Leading California professors highlight the challenges of the campus AI initiative
Artificial intelligence is shaking up college classrooms, leading some of California’s top professors to revert to a more traditional approach: using paper. Professors from institutions like UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley, and Stanford shared their thoughts on AI’s impact in a recent conversation. While a few are eliminating technology from classroom assessments entirely—opting to grade only […]
Many colleges no longer require SAT or ACT tests, and professors are urging them to change their minds.
Colleges Rethink Test-Optional Policies Amid Declining Student Performance Following a significant shift during the pandemic, over 90% of four-year colleges have stopped requiring freshmen to submit SAT or ACT scores, citing “fairness” as the reason for this change. However, a growing number of professors at prestigious institutions are urging admissions offices to reconsider, as they […]
STEM Professors in California Frustrated with Teaching Unprepared Students for the Sake of Equality
Hello, readers. Recently, we discussed an alarming revelation involving Hasan Piker, who made public a controversial financial strategy that could be linked to foreign influence. It felt like it warranted its own spotlight instead of being packed into another discussion. At the same time, there were other disclosures… dumb and dumber Back in the tumultuous […]
College removes professor’s name from building after he disturbed Native American burial site
Swarthmore College Removes Professor’s Name Over Controversial Past In Pennsylvania, a liberal arts college has decided to strip the name of a former professor from one of its buildings due to his involvement in disturbing a Native American burial site. Critics have labeled this action as an attempt at revisionism. Swarthmore College took down Spencer […]
Swarthmore College takes down professor’s name due to burial site controversy
Swarthmore College Removes Trotter’s Name from Building A small liberal arts college in Pennsylvania is removing the name of a professor from a campus building after revelations about his involvement in exhuming Native American burial sites and promoting notions of racial superiority. Swarthmore College, located in suburban Philadelphia, has officially stripped Spencer Trotter’s name from […]
California legislation would allow deported professors to teach online.
California Considers Remote Teaching for Deported Professors A bill currently under consideration in California aims to allow deported immigrant professors to continue teaching remotely. This initiative, introduced by Democratic Representative Mike Gipson of Los Angeles, seeks to establish what he refers to as “distance learning arrangements” for these educators. The proposal states that it should […]
Law professors claim Trump’s order on birthright citizenship can be justified
Enactment of the Law on Birthright Citizenship John Yoo, a law professor at UC Berkeley, is weighing in on the Supreme Court’s discussions about President Trump’s executive order concerning birthright citizenship. The justices, including Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, seemed doubtful about the order’s legitimacy based on a precedent from 1898. Yoo mentioned that […]
University professors are so liberal that students feel they must pretend to be as well – a crisis in viewpoint diversity
Campus Viewpoint Diversity Under Scrutiny Discussing diverse opinions on college campuses now seems to evoke comparisons to saying “All Lives Matter,” or is sometimes seen as tied to a “Make America Great Again” agenda. Recent opinion pieces from professors at Stanford University and Johns Hopkins have criticized initiatives aimed at incorporating different perspectives into campus […]
Professor’s racist remarks caught on hot mic are described as offensive and shocking, but she will continue to teach, according to the CUNY chancellor.
Investigation Launched Over Offensive Comments by Professor The chancellor of the State University of New York has labeled the remarks made by Hunter College professor Alison Friedman as “patently offensive and abhorrent.” Despite this, she remains in her teaching position as of Tuesday. “Her comments were undeniably offensive,” said President Felix Matos Rodriguez, emphasizing that […]
Virginia professor’s claims of a hate crime against white teens for playing rap music found to be unfounded
Charges of hate crimes against several white teenagers were dropped after a Black professor from Virginia Tech reported being targeted in a racially motivated incident involving loud rap music and snow being thrown at him outside his home. Dr. Onwubiko Agogino, a sociology professor at the University of Virginia, stated in a police report from […]