College Insurrection Tag

Social Media is “one of the worst things that ever happened to our society”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 30, 2023 33 Comments

My appearance on Education First NC podcast hosted by Sloan Rachmuth, regarding holding social media companies liable for designing manipulative platforms that are deceptively addictive, using mass tort products liability legal approaches: "TikTok seems like the crack cocaine of the internet."...

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Women’s Resource Center at Cornell Renamed as ‘Gender Equity Resource Center’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 30, 2023 9 Comments

"Shifting our language to ‘gender equity’ is responsive to the experiences of historically marginalized communities"...

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Oberlin College Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach Subjected to Disciplinary Hearings for Defending Women’s Sports

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 30, 2023 49 Comments

“I was burned at the stake. I was stoned. I was basically told I was a horrible person, and it was heartbreaking, really.”...

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Discrimination Lawsuit By Orthodox Jewish Professors Against CUNY Can Go Forward, NY Court Rules

Posted by Jane Coleman on August 29, 2023 6 Comments

NY Court: "The utilization of an individual's religious beliefs and practices to limit their inclusion is the very definition of religious discrimination."...

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Colorado Diversity Teacher Wants to ‘Burn Things Down’ for Equity

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 29, 2023 14 Comments

"wanted classes to be focused on bad things done by White people"...

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Ontario’s Education Minister Now Believes Parents Should be Notified if a Child Uses New Name or Pronouns at School

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 29, 2023 1 Comment

“I think we understand though that parents must be fully involved and fully aware of what's happening in the life of their children”...

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Air Force Academy Football Team Celebrates Historic WWII Doolittle Raid on Japan; Leftists Predictably Go Crazy

Posted by James Nault on August 28, 2023 48 Comments

Air Force Academy to field awesome uniforms for the Navy-Air Force football game this fall; the best part is the reaction by out-of-touch anti-war nincompoops...

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Resident Assistants at Tufts University Threaten to Strike on Move-in Day

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 28, 2023 5 Comments

"If a deal is not reached by Tuesday, which is when all Tufts students who did not participate in pre-orientation move in, the RAs will go on strike."...

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Hodges University in Florida to Close by August of 2024

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 28, 2023 0 Comments

"the college had expected to enroll 76 new degree-seeking students this fall, but no longer will"...

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Gender Studies Prof in Canada Claims Combating Obesity is ‘Fatphobic’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 27, 2023 15 Comments

"What makes this moment different from the others, however, is the dangerous rhetoric in which it is lodged."...

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CA Supreme Court Declares Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct Not Guaranteed Right to Cross Examine Accusers

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 27, 2023 16 Comments

"ruled in July that the state’s private universities are not obligated to allow students accused of intimate partner violence to cross-examine their accusers"...

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Court Rules Against Sorority Sisters Who Sued Over Biological Male Admitted to University of Wyoming Chapter

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 27, 2023 50 Comments

"A federal district court ruled Friday that a national sorority organization did not violate its own bylaws by allowing a biological man to live in a sorority house and dismissed the complaint from sorority sisters"...

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New ‘Peer-Reviewed’ Journal Will Examine ‘Trans and Queer Studies in Religion’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 27, 2023 8 Comments

"Studying trans and queer people in religion is an opportunity to grow in knowledge and to debunk sometimes baseless interpretations of Christian teachings"...

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University of Idaho Murder Suspect Waives His Right to a Speedy Trial, Delaying it Indefinitely

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 26, 2023 19 Comments

"Kohberger’s lawyer, Anne Taylor, reportedly told the court that his legal team was not prepared to present their case by the original October trial date"...

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U. Michigan Grad Students End Months Long Strike Just Before Start of School Year

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 26, 2023 2 Comments

"It’s very gratifying to have a new contract in place"...

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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Rising Cost of College Tuition

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 26, 2023 5 Comments

“While Biden continues this disingenuous political ploy, I’ll continue working to expand opportunities in the trades that allow students to graduate with in-demand skills and succeed in our economy.”...

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Pacific U. Grad Student Expelled Over Sexual Assault Allegation Wins Massive Settlement From School

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 26, 2023 4 Comments

“My sincere hope is that Pacific’s leadership takes a hard, searching look at what happened in this case so it can do what is necessary to ensure that it never happens again”...

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Scare Tactics and Campus Safety Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 26, 2023 1 Comment

Your weekly report on education news....

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