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The other day a skinny white boy came to me complaining about his teacher’s “anti-white racist remarks.” These remarks were made while the teacher was lecturing in a course here at UNC-White (Oops! I mean, UNC-Wilmington). After listing a bunch of bad things white people have done to black people, the professor stated in front of a racially-mixed audience: “You know … I’m actually embarrassed to be white.” The student thought this made his teacher look like an “anti-white racist.” But looks can be deceiving. In reality, like most white “liberals,” the teacher is really a white supremacist. In order...

An academic who received awards for excellence and produced several peer-reviewed publications said he fell from grace when he began espousing "religious beliefs and [a] conservative political viewpoint" and is now suing his university for denying him promotion. Criminologist Mike Adams has filed suit against the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, saying the school refused to promote him because his superiors disagreed with his religious and political beliefs. According to the complaint filed on Monday, Adams was hired to teach at UNCW in 1993 and has served as an associate professor since 1998. During his tenure, he was named "Faculty Member...

WILMINGTON -- An associate professor is suing the University of North Carolina Wilmington, claiming he was denied a promotion because of his conservative religious and political beliefs. Mike Adams is a national columnist who has taught at the university since 1993. The Board of Trustees turned down his application for full professorship last fall. Adams is seeking monetary damages and legal fees, but he says the fight is really about his reputation. "From the time I was an atheist and a democrat and after the time I became a Christian, and an outspoken conservative as well, I think some of...

My university recently announced the appointment of Dr. Tamra Minor as our new Associate Vice Chancellor of Institutional Diversity. Dr. Minor said her appointment illustrates that the entire university leadership is now serious about the commitment to diversity and the promotion of a “culture of inclusiveness” at UNC-Wilmington. I respectfully take issue with her socially constructed interpretation of reality. As a preliminary matter, this Associate Vice Chancellor of Institutional Diversity position is not actually a new position at all. The name of Dr. Minor’s old position of Director of Campus Diversity was simply changed to sound more important. Her previous...

Almost every time I speak on a college campus, a field representative from The Leadership Institute is listening in the audience. That’s always good because, after the speech, the representative usually shares great ideas for campus conservative activism. Recently, in Athens, Ohio, I heard an especially good idea that will drive liberal administrators – former hippies who stopped supporting campus protest shortly after becoming administrators – absolutely crazy. That idea is called “Marry Anything Day.� The idea behind “Marry Anything Day� is to bring an ordained minister to campus to perform marriage ceremonies. But the ceremonies are not limited to...

A few years ago, I was listening to one of our high-quality top-notch administrators at UNC-Wilmington as he addressed a group of freshman students. After nearly putting me to sleep for 30 minutes, I finally heard him make an observation I considered to be somewhat interesting. He said that “There are no stupid questions, except for the ones that don’t get asked.” I’ve heard that old saying dozens of times since then but, lately, I’ve been having my doubts about its validity. Some reasons for those doubts follow: Nearly three years ago, a feminist student asked me why she should...

Dear President Broad: I am writing to express my complete outrage at a memo written by UNC-Wilmington Director of Human Resources William Fleming, which was sent to all faculty and staff at our university. The memo was uncalled for, offensive, and should not be tolerated at an institution dedicated to tolerance. Fleming's arrogant memo began with the dubious claim that "The UNCW Staff Council has asked that guidance be provided regarding appropriate campus attire." The idea that an HR Director would send a memo telling employees how to dress is outrageous enough. But Fleming's use of the term "appropriate" was...

If you want to see how the diversity movement is eroding the critical thinking skills of college students, just pick up a copy of your local college newspaper. Recently, I picked up a copy of the UNCW Seahawk. I’m still recovering. In the Seahawk “To the Editor” section, I read a letter entitled “Get over it – diversity is good for you.” The testy (not to mention condescending) author of the letter was responding to another letter writer who opposed lower admission standards as a means of increasing black enrollment. The response said, in part, “You assume we would have...

Blind feminists find nut, details at eleven Mike S. Adams (archive) March 17, 2005 | Print | Send In 2003, the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) at UNC-Wilmington embarrassed the university by placing an obscene advertisement for The Vagina Monologues (TVM) just outside the entrance to the school cafeteria. The sign, reading “p-----s unite,” was even seen by children entering the cafeteria with their parents. Last week, the WRC decided to advertise TVM on the lighted marquee in front of the university. Wilmington residents were greeted by the word “vagina” flashing in bright lights as they passed the university on the...

Hi Roger! As you may know, I often post my responses to hate mail like yours on my website, http://www.DrAdams.org. You may also know that the responses are often curt and sarcastic. But, Roger, since your intellectual prowess was so obvious from the opening line of your missive, I feel obligated to give you a more thoughtful response. I trust you are telling the truth when you say you have never been as offended as you were after you saw my appearance on Fox News’ Heartland (with John Kasich) on Saturday night. Your statement that my “attack on moral relativism”...

From each according to his need - Mike S. Adams (archive) January 4, 2005 Dear absent student: I received your recent email asking to be excused from the first two days of class. I am sorry that your mother bought your plane ticket before consulting the schedule for the semester. That happens a lot. In fact, it happens to at least one of my students every semester. But, please don’t worry. I am going to handle your situation under a new policy I have initiated for the coming semester. Under my new policy, students with special needs will be able...

Many gay activists compare their current “civil rights” struggles with those faced by blacks in the segregated South in the 1950s. The comparison is deemed offensive by many blacks, given that the average black income is still much lower than the average white income in America. Blacks’ educational attainment still falls well below that of white Americans, even fifty years after the landmark Brown decision. By contrast, gay Americans are wealthier and more educated than their straight counterparts. Nonetheless, lesbian millionaire (and North Carolina Senator) Julia Boseman thinks they need a helping hand. That’s why her family started a special...

Dear Chancellor: I am writing in response to a recent press release, posted on www.uncw.edu, which may be one of the worst pieces of political propaganda I have ever seen, even judged by university standards. The press release began by announcing that the UNCW Leadership Lecture Series recently launched its new season with a talk by Andrew Sullivan, former editor-in-chief of The New Republic. The press release then characterized Sullivan as a “conservative.”...

You probably know her. She’s only in her forties, but she’s already on her fourth marriage. Her kids are grown so she decides to get a job at the local university. Now she has secure employment, even if her salary and benefits are not up to par. But, most of all, she likes what she hears from day one; namely, that her employer will assiduously defend the rights of blacks, women, and gays never to be offended in the workplace. She is protected by the campus speech code. At first it starts with the occasional offhand remark. She jokes with...

For the second time in less than two years, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) has denied recognition to a Christian group, claiming that the group's desire to limit its membership to Christians constitutes "discrimination." "A Christian group has a right to be Christian, a Muslim group has a right to be Muslim, and a Jewish group has a right to be Jewish," said David French, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). "It seems absurd that anyone in a free society would have to make this argument, but time and time again FIRE...

Attention all Southern FReepers! The UNC-Wilmington FReep plans have been finalized!Grab yours signs and come to the beach,Join us for a "Red Elephant" Freep! Background: In October 2003, the College Republicans were thrown off campus because they refused to sign a non-discrimination pledge. In other words, they did not want Democrats running the Republican club. Mike Adams (Author of the Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel: Confessions of a Conservative College Professor provides excellent commentary here "...the (Student Organizations Committee, or SOC) voted to revoke the registration status of the College Republicans due to the absence of the...

One of my recent articles, entitled “Timmy and Me,” stirred up even Moore controversy than I expected. But, fortunately, most of the email about the article was positive. In fact, several readers wrote to say that they had decided to make their first gun purchase after reading the article. A few even asked if I had any recommendations. Since I have several, I decided to write this article. Before I get started with the recommendations, I want to make sure that prospective gun owners develop a healthy respect for firearms and for the consequences of using deadly force. That’s why...

Dear Dr. Adams: I am writing this letter in a state of frustration and disenchantment, but also, I believe, in a state of enlightenment. Friday evening I was preparing for a weekend vacation, and I was trying to decide what reading material I would take with me. I thought about your book and headed for the nearest bookstore. Rather than waiting until I was lounging on the beach, I began reading about five minutes outside of Wilmington. After browsing through the Table of Contents, I could not help but immediately turn to those chapters that most sparked my interest (e.g.,...

Last semester, one of my students told me that he was down on America. In fact, he said that he was ashamed to be an American. He didn’t keep me guessing as to the reason for his shame and depression. He immediately disclosed that he had seen “Bowling for Columbine,” on one of the two occasions the Women’s Center sponsored its showing last year. It is bad enough that the Women’s Center uses its budget as an excuse to campaign against conservative public policies, even when the policies have little to do with the women’s movement. But in the case...

Last semester, one of my students told me that he was down on America. In fact, he said that he was ashamed to be an American. He didn’t keep me guessing as to the reason for his shame and depression. He immediately disclosed that he had seen “Bowling for Columbine,” on one of the two occasions the Women’s Center sponsored its showing last year.It is bad enough that the Women’s Center uses its budget as an excuse to campaign against conservative public policies, even when the policies have little to do with the women’s movement.  But in the case of...

Recently, I reported on a murder that occurred during final exam week on the campus of UNC-Wilmington. The victim, Jessica Faulkner, was kidnapped, raped, and murdered in her dormitory on May 5th. Another student, Curtis Dixon, has been indicted for that kidnapping, rape, and murder and is now awaiting trial. Perhaps, the most tragic aspect of the case was apparent evidence that the murder could have been prevented by the authorities. During his call to the 911 dispatcher, the victim’s father, John Faulkner, indicated that Jessica was being stalked by Dixon prior to his alleged murder of the eighteen year-old...

The Ivory Tower of BabelBy Jamie GlazovFrontPageMagazine.com | May 28, 2004 Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Dr. Mike Adams, the author of Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel: Confessions of a Conservative College Professor. FP: Welcome to Frontpage Interview Dr. Adams, it’s a pleasure to have you here. Adams: Thank you. The pleasure is mine. FP: The title of your book, “Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel” is quite interesting. What made you choose that title? Adams: When I select a title for an editorial or for a book, I like to pick something that grabs the reader’s...

What's the status of my daughter? Mike S. Adams (archive) May 10, 2004 | Print | Send Since I wrote my last column, I have had a busy week. I began the week with a lecture at Yale Law School, which will soon be aired on CSPAN. That lecture was followed by an exciting exchange with brilliant law students offering insights from both sides of the political spectrum. Although exciting, I was disappointed with one portion of the exchange, which occurred while a student was questioning my motivation for seeking to abolish speech codes on college campuses. During the exchange,...

I recently wrote an editorial entitled “With Liberty and Comfort For All” after I was admonished for making one of my co-workers feel “uncomfortable” in the workplace. The point of the article was to argue that university speech codes are responsible for a dangerous trend on college campuses whereby the actual constitutional right of free speech is being trumped by the perceived constitutional “right to feel comfortable.”The response to my article has been simply overwhelming. In fact, I have received more email about that article than any I have ever written. Scores of readers have written with disturbing stories explaining...

On Friday, April 16, 2004, a new chancellor was installed at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The installation, which took place after Rosemary DePaolo had been serving as chancellor for nine months, was accompanied by a week of special events that included a speech by a former United States Senate majority leader.In the midst of recent criticism that a) the university has been spending too much money on speakers, and b) the speakers always seem to be Democrats; the university hired George Mitchell (D-Maine) to speak for about an hour for the sum of $40,000. Mitchell’s fee shows...

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Unmitigated Comfort Posted by Mike Adams Saturday, April 03,2004 Well, I suppose it had to happen. After eleven years of teaching at a public university, I finally got a call from one of my superiors informing me that I had made one of my co-workers feel ''uncomfortable'' in the workplace. For those who may not know, the right to feel 'comfortable'' at all times trumps the First Amendment at most public universities. Naturally, when I found out that I made a co-worker feel ''uncomfortable,'' I wanted to know what I had said or done...

Campus culture wars A handful of Christians on UNC college campuses are winning the culture war in increments; but some aren’t fighting it at all By Jamie Dean The Charlotte World Wilmington--Dr. Mike Adams says it’s “horrible.” He says it’s “appalling.” He says it’s “worse than it’s ever been.” That’s how the conservative UNC-Wilmington professor, and national columnist, describes the climate for Christians on public university campuses – particularly North Carolina public universities. Adams has made it his business to expose the liberal, anti-Christian bias that he says is prevalent on his own campus and many others. He teaches criminology...

With Liberty and Comfort for AllMike S. Adams (archive) March 29, 2004 | Print | SendWell, I suppose it had to happen. After eleven years of teaching at a public university, I finally got a call from one of my superiors informing me that I had made one of my co-workers feel “uncomfortable” in the workplace.  For those who may not know, the right to feel “comfortable” at all times trumps the First Amendment at most public universities.Naturally, when I found out that I made a co-worker feel “uncomfortable,” I wanted to know what I had said or done to...

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- The parents of a first-grader are fuming over the book their daughter brought home from the school library: a children's story about a prince whose true love turns out to be another prince. Michael Hartsell said he and his wife, Tonya, couldn't believe it when Prince Bertie, the leading character in ``King & King,'' waves off a bevy of eligible princes before falling for Prince Lee. The book ends with the princes marrying and sharing a kiss. ``I was flabbergasted,'' Hartsell said. ``My child is not old enough to understand something like that, especially when it is...

On March 16th, 2004, the UNC-Wilmington Women’s Resource Center (WRC) will be hosting a speech by the Guerilla Girls. This group of anonymous feminists will be paid $6000 of public funds to dress up like apes, throw bananas at the audience, and campaign against George W. Bush. If you have never heard of them, you can log on to www.guerillagirls.com. There you can also learn more about their new book, “Bitches, Bimbos, and Ball-breakers.” This now marks the second consecutive year that the university has kicked off its so-called “Women’s History Month” (previously known as “March”) by spending taxpayer money...

Warning: The language in this editorial is mundane for university feminists, but highly offensive to normal people. On March 16th, 2004, the UNC-Wilmington Women’s Resource Center (WRC) will be hosting a speech by the Guerilla Girls. This group of anonymous feminists will be paid $6000 of public funds to dress up like apes, throw bananas at the audience, and campaign against George W. Bush. If you have never heard of them, you can log on to www.guerillagirls.com. There you can also learn more about their new book, “Bitches, Bimbos, and Ball-breakers.” This now marks the second consecutive year that the...

N.C. law enforcement seize drug-related items from stores GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. - The federal government is going on the offensive against drug paraphernalia, seizing pipes, clips and other items from a half-dozen stores in eastern North Carolina. Federal prosecutors said Monday the searches and seizures are the first in a new campaign designed to make it harder to find materials that could entice teenagers to begin smoking marijuana. "The distribution of drug paraphernalia is a federal felony," U.S. Attorney Frank Whitney said at a news conference in Raleigh. "If we can cut down on the demand...

In November of 2003, I got an unusual phone call from a fellow employee here at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW). The employee had just attended a monthly staff meeting in another department. He claimed that during the meeting a high-ranking UNCW administrator had stated that recent increases in the number of student Christian organizations were causing "concern" for some members of the university administration. According to the employee, the administrator claimed that this increase in student Christian organizations began shortly after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. The employee alleged that the administrator said...

Campus Newspeak at UNC-WilmingtonBy Mike AdamsTownhall.com | December 18, 2003 In a recent Washington Times commentary (December 7, 2003), I used language suggesting that the tactics of campus diversity proponents sometimes resemble tactics the Nazis used during World War II. A recent letter to the editor by UNC-Wilmington professor Dick Veit (rhymes with "spite") lends credence to the analogy.The UNCW College Republicans (CRs) have recently been involved in a highly publicized conflict with the university administration. The controversy began when the CRs tried to limit their membership to Republicans. The university wanted to force them to admit Democrats. When the...

The Campus Republicans at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington has refused to add an anti-discrimination clause to its constitution, sparking controversy among faculty and students. Sociology professor Mike Adams, the group's faculty adviser, said the university is restricting the rights of its students by trying to force the club to add the clause. After a review of the Campus Republicans' constitution by the university's Student Organization Committee, it was found that the document did not include a required anti-discrimination clause. And after refusing to add it, the group's registration was subsequently revoked and its public funds frozen. Wendy...

Thank you for forwarding the letter you recently received from creative writing Professor Wendy Brenner, accusing me of publishing “several factual errors” in a recent editorial that “gravely and explicitly misrepresent” the nature of the conflict between the College Republicans (CRs) and the administration of UNC-Wilmington. In her letter, Professor Brenner, a member of the Student Organization Committee (SOC) that de-recognized the CRs, first takes issue with the title of my recent editorial-“College Republicans Banned From Campus.” Brenner says that her committee specifically told the CRs that they could still do some things on campus despite being de-recognized. One of...

In most of my articles about the campus diversity movement, I try to use humor to deal with ridiculous situations, which are often created by ridiculous people following ridiculous policies. However, a recent situation involving the UNC-Wilmington College Republicans (CRs) is no laughing matter.The controversy began when the CRs were asked to incorporate two non-discrimination clauses into their student group constitution. One requires that organizations not discriminate on the basis of “race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, handicap, or sexual orientation.” The other says that organizations must adhere to “all University rules, regulations, and policies, as well as to...

The thought police police October 13, 2003 by Mike S. Adams, Ph.D. Dear Student X:Just a few minutes ago as I was leaving work, I saw a campus feminist monitoring the bulletin boards here in the social science building at the University of North Carolina at Wonderland (UNCW). This is not the first time that I have seen her removing flyers from the bulletin boards simply because she deemed them to be offensive to women. I was not troubled by her removal of advertisements for local topless bars, but I was concerned that she was removing advertisements for fraternity parties....

NOAA Fisheries and scientists from various academic institutions believe they have found a new subspecies of Bryde’s whale in North Carolina. On March 13, 2003, a beach comber found a dead baleen whale on the shore of Carolina Beach near Wilmington, N.C. During studies of tissue samples collected, scientists determined that the animal most likely died from starvation as a result of line entanglement. Scientists also determined that the whale is a member of the baleen whale family and has a unique genetic sequence only seen in one other whale. (Click image for larger view of stranded whale that died...

You have gall, but I have Town Hall Mike S. Adams (archive) September 10, 2003 Dear University Advancement Office: I just went down the hall to check my mail and noticed that you sent me a letter today asking for an “employee contribution” to help the university in this time of budgetary crisis. I put the letter on top of the one from human resources reminding me that my $172 parking fee was due next week. Below that, there is a letter informing me that my health insurance costs are going up next month. At the bottom of the stack,...

Thank you for your recent contribution of $1,000,000 to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. In order to show our appreciation for your generosity, we are writing to let you know how your money is being spent. We would also like to address some of the concerns you raised in a letter accompanying your contribution. Finally, we would like to close our correspondence with a small request. The bulk of your contribution will be spent on the renovation of the Chancellor’s mansion, which, as you know, is located in the historic area of downtown Wilmington five miles from campus....

MAs I was browsing around my university's website last Fall, I noticed an extensive list of recommended readings in a section labeled "spirituality" on the project B-Glad portion of the website. Project B-Glad is a taxpayer-funded educational project focusing on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-gendered persons issues which is sponsored by the Office of Campus Diversity. Our chancellor signed the project into effect on September 11, 2001.Perhaps I should commend our administration for remaining productive on a day when most Americans were mourning the loss of thousands in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. However,...