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University Suspends 15 Fraternity Members over Discriminatory, Sexual Videos

June 12, 2018

by Susan Dutca

Five of the fifteen students who were suspended from Syracuse University for up to two years after they appeared in an "extremely racist" and "offensive" video have turned around to sue the university, claiming that the videos were private and taken out of context. A free-speech advocacy group, FIRE, is supporting the Theta Tau fraternity members against the "kitchen-sink" discipline. [...]

Professor Supports Beleaguered Colleague, Gets Fired

June 5, 2018

by Susan Dutca

A Santa Barbara City College Professor believes he is facing "collateral damage" for defending a professor he had invited to SBCC as a guest speaker. After coming to the defense of the disgraced professor, Mark McIntire was told that he would not be rehired - for reasons other than publicly opposing "social justice warriors." [...]

Walmart Offers Dollar a Day College Education

June 1, 2018

by Susan Dutca

Walmart, the largest private sector employer in the United States, is touting its subsidized online college tuition for its employees as it looks to attract and retain talent in a tight market. It may sound too good to be true that Walmart plans to offer employees a college education for $1 a day...what's the catch? [...]

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