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Professor says ‘suppress’ Joe Rogan, Douglas Murray to ‘counter terrorism’: report

Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 22:04:36 +0000

Whistleblower: Class ‘confirmed my fears,’ overemphasized ‘right-wing extremism’ A British university course for government employees on “Countering Terrorism” included a call for the suppression of popular podcast host Joe Rogan and journalist Douglas Murray while lecturers downplayed Islamist extremism, a whistleblower said this week. Anna Stanley, who recently left the UK Foreign Office…

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UC board chair stands strong against cancel attempt for supporting Israel

Hudson Crozier - University of North Texas — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:08:56 +0000

Hundreds at UC want him gone for liking pro-Israel posts The chair of the University of California system’s Board of Regents has not backed down as a coalition pressures him to resign over his engagement with pro-Israel social media content. “The moral bankruptcy and bigotry of UC Regents Chair Richard Leib is not welcome in our university community, and we will remain steadfast in our demands…

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Australian professor claims ‘unlawful’ firing for criticizing Greta Thunberg

Matthew Giffin - Middle Tennessee State University — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:02:45 +0000

‘When they want you out, they just push you out,’ former professor said An Australian academic says his university unlawfully terminated him for criticizing Gen Z climate activist Greta Thunberg using his personal account on X. Former Deputy Dean of Research and Innovation Andrew Timming was fired from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, days before Christmas for “exercising [his]…

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UVA tables decision to scrub first president’s name from library

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 05:02:52 +0000

Grad students accused the first president of the university of promoting racism and eugenics The University of Virginia deferred until next year a decision on renaming the school’s main library following criticisms that its namesake, UVA’s first president Edwin Alderman, advocated racism and eugenics. “It’s shrouded in secrecy right now, but I doubt that it will go through,” Tom Neale…

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MIT student group continues the fight for free speech in 2024

Anna Lofgren - University of Rhode Island — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 05:02:13 +0000

‘We are proving that the mob is not at all omnipotent,’ group leader said An upstart Massachusetts Institute of Technology group said it plans to continue to fight for free speech and open debate heading into its second semester. While not all students and faculty agree with Students for Open Inquiry’s speakers, “they appreciate the significance of our mission in the grand scheme of restoring…

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78 times campus cancel culture succeeded in censorship in 2023

College Fix Staff — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 06:26:56 +0000

Campus cancelations averaged well over once per week in 2023 Campus cancel culture continued unbated over the last 12 months, with 78 successful cancelations in 2023, including the removal of a plaque dedicated to Gen. Robert E. Lee’s horse, a professor fired after teaching sex is defined by chromosomes, and a college that ended its use of the word “field” to promote inclusivity.

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Economist details backlash for saying kids need two parents

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 05:02:19 +0000

‘It worries me deeply that there are right answers and there are wrong answers among academics,’ professor said Economist Melissa Kearney has the research to back up a common-sense conclusion: on average, children raised by married parents have better life outcomes than children raised by a single mother or father. Kearney (pictured) is a professor at the University of Maryland…

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Stanford DEI team wants ‘diversity of opinions’ but details unclear

Dakota Powell - Wheaton College — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 05:04:34 +0000

ANALYSIS: Stanford said it wants open debate, but its history and other promises say otherwise Stanford University officials want to see a “diversity of opinions” on campus as part of their new “Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access” plans. But they won’t answer questions on how they plan to do that, particularly as its DEI plan and other projects includes initiatives that appear to support…

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New MIT free speech group hosts COVID vaccine critic, entrepreneur Steve Kirsch

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:06:35 +0000

UPDATED ‘A common theme [in Kirsch’s talk] was the precipitous rise in death rate over time since vaccination’ Tech entrepreneur Steve Kirsch spoke on the overlooked dangers of COVID-19 vaccinations to a packed auditorium at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thursday night at the invitation of a new student group dedicated to intellectual diversity. Kirsch is a 1980 alumnus of MIT…

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Scientists urge clearer publishing standards to reduce bias, regain public trust

Matthew Giffin - Middle Tennessee State University — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:02:02 +0000

‘The fact that something is published in a journal doesn’t mean it’s true,’ scientist said Scientific censorship mainly comes from well-intentioned scientists, not from media outlets or activists, a group of authors wrote in a recently released study in a major academic journal. Thirty-eight academics, including Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, and Steven Pinker, co-authored a paper in the…

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