College Insurrection Tag

Former Northeastern University Employee Sentenced to Prison for Bomb Hoax

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2025 1 Comment

“Bomb hoaxes are not a harmless act, they inflict fear, divert resources and put both first responders and the public at real risk as they race to the scene”...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV_j4Dh9koA

University of Maine System Will Not Divest From Israel Despite Student Demands

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2025 4 Comments

"There was consensus among our committee that to take a position on your demands would effectively shut down opportunities for conversation"...

Panel at Oregon State U. Concludes Trump Will be Bad for Minorities

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2025 1 Comment

“Women are seen as being less decisive than their male counterparts”...

North Dakota State U. Policy Includes Pledge Against ‘Violence in Language’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 14, 2025 8 Comments

"If it’s interpreted to mean offensive speech, and the statement is enforced to stifle such speech, then this would pose free speech issues."...

Eleven Discriminatory Scholarships at Grand Valley State U Challenged by Equal Protection Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 13, 2025 5 Comments

"If there is a lack of representation, a lack of diversity, there are many lawful ways that the school can go about increasing diversity and increasing access. But what they can't do is achieve that goal through racial discrimination."...

Black Studies Dept. at Northwestern U. Offering Course on ‘Unsettling Whiteness’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 13, 2025 12 Comments

“[I]t remains the case that whiteness as it shapes and affects both white populations and non-white populations is routinely exempted from analysis”...

Poll Finds Nearly Half of Federal Employees Are Planning to ‘Resist’ Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 13, 2025 30 Comments

"44% saying they would support the administration and 42% saying they would resist it"...

White Jazz Prof Canceled for Criticizing Critical Race Theory Planning Lawsuit

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 13, 2025 6 Comments

“perpetuated harmful and defamatory narratives about black musicians in the jazz industry”...

Columbia Law Prof Accused of Harassing Israeli Students Leaves University

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 12, 2025 5 Comments

"I condemned the spraying of pro-Palestinian protesters on our campus with a toxic chemical that caused such significant injuries"...

Chicago Theological Seminary to Offer ‘Queer Womanist Preaching’ Course

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 12, 2025 6 Comments

"This course will expose students to the queering of religious concepts such as redemption and salvation"...

Some California Colleges Closing, Canceling Classes Due to Wildfires

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 12, 2025 0 Comments

"the University of Southern California canceled its spring event to welcome new students"...

Prof Convicted of Deadly Synagogue Bombing in France No Longer Employed at Carleton University

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 12, 2025 9 Comments

"His position drew the ire of the Jewish community in Canada and beyond"...

U. Michigan Ending Partnership With University in China Over National Security Concerns

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 11, 2025 1 Comment

"The end to the academic partnership is the latest case of American universities moving away from Chinese universities over concerns by U.S. lawmakers"...