by Rob Shimshock A pro-Trump professor sued New Mexico State University Friday after the school fired him when he refused to return to work after the school rescinded his leave of absence. Former NMSU business law professor Gavin Clarkson sued the school for wrongful termination, defamation, denial of due…
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by Jonathan Butcher For the second time in three years, Arizona lawmakers have strengthened laws protecting free speech on public college campuses. In 2016, state lawmakers banned so-called “free speech zones” on public university campuses, and on Wednesday, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation that protects individuals’ rights to demonstrate on campus. It also…
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by Walter E. Williams Earlier this month, the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress, aka the nation’s “report card,” was released. It’s not a pretty story. Only 37 percent of 12th-graders tested proficient or better in reading, and only 25 percent did so in math. Among black students, only…
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For the fourth year in a row, Chattanooga-area State Senator Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga), a Republican, has tried and failed to pass a bill that would grant in-state tuition discounts to illegal alien students in Tennessee. Calling his defeat a “victim of election-year politics,” he told the Times Free Press, “It’s my understanding…
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State Sen. Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga) and State Rep. Mark White (R-Memphis) have failed three times to pass a bill that would award the in-state tuition benefit to illegal aliens but they are trying again this legislative session using the same argument about financial accessibility of in-state v. out-of-state tuition. A…
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s president on Monday allowed a student who had been kicked out of a religious studies class for claiming there are only two genders to return to the course, intervening before the Academic Integrity Board could rule on a dispute.In an email to the campus, IUP President…
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With safe spaces, trigger warnings, and micro-aggressions the norm on many college campuses today, it’s not surprising that a recent revealed a growing number of college students are concerned about hostility toward free speech on campus — especially students with conservative viewpoints.
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College Basketball is set to dominate the sports world for the next three weeks now that the field for the 2018 NCAA Tournament has officially been set. Sixty-eight teams will compete during March Madness in hopes of winning the national championship.
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Kicker Ryan Tice is transferring from Michigan to Tennessee, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday. Tice will venture to Tennessee as a graduate transfer and will attempt to make the Volunteers’ team as a walk-on. “They told me the best player will play,” Tice said of Tennessee, according to 247Sports. “That’s…
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Diane Black released her comprehensive plan to build on Tennessee’s success and make the state’s education system the best in the country, noting that, “Every Tennessean deserves the right to live their version of the American Dream.” The gubernatorial front-runner said in a statement, “That starts with a good education….
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