Forbidden Speech Week in Higher Education

MIKE LACHANCE JAN 4, 2020 8:00 AM

On college campuses today, there are some things that just can’t be discussed.

• Talk on Antifa Violence at U. British Columbia Cancelled Over Threat of Antifa Violence
• History Prof Under Fire for Using N-Word in Lecture on Use of the Word in Racist Advertisements
• University of Miami Warns Students Against Use of the Phrase ‘OK Boomer’

Maybe because higher education is ruled by the left.

• Rutgers Student Told Not to Quote Bible in Paper Because of ‘Separation of Church and State’
• Prof Argues That We Need to End Private Homeownership to Fight Climate Change

Oppression is everywhere.

• MLK Day Event at Bard College to Feature Climate Change ‘Oppression’ Artists
• UNC Charlotte Holding Seminar to Help Advisers Avoid ‘Maintenance of Oppressive Systems’

Diversity is more important than everything else.

• The Sciences Aren’t Diverse Enough, Claim Diversity Professionals
• Conservative Law Prof Pens Epic “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” Letter

Here’s where this is all leading.

• Poll Finds Only Half in U.S. Now Consider College Very Important
• Nearly 100 Year Old ‘Cincinnati Christian University’ Closes Down
• Two Universities in Michigan Now Facing Enrollment Challenges

Compare and contrast.

• Op-Ed: Today’s Yale Grads Not Qualified to Lead in the 21st Century
• Yale Students Respond to Trump Anti-Snowflake Site by Launching ‘Snowflakes Fight Back’ Site

Someone has to do it.

• Two Professors at University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Are Leading the Way on ‘Fat Studies’

What in the world?

• Former University of Portland Employee Pleads Not Guilty to Attacking College VP With Baseball Bat

These things happen.

• Two-Hundred Pound Black Bear Gets Stuck in Baseball Stadium at U. Tennessee

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