This is not surprising. Democrats and the media have been pushing a non-stop narrative that this was not only wrong but dangerous.
The College Fix reports:
POLL: Almost half...
Poll Finds Almost Half of College Students Disapprove of the U.S. Killing Soleimani
Illinois Takes Steps to Ensure Undocumented and Transgender Students Can Apply For Aid
Illinois has massive financial problems, but it’s good to know they are prioritizing things so well.
The Chicago Sun Times reports:
Transgender and undocumented students now able to access state college aid
A loophole preventing undocumented and some transgender students from seeking financial aid in Illinois officially closed this week — and state officials...
Stony Brook University Announces $957K Grant to Fund Diversity Hires
Diversity is now a lucrative industry within higher education.
Campus Reform reports:
School gets nearly $1 million from NY state university budget for ‘diversity’ hires
A New York university has been granted almost $1 million in funding from...
Prof Seeks Ideas on How to Advance Social Justice in Math Textbooks
If John has ten dollars, and I take eight of his dollars and give them to Jane, how much less oppressed is Jane?
The College Fix reports:
Math professor soliciting ideas for ‘#socialjustice’ textbook content
A math professor recently involved in a political controversy in academic mathematics has issued a call for “ideas” on...
Iowa State Accused of Chilling Student Free Speech Ahead of Caucuses
The free speech advocacy group “Speech First” is launching a lawsuit over this.
Campus Reform reports:
LAWSUIT: Free speech org says Iowa State is ‘chilling’ political speech ahead of caucuses
The nonprofit student...
Outstanding Student Loan Portfolio Has Now Topped $1.5 Trillion Dollars
How much higher does this number need to get before we do something about it?
The Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) reports:
Federal Student Aid Posts New Reports to FSA Data...
UC Berkeley Facing Lawsuit Over Mandatory Diversity Statements in Hiring
Diversity statements have nothing to do with academic qualifications. They are about proving your commitment to progressive values.
The College Fix reports:
UC-Berkeley threatened with lawsuit for mandatory diversity statements in hiring
Legal action may be taken against the University of California-Berkeley after it released a document showing that mandatory diversity statements may have...
Survey Finds 66 Percent of College Democrats Support Universal Basic Income
Of course, universal basic income is a euphemism for wealth redistribution.
The University Network reports:
66% Of College Democrats Support A Universal Basic Income
Two-thirds...
Vanderbilt University Provides’Unconscious Bias Training’ for Administrators
This is being done by the school’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Anyone surprised?
The Vanderbilt Hustler reports:
University holds unconscious bias trainings for high-level administr...
Art Prof at Mount Holyoke College Charged With Attempted Murder
This is reportedly a case of a spurned lover. Sounds a little crazy.
The College Fix reports:
Mount Holyoke College art professor charged with attempted murder
An art professor from Massachusetts’ Mount Holyoke College is under arrest for the late-December attempted murder of a peer who allegedly had spurned her affections.
According to the Daily...
U. Kansas Now Offering Master’s Degree in ‘Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion’
I called this a long time ago. Diversity studies used to be a joke. Now it is becoming a real thing.
From the University of Kansas website:
KU Adds Degree in Diversity and Inclusion Leadership
The University of Kansas has created a new graduate degree to help students acquire the skills to lead and...
NY Times Goes After PragerU
Several years ago, Dennis Prager launched Prager University, a YouTube series aimed at providing fact-based educational videos on history, civics, culture, and more. Prager’s aim was to counter the never-ending flow of anti-American and often wrong progressive views pushed on college campuses.
Caldwell University to Pay U.S. Government $4.8 Million for Defrauding Program for Veterans
This is awful. The program specified here was set up to help veterans after 9/11.
NJ.com reports:
N.J. university will pay millions for role in...
University of Colorado Boulder Hosting ‘Imagined Borders’ Conference
As the article notes below, this event is an exercise in left wing word salad.
From the College Fix:
Fun and excitement at U. Colorado Boulder’s ‘Imagined Borders’ conference
Beginning this Tuesday and running through Sunday, the University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for Media, Religion and Culture will be hosting the “Imagined Borders, Epistemic...
Harvard Prof Developing Lab-Grown Meat for Human Consumption
Something about the very concept of this just seems gross. I’m not sure I would even try it.
WGBH reports:
Slaughter-Free Steak Served Up At Harvard Laboratory
Kit Parker, bioengineering and applied physics professor at Harvard University, joined Boston Public Radio on Thursday to speak about the meat he’s developing at an on-campus lab...
Poll Finds Alarmingly High Number of Young People View Communism Favorably
This is an indictment of our entire educational system. The poll results would not be the same if history were taught properly and accurately.
Campus Reform reports:
UH OH: Disturbing number of young Americans favor communism, poll finds
According to a poll commissioned by the Washington, D.C. area nonpr...
Joe Biden Suggests English Legal Traditions to Blame for Campus Sexual Assaults
This is incredible. Biden takes a cheap shot at Betsy DeVos, implying that she doesn’t care about the victims of sexual assault.
The College Fix reports:
Joe Biden blames English legal traditions for campus sexual assault
It would be a lot easier to stamp out campus sexual assault if we just got rid of...
