College Insurrection Tag

Princeton Student Laments Lack of Political Activism on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 14, 2019 4 Comments

“I expected [Princeton’s] widespread academic interest in political science and public policy to extend into extracurricular life"...

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University in the UK Bans Hamburgers to Fight Climate Change

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 13, 2019 1 Comment

"And it will try to increase the number of students studying climate change."...

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More Than 40 University Presidents Paid Twice as Much as U.S. President

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 13, 2019 4 Comments

"Seventeen public university presidents make more than $1 million annually."...

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Fake Disabilities Are Becoming the New College Admissions Scam

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 13, 2019 2 Comments

"celebrity scandal revealed that mastermind William Singer leveraged false disability diagnoses to help his wealthy clients game the system"...

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Scott Walker to Take Over as President of Young America’s Foundation

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 12, 2019 2 Comments

"Walker confirmed that he would not be a candidate for any office in either 2022 or 2024"...

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UC Berkeley Chancellor Demands Politicians Remove ‘Weapons of War’ From Our Midst

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 12, 2019 8 Comments

“We cannot be satisfied with words of sympathy and remorse from our political leaders."...

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Johns Hopkins Prof Fired After Clashing With Student Protesters Has No Regrets

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 12, 2019 4 Comments

“I’ll tell you this, though: whatever happens, I will never apologize and I will never back down.”...

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Court Says UMass Amherst Violated Student’s Due Process Rights

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 11, 2019 14 Comments

A student was accused of assaulting his girlfriend, and the school immediately suspended him.

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VIDEO: Joe Biden Tells College Student There Are Three Genders

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 11, 2019 6 Comments

"before turning around and pulling the arm of the young female questioner to get her attention"...

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South Dakota Board of Regents Takes Major Steps Towards Protecting Campus Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 11, 2019 1 Comment

"public universities in South Dakota will no longer be able to discriminate against 'any student or student organization' based on viewpoint or ideology"...

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Michelle Obama to Release YouTube Series to Help Prepare Students for College

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 10, 2019 5 Comments

I have a feeling we will be posting some of these videos here in the future.

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U. New Mexico Pushing for More Diversity and Inclusion Themes in Courses

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 10, 2019 4 Comments

"to meet the school's general education diversity and inclusion requirement"...

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Former Yale Prof Writes Book to Parody Progressive Campus Culture

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 10, 2019 4 Comments

"I began to wonder – college is getting so crazy, why hasn’t anybody sort of given this the Tom Wolfe treatment?"...

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Anti-Trump Studies Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 10, 2019 0 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

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Elite Universities Boost Professors Who Call for Gun Control in Wake of Shootings

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2019 0 Comments

“a gun culture fed by gun industry advertising”...

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Survey Finds Half of Young Americans Say College Degree Irrelevant to Working

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2019 1 Comment

"one in five Gen Z and young millennials say they may choose not to go to college"...

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University’s ‘Diversity Department’ Maintains a ‘Masculinity Committee’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2019 1 Comment

"an informal group of faculty, staff, and students, mostly male-identified"...

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Gibson’s Bakery: If Oberlin College appeals, we will seek reinstatement of full $44 million original verdict

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 08, 2019 66 Comments

The Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College lawsuit has entered two post-trial phases: (1) Post-trial motions then appeals, and (2) public relations. As part of this jockeying, Oberlin College's president Carmen Twillie Ambar has written op-eds and given interviews in which she asserts that Oberlin College was held responsible for the speech of students. This, she argues, presents a threat to campus 1st Amendment rights because it could force universities to clamp down on student speech to avoid liability.

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