College Insurrection Tag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l-254XnpkA

Elizabeth Warren’s Plan for ‘Free’ College May Benefit the Wealthy

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 27, 2019 1 Comment

"free public college might push more students away from small, private universities to what would be a cheaper alternative"...

UC-Berkeley Hosting Conference on ‘Right Wing Studies’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 27, 2019 0 Comments

"We do not have a political agenda"...

Middlebury College Student Govt Demands Students be Able to Approve Campus Speakers

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 27, 2019 36 Comments

Middlebury College in Vermont has a recurring problem. When conservative speakers come to campus, all hell breaks loose. Now the student government has proposed a solution. They want the right to vet speakers before they come to campus in order to assure that the speaker's values match those of the campus community.

Speaker at Harvard Diversity Conference Once Said Christians Deserve to be ‘Locked Up’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 27, 2019 3 Comments

“people who believe in a God of hell/damnation deserve to be mocked viciously and run out of the public square.”...

No Free Lunch Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 27, 2019 0 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1021765714498215936

Stink Bomb Used During Jeff Sessions Speech at Amherst College

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 26, 2019 2 Comments

"One protester flew a rainbow flag as she exited."...

VIDEO: College Students Horrified by Joe Biden’s Handsy Behavior

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 26, 2019 1 Comment

"there’s no reason to be grabbing at people like that"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-_XG431meA

Los Angeles County Declares Measles Outbreak

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 26, 2019 24 Comments

We have followed the rapid spread of measles cases around the nation. The last time we reported, a measles-infected visitor had stopped into Google's Silicon Valley headquarters and public health officials had to issue appropriate warnings. Now, officials have declareda measles outbreak in Los Angeles County.

Former U. Texas Coach Pleads Guilty to Taking $100,000 Bribe

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 26, 2019 0 Comments

"pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said"...

Student Activists Outraged as Williams College Tries to Adopt Pro-Free Speech Policy

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 25, 2019 26 Comments

Williams College in Massachusetts is trying to embrace the free speech policy put forth by the University of Chicago. It's a widely respected position on the issue which has even been endorsed by FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education).