College Insurrection Tag

U. Penn Teaching Assistant Calls on White Male Students Last, Because “Social Justice”

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 21, 2017 34 Comments

A Teaching Assistant at the University of Pennsylvania named Stephanie McKellop is under fire for saying she calls on students according to a very specific racial and gender pecking order. The story came to our attention through this tweet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5gDcb31q9M

Harvard Rescinds ‘Black Achievement’ Award They Gave to Harvey Weinstein

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 20, 2017 2 Comments

Wait, what?...

University Students Given Trigger Warnings About Shakespeare – In England

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 20, 2017 6 Comments

"to help students who may be upset if a text reminds them of a personal traumatic experience"...

VIDEO: Students at UC Santa Cruz Storm Library to Shut Down College Republicans

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 20, 2017 4 Comments

“White Supremacist, fascist sympathizing College Republicans"...

Bias Response Teams Report Difficulty Protecting Campus Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 19, 2017 3 Comments

You don't say...

University Drops Crusader Mascot for Being Associated With Violence

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 19, 2017 3 Comments

"knights fighting holy wars conflicted with the school’s mission"...

Northwestern Expands ‘Deconstructing Masculinity’ Program

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 19, 2017 1 Comment

"a collaboration between its Social Justice Education unit and Center for Awareness, Response and Education"...

Swarthmore Students Burned American Flag on Columbus Day

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 18, 2017 7 Comments

“All people deserve to feel comfortable at their school”...

Report Suggests Some Colleges Ignoring Trump Admin’s Sex Assault Guidelines

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 18, 2017 3 Comments

"they’re not going to let us go backward"...

Bias Response Team at Evergreen State Banned Criticism of Black Lives Matter

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 18, 2017 2 Comments

"violation of the school’s non-discrimination policy"...

Speaking at Vassar on October 25: An Examination of Hate Speech And Free Speech on College Campuses

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 17, 2017 10 Comments

We frequently cover issues related to free speech on campus, including shut-downs, shout-downs, disruptions, threats and violence. There is a long history to this problem, and it first showed itself in attacks on Israeli, pro-Israel and Jewish speakers, as I documented in With campus shout downs, first they came for the Jews and Israel.