College Insurrection Tag

Student Activists at Harvard Want the Board of Overseers to Change its Name

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 19, 2020 13 Comments

"cannot be separated from its historical context and connotations"...

College Calls Police on Student Who Sent Email Mocking Diversity Demands

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 18, 2020 4 Comments

"Last night, members of our community received an offensive and hateful email which violated the values and standards of the Juniata community"...

VIDEO: Peter Schiff Explains How Government Loans Increase College Tuition

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 18, 2020 2 Comments

"college tuition used to be pretty stable, it didn't go up very much"...

https://www.kbtx.com/2020/07/08/texas-am-police-close-investigation-into-racist-notes-found-on-students-car/

Compulsory Racial Activism Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 18, 2020 1 Comment

Your weekly report on campus news....

George Washington U. Reading List Includes Book That Equates Conservatism With Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 17, 2020 16 Comments

At George Washington University, the school Diversity Office put out a syllabus of recommended reading, which includes a book that equates conservatism with racism. They probably thought this was of no consequence, because that's something many progressives believe.

University of Akron Board of Trustees Cuts 97 Professors From Faculty

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 17, 2020 17 Comments

"authorized the elimination of 97 full-time professors out of about 570 total in response to a projected enrollment decline and ongoing budget woes"...

Liberty U. Suing NY Times for $10 Million Over Coverage of School’s Response to Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 17, 2020 4 Comments

"The 100-page lawsuit refutes the claims made in several articles published by the New York Times"...

Boston College Denies Conservative Students’ Effort to Create Their Own Newspaper

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 17, 2020 1 Comment

"for the second time in three years"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8KLnvgk6Mw

Cornell University takes a major step towards compulsory racial activism for faculty, students, and staff

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2020 101 Comments

I have repeatedly pointed out, in response to the cancel culture targeting me over my criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement, that things have changed on campuses in ways most people don't fully appreciate. The new activism surrounding race is completely at odds with the traditional goals of the civil rights movement -- that all people be treated with dignity and afforded the protections of our laws without regard to race.

https://www.change.org/p/jill-stevenson-and-mary-fleischer-mmc-performing-arts-for-racial-justice?signed=true

Theater Prof Faces Termination Petition for Allegedly Falling Asleep During Online Anti-Racism Meeting

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2020 58 Comments

A professor of theater at Marymount College Manhattan is now dealing with a petition demanding her termination. Her crime was appearing to doze off during an online anti-racism event. Does this strike you as a bit of an overreaction?

Tulane U. Threatens Expulsion for Parties Due to Coronavirus Fears

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2020 2 Comments

"The behaviors of the student hosts and those who chose to attend these parties was disrespectful, selfish and dangerous and not in line with Tulane values."...

Profs Demand University Police Chief Resign Over Blue Lives Matter Flag in His Home

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2020 17 Comments

"Students and faculty were outraged by the chief’s choice of wall decor and expressed their grievances with WVU immediately."...

U. Pennsylvania Will No Longer Exhibit 190 Year-Old Skull Collection to Fight Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2020 7 Comments

"Many were brutally exploited by colonialism when they were alive, and now they rest in a predominantly white institution"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7n8f8sLTDE&t=506s

Oberlin College Supporters Permitted to File Amicus Briefs In Gibson’s Bakery Appeal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 15, 2020 30 Comments

The appeal brief of Gibson's Bakery opposing the appeal of Oberlin College and Meredith Raimondo is due on August 5, after Gibson's motion for a final extension of time was granted by the appeals court Magistrate. Gibson's previously filed its Cross-Appeal Brief, seeking reinstatement of the full punitive damages verdict. While the regular briefing has been pending, a group of media and other groups asked permission to file so-called Amicus (friend of the Court) briefs in support of the college's appeal.

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