The column was offensive to progressives so obviously, the student needed to be punished.
Read it below, courtesy of the College Fix.
Read the ‘hostile’ column that got student writer suspended by campus newspaper
Editor’s note: Below is a satirical column penned by University of Michigan student Omar Mahmood, who writes for both the mainstream...
I offer this as the “feel good” story of the week.
Rebecca Friedrichs figures 30 years is long enough when it comes to paying her dues.
A fourth-grade teacher in Anaheim public schools, Friedrichs has long had problems with the way the California Teachers Association spends...
In a new column at the Washington Post, Peter Thiel wonders if everyone really needs to go to college.
Thinking too highly of higher ed
Perhaps the least controversial thing that President Obama ever said was that “in the coming decades, a high school diplom...
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...
That’s not even enough time to get your desk organized.
Paul Caron of the TaxProfBlog reports.
Maryann Jones, Hired as Charleston Law School President Under Renewable 3-Month Contract, Resigns After 8 Days on the Job
Charleston Post and Courier, New Charleston...
Republican Sen. Tom Coburn compiles examples of waste and abuse in his annual “Wastebook.”
This year’s list is filled with pulse-raising examples of bad gambles made by the “smart set” using taxpayer dollars.
Cardio for mountain lions – University of California-Santa Cruz
At the University of California-Santa Cruz, professor Terrie Williams was awarded an $856,000...
Naomi Shatz of the Huffington Post has some tough love for the feminist crowd.
Feminists, We Are Not Winning the War on Campus Sexual Assault
It is no secret to anyone who occasionally picks up a newspaper or magazine that we are in the middle of a cultural sea change regarding sexual assault...
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...
I have a feeling we’ll be seeing more cases like this in the future.
Ashe Schow of the Washington Examiner reported.
Due process win: Swarthmore college settles lawsuit with accused student
Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania has settled a lawsuit brought by a student accused of sexual assault, admitting...
The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley hasn’t even opened, but proposals for its cowboy-like mascot has already hit the activist trifecta.
Protesters argue that the “Vaqueros” mascot would be racist, sexist, and culturally insensitive.
Some students, scholars and others associated with the newly forming University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley...
Of course. We wouldn’t want to offend anyone, right?
Twitchy reported.
‘Really, @CollegeGameDay?’ ESPN’s ‘No religious signs’ rule confounds some
Are religious signs really a concern at college football games? Even the president quoted scripture in his executive amnesty speech to the nation Thursday night.
A 2013 “all-access” look at the behind-the-scenes effort to make...
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...
Malcolm A. Kline of Accuracy in Academia notes that some countries with a record of violating human rights are conveniently overlooked.
Academic Bias on Human Rights
Academics have made a cottage industry of their concern over human rights but their consciousness gets raised pretty selectively. “In August, Yale University announced a new undergraduate...
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...
A mandatory orientation session at Princeton University each year features a play called “Sex on a Saturday Night,” a piece of student theater designed to teach freshman about the dangers of STDs, date rape, drugs and alcohol.
A Princeton University club is being investigated for the distribution of a photo of an...
Lovely. There are clearly some sinister elements which are trying to incite violence over Ferguson and this will probably get worse before it gets better.
Nathan Rubbelke of the College Fix reported.
Leaflet tells St. Louis students to ‘take Amerikkka if the murdering pig walks’
Communist handout encourages St. Louis students to help shut...
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...
Here’s a little Saturday humor for you from Inside Higher Ed.
Journal Accepts Profanity-Laden Joke Paper
The paper was written in 2005 and never meant for publication. But it appears “Get Me Off Your Fucking Mailing List” has found a potential spot in the International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology. Although the paper...
The University of Tennessee is the next in a long line of institutions rebranding sports teams and mascots.
The power-that-be probably did not realize that losing “Lady” from women’s sports team names would stir such controversy.
Sports columnist Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post chimes in on the University of Tennessee’s decision to...
No, not Santa Claus. Catholic saints. Genevieve McCarthy of the College Fix reports that the artist got a few things wrong.
‘Queer Santas’ art show is clueless on female saints and gender roles
In her art show at the Pacific School of Religion, “Queer Santas: Holy Violence,” artist Alma Lopez portrays a number...
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...
