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Fired scholar’s disputed race research totals more than 3,000 citations

William Biagini - Florida State University — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 04:05:04 +0000

ANALYSIS: A professor has been fired, but his questionable papers remain alive in thousands of citations Though Florida State University Professor Eric Stewart no longer works at the school after being terminated following a finding of research misconduct, his questionable work lives on in the thousands of academic papers which cited him. The College Fix analyzed the number of Google Scholar…

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Harvard ethics professor hits back against data fraud allegations with defamation lawsuit

William Biagini - Florida State University — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:07:43 +0000

A prominent Harvard scholar who has been accused of data falsification is fiercely defending her reputation, filing a defamation lawsuit that argues she faces gender discrimination and defamation of character. Harvard Business School Professor Francesca Gino filed the lawsuit in August against the university and the trio of data scientists who accused her of falsifying data in as many as four…

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U. Buffalo student government to cancel YAF club following Michael Knowles’ speech

William Biagini - Florida State University — Mon, 15 May 2023 04:02:17 +0000

‘We are exploring all available options to retain our status on an equal basis with other clubs on campus,’ student group leader says Legislation recently approved by the University at Buffalo Student Association would cut funding and resources to the school’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter because it disallows campus clubs from being associated with off-campus outside organizations.

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Academic freedom advocates largely quiet on petitions to ban oil-funded research

William Biagini - Florida State University — Fri, 05 May 2023 04:05:09 +0000

ANALYSIS: Activists want to shut down industry-funded research but academic freedom supporters are mostly quiet Many prominent supporters of academic freedom were largely silent about efforts to prohibit oil and gas companies from funding research on campus when contacted by The College Fix. Of the eight groups or professors contacted by The Fix, only two criticized the efforts at places such…

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NYC mayor offers illegal immigrants free tuition to leave the city

William Biagini - Florida State University — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:04:28 +0000

Nonprofit partner says nothing is finalized New York City Mayor Eric Adams has a plan to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants – send them to a different county for free college and housing more than 100 miles away from the Big Apple. The “Asylum Seeker Blueprint” would involve a partnership between the State University of New York Sullivan and a nonprofit called the Center for Discovery.

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MIT disputes claim it canceled Pompeo speech to avoid offending Chinese students

William Biagini - Florida State University — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 05:04:42 +0000

University said COVID restrictions made event infeasible Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently disputed the claim by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that it canceled his speech over concerns about offending students from China. The allegations surround a planned speech in 2020, but only came to light after Secretary Pompeo published a book in January, which made the claim.

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Capitol Police assistant chief cited for January 6 failures takes helm at UC Berkeley

William Biagini - Florida State University — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 05:04:09 +0000

University heralded her interested in racism and diversity A top law enforcement officer who faced criticism for her failure to properly respond to the violence at the capitol on January 6, 2021 recently started her new gig as the police chief at the University of California Berkeley. Former U.S. Capitol Police assistant chief Yogananda Pittman began her new position on Feb. 1.

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‘Structural racism’ study pays black diabetics money to get healthier

William Biagini - Florida State University — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 05:00:12 +0000

Redlining and diabetes are linked, researcher says A taxpayer-funded study from the Medical College of Wisconsin will fight diabetes among African-Americans by giving them money to learn about health. The $138,197 National Institutes of Health grant for this fiscal year covers an ongoing study that is set to end in November 2026. The money will help fight “structural racism” which…

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Court upholds sanctions on professors who called peer ‘racist’

William Biagini - Florida State University — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 05:03:40 +0000

Tennessee Tech University was within its rights to punish professors who targeted conservative peer, court rules Sanctions will stand against two liberal professors who labeled a peer and a conservative group “racist” for their views and activism, a judge ruled. Tennessee Technical University professors Julia Gruber and Andrew Smith were rightly punished by Provost Lori Bruce for putting up…

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Only 4 percent of faculty donations went to Republicans in 2022: College Fix analysis

William Biagini - Florida State University — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:02:43 +0000

UPDATED ANALYSIS: A review of 2022 donation data shows a strong tilt in favor of Democrats A review of 44 universities across 11 states found that an overwhelming majority of faculty donations went to Democratic candidates or causes. The College Fix analysis found that when faculty donations were broken down between Democratic candidates and organizations versus Republican candidates and…

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