It’s sad how crazy Trump Derangement Syndrome has made some people. Imagine being the parent of a student and paying tuition for this.
Ashe Schow reported at the Daily Wire:
Biology Professor Administers Quiz Calling Donald Trump A ‘Eugenicist’
In an otherwise non-political quiz, a biology professor at Gettysburg College asked her students to...
I’ve been covering higher education news for years and I’ve seen some crazy stuff but I am legitimately shocked that the student paper published this.
Campus Reform reports:
Student newspaper publishes instructions on how to make a Molotov cocktail
The student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee posted an opinion-editorial containing instructions on...
The party in question happened before the current semester even began, so kudos to the judge. This is getting out of hand.
The College Fix reports:
Judge blocks NYU from suspending students for hosting maskless party before semester started
Can New York University micromanage its students’ lives wherever...
Things like parties, socializing and other average activities can get you thrown out of school, but not attending big protests. That’s different.
Campus Reform reports:
ASU suspends students for parties but not protesting
Arizona State University reportedly suspended six students for COVID-19 related violations after taking no disciplinary action against an approximately 100 to...
The brazen audacity of such a suggestion is really something to behold. This person doesn’t even have a career yet, but he is casting judgement on the work choices of others, simply over politics.
The College Fix reports:
Student op-ed: Harvard should denounce ‘cartel’ of alumni working for Trump administration
A Harvard Law School...
Earlier this month, the University of Pennsylvania awarded a fellowship to Alexander Vindman. What message does all of this send?
FOX News reports:
Georgetown University hires Peter Strzok to teach at foreign service school
Former...
Has it ever occurred to anyone on the left that they come off as the disturbing authoritarians they accuse Trump of being? This is positively Orwellian.
From the school paper, the Berkeley Beacon:
Artists, activists come together for “Memorials: As Monuments Fall” webinar
Historical monuments and who they seek to memorialize have come under...
If traditional gender roles are outdated and not inclusive, why does the University of Pittsburgh still have a women’s studies department?
Campus Reform reports:
UPitt scraps ‘gendered’ language from homecoming titles
The University of Pittsburgh announced that it will no longer use the traditional titles of “homecoming king” and “homecoming queen” in order to...
Doesn’t this ultimately hurt the students? Even the ones they think they’re trying to help?
NBC News in San Diego reports:
San Diego Unified School District Changes Grading System to ‘Combat Racism’
Students will no longer be graded based on a yearly average, or on how late they turn in assignments. Those are just...
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This should come as no surprise. Shaming people was a common practice during Mao’s Cultural Revolution, too.
VOX reports:
Poll: College students are ready to call out people who don’t vote
In a new Axios poll, 61 percent of college students revealed that they would definitely or probably shame someone they know if they...
This is only the beginning. If colleges continue to remain only half open and enforce strict rules for behavior due to the pandemic, it will only get worse.
The Boston Globe reports:
Enrollment plummeted at many New England colleges this fall
Many New England colleges experienced unprecedented enrollment declines this fall, as students opted...
I would be willing to bet that at some schools, the ratio is even bigger than this.
Campus Reform reports:
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic employees at U Penn outnumber Republicans nearly 13:1
A Campus Reform analysis found that Democratic employees at the University...
Why is Beto O’Rourke lining up a teaching position for the spring if Joe Biden is going to be president? Isn’t Beto supposed to head the gun confiscation task force or something?
The University Star reports:
Beto O’Rourke expected to teach at...
I’m laughing as I type this. Does everyone remember “The Chalkening” back in April of 2016? This is the sequel!
Campus Reform reports:
UW-La Crosse students melt down over ‘Trump 2020’ chalking
Students at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse reported conservative sidewalk chalkings around campus to the school as hate incidents.
The phrases included slogans...
The election is clearly making some people a little crazy. At least she had the common sense to delete the tweet.
I wonder if anyone has told this history professor that the Republican party was founded to end slavery?
There are two kinds of racism on college campuses today. One is imagined, the other is real.
Higher education is obsessed with the subject.
