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The Weekly Roundup (10/19/15-10/23/15)
Monday, 19 October UNH claims microaggressions cause poverty, he…
By Sterling Beard 
Oct 23, 2015
Georgia Tech deans claim the word ‘cheer’ is sexist
The deans of all six colleges at Georgia Tech are sponsoring a petition to change one word in the school’s…
By Peter Fricke 
Oct 23, 2015
Student petition drives Border Patrol to withdraw from UC Irvine career fair
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reversed its decision to participate in a career fair at the Univer…
By Peter Fricke 
Oct 21, 2015
UD launches $1 million diversity initiative in response to nonexistent hate crime
The University of Delaware announced last week that it will set aside $1 million to fund diversity programs, par…
By Peter Fricke 
Oct 20, 2015
College faces lawsuit after refusing to recognize a conservative club
Moriah DeMartino, a student at Hagerstown Community College, is suing the school for refusing to let her establi…
By Peter Fricke 
Oct 19, 2015
ACLU sues Mo. schools for denying tuition benefits to illegal immigrants
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing three public colleges in Missouri for denying in-state tuition to il…
By Peter Fricke 
Oct 16, 2015
UT-Dallas prof. supports students' Second Amendment rights
Many UT profs. have come out against campus carry.
By Peter Hasson 
Oct 14, 2015
Michigan State prof. calls for open borders during 'Columbus Day' protest
Prof. Dylan Miner said the borders between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico should be delegitimized.
By Mariana Barillas 
Oct 14, 2015
Wesleyan provides checklist to help students avoid ‘offensive’ Halloween costumes
Now that Columbus Day is over, Wesleyan University is turning its attention toward the next controversial date o…
By Peter Fricke 
Oct 13, 2015
Univ. of Akron will no longer require students to pre-register 'expressive speech'
The University of Akron has agreed to revise the unconstitutional speech policies that sparked controversy when …
By Peter Fricke 
Oct 9, 2015
Students from 82 colleges urge Pope Francis to divest Vatican from fossil fuels
In a letter to Pope Francis, Fossil Free students from 82 U.S. schools boasted of their accomplishments on their co…
By Pardes Seleh 
Oct 9, 2015
Pitzer College students say 'yacht club' is too offensive
At Pitzer College's weekly student Senate meeting this past Sunday, a proposed Yacht Club <a href="http://clarem…
  The Claremont Independent 
Oct 6, 2015
Student gov. president fights for pay despite illegal status
The student body president at California State University, Long Beach is ineligible to receive his salary becaus…
By Peter Fricke 
Oct 6, 2015
Harvey Mudd goes 'Madd' with political correctness
Yesterday, the Pomona College community received a statement from the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASP…
  The Claremont Independent 
Oct 5, 2015
UCSD says term 'minorities' is offensive, tells students to say ‘people of color’
The University of California San Diego is drawing criticism over posters that have appeared on campus asserting …
By Peter Fricke 
Oct 2, 2015
U of F gives up 'inappropriate' penalty chant
Florida Gators fans noticed something missing from last Saturday&rsquo;s home football game, during which the ba…
By Peter Fricke 
Oct 1, 2015
College of DuPage to revise speech censoring policies
Following a recent incident in which a campus police officer threatened to &ldquo;lock up&rdquo; several student…
By Peter Fricke 
Sep 29, 2015
Univ. of Chicago held up as national model for free speech
A policy statement produced earlier this year by the University of Chicago affirming the school&rsquo;s commitme…
By Peter Fricke 
Sep 29, 2015
UPDATE: Pro-life flyers torn down at American University
UPDATE: It appears that the member(s) of @aujusticeleague have deleted their account.<…
By Peter Fricke 
Sep 24, 2015
Dixie State revises speech policy after lawsuit
Dixie State University in St. George, Utah, revised its speech code on September 17 after settling a free speech…
By James Mietus 
Sep 22, 2015