ACTA in the NewsCampus Protests
Harvard Strike Escalates With Library Protest as Socialists, Foreigners Force Classes to Halt
The strike by Harvard graduate students that has disrupted teaching and learning on […]
ACTA president Michael Poliakoff sits down with Jodi Shaw, an alumna and former employee of Smith College who took a courageous stand against critical race orthodoxy at Smith. Her story, reported in The New York Times and major news venues, prompted ACTA’s decision to present her with a Hero of Intellectual Freedom Award later this year. In this conversation, Shaw outlines the events and reasons leading to her resignation from Smith College, and elaborates on why she believes that what passes for “progressive” at Smith and many other institutions is actually deeply regressive.
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ACTA in the NewsCampus Protests
Midterm exam, Stephen Colbert event disrupted as Harvard graduate workers strike
At least two Harvard University events, including a panel Thursday with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and comedian Stephen Colbert, were disrupted over the past two weeks in connection with the Harvard Graduate Students Union strike. The graduate workers, who have been on strike since Oct. 27, want higher pay, more “noncitizen worker protections,” and “a third-party […]
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