Pennsylvania Tag

Lehigh U. Prof’s Video About the Myths of Poverty Outrages Student Activists

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 23, 2021 2 Comments

"individuals have great agency when it comes to determining their own economic fate"...

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Supreme Court Denies Review Of Pennsylvania Election Challenge As “Moot”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 22, 2021 228 Comments

No surprise here. The Supreme Court has refused to accept a case challenging the Pennsylvania election result, on the basis that the mail-in ballot procedures were illegal, as "moot".

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Fifth Graders at Philadelphia School Forced to Celebrate ‘Black Communism’ in Honor of Angela Davis

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 12, 2021 3 Comments

"Academically, it is one of the worst-performing schools in Pennsylvania."...

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Duquesne U. Faculty Oversight Body Recommends Rehiring Prof Dismissed for Using Racial Slur in Class

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 01, 2021 6 Comments

“The president has received the report and will review its recommendations in their entirety before issuing a decision”...

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Philadelphia Tasks ‘College Kids’ With Distributing COVID Vaccines, Brings Disastrous Results

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 28, 2021 38 Comments

The city of Philadelphia decided to have college students with limited experience administer COVID-19 vaccines for some reason. It did not go well. Who could have predicted such a thing would happen?

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U. Pennsylvania Dental School Creates Fund to Identify Anti-LGBT Biases in Dentistry

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 27, 2021 4 Comments

"Last summer, the school announced a mandatory course on 'anti-racism' for incoming dental students."...

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Pennsylvania Teacher Suspended for Attending Trump Rally Says His Life Has Been Destroyed

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 25, 2021 29 Comments

Jason Moorehead, a teacher in Allentown, PA, for 17 years, attended the Trump rally in DC on January 6th. Although he did not participate in the Capitol Hill riots, he claims he was smeared by association and suspended from his job. He has also been doxxed, and now his family is living in fear.

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University of Pennsylvania Being Urged to Revoke Trump’s College Degree

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 17 Comments

"calls have grown more urgent"...

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Penn State Prof Implies Young America’s Foundation Somehow Responsible for Capitol Riots

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 1 Comment

"I question if your national organization has some responsibility for recent actions."...

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U. Pittsburgh Facing Lawsuit for Punishing Cardiologist Who Criticized Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 13, 2021 3 Comments

"seeking damages for defamation from Pitt, UPMC, the American Heart Association and several Pitt employees"...

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Critic Calls U. Pennsylvania Athletics Diversity Initiative ‘Straightforward Neo-Segregation’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 10, 2021 5 Comments

“permanent shared space for Black student-athletes”...

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Bryn Mawr College Agrees to ‘Reparations Fund’ Following Student Strike That Shut Campus for Weeks

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 07, 2021 23 Comments

Bryn Mawr College, the liberal arts school for women in Pennsylvania, was shut down for weeks last semester because of a student-led strike following the death of a black man in Philadelphia at the hands of police. The school appeased the strikers.

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Student Mob Takes Over Bryn Mawr College and Gets Appeased by Administration

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 28, 2020 3 Comments

"I kept expecting that, at some point, the administration would take decisive steps to restore order on campus"...

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U.S. Supreme Court Pushes Off Pennsylvania Case Until After Inauguration Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2020 138 Comments

During my round up of post-election news on December 21, 2020, I noted a new filing regarding Pennsylvania:

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Mandatory Anti-Racism Course at U. Pittsburgh Filled With BLM Talking Points

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 24, 2020 2 Comments

"critical theories on race and anti-blackness in everyday life"...

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Sidney Powell May Get To Try To Prove Her ‘Kraken’ Case – As a Defendant in Civil Lawsuits by Smartmatic and Dominion

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2020 96 Comments

There have been several post-election developments in the last few days.

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Duquesne University Cutting Faculty to Cut Costs Amid Pandemic

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 18, 2020 3 Comments

"the university will not renew a subset of contracts of full-time, non-tenure track faculty and a few others who do not have tenure"...

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Teacher Claims She Was Forced to Resign Over Facebook Post Critical of Black Lives Matter Protests

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 18, 2020 36 Comments

A special education teacher from Pennsylvania named Ashley Bennett says she was forced to resign after merely sharing a comment that was critical of the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer. Bennett's story is just getting some notice now and she appeared on the Tucker Carlson show with her lawyer last night.

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