College Insurrection Tag

College Student From New York Gets Prison for Plotting Terror

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 08, 2018 1 Comment

"planned terror attacks on Big Apple landmarks"...

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Columbia Student Says Feminist Philosophy Class Was ‘Indoctrination’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 08, 2018 1 Comment

"voicing dissent was “nearly unthinkable”...

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Northeastern Prof Tells Audience He ‘Wouldn’t Mind’ Seeing Trump Dead

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 08, 2018 1 Comment

"shared his fantasy of seeing Donald Trump leave the presidency"...

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UC Merced Seeks New Administrator to Support Feminist Activism

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 07, 2018 0 Comments

"working knowledge of social justice theories is required"...

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Stanford Students Brought to Tears by Campus Flyers Supporting ICE

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 07, 2018 10 Comments

"students felt unsafe and hurt"...

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UC Berkeley Spent $4 Million on Security for Three Events in One Month Last Year

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 07, 2018 2 Comments

"final costs exceeded original estimates"...

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Students Gather at Harvard for Symposium on Bringing Civility Back to Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 06, 2018 2 Comments

"students showed up with a genuine desire to find common ground"...

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Conference at UC Santa Barbara to Celebrate ‘Self Identifying Women of Color’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 06, 2018 2 Comments

"while bringing awareness to their intersectional struggles"...

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ICE Vehicle Spotted at UC Berkeley Causes Panic on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 06, 2018 4 Comments

"Berkeley addressed students’ concerns in a tweet"...

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University of Memphis Bans Religious Cult From Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 05, 2018 5 Comments

"they were, like, shoving their beliefs down my throat”...

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Funds Sent to Traditional Marriage Group at Georgetown Given to LGBT Group

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 05, 2018 4 Comments

"Georgetown University claimed Friday that the absence of a proper funding mechanism was responsible"...

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Scholars Suggest Women’s Studies Students Should ‘Infect’ Other Fields of Study

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 05, 2018 3 Comments

"we do not advocate the killing of the host"...

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Cornell on-campus cafe raises prices after state-mandated minimum wage hike

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 05, 2018 67 Comments

I make instant coffee in my office rather than pay the exorbitant coffee prices in local cafes. (I'm also too lazy to walk to get coffee in the faculty lounge, which is of questionable quality anyway.) But then again, I'm not as rich as many of the students, who think nothing of dropping $4 on a latte, because they don't actually "pay" for it, they just show a barcode on their phone and presto, it gets charged to someone somewhere (probably parents).

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NYU Students Find New ‘Bias Response Line’ Unresponsive

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 05, 2018 1 Comment

“has not taken any meaningful action”...

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College Republicans at U. Washington Worry New Policy Will Limit Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2018 1 Comment

"new rule gives the school and campus police a free pass to charge as much as they want for events"...

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Colgate Prof Questions Why Former VP Dick Cheney Was Invited To Speak at Cornell

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2018 4 Comments

"Cheney masterminded a disastrous war based on the known lie"...

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Violence Erupts as Conservative Speaks at Colorado State University

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2018 22 Comments

Charlie Kirk of the conservative organization Turning Point USA spoke at Colorado State University this weekend. While Kirk's speech apparently went on without a problem, extremists of all stripes clashed outside the building in protests that had to be dispersed by police.

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#MeToo need not apply: Faculty support Ithaca College President after disclosure of 2001 sexual abuse conviction

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 03, 2018 35 Comments

On July 1, 2017, Shirley Collado became President of Ithaca College, where she also serves as a professor in the Department of Psychology. Collado's Ithaca College page describes her prior accomplishments, including:

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