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Oberlin College male student files Appeal Brief trying to halt allegedly biased sexual assault hearing

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 09, 2020 13 Comments

John Doe No. 2 is an Oberlin College male student who seeks an injunction halting what he asserts is a biased sexual assault hearing system. John Doe No. 2 faces the same system of college adjudication which led a different student, John Doe No. 1, to sue after expulsion, asserting that the college had a 100% conviction rate for accused students (all or almost all male) who went to hearing.

University Soccer Players Dismissed From Team for Organizing a Party

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2020 3 Comments

"The party led to the temporary shutdown of voluntary activities and preseason practice for four Cardinal sports, according to the school."...

Enrollment at Harvard and Yale Down 20 Percent After Moving to Online Classes

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2020 8 Comments

"difference in enrollment at Harvard from 2019-2020 is about a 22 percent drop"...

Students at Northwestern Want to Completely Abolish Greek Life System

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2020 9 Comments

"advocates say the current system primarily benefits white and wealthy students"...

Students See Spike in Reported Violent Crime After U. Minnesota Cuts Ties to Minneapolis Police

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2020 10 Comments

"students received multiple systemwide public safety alert messages, telling them to be cautious on and near campus due to various reported violent crimes"...

University Student Faces Suspension and Fine for Using Image of Trump as Zoom Background

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2020 11 Comments

"with the help of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, he’s fighting back"...

University Provost Reprimanded for Bias Against Buddhists for Using the Term ‘Mantra’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2020 1 Comment

"Many people in the Buddhist and Hindu community hold this term ‘mantra’ as a highly spiritual and religious experience"...

Illiberal Arts Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2020 2 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

Tulane Cancels Talk By Author After Students Misunderstand And Protest Book

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2020 47 Comments

Edward Ball is the author of a new book called 'Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy' which explores ugly, racist aspects of his own family's past. You would think this is a book which would appeal to progressive college students. At Tulane, a talk by Ball has been canceled for now, because student critics were outraged by the very idea of this event.

Students and Faculty at California State U. Los Angeles Issue Demands to Tackle ‘Anti-Blackness’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2020 3 Comments

"take immediate, concrete steps to eradicate all manifestations of anti-Blackness on campus"...

U. Pittsburgh Removes Program Director Over Mild Criticism of Affirmative Action in Paper

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2020 4 Comments

"This violated the First Amendment, which protects even harsh criticism of affirmative action."...

U. Michigan Orders Quarantine for Students Returning to Campus, Even if it Means Quitting a Job

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2020 2 Comments

"Do not go to work, school or social gatherings."...

Petition at Chapman U. Calls for Removal of Busts of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2020 4 Comments

"petition suggests replacing the current busts with busts of Angela Davis, Malcolm X, Harvey Milk, Nelson Mandela, Princess Diana, John Lewis, Cesar Chavez, James Baldwin, and Dolores Huerta"...

College Republicans and Democrats at Georgetown Join Together, Condemn Cancel Culture

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2020 4 Comments

"presidents of the College Republicans and College Democrats at the Catholic university in D.C. have spoken out in support of Torgerson’s right to say what he wants"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HvswsAcZvc

Professor Jonathan Turley Testifies About Antifa to Senate Judiciary Committee

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2020 3 Comments

"They believe that free speech itself is a tool of oppression."...

Gibson’s Bakery Files Brief Opposing Oberlin College Appeal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2020 18 Comments

Gibson's Bakery and its owners have filed their Response Brief (pdf.) opposing the appeal of Oberlin College and Dean Meredith Raimondo, who in turn have filed their Response Brief (pdf.) to the Gibsons' cross-appeal.

University at Buffalo Removing President Millard Fillmore’s Name From Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 05, 2020 5 Comments

"UB understands Fillmore’s complex role in the history of slavery in the United States, which includes the Fugitive Slave Act"...

U. Pennsylvania Can’t Explain Mysterious Donation From Chinese Company

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 05, 2020 3 Comments

"Unequivocally they’re using the money they’re providing the universities to garner influence there"...

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