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School crams social justice into fashion, data design courses
Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York City is offering a new course this fall geared to teach s…
By Mazelit Airaksinen 
Aug 28, 2017
Princeton Office of Religious Life helps raise money for PP
Princeton University’s Office of Religious Life (ORL) recently cosponsored a rally in support of Planned P…
By Matthew Penza 
Aug 22, 2017
Fatness is 'fashionable and fit,' profs insist
A group of professors from the University of North Carolina recently argued that fatness is “fashionable a…
By Mazelit Airaksinen 
Aug 21, 2017
'High white obesity rates jeopardize whiteness,' prof claims
An assistant professor at Portland State University recently argued that talking about obesity “can help r…
By Mazelit Airaksinen 
Aug 14, 2017
A monumental mistake
On July 7, the University of Mississippi&mdash;Ole Miss&mdash;<a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes…
  National Association of Scholars 
Aug 11, 2017
Princeton course fights 'fat phobia' through dance
Princeton University is offering a course this fall that will &ldquo;examine the changing history, aesthetics, p…
By Matthew Penza 
Aug 10, 2017
Summer reading assignments take potshots at Trump agenda
Several of the books address topics such as feminism, microaggressions, and racism, and one even posits that Trump'…
By Eduardo Neret 
Aug 7, 2017
Prof: 'White hard worker mythology' promotes white supremacy
A University of Wisconsin professor says poor whites rely upon a &ldquo;national white hard worker mythology&rdq…
By Mazelit Airaksinen 
Aug 5, 2017
Princeton course explores 'white identity politics' in 'Trumpland'
A Princeton University professor is seeking submissions for a project she has dubbed &ldquo;Trumplandia&rdquo; i…
By Anthony Gockowski 
Aug 4, 2017
Conservative profs 'blown off' by academic freedom advocates
The American Association of University Professors claims to champion academic freedom, but many conservative (or…
By Anthony Gockowski 
Aug 2, 2017
Lawmaker demands probe of Iranian donations to US universities
Republican Rep. Dan Donovan is calling for a probe into whether a charitable organization with ties to Iran used…
By Nikita Chirkov "Vladimirov" 
Aug 2, 2017
Princeton students can choose any—or every—gender identity
Princeton University now allows its students to record their gender identity&mdash;or identities&mdash;in offici…
By Matthew Penza 
Jul 31, 2017
Republicans sour on academia, profs blame conservative media
Some professors are blaming conservative-leaning media outlets for the sharp uptick in Republican antipathy towa…
By Anthony Gockowski 
Jul 12, 2017
Free speech sweeps through North Carolina campuses
East Carolina University became the latest "green light" campus in recognition of its controversial decision to all…
By William Nardi 
Jul 12, 2017
Princeton prof blasts library over 'Drag Queen Story Time'
A Princeton University professor recently blasted the Boston Public Library for hosting a &ldquo;Drag Queen Stor…
By Shannon Spada 
Jul 11, 2017
Profs gather to ‘fight the right’ at Socialism 2017 conference
More than 1,500 professors, students, and left-wing activists are expected to attend the "Socialism 2017" conferenc…
By Neetu  Arnold 
Jun 30, 2017
OPINION: Why would we need to lie?
There has been a good deal of hand-wringing lately about backlash against professors who made inflammatory remar…
By Peter Fricke 
Jun 28, 2017
Prof seeks 'solidarity' in fight with 'right-wing activists'
Cloud claims that she has been "targeted" by "right-wing activists" because she is "a socialist, lesbian, and decad…
By Neetu  Arnold 
Jun 21, 2017
Trigger warning: Carolla, Prager team up to tackle safe spaces
Comedian Adam Carolla is teaming up with conservative commentator Dennis Prager to produce a new documentary exposi…
By Jackson Richman 
Jun 20, 2017
Princeton prez 'embarrassed' by students' hatred of free speech
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber both recently decried the intoleran…
By Daniel Jackson Jr  
Jun 19, 2017