College Insurrection Tag

Washington and Lee University Reportedly Considering Name Change

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 28, 2020 11 Comments

"faculty members are working on a petition to change the name in response to the nationwide emphasis on removing public references to the Confederacy in the wake of the death of George Floyd"...

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UC-Irvine Law Apologizes for Highlighting Conservative Group After Students Call it ‘Racist’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 28, 2020 7 Comments

"We apologize both for the timing of the post and for disabling comments. We appreciate the members of our community who reached out to us"...

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UC Berkeley Chancellor Offers Stunning Response to Shooting of Student

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 28, 2020 7 Comments

"Others, like many of us, are experiencing stress, grief and anxiety related to the coronavirus pandemic and the recent murders of George Floyd, Riah Milton, and other Black Americans."...

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Astronomer at U. Florida Calls Racial and Gender Diversity ‘Nonsense’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2020 11 Comments

The mob is going to coming for him.

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DePaul University Will Not Sever Ties to Police Despite Demands of Campus Activists

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2020 1 Comment

"Campus activists were also furious after DePaul’s president denounced the looting seen in Chicago."...

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‘Art Crime’ Prof Offers Advice on How to More Easily Topple Monuments

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2020 0 Comments

“use chain instead of rope”...

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Then They Came for Abraham Lincoln Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2020 3 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

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Universities Say Trump’s Visa Restrictions Will Keep Out ‘Best and Brightest’ Workers

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 26, 2020 13 Comments

"a self-inflicted wound to the country that serves no useful purpose"...

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Syracuse University Cutting Staff in Response to Coronavirus Crisis

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 26, 2020 1 Comment

"experienced $35 million in unexpected expenses and unrealized revenue in the first few months of its response to the coronavirus"...

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Theater Prof Resigns, Citing Fear of Her White Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 26, 2020 24 Comments

“This type of white rage is real for many of us.”...

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Antioch College Announces Stunning Budget Cut of $2.5 Million Dollars

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 25, 2020 6 Comments

“These are big, tough decisions”...

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Student Activists Demand Removal of Abraham Lincoln Statue at UW-Madison

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 25, 2020 55 Comments

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.

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Hillsdale College Rejects Pressure From the Left to Virtue Signal Over Black Lives Matter

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 25, 2020 4 Comments

"Any student who has spent any time in any classroom at the college knows that we deal with the dignity of the human person in all of his/her manifestations"...

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University President Changes Incorrect Stance on Free Speech After Getting Letter From FIRE

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 25, 2020 4 Comments

"Public universities have an obligation to uphold freedom of speech — regardless of what their other policies might say"...

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Man Arrested for Allegedly Painting Swastikas on Gravestones at Providence College

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 24, 2020 11 Comments

"spray-painted swastikas, defaced multiple gravestones, then attempted to set a grass area on fire at the Dominican Cemetery on campus"...

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Student Group at Rice University Demands Non-Residential ‘Black House’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 24, 2020 2 Comments

"The call for a 'Black House' was made in a public Facebook post on Rice's official Graduate Student Association (GSA) page"...

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U. Chicago Prof Who Criticized ‘Defund the Police’ Cleared of Wrongdoing

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 24, 2020 6 Comments

"The review concluded that at this time there is not a basis for a further investigation or disciplinary proceeding."...

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Harvard Hires Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 23, 2020 3 Comments

"I am thrilled to see the groundswell of work that already exists at Harvard"...

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