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Oberlin College faces serious financial challenges, resulting from a variety of factors, particularly a decline in enrollment. The "social justice" turmoil of recent years at Oberlin, the focus of local and national media coverage and mockery, likely was a contributing factor, as we pointed out in September 2017, Radical fallout: Oberlin College enrollment drops, causing financial problems:

After almost 4 years outside of the classroom, Marquette Professor John McAdams can return to work. Friday, Wisconsin's Supreme Court ruled (4-2 in favor) McAdams was wrongly fired in 2014. On his personal blog, McAdams was critical of a graduate teaching instructor who squashed a debate on gay marriage when a student disagreed with her on the subject. The graduate teaching instructor was named and the incident recounted on McAdams' personal blog, which resulted in his firing (indefinite suspension without pay) a few months later.

As readers are aware, Legal Insurrection has reported more extensively on events at Oberlin College over the past several years than almost any other website. Among other things, Legal Insurrection has engaged in reporting on the following issues related to Oberlin College: