Coronavirus and Conspiracies Week in Higher Education

MIKE LACHANCE FEB 8, 2020 8:00 AM

Contagious diseases often present special challenges for colleges and universities. This one is no exception.

• UMass Boston Student is First Confirmed Case of Coronavirus in Massachusetts

Compare and contrast.

• Student Group Claims Cornell’s Coronavirus Concerns Stem from ‘Xenophobic Perceptions of Asian People’
• Wuhan Virus Watch: Cornell Student Under Quarantine for Possible Coronavirus Infection

Meanwhile, another strange story is brewing…

• A Second Professor Has Been Charged for Lying About Alleged Ties to China
• Former Student at Boston University Wanted by FBI for Alleged Counterintelligence

Speaking of conspiracies.

• Oberlin College settles lawsuit by professor fired after spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories

Other than that, it’s business as usual on campus.

• Student Op-Ed at U. Texas Austin Calls for Free Tampons in Campus Men’s Rooms
• UMass Amherst Students Now Able to Earn Credit by Organizing for Social Justice
• Campus Activists Shut Down Student Govt. Meeting at Berkeley Shouting ‘Free Palestine’

The political climate hasn’t changed much either.

• University Closes Online Art Show When Picture of Trump Being Beheaded is Revealed
• Faculty Adviser to College Republicans Smeared in Racially Charged Student Review

Paging the office of mental health services…

• VIDEO: Crazed Young Man Screams at Students for Trump on Arizona State Campus

Priorities.

• U. Utah Uses ‘Pleasure Packs’ to Discreetly Send Condoms to Students

Oh goody.

• George Mason University Launches LGBTQ-Friendly Pronoun Policy

Hero.

• Professor Offers to Turn off the Heat After Students Protest Fossil Fuels

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