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Published in ACTA on July 15, 2020 This spring, after all my courses went remote, I was fortunate to have professors who tried out different strategies for structuring online classes. The classes I took ranged from political science to Jewish American literature to economics. The variety of courses gave me insights into how professors inContinue reading “Zoom University: What Worked, What Did Not”

Published in ACTA on June 19, 2020 I was excited to go to Joshua Tree, California, for spring break, but the coronavirus outbreak canceled the trip and washed the experiences of a semester away from me and many others. On February 19, I learned that the Univeristy of Connecticut was going to let out untilContinue reading “The Transient Spring of 2020: A Student’s Reflection on the Spring Semester”

Published in Students For Liberty on October 27, 2020 Open borders and free trade must come together as a package. Pushing for one without the other amounts to a farce. Something many campus activists get right is that the way in which the United States treats immigrants is unconscionable and cruel. However, while rightly condemningContinue reading “Open Borders and Free Trade: Not to Be Sold Separately”

Published in Campus Reform on April 13, 2020 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14702 The University of Virginia is backtracking after initially telling one of its law students that she may have to withdraw because her National Guard unit was activated to assist in New York State amid the coronavirus crisis.  On March 17, Frannie Skardon, a UVA law studentContinue reading “UVA Law tells National Guard student she can’t finish semester AND serve her country. That didn’t sit very well.”

Published in Campus Reform on April 28, 2020 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14790 Students at Scripps College in California are demanding everyone get A’s, and they’re going on an “academic strike” to get there.  Students at the women’s college sent out a survey to ask about interest for an academic boycott of their college. According to the “interest form,”Continue reading “These students are going to extreme lengths so everyone gets an ‘A’”

Published in Campus Reform on April 16, 2020 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14724 Castleton University in Vermont is offering college credit to students for learning how to play Dungeons and Dragons. Greg Engel, an assistant professor in the Psychology Department, will pilot a virtual course on how to play the popular tabletop game. “There is strong evidence of theContinue reading “This university is offering credit for learning to play Dungeons and Dragons”

Published in Campus Reform on June 4, 2020 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14986 After announcing that it would make tuition free for families making up to $50,000 per year, the University of Connecticut squeezed current students for tuition and mandatory fees during the coronavirus crisis, despite receiving a bailout worth millions from the federal government. UConn announced in March thatContinue reading “UConn takes gov’t bailout while raising tuition, making college ‘free’ for some”

Published in Campus Reform on December 26, 2019 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14144 When outlandish decisions are made on campus, they can often be traced back to a student government vote. Campus Reform reported on a number of these crazy student government resolutions in 2019. Here are just some of the most outrageous.    1. Law Firm demands UGAContinue reading “This year’s most unbelievable student gov initiatives”

Published in Campus Reform on December 8, 2019 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14074 One math professor is speaking out against the perceived growing trend of filtering out ideological diversity in professors through application processes, pointing out one practice that she says effectively includes a political ideology test on job applications. American Mathematical Society Vice President and the University ofContinue reading “Prof says college hiring practices include ‘a political test,’ likens to McCarthyism”

Published in Campus Reform on May 6, 2020 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14828 Speech First has a plan to hold private universities accountable for censoring students’ free speech. Plenty of private schools around the country claim to support free speech in their marketing materials, but their policies often restrict open dialogue, according to the free speech advocacy group. That’sContinue reading “Free speech group has a plan to hold private college’s accountable”