College Insurrection Tag

U. Chicago Grad Students to Vote on Unionizing

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 15, 2017 1 Comment

"We believe that we are workers, and we want the right to bargain collectively."...

Profs Advised to Treat Classroom Microaggressions Like Assaults

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 15, 2017 2 Comments

"removes the burden from the victim and begins to create safe space"...

Scripps College Student Says She Was Bullied for Being Photographed With Mike Pence

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 15, 2017 4 Comments

"I began receiving vicious comments and private messages"...

Texas A&M Cancels “White Lives Matter” Rally Reservation

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 15, 2017 41 Comments

Monday night, Texas A&M University released a statement saying the university had canceled a campus event reservation held by Preston Wiginton. Wiginton helped organize white nationalist leader Richard Spencer's campus visit late last year and promised Spencer would attend the upcoming rally scheduled for September 11.

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

HuffPo Article Defends Actions of Student Protesters at Evergreen State

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 14, 2017 1 Comment

"conservative and far-right forces have intensified their targeting of higher education"...

Campus Carry Now in Effect at Texas Community Colleges

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 14, 2017 0 Comments

"lets anyone with a gun license over 21 carry a handgun"...

Washington State Prof Says Colin Kaepernick Just Holding America Accountable

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 14, 2017 5 Comments

‘historical failure to honor Black life’...

One Year Master’s in Data Journalism At Columbia Costs $150K

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 13, 2017 1 Comment

Wait, what?...

Former Berkeley Chancellor Gets Massive Golden Parachute After Failed Tenure

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 13, 2017 3 Comments

"set to make nearly $434,000 next year"...

NY’s New School: Small Classroom Chairs Are a Microaggression

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 13, 2017 5 Comments

“Seats in the classroom / auditorium / office are too small for many people.”...

Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz to be Harvard Fellow This Fall

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 12, 2017 1 Comment

"to discuss how developing information technology will impact privacy"...

Evergreen State Seeks Someone to Retool “Marketing and Branding” Efforts

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 12, 2017 6 Comments

"employment start date of “ASAP”...

https://yalealumnimagazine.com/blog_posts/2695-disarmament

Erasing History at Yale: Covers over Musket in Stone Carving of Puritan

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 12, 2017 44 Comments

Just a little over a year ago, an employee at Yale smashed a stained glass window at the school because he was angry over the image of African Americans carrying cotton. We covered it in this post: Yale employee smashes allegedly racist stained-glass window, Yale won’t press charges Not only did Yale not press charges, they rehired the employee with much fanfare. Now another piece of campus art has been altered for the sake of political correctness.