Sophia Corso – Le Moyne College – The College Fix

Catholic university releases ‘gender inclusive’ guide, calls it ‘fundamental’ to ‘mission’

Sophia Corso - Le Moyne College — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:02:07 +0000

Encourages faculty to be careful about ‘misgendering’ Faculty and staff at Villanova University should make sure to create a “gender inclusive” environment, according to a new guide from the Catholic college. The Pennsylvania university’s document “introduces Villanova faculty and staff to best practices for being gender inclusive in our work spaces, laboratories, and classrooms—especially for…

Source

Professor will present on ‘alt-right religious crusade’ to appropriate J.R.R. Tolkien

Sophia Corso - Le Moyne College — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 04:03:01 +0000

UChicago scholar criticizes downplaying of religious influence on literature There is an “alt-right religious crusade” to appropriate the works of “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien, according to a Texas professor. Texas A&M-Commerce professor Robin Reid plans to present a paper titled “J.R.R. Tolkien, Culture Warrior: The Alt-Right Religious Crusade’s Appropriation of ‘Tolkien’” at the…

Source

New policy to force Indiana University med school faculty to push diversity, equity and inclusion

Sophia Corso - Le Moyne College — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:06:11 +0000

Boost tenure chances by giving classes on LGBT awareness to high schoolers Indiana University’s medical school will require professors to prove a commitment to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” as part of their evaluations. The Faculty Steering Committee at the IU School of Medicine voted in favor of legislation “requiring faculty to report activities in diversity, equity, and inclusion.”…

Source

Teenage college student aims to flip Democratic seat in Montana

Sophia Corso - Le Moyne College — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 04:06:52 +0000

‘My parents always taught me that if I saw a problem, I could sit around and complain about it, or take a stand and do something about it,’ the candidate told The Fix An incoming freshman at Carroll College is focused on more than just her first semester this summer – she’s also working to get elected in November. Kaitlyn Ruch is running for House District 84 in Montana while preparing to…

Source

Texas A&M receives $50 million for new entrepreneurship program

Sophia Corso - Le Moyne College — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 04:07:58 +0000

Funded by donation from travel center pioneer Students at Texas A&M university who want to study entrepreneurship and business development will have more opportunities to do so thanks to a $50 million donation. Alumnus Arch “Beaver” Aplin, the creator of the popular Buc-ee’s chain of travel centers, donated $50 million to create a center that will bear his name. The company is celebrating its…

Source

Faculty diversity proposal fails at University of Washington

Sophia Corso - Le Moyne College — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 04:05:09 +0000

Faculty senate chairs promise to keep fighting A proposal to study how to require faculty to show support for diversity, equity and inclusion has failed at the University of Washington. The faculty senate failed to convince enough of its colleagues to support a discussion that professors submit proof of “contributions to the University’s DEI mission in promotion and tenure materials.

Source

Penn siblings accused of plagiarizing six research papers

Sophia Corso - Le Moyne College — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 04:05:02 +0000

The two sisters are in a bio-dental program at the Ivy League school Two Ivy League students face plagiarism allegations according to a petition that has accumulated over 5,500 signatures as of June 7. A group called “For Justice in College Applications,” cited multiple instances of alleged plagiarism by Madeline Choi and Annabelle Choi, siblings “accepted to the highly-selective 7-year bio…

Source

Lowe’s creates ‘debt-free’ skills program for employees

Sophia Corso - Le Moyne College — Fri, 20 May 2022 04:00:46 +0000

Will partner with a ‘reskilling’ company to help employees gain new skills Employees at Lowe’s home improvement stores across the country can now take advantage of a program to further their career by adding new skills. The company announced that it had launched a “debt-free education program” for its more than 300,000 employees. The “tuition-free” initiative will “help associates excel in…

Source

Student journalists don’t need approval to ask questions, Wisconsin university clarifies

Sophia Corso - Le Moyne College — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:05:11 +0000

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh allegedly ordered students to route media requests through its communications department Student journalists at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh do not need to ask permission from the communications department before submitting questions to school personnel. The public university had come under criticism from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education…

Source

University of Utah receives $500K to create intersectional studies collective

Sophia Corso - Le Moyne College — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 04:02:16 +0000

Money will allow for study of ‘environmental anti-racism’ and ‘decolonial justice’ Students at the University of Utah who want to study how “environmental anti-racism” intersects with “carceral studies” are in for some good news – their school has received $517,000 to create a new program with that focus. The three-year Transformative Intersectional Collective will include “workshops to…

Source