Jessica Resuta – Franciscan University of Steubenville – The College Fix

Like Biden and Harris, law school deans refuse to comment on court packing question

Jessica Resuta - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 04:10:24 +0000

In the recent presidential and vice presidential debates, Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris refused to answer where they stand on adding seats to the Supreme Court. They’re not alone. Deans of many of the top laws schools ignored multiple requests for comment by phone and email from The College Fix over the last 10 days to discuss the Constitutionality of packing…

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Georgia Tech to pay $50K, improve free speech policy in legal ‘win’ for pro-life students

Jessica Resuta - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 04:03:26 +0000

‘A big win not just for Students for Life but really for all students’ The Students for Life chapter at Georgia Institute of Technology has dismissed its lawsuit against the university after the institution agreed to pay $50,000 in attorneys fees and damages and change its policies to better protect free speech on campus, according to the settlement. The lawsuit was filed after the student…

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No comment: National Council for History Education stays silent on call to abolish history lessons in Illinois

Jessica Resuta - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:10:55 +0000

Meanwhile, conservative history professor argues proposal ‘nothing less than an assault on the very idea of objective truth’ The National Council for History Education told The College Fix it has no comment on a Chicago lawmaker’s recent proposal to abolish history classes in Illinois schools. The Democratic lawmaker, Rep. LaShawn Ford, suggested the current curriculum “leads to white…

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Universities may require COVID vaccine when it comes out, begin requiring flu shot

Jessica Resuta - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 04:03:45 +0000

A few universities have begun to announce that they may require students get a COVID-19 vaccination when one becomes available. What’s more, a handful of universities are beginning to say they may require that students get the flu shot vaccine as well, which has traditionally been a voluntary choice. Harvard will require students who live on campus get a seasonal flu vaccine…

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Pro-life students sue Georgia Tech after MLK’s niece denied speaker funding

Jessica Resuta - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 04:15:47 +0000

The Students for Life chapter at Georgia Institute of Technology has sued the public, Atlanta-based institution after its student government refused to fund an event the club sought to host featuring Dr. Alveda King, niece of the famed civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The student government denied providing the pro-life group funding with money collected through mandatory student…

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Universities mum on whether they’d host Trump’s presidential library

Jessica Resuta - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 05:02:25 +0000

Presidential libraries are a matter of prestige, and often universities play host — and can even get in bidding wars over them, as was the case with President Barack Obama. But when it comes to President Donald Trump’s library, it doesn’t seem like universities are clamoring for it. When The College Fix asked his alma maters about the subject, they declined comment. As for Trump…

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Survey finds college graduates struggle with basic civic literacy

Jessica Resuta - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 04:04:12 +0000

18 percent of Americans believe AOC authored the New Deal, survey finds A recent national survey shows a lack of basic knowledge of U.S. history and civics among Americans, with a number of respondents not knowing the current Supreme Court Chief Justice, or thinking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez authored the New Deal instead of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Conducted by the American Council of…

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Speech First launches contest to highlight best and worst speech trends on campus

Jessica Resuta - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 04:01:00 +0000

Students can win gift cards for chronicling anecdotes at their school Speech First has rolled out a social media photo contest that asks students to snap a pic of some of the things they see on campus that scream anti-free speech — as well as things that uphold the First Amendment — and post it online. College students who enter the contest have a chance to win an Amazon gift card for their on…

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Truth in lending: Feds expand ‘College Scorecard’ to boost transparency on loan debt, other stats

Jessica Resuta - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 04:01:42 +0000

‘Government has an obligation to make data and information available to consumers’ To help students understand what they’re getting into when they head off to college — and to pick the campus that best suits them — the Department of Education is expanding its College Scorecard that tracks various metrics at thousands of institutions across the nation. The scorecard was created under the Obama…

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TRENDING: Educators work to combat racism, whiteness in math

Jessica Resuta - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:11:46 +0000

“Math equity” doesn’t mean 1 + 1 = 2. The term refers to the growing insistence among educators that teaching math in the classroom comes with some inherently biased methodology that must be addressed. Proponents of “math equity” also stress the importance of social justice issues such as race, diversity and gender in math education — a trend that’s catching on. More professors and educators…

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