British comedy star and Provost’s Visiting Professor at Cornell John Cleese recently blasted society’s growing hypersensitivity and political correctness, particularly on college campuses. In a video for Big Think, Cleese, co-founder of the British comedic act Monty Python, said, “Sometimes when people are offended they want someone to come in and say ‘stop that’ to...
Cornell professor Daniel Schwartz, English, published a column in the Huffington Post last Wednesday arguing for the abolishment of the Greek system at American colleges and universities. In an article titled “The Greek System: Should College Students Join Fraternities or Sororities?” Schwartz first argues that Greek life is no longer a necessary or useful social...
It’s just what the doctor ordered: the science of climate diversity. Here’s an excerpt from a Cornell Chronicle report released today: There is cloud hanging over climate science, but one Cornell expert on communication and environmental issues says he knows how to help clear the air. In the December issue of Nature Climate Change, Jonathon...
In late October conservative news outlets Truth Revolt and the National Review accused 28-year old television star, writer, and producer Lena Dunham of sexually abusing her younger sister. The accusations were made based on accounts Dunham writes about in her recent autobiography, Not That Kind of Girl. The National Review and Truth Revolt articles–the latter of which...