by Tyler | Sep 11, 2019 | Academic Insanity, Education, Free Speech on Campus, Kentucky, Social Justice, Tech, Trending, University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky announced this week that it will remove mandatory classes from a campus building that features a controversial mural that critics claim remind them of Kentucky’s “unsavory history.”
by Tyler | Sep 11, 2019 | Academic Insanity, Cal State Long Beach, college mascots, Education, George Washington University, Social Justice, Tech, Trending, University of Denver
The University of Denver quietly instituted a new policy that would allow students to remove the nickname “pioneer” from their ID card if they found it offensive.
by Tyler | Sep 8, 2019 | Academic Insanity, Education, Free Speech on Campus, Safe Spaces, Social Justice, Tech, Trending, Violence on Campus, Wesleyan University
The president of Wesleyan University argued in favor of safe spaces in a recent op-ed, suggesting that they “promote intellectual diversity” and remove “the threat of harassment or intimidation.” Campus climates across the country after the...
by Tyler | Sep 8, 2019 | Dress Code, Education, gender identity, Montgomery County Public Schools, Politics, Safe Spaces, Social Justice, Sports, Transgender, Trending
Students in Montgomery County schools in Maryland will be subject to sweeping new policies that cater to transgenders and provide safe spaces.
by Tyler | Sep 3, 2019 | Asia, Carrie Lam, China, democracy, Education, Hong Kong, National Security, protests, students, Trending, university
Thousands of secondary school and college students in Hong Kong announced they would skip classes on Monday, the first day of the new school year, essentially staging a “strike” and adding their numbers to ongoing protests.
by Tyler | Aug 28, 2019 | Bill de Blasio, diversity, Education, integration, New York City, Politics, racial equity, racism, school desegregation, Tech, The New School, Trending
A panel appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed eliminating all gifted academic programs in New York City because they contain mostly white and Asian students.
