SEXISM

USF courses will stop brainwashing students that U.S. is ‘racist, sexist’

Starting in the fall of 2025, Gen Ed courses can no longer teach ‘that systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and pri…

By Clarise Tujardon '26
Sep 18, 2024

Harvard prof files $25 million lawsuit against the university, alleging sexism

Gino's attorney argues that the university held a male employee in a similar investigation to different standards, …

By Haika Mrema '24
Aug 14, 2023

Michigan State warns against using bigoted phrases like 'Christmas trees,' 'terrorist' or 'overweight'

MSU released an inclusive language guide cautioning against use of certain common words and phrases, pointing to po…

By Robert Schmad '23
Mar 29, 2023

Prof declares ‘pantry porn’ to have historical roots in ‘racist and sexist’ social structures

Dr. Jenna Drenten of Loyola University Chicago associated the term ‘pantry porn’ with a recent social media trend o…

By Haika Mrema '24
Mar 27, 2023

Physics professor’s art exhibit imagines ‘outer space as feminist space’

An art exhibit explores the ‘creative and scientific selves’ of a professor, who argued that the separation between…

By John Parker '25
Feb 8, 2023

College cancels event spiting 'cis white men'

Gettysburg College canceled an event which invited students to write or paint their frustration with 'cis white men…

By Cullen Dittmar '23
Nov 18, 2022

Researchers get $40k to study why kids like White men

The Department of Health and Human Services granted New York University over $40,000 to conduct a three-year resear…

By Alexia Bianchi '22
Jul 13, 2022

Is Google Sexist? Female students react to ‘ludicrous’ UWash researchers

Researchers at University of Washington allege Google image search 'gender bias,' and propose several new algorithm…

By Peter Cordi
Apr 7, 2022

MIT boosts prof seeking to abolish 'racist' concept of citizenship

The professor claims that the concept of citizenship is both racist and sexist.

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Nov 20, 2019

MSU employees forced to pay for mandatory diversity workshop

The workshop will emphasize "differences rather than similarities," and aims to make participants more aware of iss…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jun 22, 2018

Profs blast Purdue for taking control of writing guide

Following criticism of a handout advising students to avoid "words with masculine markers," Purdue decided to creat…

By Adam Sabes
Apr 20, 2018

Purdue takes control of writing guide after controversy

Some faculty members are reportedly unhappy with the change, fretting that it will lead to "micromanagement" of the…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 21, 2018

Purdue quietly revises ‘biased language’ writing guide

Purdue University has made changes to its popular online writing guide after being widely criticized for stating th…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 5, 2018

Purdue writing guide: Words with 'MAN' 'should be avoided'

While the guide acknowledges that "man" originally conveyed a dual meaning, referring to either adult males or huma…

By Adam Sabes
Feb 20, 2018

Researcher dismisses science 'conducted primarily by white men'

Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein dismisses the memo's citations of peer-reviewed articles by arguing that “science has …

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Aug 14, 2017

University receives award for 'Tunnel of Oppression' event

The Tunnel of Oppression, which has been held annually at WSU for the past 17 years, concludes with a segment on "h…

By Adam Sabes
Jul 17, 2017

VIDEO: Linda Sarsour mocks student for questioning FGM tweet

At a recent Dartmouth College event, Linda Sarsour deflected a question about her professed desire to mutilate the …

By Adam Sabes
May 23, 2017

Princeton study warns of robo-racism, sexism

The machine reviewed online sources to make associations based on the proximity of certain job-related words to gen…

By Amber Athey
Apr 24, 2017

'Unlearning' workshops at OU raise 'brainwashing' concerns

The workshops have been roundly condemned as Orwellian "brainwashing," but Assistant Dean of Students Brynn Daves d…

By Amber Athey
Apr 7, 2017

GMU hosts ‘Make Your Own Damn Sandwich’ feminist event

The meals were more than merely metaphorical, however, as the GMU Women and Gender Studies Program also provided br…

By Amber Athey
Apr 5, 2017

Yale college master puts end to 'racial and gendered' title

Steven Davis, the Master of Yale’s Pierson College, asked students to abandon the eighty-year-old title.

By Peter Hasson
Aug 15, 2015

Harvard project tackles 'gender bias' in teens, parents

The report was supplemented with a video, parent toolkit, and educator toolkit.

By Pardes Seleh
Aug 6, 2015

Female prof. calls for inflated course evaluations for female profs

Sarah Pritchard, an associate professor at Cornell University, says colleges should add bonus points to female facu…

By Gabby Orr
Jun 24, 2015

Oxford grad: traditional exam garb 'makes women do worse'

Anna Bradshaw says that the uniform "disadvantages women students."

By Mariana Barillas
May 22, 2015

Professor fails student for refusing to condemn her Christian faith

Lj Russum, a humanities professor, allegedly assigned papers that forced students to deny the existence of God and …

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
May 5, 2015

VIDEO: Georgetown students take pledge to end 'urinal privilege'

Campus Reform facetiously asked students at Georgetown University if urinals should be removed from on-campus restr…

By Gabby Orr
Apr 30, 2015

Army to review allegations of ROTC cadets forced to wear high-heels

Allegations on Reddit recently surfaced claiming that ROTC cadets at Temple University and Arizona State University…

By Gabby Orr
Apr 23, 2015

Feminists protest conservative female speaker, retreat to 'safe space’

The students, who felt the event needed a “trigger warning,” opened up a safe space for their peers who might need …

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Apr 22, 2015

University offers extra credit for bisexual students only

An alternative opportunity for students who did not identify as bisexual was not given.

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Apr 6, 2015

Female college students protest ‘sexist’ kitchen advertisement

A group of female college students protested a bulletin board advertising a kitchen with the words “your wife wants…

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Mar 27, 2015

Female student: women can't be sexist

Erin Davoran said that she was approached by a man who attempted to explain how he had been discriminated against b…

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Mar 17, 2015

Syracuse student wants equal attendance at female sporting events

Syracuse junior Julia Smith, "The Sassy Feminist," says that women are less supported in their athletic endeavors t…

By Gabby Orr
Jan 15, 2015

Prof. claims racism inherently his fault, apologizes for being white, middle-class, heterosexual man

The university hosted an event to discuss the issues where participants stood in solidarity for victims of microagg…

By Maggie Lit
Nov 18, 2014

Oscar winner claims Hollywood pays men 10 times more than women

Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank spoke to a group of Loyola Marymount University students touting her new…

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Nov 17, 2014

Student government votes down funding for 'sex week'

East Tennessee State University's student government declined to fund the school's sex week over concerns that the …

By Maggie Lit
Oct 10, 2014

UNC students protest 'Country Night' because...sexism

By Maggie Lit
Sep 23, 2014

STUDY: Fathers who call their daughters 'princess' are sexist

Profs. Stephen Franzoi and Debra Oswald argue that "hostile" and "benevolent" sexism affect young women's body este…

By Maggie Lit
Aug 4, 2014

UT removes ‘sexist’ dress code signs prohibiting ‘short skirts,’ 'short shorts' after feminists complain

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing put up dress code signs Tuesday that prohibited midriff-baring …

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Jun 5, 2014

STUDY: University finds ‘fat-shaming’ more harmful than racism

The study used 6,000 participants over four years.

By Kat Timpf
May 14, 2014