College Insurrection Tag

Mike LaChance’s 10 Craziest Higher Education Stories of 2017

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 30, 2017 3 Comments

2017 was a wild year for news and politics in higher education. Let's all take a look back and have some fun. I already did a top 10 list about Trump Derangement Syndrome on campus, so this list will exclude that topic. Here are the top 10 craziest stories from colleges and universities across the country that I covered in 2017 in chronological order.

Research Finds Increased Student Aid Leads to Higher Tuition

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 29, 2017 5 Comments

“Bennett Hypothesis”...

Drexel University ‘White Genocide’ Prof Steps Down

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 29, 2017 3 Comments

"his supporters have said that his comments have been distorted"...

Prof’s Lecture Includes Call for ‘Abolition of White Democracy’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 29, 2017 2 Comments

"Americans “exist in a white supremacist, patriarchal, heteronormative, capitalist system”...

New Conservative Christian College to Open in Boston Next Fall

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 29, 2017 12 Comments

This is a fascinating story. It's not every day that you see the founding of a new college. A Boston area business man named Finny Kuruvilla is putting up millions of his own to found Sattler College as a conservative Christian school in Boston.

University of Chicago Pays Big Bucks to Leadership

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 28, 2017 2 Comments

The school president and other officials earn millions....

Yale Students Develop Plug-in to Combat Fake News

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 28, 2017 2 Comments

"designed as an extension for Google’s Chrome browser"...

Profs Recommend Students Wear Name Tags With Preferred Gender Pronouns

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 28, 2017 7 Comments

"To rid classrooms of microaggressions"...

College Student Expelled for Rape Found Not Guilty by Jury in 28 Minutes

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2017 4 Comments

"his life has already been ruined beyond repair"...

http://fox8.com/2016/11/18/oberlin-college-professors-home-vandalized-horrific-note-left-on-door/

Lawsuit: Oberlin College sexual assault hearing process rigged, 100% conviction rate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 26, 2017 41 Comments

Oberlin College is suffering financially and in enrollment after several years of negative publicity regarding racial, gender, anti-Semitic and social justice activism on campus. I documented that history in September 2017, Radical fallout: Oberlin College enrollment drops, causing financial problems. Those financial and enrollment problems also more recently received attention at Inside Higher Ed.