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Furman ‘culture of intolerance’ prompts alumni to form free speech group

Therese Joffre - Hope College — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 06:48:44 +0000

‘I believe the culture at Furman is one of intolerance, but to only right-winged views’ A series of cancel culture incidents at Furman University has prompted some alumni to form a free speech group to lobby campus leaders to allow — and protect — intellectual diversity on campus. Jeff Salmon said he was inspired to start the Furman Free Speech Alliance to promote free expression…

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UMass students arrested for illegal sit-in complain they now aren’t allowed to study abroad

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 13:32:20 +0000

‘It never felt right to me that I got arrested for that’ Several University of Massachusetts Amherst students arrested for an illegal sit-in protest in October are miffed that they’re now not permitted to enroll in study abroad programs. Fifty-six students and faculty were charged with trespassing during an anti-Israel occupation of the Whitmore Administration Building after closing hours…

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UC board chair stands strong against cancel attempt for supporting Israel

Hudson Crozier - University of North Texas — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:08:56 +0000

Hundreds at UC want him gone for liking pro-Israel posts The chair of the University of California system’s Board of Regents has not backed down as a coalition pressures him to resign over his engagement with pro-Israel social media content. “The moral bankruptcy and bigotry of UC Regents Chair Richard Leib is not welcome in our university community, and we will remain steadfast in our demands…

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Pro-abortion Notre Dame professor loses defamation lawsuit against student newspaper

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:37:50 +0000

‘Dr. Kay’s defamation claim fails and the statements in the Articles were lawful,’ judge rules A pro-abortion University of Notre Dame professor lost her lawsuit against the conservative Irish Rover, a student publication. Professor Tamara Kay originally sued the Rover last May, claiming it defamed her and misrepresented her quotes. The National Review, however, reviewed audio and largely…

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Dartmouth ‘climate justice’ protestors arraigned on charges of criminal trespassing

College Fix Staff — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 15:42:54 +0000

Arrested students led a group advocating ‘anticapitalist’ policies, condemning Israel as ‘apartheid state’ Two Dartmouth student protestors arrested during a sit-in on school property in October have been charged with criminal misdemeanor counts of trespassing. Undergraduates Roan Wade and Kevin Engel told The Dartmouth, the school’s student newspaper, that they are not guilty and intend to…

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UC Berkeley builds wall, calls in cops to stop construction protestors

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:17:07 +0000

Activists oppose the new residence hall development University of California Berkeley officials have built a wall using cargo containers and barbed wire to keep out protestors of a proposed residence hall. UC Berkeley deployed at least 100 police officers to guard People’s Park, the proposed site of the new residence hall, according to the student newspaper. The university plans to operate 24…

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Ohio State U. suspends pro-Palestinian group for posing risk of harm

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:54:29 +0000

Group used a logo associated with a terrorist organization An Ohio public university suspended a leftist group called the Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists after determining its activities presented a risk of major damage to people or university property. Ohio State University spokesperson Dave Isaac told The Lantern, the school newspaper, that the group had been reported for several…

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78 times campus cancel culture succeeded in censorship in 2023

College Fix Staff — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 06:26:56 +0000

Campus cancelations averaged well over once per week in 2023 Campus cancel culture continued unbated over the last 12 months, with 78 successful cancelations in 2023, including the removal of a plaque dedicated to Gen. Robert E. Lee’s horse, a professor fired after teaching sex is defined by chromosomes, and a college that ended its use of the word “field” to promote inclusivity.

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Charges dropped against UChicago ‘United for Palestine’ sit-in trespassers

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 13:27:20 +0000

Students still face university discipline Cook County will not pursue misdemeanor charges against students and faculty who staged a sit-in, prosecutors announced during a recent hearing. During the Dec. 20 hearing, “state prosecutors dropped all charges against the 26 students and two faculty members arrested during a sit-in of Rosenwald Hall on November 9 organized by UChicago United for…

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Professors: U.S. a genocidal ‘settler colonial state’ that needs to be ‘dismantled’

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 17:52:43 +0000

‘The goal is to dismantle the settler project that is the United States’ A recent far-left panel discussion titled “From Minnesota to Palestine” featured a pair of University of Minnesota professors, one of whom called for the destruction of the United States as we know it. The Red Nation, which is “dedicated to the liberation of Native peoples from capitalism and colonialism” according to its…

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