College Insurrection Tag

U. Michigan Seeks to Hire ‘Bias Incident Prevention and Response Coordinator’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 02, 2017 2 Comments

"Compensation will range from $46,000 to $57,000"...

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Surprisingly High Percentage of Harvard Freshmen Identify as Bisexual

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 02, 2017 6 Comments

How curious...

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Prof Wears Bulletproof Vest in Class to Protest Campus Carry

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 02, 2017 6 Comments

“Try to forget that I’m wearing a vest, and I’ll try to forget that you could be packing a .44 magnum”...

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Think for Yourself Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 02, 2017 2 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

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Ohio State Bans Art and Flags in Dorm Room Windows

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 01, 2017 6 Comments

"windows must remain clear from obstruction"...

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Report Finds Academia Has Too Many White Librarians

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 01, 2017 3 Comments

"the academic library sector has struggled with addressing equity"...

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NYU Students Form ‘Non-Conformist Book Club’ to Secretly Discuss Non-PC Ideas

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 01, 2017 4 Comments

"free to disagree” without social or formal sanction"...

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Arizona State U. Honors Pat Tillman at Sun Devil Stadium

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 31, 2017 2 Comments

Tillman left an NFL career to join the army after 9/11....

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Kalamazoo College Now Offering Students Grants for Protests

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 31, 2017 0 Comments

"to teach them about social justice issues"...

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Evergreen State Facing Budget Shortfall and Layoffs Amid Enrollment Drop

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 31, 2017 5 Comments

Completely predictable...

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Ivy League Profs Urge Students to Think for Themselves in Letter

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 31, 2017 26 Comments

A group of fifteen Ivy League school professors has penned a letter to students, urging them to avoid the dangers of groupthink. In light of recent events in higher education, this couldn't be more timely.

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Chancellor of UCCS Releases Statement Condemning Anti-Veteran Fliers

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 31, 2017 2 Comments

"We know our student veterans to be high achieving individuals"...

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Princeton Experiments With Social Justice Training Program

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 30, 2017 5 Comments

"students will develop competencies and perspectives crucial to the creation of an inclusive campus climate"...

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Fliers Posted at UCCS Suggest Banning Veterans from Four Year Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 30, 2017 7 Comments

"veterans usually are associated with extremists right-wing groups such as the tea party"...

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U. Tampa Prof Fired for Calling Hurricane ‘Karma’ Over Texas Support for Republicans

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 30, 2017 5 Comments

“I deeply regret a statement I posted yesterday."...

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Higher Ed Bubble: Humanities Doctorates Rise as Humanities Job Market Shrinks

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 29, 2017 2 Comments

"the job shortage won't go away any time soon"...

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Mizzou Now Offering Microaggressions Therapy For Black Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 29, 2017 2 Comments

"segregated therapy sessions"...

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Should Studying the Constitution be Mandatory at Colleges?

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 29, 2017 9 Comments

"they ought to require a course on the Constitution and civics"...

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