Julia Johnson – University of South Carolina – The College Fix

University of Iowa invented Catch-22 COVID rule to oust medical fellow, she claims

Julia Johnson - University of South Carolina — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:05:33 +0000

‘Unprofessionalism’ used to justify actions ‘with little to no due process provided’ The University of Iowa used COVID-19 as an excuse to improperly remove a student from a medical fellowship, she told The College Fix. The taxpayer-funded institution falsely claimed the student was “argumentative” about the proper use of personal protective equipment in the hospital.

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College plays down racially segregated orientation workshop, denies it was ‘mandatory’

Julia Johnson - University of South Carolina — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 05:05:43 +0000

‘Not only unconscionable but also unlawful,’ critic says Colleges are prohibited by law from segregating students by race. A liberal arts school in Oregon has been pushing the boundaries of the law, according to a civil liberties group. Lewis and Clark College separated black, white and “indigenous/people of color” for an orientation workshop before the semester started…

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Professor threatens to fail student who balked at anti-Trump assignment, college won’t say if it punished him

Julia Johnson - University of South Carolina — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 04:02:27 +0000

Incident was ‘a great reminder to practice etiquette’ A taxpayer-funded college admitted that an American history professor was wrong to impose his political biases on students in an assignment on President Trump. But Illinois Central College avoided saying what repercussions, if any, Troy Daugherty could face for misusing his authority over students’ grades, including threatening to fail a…

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Professors devise racial history curriculum that emphasizes ‘common ground,’ not blame

Julia Johnson - University of South Carolina — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 04:41:37 +0000

Response to racial tensions spurred by Michael Brown’s shooting Mandatory diversity training doesn’t have a good track record of facilitating conversations on race. A study published in the Harvard Business Review even found it can harm job prospects for women and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. University of Missouri professors saw a similar problem with training programs in higher…

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She called institutional racism a ‘myth.’ Syracuse won’t punish students threatening her, she claims.

Julia Johnson - University of South Carolina — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:02:51 +0000

Critic predicts she’ll ‘get a bullet in the head for being racist’ Syracuse University is jeopardizing the safety of conservative students in order to avoid upsetting the woke crowd, according to a student who was fired by the student newspaper for rejecting the theory of “institutional racism.” Adrianna San Marco (above) told The College Fix the administration has ignored her plea to respond…

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Historians dispute Penn’s explanation for removing statue of early American preacher

Julia Johnson - University of South Carolina — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 04:04:42 +0000

Some credit Whitefield’s preaching with ‘the genesis of African-American Christianity’ The University of Pennsylvania is jumping on the bandwagon of erasing history. The question is whether it understands – or wants to understand – what it’s erasing. The Ivy League institution announced July 2 that it was removing a statue of evangelical preacher George Whitefield, saying he “led a successful…

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Colleges must teach ‘constructive dialogue’ or students will keep getting more intolerant, UNC researchers say

Julia Johnson - University of South Carolina — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 04:05:29 +0000

‘Structured debate’ doesn’t work outside the classroom Most conservative and liberal students at the University of North Carolina want to socially engage with each other, enjoy having classes with the other, and agree that the university is better with their differently minded peers on campus. Then what’s the problem? Faculty and administrators aren’t teaching them how to engage with each…

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UC San Francisco is hiding public records on its fetal harvesting practices, pro-life group claims

Julia Johnson - University of South Carolina — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 07:34:13 +0000

‘When we win’ in San Francisco, ‘the abortion industry falls everywhere’ The University of California-San Francisco plays an indispensable role in the abortion industry, particularly in late-term abortions and fetal experimentation, according to research by a local pro-life group. Pro-Life San Francisco debuted a video Wednesday explaining the taxpayer-funded medical school’s political efforts…

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Intellectual diversity missing from Penn State’s new faculty hiring policy on ‘underrepresented groups’

Julia Johnson - University of South Carolina — Thu, 21 May 2020 04:18:59 +0000

Nothing to stop ‘confirmation bias’ in favor of ‘mainstream ideas’ Pennsylvania State University is taking formal steps to increase the diversity of its faculty. But the new faculty hiring policy is largely skin-deep. Academic organizations told The College Fix they were disappointed that the “landmark legislation,” as Penn State called it in a press release, gave no consideration to…

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Ivy League social media app touts its anonymity as ‘essential’ to fostering free speech

Julia Johnson - University of South Carolina — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 04:03:19 +0000

Students afraid to share their views with their names attached – including app founder Years after Yik Yak roiled colleges by facilitating unfiltered and sometimes offensive discussions within the geography of the campus, another anonymous social media app is trying to crack the most elite segment of the higher ed market. Yale University students Ryan Schiller and Daria Kozeko founded Librex…

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