Kate Hardiman
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Law professor warns: Congress must act on growing sexbot industry
As the sale and use of lifelike sex robots that allow people to stimulate rape continues to gain steam, one famed law professor is sounding the alarm. John Banzhaf, a well-known activist professor of public interest law at George Washington University Law School, says experts disagree on the consequences of allowing people to engage in mock acts of rape with humanoid dolls, and lawmakers should… → Read More
Princeton to offer class on ‘Intellectual Foundations of Modern Conservatism’
Princeton professor adds to intellectual diversity, one class at a time. → Read More
Professor promotes ‘Digital Detox,’ says she’s working to ‘preserve humanity’
Students encouraged to ‘look up!’ Though “Wellness Centers” abound on college campuses, are they missing a crucial aspect of student well-being? The answer is yes, according to Liberty University’s Dr. Sylvia Frejd. “Digital wellness,” or the ability to have positive, productive relationships with technological devices, should be prioritized, said Frejd, a minister, counselor, and professor by… → Read More
DePaul forbids ‘Gay Lives Matter’ posters as students protest gay reporter's talk on radical Islam
'Enemies of Gay Rights' speech under fire. → Read More
Vindictive claim of ‘dating violence,’ lack of due process, led to male student’s expulsion: lawsuit
Notre Dame female accuser abused Title IX to pursue personal vendetta, suit claims. → Read More
Professor laments his sleepless life under Trump: ‘I live in a fragmented, cruel world’
'I want to sleep, but see nothing that gives me solace.' → Read More
Universities require scholars pledge commitment to diversity
Universities are increasingly relying on “diversity statements” for faculty hiring and promotion, according to a new report from the Oregon Association of Scholars. These statements have strong ties to liberal ideology, such as the assumption of group victimization and claims for group-based entitlements, effectively making them “partisan litmus tests” to “weed out non-left wing scholars,” the… → Read More
At Miami college founded by Cubans exiled under communism, officials shut down pro-capitalism club
Turning Point USA banned at St. Thomas University. → Read More
Psychology professor: Little scientific evidence microaggressions are even a thing
Emory University psychology Professor Scott Lilienfeld is challenging the seemingly universally accepted concept of the microaggression. After reviewing many studies on the topic, Dr. Lilienfeld argues in his paper “Microaggressions: Strong Claims, Inadequate Evidence” that microaggressions lack scientific proof, and therefore should not be included in workplace or campus diversity training.… → Read More
Why Charles Murray will speak at Notre Dame
This invitation must stand. → Read More
Turning Point USA: This pro-capitalism campus group beats back efforts to shut it down
Group prevails against censorship. → Read More
Most college students think America invented slavery, professor finds
'They are convinced that slavery was an American problem.' → Read More
Social science professor defends stereotypes
Professor: There's zero scientific evidence for scholarly claims of 'stereotype inaccuracy.' → Read More
Black pro-life speaker shouted down at Harvard Law event, called ‘f*cking piece of sh*t’
The fact that more black babies are aborted than born alive in NYC prompts outrage. → Read More
Campus reading room makeover replaces Shakespearean images with authors of color
Reading Room undergoing facelift in name of diversity. → Read More
Freethinking profs – fed up with peers' blind devotion to leftist tenets – launch their own website
Heterodox Academy combats academic uniformity, leftist bias. → Read More
College deletes article calling its female students 'pretty' after complaints of sexism
Sewanee: The University of the South recently posted on Facebook an article that praised its female students as “fresh faced and pretty” – but then deleted it from their newsfeed after complaints the article is sexist and misogynistic. The April 15 article was written by Ivy Style, a website reporting on traditional American menswear, known as trad, preppy and Ivy League. Headlined “Sewanee:… → Read More
Latinos blast controversial Chicano Studies campus mural: 'It doesn’t represent us'
'A lot of Latinos are proud to call themselves American' → Read More
Harvard lightens up on students, let’s them take more classes pass-fail
Come fall, Harvard University will allow students to take as many as half of their general education requirements pass-fail – a decision praised by students but prompting concern among some faculty. In interviews with The College Fix, two Harvard grads said they thought it was a good idea, at least in principle, to take pressure off of the grade and place the emphasis on learning. But in an… → Read More
Female researcher: Make STEM 'less competitive' to ensure it's inclusive to women
Sexist syllabi? → Read More