Social Justice Tag

Hamilton College Now Offering Course Which Promotes Social Justice Through Teaching

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 19, 2018 2 Comments

“teaching as an act of social justice in response to fundamental societal problems"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MFJ7ie_yGU

“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” returns to radio stations by popular demand

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 12, 2018 21 Comments

Thanks to social justice warriors the go-to song for this holiday season is, "Baby, It's Cold Outside". After being banned from several radio stations in the wake of #MeToo hysteria, the jazzy tune is returning to the airwaves. Surprisingly, one of those stations is in the Bay Area.

UMass Boston Teach-In Week Features 26 Events Promoting Social Justice

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 08, 2018 1 Comment

"to understand the rise of White supremacy and other systemic oppressions"...

“We’re all in gender studies 101 now”

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 04, 2018 17 Comments

Manhattan Institute scholar and author Heather Mac Donald appeared on the Mark Levin show this weekend to discuss how campus culture has begun to surface in American politics. Social justice warriors used to be confined to college campuses, now their world view has been adopted by many elected officials.

NSF Spends $62.5 Million on ‘Intersectionality’ Studies in STEM Fields

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 04, 2018 0 Comments

"an escalating number of studies on gender, race, inclusivity, and microaggressions since 2014"...

Southern Connecticut State ‘Social Justice Month’ to Feature David Hogg

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 27, 2018 2 Comments

"to inspire students with “awareness,” “knowledge,” and “action”...

Rider University Won’t Bring Chick-fil-A to Campus Despite Student Demands

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 23, 2018 1 Comment

“they sell chicken, so as far as I am concerned that should be the focus" ...

University of Pennsylvania Holding Event on ‘Racist’ Roots of Thanksgiving

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 20, 2018 2 Comments

"the roots of this holiday lay in the strained history of the United States"...

North Carolina State to Offer Ph.D. Program in Social Justice Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 15, 2018 4 Comments

"goal of the program is to help educators recognize and disrupt systems of oppression"...

Academics Expose Corruption in ‘Grievance Studies’ by Getting Absurd Papers Published

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 04, 2018 25 Comments

This story is in one sense hilarious, yet horrifying at the same time. Three highly credentialed academics named Helen Pluckrose, James A. Lindsay, and Peter Boghossian set out to write absurd papers focused in areas like gender studies, women's studies, and the like. They submitted the papers to respected peer review journals and watched in astonishment as many of them were accepted and published.

UC Santa Cruz Seeks Paid Social Justice ‘Activist in Residence’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 28, 2018 1 Comment

"to have 'dialogue' with faculty and students"...

When justice becomes “social justice” there is no justice . . . or mercy

Posted by New Neo on September 23, 2018 25 Comments

This post isn't primarily about Kavanaugh and Ford, although obviously that's the jumping-off spot. It's about the larger issues that the controversy reflects, which have to do with the nature of justice.

Feds Spend Over $1 Million Training Social Justice Math Teachers

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 20, 2018 4 Comments

"The project intends to promote social justice teaching"...

Honors College at Boston U. Drops Western Canon in Favor of Social Justice Curriculum

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 18, 2018 2 Comments

"it has largely abandoned its original mission"...

Syracuse University Launching New $5 Million Dollar Social Justice Center

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 14, 2018 2 Comments

“aspires to foster proactive, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to issues related to justice"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx9iT1OQMl0

Naomi Osaka Should be Earning Headlines, Not Serena Williams

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 10, 2018 35 Comments

Naomi Osaka made history by becoming the first Japanese born woman to win the US Open. But the headlines following the event are hardly focusing on Osaka. Instead, the discussion has largely focused on Serena Williams who suffered a "sexist" umpire. It's pathetic, really.