University program teaches faculty and staff how they ‘support racism and white supremacy’
Boise State to faculty and staff: Come learn how white people are racists’
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University refuses to say if it would intervene if students ‘blockaded’ dorm against federal agents
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U.S. on verge of ‘digital experience addiction epidemic,’ professor warns
Americans are on the brink of a “digital experience addiction epidemic,” according to a recent analysis done by Professor Pierre Berthon of Bentley University, who warns “we are addicted to our digital devices—or, more precisely, the digital experiences they enable.”
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San Diego State University’s Aztec mascot has long been a source of contention among some within the campus community who argue it’s offensive, but a $250,000 “healing garden” under construction at the public university aims to help ease some of that tension.
Display stating socialism killed 100 million-plus people abruptly taken down at UNC Charlotte
On Monday evening, conservative students at the University of North Carolina Charlotte put a display up on their campus that warned of the deadly dangers of socialism.
Public university tells professors not to grade based on merit
Faculty workshops designed to persuade teachers not to grade based upon merit are popping up at universities from Washington, D.C. to the potato capital of the world.
Veteran accuses instructor of marking grade down due to anti-military bias: report
An Arizona State University student reported his instructor, a female Ph.D. student, for discriminating against him for his status as a military veteran, according to a complaint lodged with the school’s misconduct reporting system in February.
Some universities are putting expansive gag orders on professors under suspension. Is it legal?
Two public universities in the last year have suspended professors and placed gag orders forbidding them from communicating with students during their suspensions.
Fired conservative professor wins in court — but college’s appeals block his return to classroom
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Professor says grading, good grammar are examples of white supremacy
Ball State University recently hosted a presentation to “engage with the question of how English language practices in college classrooms contribute to white supremacy.”
