At the beginning of this month, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber, penned a letter to the Princeton community which claimed that racism is “embedded” in structures of the university.
The Department of Education took this claim seriously and has launched an investigation. If schools are going to make these claims, it’s...
Once the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education got involved here, the school suddenly saw the light. This is why FIRE is so important.
FOX News reports:
College backs off charges against student who used Trump photo on Zoom, still claims Facebook post broke rules
A New Jersey college has backed off five of...
We’ve gotten to the point where it seems like people are just doing this because they think they can.
The College Fix reports:
Petition demands statue of poet Walt Whitman be removed from Rutgers University-Camden
A statue of Walt Whitman, one of America’s most famous and influential poets, has come under fire at Rutgers...
Academia is going to hasten its own demise. People are going to just stop sending their children to many schools.
The College Fix reports:
Princeton faculty accuse school of rampant ‘anti-blackness,’ issue list of 48 demands
More than 200 Princeton University faculty have signed a letter demanding nearly 50 initiatives to address what the...
This person has a history of defending Antifa. He has written books about them.
Campus Reform reports:
Rutgers historian runs to rioters’ defense: ‘Antifa isn’t the problem’
Mark Bray, a historian of human rights, terrorism, and political radicalism in modern Europe at Rutgers University in New Jersey, claims President Donald Trump’s labeling of Antifa...
This is the catch-22 many schools are facing. There are going to be problems whether they reopen or not.
The College Fix reports:
Most Princeton students would take leave of absence if in-person classes don’t resume
Nearly two thirds of students at Princeton University responded to a recent campus survey that they “would seriously...
When it comes to the states, few have been hit as hard by this crisis as New Jersey.
Inside Higher Ed reports:
Pandemic in N.J. ‘Unlike Anything’ Before
New Jersey has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
The state has had the second highest number of deaths caused by the virus. The shutdown has...
A Rutgers University professor named Brittney Cooper has come under fire for blaming Trump supporters for Coronavirus deaths. She has not folded under criticism either, citing the fact that she is tenured.
The hits just keep coming for New Jersey. Rutgers is even concerned about their 2021 budget.
The Trentonian reports</...
If you were hoping the current crisis would stave off some of the social justice requirements in higher ed, you’re out of luck.
The College Fix reports:
Princeton U. announces courses which fulfill new ‘Culture and Difference’ requirement
Forty-one course offerings will satisfy Princeton University’s new “Culture and Difference” requirement this fall semester, as...
First, we find out that Google will hand over location date to health officials.
Now we have a city in New Jersey using drones to enforce social distancing rules. The city is using drones from a company headquartered in China, too.
Normally, I would disagree with this. But given the drastic changes in such a short period of time, these students may have a point.
Campus Reform reports:
Ivy League students demand laxed grading system to alleviate ‘stress’
Students at Princeton University are c...
You will study diversity and like it.
The College Fix reports:
Princeton grad students agitate for a mandatory diversity course
Not content with the number of requirements they already must complete for a graduate degree, public policy students at Princeton University are demanding a new “half-term d...
New Jersey already has some offerings for community colleges. Now it is expanding to four year schools.
Inside Higher Ed reports:
(Some) Free Tuition for Some in New Jersey
New Jersey is the latest state to create a tuition-free program for four-year institutions.
Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, announced the Garden State Guarantee in his...
This is awful. The program specified here was set up to help veterans after 9/11.
NJ.com reports:
N.J. university will pay millions for role in...
I’m not going to make fun of this because as a dog person myself, I would probably attend this event.
NJ.com reports:
Meet the puppies helping N.J. college students make it through exams
If Alexis Churley was stressed about her upcoming finals — four in four days — she didn’t show it.
The 20-year-old Rutgers...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) posted and then quickly deleted a tweet this morning erroneously blaming white supremacy for the Tuesday mass shooting at a New Jersey kosher market that left four people dead, including a detective.
