Self-Censorship is ‘Destroying Academia,’ Professor Contends
Self-censorship is ruining academia as university professors refrain from speaking freely out of fear, a University of Alabama earth science professor told Fox News on Monday.
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PhD Student Says He was ‘Purged’ by University for Criticising Communist China
A Swiss PhD student has alleged that he was removed from the doctoral programme after tweeting critical sentiments about Communist China.
Cambridge University Accused of Sweeping Pro-Brexit Article Under the Rug
Cambridge has been accused of stifling pro-Brexit opinions by a Fellow, who claimed they refused to publish an article in favour of Brexit.
British University Told to Not Record Classes on China to Protect Students from CCP Retribution
A British university has told professors to not record lectures or class discussions on issues surrounding the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in order to safeguard students from being imprisoned if they travel to Hong Kong or the Chinese mainland.
‘Mother’ and ‘Man’ Scrapped by Woke University for ‘More Inclusive Language’
Guidance included using they/their/them instead of he/she or him/her, ‘humankind’ instead of ‘mankind’, ‘sibling’ instead of brother or sister, ‘living with cancer’ instead of ‘suffering from cancer’, and even ‘people with diabetes’ instead of ‘diabetics’.
Delingpole: Only ‘Kamikaze Academics’ Can Save Our Universities from Cancel Culture
Dr Peter Ridd — the Australian professor cancelled for wrongthink on the Great Barrier Reef — wants to launch a new movement: Kamikaze Academics.
Majority of Brexiteer Students Feel Unable to Talk Politics on Campus: Study
A report by Policy Exchange has warned that “academic freedom is being significantly violated” at British universities due to “forms of political discrimination”, with findings revealing that only four in ten Brexit-voting students feel comfortable sharing their political opinions.
The Next Frontier? University and College Union Says Anyone Can ‘Self-Identify’ as Black
The University and College Union (UCU) has declared that anyone can “self-identify” as “black, disabled, LGBT+ or women”.
Trans Lecturer Smeared Academics to Silence Critics with ‘Hate Crime’ Claims
Transgender activists and academics have been coordinating attacks aimed at silencing critics of their gender ideology by accusing them of “hate crimes” and endangering students.
National Leaders on Catholic Colleges: ‘We Are at the Forefront of a Tide Change in the Church’
Some of the nation’s leading Catholic educators say a crisis in Catholic higher education can only be fully addressed when Catholic laity educate themselves in the teachings of the Church, and colleges and universities that call themselves “Catholic” actually live and teach the faith they claim to profess.
LGBT Group Threatens Johns Hopkins Over Study on Homosexuality, Transgender
In a remarkable case of agenda politics eclipsing science, America’s largest LGBT group has threatened harm to Johns Hopkins University if it doesn’t censor the scientific findings of leading scholars on the origins of homosexuality and transgenderism.
University of California’s Janet Napolitano Attacks ‘Free Speech Darwinism’
University of California president Janet Napolitano has attacked “free speech Darwinism” in an op-ed to be published in Sunday’s Boston Globe. While her essay purports to be a defense of free speech, what Napolitano actually does is built a crafty defense of “safe spaces,” “trigger warnings,” and so-called “responsibility.”
UC Berkeley Reinstates Student-Taught ‘Palestine’ Course for ‘Academic Freedom’
The University of California Berkeley has reinstated a student-taught course, “Palestine: A Colonial Settler Analysis,” after suspending the class due to concerns that it was little more than anti-Israel propaganda, and complaints from Jewish groups.
University of Colorado Bans Free Inquiry of Students Questioning Global Warming
In the midst of national debates concerning free speech on college campuses, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has opted to clamp down on students who challenge the reigning orthodoxy regarding manmade global warming.
University of Chicago Leads Charge Against PC Thought Police
In rebellion against the trend toward less freedom of expression in higher education, Chicago states that its commitment to academic freedom “means that we do not support so-called ‘trigger warnings,’ we do not cancel invited speakers because their topics might prove controversial, and we do not condone the creation of intellectual ‘safe spaces’ where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own.”
German Maths Professor Fired Over Islam Criticism
A mathematics professor at a German university was fired after he gave students problems to solve in class critical of Islam. The Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR) and the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) have both distanced themselves
Kansas Students File Discrimination Complaints Against Professor Who Used N-Word in Class
A white University of Kansas (KU) communications professor is on leave, after students filed discrimination complaints against her because she used the n-word in class to describe an incident that reportedly occurred on the University of Missouri campus.
