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Saint Louis University officials recently sent students...
I’m pretty sure we’ve hit the point where we can’t even call Jesuits Catholics.
Matt Lamb at The College Fix has the story:
Student told he can’t openly disagree with gay marriage in class at Jesuit college
In an exclusive interview, student tells The College Fix...
Harvard has apparently instituted a strict cap on the admission of Asian American students.
Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:
Harvard discriminates against Asian-Americans, ‘similar challenges’ planned
It started with Jews in the 1920s and it continues with Asian-American students today, according to a lawsuit filed against Harvard for its...
Seems like they’re not even trying the do part anymore, just skipping straight to teach.
Rebecca Koenig at The Chronicle of Higher Education has the story:
Do Education Programs Dole Out Too Many Easy A’s?
Are teacher-training programs rigorous enough? A new study, completed by a group that has long criticized the quality of teacher preparation,...
One Fresno State student just couldn’t handle the stress of exams, and just needed an outlet. Unfortunately, that outlet turned out to be a nearby sheep.
Dave Huber of the College Fix cites this report by Erik Rosales at KMPH Fox 26:
Fresno State Student Arrested For Having Sex With Sheep
Fresno State University...
This is the problem with the “fraternities are dangerous and drive students to drink excessively” narrative: fraternities are in fact the most regulated sources of alcohol on campus, whereas student drinking off campus is entirely lawless.
Chris Byrns at The Cornell Daily Sun reports:
Students Push for Review of Greek Quarter System
Students on campus...
Ian Grice of North Carolina’s State’s Technician proposes that questions some refer to as “microaggressions” may in fact lead to a stronger appreciation of diversity:
Micro-aggressions aren’t so bad
Racial micro-aggressions are brief and commonplace verbal, behavioral or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, communicating hostile, derogatory or negative racial slights and insults toward...
