Liam Siegler – Gordon College – The College Fix

NYU caves to students, divests from fossil fuels

Liam Siegler - Gordon College — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:09:49 +0000

‘This is a huge win for climate justice,’ student group stated New York University recently announced that it will forego investments in any company primarily engaged in fossil fuel extraction or discovery. William Berkley, chair of the school’s board of trustees, announced the decision in a letter to Sunrise NYU, the school’s chapter of an environmental activist group.

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Experts decry penalizing professor who showed Prophet Muhammad images

Liam Siegler - Gordon College — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:02:48 +0000

Hamline University violated academic freedom, major organizations concluded Academic authorities across the political spectrum have denounced over several months a Minnesota university’s actions against a professor who showed images some Muslims consider blasphemous. “Last fall, when Hamline University’s administration punished Erika López Prater for showing paintings of the prophet Muhammad…

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New legal advocacy project will fight ‘equity discrimination’ at universities

Liam Siegler - Gordon College — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:01:39 +0000

‘We don’t believe there is any future for this country to splinter along racial and ethnic lines,’ founder said A nonprofit legal group recently launched what it’s calling the Equal Protection Project to fight racially preferential practices at universities and other institutions. The Legal Insurrection Foundation, a nonprofit based in Rhode Island, debuted its project in February.

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