Climate Change Classes Should be ‘Mandatory’ in Med School, Doctor Says

Lisa DelBuono, MD

Climate change courses should be “mandatory” for aspiring doctors, according to medical students and clinicians in Michigan.

“My personal opinion is that it should be mandatory,” Dr. Lisa DelBuono told The College Fix via email. “Climate change has been politicized, but it is not a political issue… It would be irresponsible to not prepare future practitioners for the realities they will be facing.”

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The U.S. ‘Hates Women,’ Faces Future of Cannibalism, ‘Forced Breeding Camps,’ Arizona State University Professors Posit

ASU Professors Jenny Irish (r) and Angela Lober (l)

Two professors discussed dismantling capitalism and electing a female president to restore reproductive rights, and warned of a dystopian future with “cannibalism” and “forced breeding camps,” at an event held Wednesday at Arizona State University.

“Jenny Irish’s HATCH: A Speculative Future for Reproductive Rights” was held both in person and via Zoom.

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Beheaded During BLM Riots, Washington Bust at GWU Now Hit with Anti-Israel Graffiti

George Washington University bust

One bust of President George Washington inside the nation’s capitol just can’t catch a break.

The monument at George Washington University was beheaded during the height of the Black Lives Matter riots in June 2020. The university finally had it fixed by the summer of 2022.

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Professors Sue to Overturn Florida’s New Post-Tenure Review Law

Law professor Steven Willis

Three Florida professors have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2023 state law subjecting public university faculty to mandatory post-tenure review every five years.

The scholars argue the law “imperils academic freedom” and enables the Florida legislature to “usurp the exclusive powers and duties” of the state university system’s Board of Governors granted to it by Florida’s constitution.

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Commentary: Teacher Fired after Alleged Jan. 6 Involvement Wins Wrongful Termination Lawsuit

Allentown School District

A Pennsylvania teacher who was fired for allegedly attending the U.S. Capitol “insurrection” on January 6, 2021, has won a wrongful termination lawsuit after a two-week trial.

Jason Moorehead, a 17-year veteran social studies instructor in the Allentown School District, had always maintained he was “at all times over a mile away” at the Washington Monument when the riot occurred.

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College Students Lack ‘Rudimentary’ Knowledge of History, Civics: Survey

College students lack a “rudimentary grasp” of American history and government, as displayed in a civic literacy assessment recently conducted by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

The 35-question survey, “Losing America’s Memory 2.0,” asked more than 3,000 students from all 50 states questions about history and government, including Senate term lengths and a quote from the Gettysburg Address, according to ACTA. The survey was conducted in June by College Pulse.

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Most Law School Students Say Social Justice More Important Than Winning in Court: Poll

About two out of every three law school students believe social justice is more important than obtaining a winning result for a client, according to the results of a recent survey of current law school students conducted by the Buckley Institute.

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New President of American Association of University Professors Says J.D. Vance is ‘Fascist’

Todd Wolfson

The new president of the American Association of University Professors recently referred to Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance as a “fascist.”

In an August 8 statement, Todd Wolfson, a Rutgers University anthropologist whose research “is a mixture of traditional and cyber-based ethnography,” took issue with Vance’s claim that universities are the “Enemy” and are “dedicated to ‘deceit and lies, not to the truth.’”

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