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As words and phrases such as "safe space" and "micro-aggressions" find their way onto college campuses at an increasing rate, a belief has begun to form that our nation's universities are little more than cribs to coddle America's youth. [perfectpullquote align="
Massachusetts
Throughout history, there have been men. If this thought fills you with fear and revulsion, I have just the place for you: Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It's a mid-tier college, and that's part of the good news: You no longer have to fork over hefty
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racism
Having kids who are in middle school provides a painful reminder that many children go through a phase of being cruel to others. Working in higher education is a painful reminder that some don't outgrow it. Observing my own children's experience while watching surprisingly similar conflicts
First Amendment
Shaheen Pasha is a journalism professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She also happens to be a female, Pakistani-American Muslim who is adamantly opposed to the notion of "safe spaces" for under-represented students on college campuses. Writing on Medium.com in November, Pasha, 38, argued that college is
activists
"In politics," said Nietzsche, "the professor plays the comic role." There was a time, on American college campuses, when this may have been true. In the '70s and '80s, American academics were, indeed, like clowns – tenured radicals who fed their students a daily diet
Yale
There was a much-beloved quote circulated among leftists, often attributed to Sinclair Lewis, that "when fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." In light of recent episodes of mob action on American campuses, the quote needs updating: When fascism comes
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