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Christian NYC college fights for survival after accreditation loss

Declan Hurley - University of Chicago — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:02:19 +0000

Accreditor referenced ‘the institution being in imminent danger of closing’ The King’s College, a conservative Christian liberal arts institution in lower Manhattan, struggles to find a way forward amidst accreditation loss, fall class closures and financial hardship. The valedictorian of the Kings College class of 2019 defended the institution in a Wednesday email to The College Fix.

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New CUNY journal ‘Transit(ion)’ to ‘disrupt colonial notions of correctness’

Declan Hurley - University of Chicago — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:12:34 +0000

New journal ‘reflects the replacement of ideology for education,’ CUNY professor told The College Fix The City University of New York’s new systemwide undergraduate journal, run by English Ph.D. students, proposes to reevaluate grammar, academic language and “colonial notions of correctness.” “Transit(ion), CUNY’s newest undergraduate academic journal, is issuing a CFP [call for papers] for…

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‘Forbidden Courses’ summer program at new University of Austin tackled questions canceled at other schools

Declan Hurley - University of Chicago — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 04:06:32 +0000

‘The truth is that you simply cannot talk about life, meaning, goodness and God with people and leave feeling half-hearted about them,’ student attendee said DALLAS — Professors and inquiring young minds gathered in the last two weeks of June for a program sponsored by the new University of Austin, designed to encourage questions that might get a scholar canceled anywhere else.

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Detransitioner activist Chloe Cole speaks at Dartmouth despite student opposition

Declan Hurley - University of Chicago — Mon, 15 May 2023 04:01:59 +0000

College hosted co-occurring event featuring ‘beverages, coloring books, information about campus resources and pastries,’ student newspaper reported Chloe Cole, a formerly trans-identifying young person who now advocates against youth gender transition, recently spoke at Dartmouth College as part of a national tour. “I speak out because I want to make sure that every child and young adult has…

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‘Gender unicorn’ taught at Oklahoma State University

Declan Hurley - University of Chicago — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 05:02:53 +0000

LGBTQ ‘allies’ trained that ‘biological sex is an ambiguous word,’ male/female ‘mostly a European construct’ Oklahoma State University offers diversity certificate and credentialing programs that train students in LGBTQ ideology, inviting them to be “allies,” according to documents reviewed by a medical accountability nonprofit. People “across the country are concerned about the elevation of…

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Upstart conservative student paper at University of Alabama will tackle ‘rise of DEI,’ founder says

Declan Hurley - University of Chicago — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 05:02:05 +0000

January print issue of the paper will examine ‘the fall of tradition and the rise of DEI’ The first hard copy of an upstart conservative college newspaper at the University of Alabama plans to tackle the rise of “diversity, equity and inclusion” at the cost of the preservation of tradition, the editor-in-chief told The College Fix. The inaugural print issue will focus on “the fall of…

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Northwestern no longer requires literature majors take English and American lit survey courses

Declan Hurley - University of Chicago — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 04:01:57 +0000

Requirements changed to make major more ‘appealing and accessible’ Northwestern University’s Department of English has axed its mandate that literature majors take a pair of comprehensive English and American literature survey courses. Starting this fall semester, new literature majors can neglect the two survey classes but will be required to take a pair of “historical breadth classes.

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COVID stressors left students feeling ‘hopeless’: study

Declan Hurley - University of Chicago — Fri, 20 May 2022 04:02:49 +0000

The pandemic’s fallout harmed racial minorities the most, professors say Professors at a New Jersey university who conducted a major study on student health impacts of COVID-19 reported that the pandemic and resulting conditions left many college students suffering from mental health issues. Policymakers and administrators may want to take a look at the results of the professors’ research in…

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