By Emma Whitford. The First Friday Parade marks the beginning of the academic year -- and football season -- at Clemson University. This year's parade theme, "The Stripes That Make a Tiger," was chosen to highlight Clemson's commitment to diversity and inclusion, but some students and former faculty say it conveys the opposite: that Clemson's commitment to diversity and inclusion is only superficial. More...
Indiana University Condemns Anti-Semitic Post
By Emma Whitford. Indiana University at Bloomington responded Tuesday to an anti-Semitic comment about Jewish students "taking over" the campus. More...
Missouri Judge Rules In Favor of Campus Gun Ban
By Emma Whitford. A judge ruled Wednesday that the University of Missouri's campus weapon’s ban does not violate a state statute that allows employees to conceal guns in their vehicles parked on public property, ABC 17 reported. More...
A New Vet School Professors Don't Want
By Emma Whitford. Long Island University, facing enrollment and programming cuts, is building a vet school even though its faculty members are dubious and New York State already has one at Cornell. More...
Beloit Plans Layoffs, Salary Cuts to Fix Deficit
By Emma Whitford. In an email to alumni Thursday, Beloit College announced that it will lay off some faculty and staff and make salary cuts to combat a budget deficit, Beloit Daily News reported. More...
Naval Academy Professor Fired for 'Unprofessional Conduct'
By Emma Whitford. The U.S. Naval Academy fired a tenured English professor for what officials described as “unprofessional conduct,” including inappropriately touching students and emailing photos of himself partially clothed, The Washington Post reported. More...
Student in Custody for Attacking Professor
By Emma Whitford. A 20-year-old engineering student at the University of Dayton is in police custody after attacking a professor Friday, The Dayton Daily News reported. More...
Oberlin Professor Resigns Amid Investigation
By Emma Whitford. An Oberlin Conservatory organ professor resigned amid a Title IX investigation by the college into allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct with students, the Chronicle-Telegram reported. More...
Record-Breaking Lecture
By Emma Whitford. University of North Texas professor covered the complete history of Texas in 26 hours to set a record and raise money to support an archive on campus. More...
White Professor Accused of Antiwhite Racism
By Emma Whitford. Following uproar in conservative press, Rutgers says historian's screed against gentrification in Harlem (and the white people like himself it attracts) violates university policy. Others see free speech. More...