Author: Mike LaChance

Mike LaChance

Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.

Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Daily Caller, Breitbart, Gateway Pundit, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet.

Mike is a Generation X, New England lifer who describes his political views as conservative and libertarian.

You can find him on Twitter @MikeLaChance33

UCLA Cancels Campus Talk by Bari Weiss After Students Petition Against It

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2026 5 Comments

"A final decision has not yet been made on whether Weiss – who was slated to speak about the future of journalism – will conduct the lecture virtually"...

UC-Davis Hosting Workshop on How Microaggressions ‘Perpetuate Stereotypes’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2026 3 Comments

“identify strategies for addressing and reducing the impact of microaggressions” ...

Lewis University Cancels In-Person Classes Because ICE Worked Nearby

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2026 2 Comments

“We felt like it was a really volatile, potentially volatile environment this week for our students to attend class”...

AOC Taking Heat From All Sides Over Her Disastrous Appearance in Munich

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 18, 2026 32 Comments

"Um, you know, I think that I, uh, this is such a, you know, I think that this is a, um, this is of course, a, uh, very longstanding, um, policy of the United States"...

Glossary at Boston U. Teaching Hospital Says ‘Biology’ Doesn’t Define Sex

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 18, 2026 7 Comments

"The Office of Equity, Vitality, and Inclusion partnered with Boston University’s medical and public health groups to develop this glossary"...

Women’s and Gender Studies Programs are Part of Trump’s DEI Purge in Higher Ed

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 18, 2026 4 Comments

“Regardless of Trump, gender studies is a field whose time has come and gone.”...

Ohio State U. Professor Faces Charges for Allegedly Assaulting Filmmaker

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 18, 2026 6 Comments

"OSU placed Perez, an assistant professor at the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture and Society, on administrative leave last Wednesday"...

Students at UT-Austin Protest Consolidation of Departments

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 17, 2026 6 Comments

“I’m disappointed that my tuition, my time, my work is going to a university that doesn’t care”...

Former Student President at UC-Santa Barbara Sues School, Alleging Antisemitic Harassment

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 17, 2026 1 Comment

“Tessa suffered this nightmare despite having repeatedly pleaded for help from UCSB administrators and representatives”...

R.I.P. – Iconic Actor Robert Duvall Passes Away at Age 95

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 17, 2026 30 Comments

"For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented."...

Drake University Mandates Coursework in Equity and Inclusion

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 17, 2026 5 Comments

"The equity and inclusion requirement is embedded within Drake’s broader curriculum and must be fulfilled in order for students to earn their degrees."...

Artificial Intelligence Poses a Major Threat to Law Schools

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2026 13 Comments

"I am no longer needed for the actual technical work of my job."...

Maryland Woman Tells School Board She Called Child Protective Services Over TPUSA Meeting

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2026 9 Comments

"Excluding parents and guardians from a student-focused event creates a lack of transparency and undermines established best practices for youth safety"...

San Francisco Being Sued Over Controversial Reparations Fund

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 15, 2026 24 Comments

"Acknowledging past injustice does not give the government license to spend public resources on programs that sort people by race and ancestry today"...