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Tulane to Offer 'Feminism After Trumplandia' Course in Spring
Tulane University will offer a course called "Feminism after Trumplandia" during the spring semester. The course, which will be taught by English Professor Kate Baldwin, will focus on the plight of women in a "post-Trump" America. The professor claims: "It is not a politically-partisan course." → Read More
George Washington U. President Suggests Students Won't Return to Campus Until 2022
George Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc told faculty members this week that it is "unlikely" that a full return to campus will occur in the fall of 2021. The university announced in October that it will keep its campus closed for the upcoming spring semester. → Read More
Joy Reid to Teach Journalism at Howard U.
Howard University announced last week that MSNBC host Joy Reid will join the university as a visiting professor for the spring semester. In 2017, Reid faced widespread criticism over old blog posts in which she made homophobic remarks. → Read More
Cornell U. Offers Exemption to Mandatory Flu Vaccine Policy for 'BIPOC' Students
Cornell University recently offered an exemption on its mandatory flu vaccine policy to minority students. A page on the university's website suggests that "students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as a Person of Color (BIPOC)" can apply to be exempt from the mandatory vaccine rule if it makes them uncomfortable for reasons that most may find perplexing. → Read More
UW-Madison Paid Black Diversity Event Keynote Speaker Less Than 'White Fragility' Author Robin DiAngelo
The University of Wisconsin-Madison paid White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo nearly $13,000 for a recent keynote speech at a recent "diversity" event that was hosted by the university. However, a second keynote speaker, black author Austin Channing Brown, was paid far less than DiAngelo. → Read More
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Bill to Adopt 'Social Justice' Education in Public Schools
The New Jersey state legislature recently passed a bill that will install a new "racism" and "social justice" education program for students enrolled at public schools in the state. The bill will become law if it is signed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D). → Read More
U. of Miami Law Prof. Claims He May Be Fired over Pro-Trump Social Media Posts
Professor Daniel Ravicher of the University of Miami Law School says that he may be fired over pro-Trump social media posts that he published in the days following the presidential election. The dean of the law school reportedly told Ravicher that he must apologize and retract his comments if he wants to return to teach in the spring. → Read More
U. of Wisconsin Researchers 'Surprised' by Study Showing Most Students Aren't Racist
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, said recently that they were "surprised" to learn that students enrolled at the university are not racist. As part of a study conducted by a psychology professor, student participants were analyzed as they interacted with students from different minority backgrounds. → Read More
UConn Shutting Campus Down over Less Than 1% Coronavirus Positive Rate
The University of Connecticut announced last week that it will shut down its main campus after the Thanksgiving break to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The campus is currently reporting a positivity rate of under one percent. → Read More
Mark Zuckerberg Fails to Show Up for Senate Big Tech Hearing Due to Tech Issues
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delayed Wednesday's Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Facebook staffers requested a brief recess after Zuckerberg experienced technical difficulties in trying to connect to the hearing via video chat. → Read More
Twitter Locks Jack Posobiec Out of Account over Hunter Biden Meme
Conservative commentator Jack Posobiec was locked out of his Twitter account on Wednesday evening after he shared a meme based on the bombshell New York Post report about Joe and Hunter Biden that was widely censored by Facebook and Twitter throughout the day. → Read More
Mathematical Association: Critical Race Theory Necessary to Fight 'Human Biases' in Math
The Mathematical Association of America recently released a statement in which it pushed back against President Donald Trump's recent executive to curtail the teaching of critical race theory. The association argued that mathematics contains "human biases" that can only be corrected by promoting critical race theory and other radical doctrines developed on college campuses over the past two… → Read More
San Francisco State U. President Defends Speaking Invitation to Terrorist
San Francisco State University President Lynn Mahoney has defended students that invited airplane hijacker Leila Khaled to speak on campus. Mahoney said that students were "deeply" wounded by Zoom's decision to shut down a livestream of the event. In a statement, Zoom said that it was forced to shut down the event after learning of Khaled's affiliation with a terrorist organization. → Read More
Judge Blocks Order to Ban China's WeChat
U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler blocked an order by the Trump administration on Sunday that would have banned Chinese-owned messaging application WeChat from the Google and Apple app stores. Judge Beeler said that the order presents First Amendment concerns for users of the platform. → Read More
Silicon Valley's Tech Titans Cut Pay for Staff that Work from Home
Software company VMWare announced recently that employees that opt to work from home indefinitely will be asked to accept as much as an 18 percent reduction in pay. Now, other companies in Silicon Valley have announced similar plans to decrease salaries for those that choose to work from home. → Read More
Washburn U. Removes Statues of 'Controversial' Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin
Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, quietly removed statues of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin from campus in July over concerns that they would be vandalized by protesters. The university also feared that having a statue of Thomas Jefferson would become a "target or an embarrassment" for alumni. Statues of Jefferson have recently been targeted by vandals on campuses and in parks… → Read More
Syracuse U. Will Punish 'Bystanders' to Racial Incidents
An administrator at Syracuse University announced the adoption of a new policy that will impose sanctions on those that merely witness a racial incident on campus. Earlier this year, a conservative student was forced to leave Syracuse after she claimed officials failed to protect her from threats of violence that were made by students in response to her activism. → Read More
Brooklyn College Education Prof. Claims Math Is 'White Supremacist Patriarchy'
Brooklyn College Professor Laurie Rubel argued this week on Twitter that the mathematical equation 2+2=4 "reeks of white supremacist patriarchy." Rubel's tweet was retweeted and promoted by several academics at universities and colleges around the nation. → Read More
Report: Twitter Considers Merger with Communist China's TikTok
A new report suggests that social media giants TikTok and Twitter may join forces in the United States. The rumor comes just days after President Trump announced that the China-based TikTok would have 45 days to negotiate a merger or acquisition agreement with an American company to avoid sanctions. → Read More
Chicago College Students Demand Schools Cut Ties with 'White Supremacist Cult' Police
Students at several universities in the Chicago area are calling on their schools to end relationships with the Chicago Police Department. In one social media post, the student activists described their local police force as a "white supremacist cult." → Read More