How refreshing to hear a college professor defending freedom of speech. Hooray for Professor Oliver Bateman.
Azhar Majeed of The FIRE reports.
Professor Explains Why Restrictive Social Media Policies Are So Harmful
In Breitbart, Jane Robbins (senior fellow of APP Education of the American Principles Project) and Larry Krieger (a retired AP U.S. History teacher) offer a very troubling review of The College Board’s new “American History Framework”.
Sadly, it looks like any resemblance to real history present will be purely coincidental.
Because it’s worked out so well so far, right? Note the involvement of the Center for American Progress.
Spencer Irvine of Accuracy in Academia reports.
Extending Common Core
The deputy assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education spoke at the left-wing think tank Center for American Progress this past week. After his remarks, several...
Black grads can’t find degree-worthy jobs, but neither can others.
When President Obama promised to be “transformative,” few college students anticipated he would create an economy of “well educated baristas.”
Zero Hedge’s Tyler Durden reviews one black pundits complaint that over half of black graduates get jobs that do not require college degrees, and notes that they are in the same...
Some things are more important than a renovation, kudos to these students.
Mairead McArdle of The College Fix reports.
Renovation to Doom University’s Catholic Chapel Heirlooms, Prompts Protest
Some students and professors at a Catholic college in Ohio have lodged complaints against a massive renovation planned for a nearly 150-year-old chapel on the campus...
Crew films him doing anything but his actual job.
Atlantic City’s school district is one of the most notorious ones in the country.
We reported on its test-cheating scandal earlier this year.
Now, a TV crew captured another district employee in his “natural environment” that included massages and manicures. Fortunately for Atlantic City’s under-served students, he quit after the video was released.
The...
Police located the body of Brogan Dulle, a student at the University of Cincinnati (UC) who had recently gone missing.
According to WLWT, the police said Dulle’s body was in the portion of a building in Mount Auburn vacant and undergoing renovations. The building is also near where Dulle was reportedly last...
The large soda grabbing, pro-gun control Mike Bloomberg? Yes, if you can believe it.
Colin Campbell of Business Insider reported.
Michael Bloomberg Blasts Ivy League For Liberal ‘Censorship’
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg accused the entire Ivy League of liberal political bias during a particularly fiery commencement address at Harvard University Thursday.
“It...
At Legal Insurrection, Professor Jacobson reported that Julian Castro, the Mayor of San Antonio, may be nominated for a Cabinet post to give him the credentials to be Hillary’s Veep pick.
The Daily Texan,...
Not that there’s anything wrong with that. There really isn’t. They do watch a lot of porn, though.
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports.
Harvard’s Graduating Class Is Full Of Virgins, Dudes Who Watch A Lot Of Porn
The campus rag at Harvard University has released an extensive survey of...
After a series of rapes, the University of Montana became the proving ground for the implementation of stringent, new sex harassment rules issued under Title IX.
It has been working hard to turn around its reputation:
…Missoula, Montana — home of the University of Montana — was thrust into the national spotlight in...
It’s probably safe to assume the students doing the disrupting are leftists. Even though Napolitano is a liberal, she’s not liberal enough for many college students.
Susan Kruth of The FIRE reports.
Protesters at Laney College Disrupt Commencement Speech by Janet Napolitano
Yesterday, FIRE released an extensive report on “disinvitation” trends since 2000, but...
Obama administration released the list of 55 colleges being investigated for possible violations of Title IX over handling of sexual assault and harassment complaints.
Under pressure from some victims’ advocates and lawmakers, the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday published a comprehensive list of the colleges and universities the agency is investigating...
File under “Majoring in Fun”.
Do any of you want to taste success like Beyonce or Miley Cyrus? Then head to the Rutgers University or Skidmore College as they are introducing courses inspired by these two pop princesses, starting this summer.
The women and gender studies course, “Feminist Perspectives: Politicizing Beyoncé” starting Wednesday...
There are plenty of people who can tell you climate change is already a fairy tale. Why does the University of Wisconsin need millions in tax dollars for this?
Samantha Reinis of Campus Reform reported.
University of Wisconsin given $5 million grant to create climate change fairytale
The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) has been...
The latest “Diversity Drama” involves a group of North Dakota students wearing t-shirts that combined their love of beer with an homage to a cherished school mascot.
It the event would had been staged in a fraternity, it would have been the perfect trifecta for politically correct outrage.
As it is, the local...
We recentlky told you about a student group at Notre Dame which backs traditional marriage. They were denied recognition by the school. Now Notre Dame is being forced to respond.
Susan Kruth of The FIRE reports.
Notre Dame Offers Weak Excuse for Denying Controversial Student Group Recognition
The University of Notre Dame is refusing...
We have been covering the slaying of six University of California – Santa Barbara students at the hands of a mentally ill spree killer.
UCSB student reporter Max Fernbacher reports on the paddle-out in their memory that was attended by thousands.
Thousands of students and Isla Vista residents gathered on the beach below...
This news will come as no surprise to College Insurrection readers, but see the chart below.
Christopher White writes at The College Fix.
REPORT: College Campuses See Dramatic Spike In Speaker Disinvitations
ANALYSIS
Universities have experienced a dramatic spike in the rate at which campus guest lecture and commencement speaker invitations are jettisoned because some...
Despite the fact that the claims that black students are under-represented at the University of California – Los Angeles are completely bogus, the school has felt respond to the false charges with a move that is right out of the campus progressive playbook.
Furman University student Lauren Cooley covers UCLA’s recent decision...
College men need to be so careful in sexual situations. All it takes is an accusation and your life can become a nightmare.
WRAL reports.
Duke student, expelled after sex assault claim, sues for degree
A Duke student is suing the university after he was banned from the May 10 graduation ceremony because of...
University of California – Berkeley student Olivia Cusimano shares some good observations about campus activism and the differences between free speech and meaningful speech.
….When people find out I go to Berkeley they tend to ask a certain set of questions. Is everyone really liberal there? Have you been in any protests?...
