College Insurrection Tag

Faculty Members at Berkeley Call for Boycott of Free Speech Week

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 16, 2017 2 Comments

"The letter was co-written by seven faculty members"...

Former Students Speak Out on Behalf of Pro-Israel Prof Fired by U. Maryland

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 16, 2017 0 Comments

"addressed the reality of racism in all her classes while advocating for faculty and students of color"...

Free Speech Wins Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 16, 2017 2 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

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Recent Cornell Symposium Focused on Xenophobia in the Age of Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 15, 2017 2 Comments

"What whiteness offers today is a way to connect rage of the failures of capitalism"...

Harvard Rescinds Fellowship Offered to Chelsea Manning

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 15, 2017 24 Comments

Earlier this week, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government offered fellowships to former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and convicted spy, Chelsea Manning. To Harvard's shock, the blowback for offering a spy and traitor a fellowship was swift and intense. Douglas W. Elmendorf, Dean of Harvard Kennedy School, issued a statement rescinding the offer to Manning. While the fellowship offer was withdrawn, Elmendorf indicated Manning's campus speaking invitation was not.

Survey Finds Lots of Students and Faculty at Mizzou are Miserable

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 15, 2017 3 Comments

"the last two years have been some of the most challenging in Mizzou’s 178-year history"...

Joe Biden Compares Supporters of Due Process on Campus to Charlottesville Nazis

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 15, 2017 11 Comments

"I’m gonna make an analogy, it’s gonna get me in trouble "...

Ben Shapiro Speaks at Berkeley Amid Massive Security and Protests

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 15, 2017 36 Comments

Ben Shapiro spoke at UC Berkeley last night and to look at the campus prior to his arrival, you might have thought President Trump was coming to speak. There was a massive security presence and left wing students came out to protest.

Former CIA Deputy Director Resigns From Harvard Fellowship After Chelsea Manning Appointment

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 14, 2017 34 Comments

Earlier this week, Harvard's Kennedy school announced two new fellowship appointments: Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary and Chelsea Manning, convicted spy. After the new appointments were announced, Michael Morell, former CIA Deputy Director and current Harvard Fellow resigned from his fellowship in protest.