College Insurrection Tag

Lincoln Christian University Scaling Back Operations and Going Mostly Virtual

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 05, 2022 1 Comment

"When you have two of your three higher education institutions report closing or downsizing within 45 days, that's definitely going to have an impact"...

Punished For Refusing Exam “Leniency” For Black Students? UCLA Prof. Gordon Klein’s Case is Going To Trial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 04, 2022 29 Comments

California Superior Court dismisses several counts, but key claims survive motions to dismiss and under the anti-SLAPP statute. Trial scheduled for April 2023....

Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Historic Campus Due Process Bill

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 04, 2022 3 Comments

"provides crucial procedural protections to students accused of violations of a public college or university’s student code of conduct"...

University of Florida to Establish Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 04, 2022 6 Comments

"The purpose of the center is to support teaching and research concerning the ideas, traditions, and texts that form the foundations of western and American civilization"...

Homeless People Throw Eggs at Students and Parents as They Toured NYU

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 04, 2022 4 Comments

"Our duty is to sell the school, to showcase our campus and obviously being harassed is not something you want to deal with on a daily basis."...

Department of Education Expected to Expand Title IX Protections to Transgender Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 03, 2022 22 Comments

"Such revisions would align Title IX with the priorities of the Biden administration, which has taken a progressive position on transgender rights since the beginning of its term."...

Stetson University in Florida Bringing in Displaced College Students and Faculty From Ukraine

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 03, 2022 6 Comments

"covering everything they need to continue their studies in the U.S."...

Lincoln College in Illinois Closing its Doors After 157 Years

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 03, 2022 3 Comments

"The decision to close comes just two years after the college had seen record-breaking enrollment in 2019"...

Point Park University Closing Office of Equity and Inclusion

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 02, 2022 6 Comments

"The University is seeking to provide OEI’s services in the best and most efficient ways possible"...

Researchers at U. Wisconsin-Madison Studying What Dogs Like Watching on Television

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 02, 2022 7 Comments

“This is interesting because there are increasing numbers of dog ‘TV channels’ that promote engaging content for dogs, but very little understanding about how exciting those channels are for the dogs”...

California Ethnic Studies Requirement Relies On Questionable Studies, Distorted Data

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 02, 2022 2 Comments

"make the stunning claim that the ethnic studies course causes an average increase of 1.4 GPA points, miraculously turning C students into B+ students"...