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Restraining order sought against campus administrator after friendly workplace hug

William Nardi - University of Massachusetts Boston — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 05:07:31 +0000

Christopher Forest, a new administrator at California State University Monterey Bay, had to appear before a judge last month for giving a coworker a friendly hug. Forest, tapped as the founding director of the university’s budding Master of Science Physician Assistant program, had reportedly given the hug to a female coworker on his first day of work because she had helped him with some travel…

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Two sociologists detail ‘The Rise of Victimhood Culture’ and how it’s used for social control

William Nardi - University of Massachusetts Boston — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 06:29:10 +0000

Professors offer possible solution too — tout the principles of ‘dignity culture’ In 2014, Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning, associate professors of sociology at Cal State Los Angeles and West Virginia University, respectively, published a scholarly article titled “Microaggression and Moral Cultures” that detailed the rise of a “victimhood culture.” Sure enough, a paper that discussed…

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Students launch Satanic club at NC State

William Nardi - University of Massachusetts Boston — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 05:02:01 +0000

A new club has just completed its inaugural semester at North Carolina State University, welcoming students interested in Satanism. The club calls itself “Satanic Students at NC State,” and its leaders say they promote humanism and are working to build up the fledgling group at the Raleigh-based public university. “This semester, the group has held public meetings to attract and gain interest,”…

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UMass Boston art gallery puts progressive themes on pedestal

William Nardi - University of Massachusetts Boston — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 05:03:57 +0000

BOSTON — Two years ago, the University of Massachusetts Boston opened an art gallery aimed at promoting “plurality” and “interdisciplinary practices.” So far, its walls have often been adorned with art that advances progressive themes and social justice causes. The gallery’s curator is Sam Toabe, who’s held the position for two years. He told The College Fix via email that political art is one…

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UMass Boston is not flying an American flag. One student veteran is leading the charge to hoist it.

William Nardi - University of Massachusetts Boston — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 05:15:01 +0000

BOSTON — When Jeffrey Suddy, a senior at the University of Massachusetts Boston, first began attending the school last year, he noticed something missing on his campus: an American flag flying high above school grounds. As a student veteran who served eight years in the U.S. Air Force, he said he feels strongly about defending Old Glory, and now as a political science major and president of the…

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In campus speech, David Hogg says U.S. is stolen land, justifies illegal immigration

William Nardi - University of Massachusetts Boston — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 04:41:16 +0000

Parkland shooting survivor also calls for gun control at UMass Dartmouth DARTMOUTH, Mass. — Anti-gun rights activist David Hogg often urges young people to take on the Second Amendment. But he’s picked up a few more topics to pontificate on recently. In his latest talk Wednesday to students at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, with the midterm elections just weeks away…

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Professor tells students: ‘American intervention is the primary CAUSE of terrorism’

William Nardi - University of Massachusetts Boston — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 04:10:16 +0000

BOSTON — An American Studies class at the University of Massachusetts Boston teaches students that United States military intervention is the primary cause of terrorism in the world today. How do I know? I was briefly enrolled in the Fall 2018 course. Paul Atwood, a former Vietnam-era Marine turned anti-war protester, teaches The U.S. and Intervention in the Middle East. During the course’s…

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Professors allow students to pick their own grade

William Nardi - University of Massachusetts Boston — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 04:28:55 +0000

‘Contract grading’ billed as revolutionary education practice A literature class at Davidson College this fall will use “contract grading,” allowing students to pick ahead of time their grade for the class and the workload they need to complete to earn it. The offer is posed by Professor Melissa Gonzalez for her Introduction to Spanish Literatures and Cultures course, SPA 270…

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New conservative Christian college in Boston promises affordability, Christ-centered principles

William Nardi - University of Massachusetts Boston — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 04:03:19 +0000

Amidst the elite colleges of Boston, Massachusetts, a new institution is opening its doors next month that dares to challenge the status quo. Sattler College, launching in September, promises a low tuition — $9,000 a year — combined with a strong curriculum that will also uphold and prioritize conservative Christian principles. “Other schools spend a lot of money on their sports program…

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UMass Boston teaches class with goal of denaturalizing heterosexuality

William Nardi - University of Massachusetts Boston — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 04:04:32 +0000

An advanced political theory course at the University of Massachusetts, Boston seeks to denaturalize heterosexuality from a “gay affirmative” perspective, according to a description of the course. The political science course, “Queer Political Theory,” says that its “primary aims are the de-naturalization of (hetero)sexuality and (hetero)normative gender categories, identities, and expression,”…

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