College Insurrection Tag

Some Instructors at Boston University No Longer Grading Students on Writing

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 30, 2022 11 Comments

"suggesting the method inspires students and creates equity"...

University of Pennsylvania Event Uses MLK to Promote Abortion

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 30, 2022 7 Comments

"the talk centered around the 'intersectionality' of abortion rights"...

Oakland University Accidentally Tells 5,500 Students They Received Full Scholarships

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 29, 2022 1 Comment

"The scholarship is valued at $48,000 for four years at the university."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzNyrFhzew

Nikole Hannah-Jones was Paid $55K for Conservative-Bashing Speech at UW-Madison

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 29, 2022 3 Comments

"The public university’s Student Affairs and its diversity office hosted the event in the student union."...

John McWhorter: End Race-Based Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 29, 2022 2 Comments

"has been controversial since it was instituted in the 1960s"...

You Can’t Do That on Campus Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 29, 2022 7 Comments

Your weekly report on education news....

State Legislators Are Mounting A Stand Against “Critical Theory’s Long March”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 28, 2022 33 Comments

Andrew Sullivan: "If the left has stealthily changed public education from above, the right has now used the only power they have to fight back — political clout in state legislatures."...

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1021765714498215936

U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign Student Govt. Demands Jeff Sessions Speaking Event be Moved Off-Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 28, 2022 7 Comments

“It is evident from recent events that the ISG doesn’t support diversity of thought on campus”...

Lawmakers Send Letter to Biden Urging Him to Cancel Student Loan Debt

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 28, 2022 5 Comments

“In light of high Covid-19 case counts and corresponding economic disruptions, restarting student loan payments without this broad cancellation would be disastrous for millions of borrowers and their families”...

Teammates of Transgender Swimmer at UPenn Reportedly Uncomfortable With Locker Room Nudity

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 28, 2022 94 Comments

Female students on the UPenn swim team are apparently uncomfortable sharing the locker room with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who is still biologically male. Who can blame them? Follow the logic here. If a male who identifies as male exposes himself in a college women's locker room, it's indecent exposure, but if the same biological male identifies as female, it's no big deal?