This isn’t surprising but one has to wonder how George Washington would feel about it.
Professor Jonathan Turley writes at his blog:
George Washington University Declares Support For D.C. Statehood
George Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc surpr...
#CancelYale has been trending on Twitter for a couple of weeks. It was mainly pushed by conservatives, but the sentiment behind it is real, given Elihu Yale’s involvement in the slave trade. Yale isn’t interested.
From the Yale Daily News:
“Cancel Yale”? Not likely.
Amid nationwide calls to remove symbols with ties to racist...
If this happens, Yale will come under increasing pressure to do the same.
WSLS News reports:
Washington & Lee University potential name change draws criticism from former president’s descendant
A woman with ties to Washington & Lee University’s founding is not happy about the recent name change proposal.
“I’m very angry,” said Tina Tabor, who...
The conservative group is the Federalist Society. This is a glimpse of what’s coming. The left wants to redefine reality to label all forms of conservatism as toxic and unacceptable.
Campus Reform reports:
University apologizes for highlighting conservative group after students insist it’s ‘racist,’ ‘sexist,’ ‘fascist’
A student group that seeks to “preserve freedom”...
A young man at Berkeley was shot in the back of the head while on a walk. The chancellor offered a response that boggles the mind.
From Berkeley News:
Campus mourns tragic death...
The mob is going to coming for him.
This is pretty amazing news if you know anything about DePaul.
The College Fix reports:
DePaul University refuses to cut ties with Chicago police despite demands
DePaul University will not cut ties with the Chicago Police Department despite demands from some campus activists...
In spite of all the crazy campus stories I’ve covered over the years, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that educators would offer advice on how to commit acts of destruction.
Campus Reform reports:
Prof offers advice on how to destroy monuments ‘faster’
Associate professor of art crime at John Jay College...
Remember the good old days, when campus activists swore this was all about Confederate statues? Now they have come for Abraham Lincoln.
And George Washington.
They’re going after everything.
Trump is being criticized here for his efforts to help American workers. Amazing.
Campus Reform reports:
Universities claim new Trump visa restrictions will keep out ‘best and brightest’ workers
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday to suspend the issuance of a number of temporary worker visas through 2020. The proclamation aims to prioritize...
More cuts are coming to more schools in the near future. This is just the beginning.
Syracuse.com reports:
Syracuse University makes staff cuts as part of coronavirus response
Syracuse University has eliminated some staff positions due to the financial impact of the coronavirus, the school said on Thursday.
The school said that it had laid...
This happened at St. Olaf College, which was the site of a campus race hoax a few years ago. Also, she is scared of theater students? Really?
The College Fix reports:
Theater prof cites ‘white rage,’ fear of white students as reason for leaving job
A St. Olaf College theater department professor blamed “white...
Like so many other schools, this cut was necessary because of the Coronavirus crisis.
YS News reports:
Antioch College announces $2.5 million budget cut; staff, faculty let go
Antioch College is cutting spending by $2.5 million in the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1. Eight staff employees, currently furloughed, are being laid off....
Student activists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are exploiting the current trend of statue toppling, to petition for the removal of a campus statue of President Abraham Lincoln.
Hating historic statues is all the rage these days.
Hillsdale College is one of the few colleges in the United States that could be considered conservative and the left despises them for this.
Campus Reform reports:
Hillsdale College rejects calls from ‘leftist mob’ to ‘virtue signal’
Across the campus of Hillsdale College stand statues of figures including Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and a...
The president of Nicholls State University recently said that hate speech is not free speech. Then the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education got involved.
From the FIRE blog:
Nicholls State president walks back claim that ‘free speech does not protect hate speech’ following FIRE letter
FIRE readers will remember that last week FIRE...
The suspect also reportedly assaulted a public safety officer.
ABC 6 in Rhode Island reports:
Man arrested for spray-painting swastikas at Providence College
Providence Police have identified the man they say spray-painted swastikas on graves...
