KC Johnson
Brooklyn College/@GC_CUNY history professor.
Former Fulbright professor at @telavivuni
Former track announcer at @ScarboroDowns & VT State Fair.
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Why the Supreme Court’s Davis standard is necessary to restore free speech to America’s college campuses: Part I
Determining when speech crosses the line into harassment would likely represent the greatest advance for free speech on America’s campuses in a generation.
Supreme Court Shortlist
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KC Johnson
Whether aspirational or realistic, the list's including Catherine Lhamon--off an OCR tenure highlighted by a relentless campaign to weaken the rights of acc'd students in TIX tribunals--speaks volumes about how the activist left approaches campus fairness.
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Letter to the Editor: Ungar-Sargon Chose to Leave Bard Conference
By choosing to leave, Ungar-Sargon opted to protest, instead of remaining in the conference to have difficult conversations.
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
KC Johnson
Hard to disagree w/@larabazelon here: "If [Harris] truly was not aware that these specious and risible arguments were being made in her name, that is a failure of management.”
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Exclusive Survey: Big Moves among Early State Democrats
This year, Firehouse Strategies has been partnering with the data analytics team at 0ptimus to learn more about what early state primary voters think about their presidential candidates and key issues. Our fourth wave of polling in Iowa, New...
The strange saga of a Division III golfer who got kicked out of the NCAA
You'd think the NCAA wouldn't care much about the eligibility details of a middling Division III golfer — but you'd be wrong.
I Was Protested At Bard College For Being A Jew
If you think allowing Jews to be protested for being Jews isn’t represent a red line, I have nothing more to say to you, and nothing I want to hear.
Finkelstein GS '87 delivers anti-Semitic remarks at a panel on black and Palestinian solidarity
Guest speaker and political scientist Norman Finkelstein GS ’87 addressed Jacob Katz ’23, a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and grandson of Holocaust survivors, saying he should “feel shame” for his role as a “concentration camp guard,”...
Opinions, questions converge in Big Sky Conference over California’s ‘Fair Pay to Play Act’
BOZEMAN — The important and sometimes contentious issue of college athlete welfare got a shot in the arm last week when California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 206 —
Workplace Mobbing in Academe
KC Johnson
@jessesingal This might not be quite what you're looking for, but Westhues' work on academic mobbing touches on many of these themes for the academy.
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Why the Education Department's critique of a Middle East studies program is misguided (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed
The Education Department's critique of a Middle East studies program is part of steadily growing government skepticism about the value of academic knowledge of the rest of the world, Mitchell L. Stevens and Cynthia Miller-Idriss write.
The NCAA needs to listen to Coach K because Fair Pay to Play isn't the only crisis in college basketball
The Hall of Famer said the NCAA has failed student-athletes, but can his words affect change in the sport?
Still Waiting for Nuance | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Now, following the DSO’s decision to discipline student organizations who elect members of these social clubs via tips from other students, we ask for more nuance once again.
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.@thecrimson on the new single-sex org policy: "This policy asks students to testify against their peers, engendering a toxic culture of turning student against student...all but ensuring that what enforcement there is will be inequitable."
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Oberlin College hires high-powered D.C. lawyers to appeal Gibson's Bakery verdict
Board of Trustees Chair: "Left standing, the verdict could ... set a troubling precedent for those institutions, like Oberlin, that are committed to respecting free speech"
KC Johnson
Would be interesting to know how much Oberlin's trustees have budgeted for legal fees in this case (& the CA6 TIX appeal!). That the trustees continue to mislead about the counts for which they were held responsible speaks poorly of them.
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Exclusive: senior Labour insiders accuse McDonnell of trying to take control of Corbyn
Full Fisher message exposes past and current media spin as Labour insiders accuse McDonnell of power play John McDonnell Within minutes of news breaking this morning that Jeremy Corbyn’s chie…
Colliding With China, the N.B.A. Retreats With a Bruised Spine
Daryl Morey’s tweet, quickly deleted, caused a stir mostly because it rattled the league’s access to a billion-dollar market.
The 1994 U.S. House Republican Freshman Class (chart by Greg Giroux)
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1994 U.S. House Republican Freshman Class (73 Members)*
Name,State,House Service Years,Reason for leaving House,Notes
Bob Barr,Georgia,1995-2003,lost 2002 primary to Rep. John Linder (R) after redistricting,Bill Clinton impeachment...
Duke men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski supports 'Fair Pay to Play' Act
Krzyzewski announced his support of the Bill at Tuesday's ACC Men's Basketball Media Day.
Harvard Debuts Anonymous Online Title IX Reporting Form | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard’s Title IX Office debuted an anonymous online reporting form on Monday designed to help students report sexual misconduct with greater comfort and logistical ease.