The Left Threatens Our Norms Week in Education

MIKE LACHANCE JAN 31, 2026 8:00 AM

For years, Democrats claimed Trump threatened our norms. In truth, it’s them.

• Democrats Target Virginia Military Institute and Threaten Funding Over Lack of DEI Policies
• Dallas Baptist U. Cancels Speech by Trump Official Due to Threats
• Northwestern Received Taxpayer Dollars to Fund ‘Safe Space Ambassadors’

Professor Jacobson is right about this.

• Higher Ed DEI is in “hunker-down mode… trying to wait out the Trump administration”

Higher education has a discrimination problem.

• Education Dept. Finds U. Minnesota Discriminated Against Whites, Asians
• White Biologist Accuses Cornell of Using Race-Based Hiring Practices
• Trump Admin Joins Race-Based Admissions Lawsuit Against UCLA Med School

Antisemitism is a huge problem.

• The History Behind Rampant Antisemitism at CUNY
• UNC Professors Sign Anti-Israel BDS Pledge

Let’s see how things are going at Columbia.

• Columbia Picks Former U. Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor as Fourth New President in Two Years
• Columbia Student Who Fantasized About ‘Murdering Zionists’ Could Be Readmitted This Fall

Charlie Kirk is still influencing higher ed.

• Kansas Bill Honoring Charlie Kirk Seeks to Protect Free Speech on College Campuses
• St. John’s University Continues to Block Approval of Turning Point USA
• Lawyers for Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin Don’t Want Video Introduced as Evidence

Protesting ICE is all the rage.

• Penn State Students Protest ICE, Block Traffic in Solidarity With Renee Good
• ICE Withdraws From Career Event at Arizona State U. Law School Due to Student Petition
• Staffers at Seattle Colleges Learn How to Avoid ICE Cooperation During ‘Social Justice Week’

This seems important.

• President of Southeastern University Sounds Alarm on Inability of Many College Students to Read

Offered without comment.

• Feminist Historian Claims Shakespeare was a Black Jewish Woman

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