College Insurrection Tag

Officials at Bucknell University Say More Must be Done on Social Justice Issues

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2020 1 Comment

"announced the creation of a fund by reallocating existing resources to support campus-wide anti-racism and anti-bias efforts"...

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University of California Board of Regents Votes to Restore Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2020 7 Comments

"There is amazing momentum for righting the wrongs caused by centuries of systemic racism in our country."...

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At Top 100 Schools, Only One Will Feature Commencement Speech From a Republican

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2020 5 Comments

"Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s scheduled address to Miami University-Ohio students is the only one representing any conservative view"...

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Dartmouth College to Remove Weather Vane With Image of Native American

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 16, 2020 8 Comments

"It is clear that the images portrayed on the weather vane do not reflect Dartmouth's values"...

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Student Protesters Demand New Haven and Yale Defund Police Forces

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 16, 2020 2 Comments

"Yale should not be putting their money into policing. They should be putting it into building up the community that they live in."...

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Petition Calls on U. Florida to Change Humanities Requirement to Race and Racism Course

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 16, 2020 4 Comments

"Klein’s petition, addressed to UF President Kent Fuchs, has amassed over 25,000 signatures so far."...

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Thank you for your support in this time of cultural purge

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2020 113 Comments

So there I was, minding my own business, enjoying my newborn second grandaughter (did I mention that?), when shit rolled downhill at me in the form of fury from some Cornell Law School faculty, alumni, and students, because I told some hard truths and expressed some tough opinions about the start of the organized Black Lives Matter Movement and the recent rioting and looting.

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Petition Calls for Suspension of College Republicans at Elon U. Over Alleged Insensitive Comments

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 15, 2020 13 Comments

"disgusting, racist, dispicable, vile, hurtful, wrong, and should not ever be the values that exist within any club at the university"...

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Protesters Occupy U. Chicago Police Headquarters Demanding Department be Abolished

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 15, 2020 7 Comments

"They have been holding a sit-in since Friday afternoon."...

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Pioneer Statues Toppled During Protests at University of Oregon

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 15, 2020 6 Comments

"While we support peaceful protest and vigorous expression of ideas, we do not condone acts of vandalism"...

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Media Groups and Law Profs rally to Oberlin College’s defense in Gibson’s Bakery Appeal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2020 28 Comments

We previously covered how the NAACP had filed a motion for permission to file an Amicus Brief in favor of Oberlin College and Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo in the Gibson's Bakery appeal.

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U. Utah Medical Students Want School to Sever Ties With Police

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 14, 2020 4 Comments

“appreciate the work the students presented and we look forward to working with them on these issues”...

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Johns Hopkins U. Suspends Plan for Armed Campus Police Amid Protests

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 13, 2020 1 Comment

"We want to pause and see to what extent changes both at the federal and state level, and in the broad framework of policing and additional accountability, would impact anything that we would do at Hopkins"...

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U. Houston Suspends Voluntary Workouts After Six Student Athletes Test Positive for Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 13, 2020 0 Comments

"Houston is the first school to suspend athletic activities after bringing student-athletes back to campus following a shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic."...

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University Creates High Ranking Diversity Position Despite Coronavirus Hiring Freeze

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 13, 2020 3 Comments

"associate vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion"...

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Jonathan Turley rips Cornell Law faculty letter against me: “It is the antipathy of the intellectual foundations for higher education”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2020 128 Comments

As you know, there is an effort to get me fired from Cornell Law School because of my criticisms of the Black Lives Matters Movement, and failing firing, get me officially denounced by the law school. It does not appear they will get me fired, but they did succeed in getting an official denunciation. See these posts for background:

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Cancel Culture on Steroids Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 13, 2020 0 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

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Berklee College of Music in Boston Apologizes for Letting Police Use Bathrooms During Protests

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 12, 2020 30 Comments

Berklee College of Music is located on Massachusetts Avenue, in the heart of Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. During the protests for George Floyd, Boston police officers were posted near the school and were allowed to use the school's bathrooms. Now the school is apologizing for this.

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