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Another self-absorbed rant by a ‘studies’ professor makes critics’ points (and bores ’em)

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:19:40 +0000

OPINION: ‘I Want to Be Obsolete. Instead, I’m Afraid to Teach,’ she writes. Give us a break already. A recent rant by a University of Washington Bothell professor of gender, women and sexuality studies perfectly encapsulates why so many of the general public have begun to say Hey, waitaminute. In her Ms. Magazine piece titled “I Want to Be Obsolete. Instead, I’m Afraid to Teach…

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Colgate faculty hold teach-in to discuss ‘resistance’ to ICE, police

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:50:33 +0000

‘When the U.S. ran out of land to ‘imperialize’ in its own continent, it expanded outward …’ Earlier this month, members of Colgate University’s faculty held a teach-in on “immigration enforcement, policing and resistance strategies” at the campus’ Center for Women’s Studies. The Colgate Maroon-News‘s Ella Cuneo reminds readers that teach-ins “are a form of activism popularized by…

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New university course offered due to perception female comics ‘aren’t funny’

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:37:48 +0000

ANALYSIS: Perhaps it’s because modern college students only allow a certain type of ‘humor’ ? Are women (if we can agree on the definition of “woman”) comics really not that funny? A new Western University gender, sexuality and women’s studies course offered this past semester is dedicated to “challenging” this very notion. Created by lecturer Anmol Dutta…

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Male who joined U. Wyoming sorority can sue attorney for ’emotional distress,’ judge says

College Fix Staff — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:22:42 +0000

‘Extreme and outrageous conduct’ that ‘publicly humiliated’ him A judge has allowed a pair of complaints from the first “transgender student” to join a Wyoming sorority to move forward against one of the sorority’s attorneys. Artemis Langford, a biological male, joined the University of Wyoming’s Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority in 2022. Early the following year, members of the sorority sued…

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New civil discourse center at UMich this fall will address ‘polarization,’ ‘eroding civic trust’

Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:55:30 +0000

The University of Michigan unveiled more details about its new civil discourse center this week, including its name – the Center for American Dialogue, as scrutiny about the institution’s diversity, equity, and inclusion practices continue. The public university wants the new center, which is scheduled to open in September, to “challenge issues faced by society in an era dominated by…

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Harvard investigates Republican club for filming Muslim event on campus

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:13:19 +0000

Criticizing Muslim event might be ‘harassment’ school says Harvard University is investigating the campus Republican club for filming a Muslim event that occurred outside in a courtyard. On April 4, the Harvard Republican Club posted a short video and one photo on its X account of an Eid al-Fitr event hosted by the school’s Islamic Society. “Today, students were interrupted from…

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Kansas Legislature overrides governor’s veto of campus free speech bill honoring Charlie Kirk

Gabrielle Temaat - Assistant Editor — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:18:39 +0000

The Kansas State Legislature overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill named in honor of assassinated political commentator Charlie Kirk that strengthens free speech protections on college campuses. House Bill 2333 received two-thirds support in both chambers this month, overruling the governor’s objection. Part of the bill, known as the Kansas Intellectual Rights and Knowledge Act…

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Media continues search for good student loan victim

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:07:00 +0000

OPINION: Does the media secretly oppose student loan bailouts? One has to wonder if the mainstream media is secretly opposed to bailing out student loan borrowers, as readers are rarely treated to a good victim. Reason editor-at-large Nick Gillespie recently pointed out something I have noticed before: the sob stories pumped out by the media about student loan borrowers are often not…

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U. California OB-GYN program under fire for ‘anti-racism,’ ‘anti-oppression’ mission statement

Lauren Boylan - Auburn University — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:06:00 +0000

The University of California, San Francisco Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences program’s mission statement focuses on “anti-racism and anti-oppression,” sparking concern over the institution’s priorities. Medical advocacy group Do No Harm criticized the program in a recent news release, stating that it has adopted a radical framework centered on political ideology rather than…

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U. Washington responds to congressman’s concerns about ties to Chinese military

Andrew Gondy - Grove City College — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:03:00 +0000

Questions raised about universities collaborating with Chinese entities on national security-related research The University of Washington said it “takes research security and integrity very seriously,” following concerns raised by a Republican congressman about the school’s ties to the Chinese military. Congressman John Moolenaar (R-MI) asked the National Science Foundation to look into…

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