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Cancel Culture Database

Cancel Culture Database

IncidentSchool NameDateTargetConfederate?Protested/Canceled?
Democrats and NAACP tried to get Milo Yiannopoulos and Gavin McInnes canceled at U. South CarolinaUniversity of South Carolina09/18/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Effort underway to rename Bancroft Library over name's ties to slaveryUniversity of California Berkeley09/18/2024Buildings/NamesYesProtested
Conservative professor gets threats after contributing to Project 2025Michigan State University09/16/2024Professor CommentsNoProtested
Ben Franklin statue defaced by pro-Hamas activistsUniversity of Pennsylvania09/14/2024StatueNoProtested
Crucifix, Mary statue vandalized at Catholic Georgetown U., prompting ‘hate crime’ probeGeorgetown University08/30/2024StatueNoProtested
Pro-Palestinian students ‘boycott’ Jewish professor for supporting Israel, criticizing DEISarah Lawrence College08/30/2024IsraelNoProtested
Anti-Israel activists disrupt Rutgers new student orientationRutgers University08/24/2024IsraelNoProtested
University requests staff stop saying word ‘pet’ in inclusive language guideNewcastle University08/21/2024MiscellaneousNoProtested
Scholars create app to track ‘offensive,’ ‘harmful’ street namesvarious08/15/2024MiscellaneousNoProtested
University may remove historic mural accused of glorifying colonialismUniversity of Alberta07/27/2024PaintingNoProtested
Term ‘gynecologist’ offensive, according to scholarsvarious06/07/2024CurriculumNoProtested
Petition demands Kansas City Chiefs fire kicker Harrison Butker for ‘discriminatory’ grad speechvarious05/15/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Police remove unruly protesters trying to shut down UNC Board of Trustees meetingUniversity of North Carolina05/15/2024MiscellaneousNoProtested
Numerous people jumped, conservative journalist attacked at UW Charlie Kirk eventUniversity of Washington05/07/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Tommy Trojan statue at USC vandalized, defaced with pro-Palestinian graffitiUniversity of Southern California04/29/2024StatueNoProtested
Pro-life speaker met with ‘bloody baby dolls,’ arson threatsUniversity of North Carolina Greensboro04/26/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
UW-Green Bay professor targeted with termination petition for tweets critical of transgenderism, other conservative viewsUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay04/22/2024Professor CommentsNoProtested
Students demand college cancel Riley Gaines as commencement speakerAdrian College04/18/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
'Undocumented’ professor repeatedly disrupts Ann Coulter talkCornell University04/17/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Law students' meeting disrupted by pro-Hamas protesters, antisemitic slursLoyola Marymount University04/16/2024IsraelNoProtested
Avoid term ‘peanut gallery,’ UNC dorm group social justice training warnsUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill04/15/2024Student CommentsNoProtested
Rep. Mike Collins shouted down at TPUSA, College Republicans eventUniversity of Georgia04/03/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Pro-Palestinian protesters shout down lawmaker at U Maryland, president says 'free speech'University of Maryland03/28/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Pro-Palestinian protesters at UMich disrupt, cut short honors convocationUniversity of Michigan03/26/2024IsraelNoProtested
Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down UC regents meeting over plan to limit faculty website statementsUniversity of California System03/20/2024IsraelNoProtested
UC Berkeley professor protested, bullied into apologizing for giving dating adviceUniversity of California Berkeley03/19/2024Professor CommentsNoProtested
Two petitions demand Kent State cancel Kyle Rittenhouse appearanceKent State University03/17/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Protest against Kyle Rittenhouse speech includes 'heckler's veto': acquiring tickets and not show upUniversity of Memphis03/16/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Students told to remove word ‘Jewish' from ads for pro-Israel vigilMiddlebury College03/12/2024IsraelNoProtested
Climate activists disrupt Joe Manchin Harvard event, call him ‘sick f*ck’ for pipeline supportHarvard University03/04/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt speech by former U.S. Ambassador to IsraelUniversity of Washington02/27/2024IsraelNoProtested
‘Modern Family’ actor to give back honorary degree in protest of Youngstown State GOP hireYoungstown State University02/06/2024Honorary DegreesNoProtested
Vandals spray paint high-profile UT-Austin landmarks demanding fossil fuel divestmentUniversity of Texas at Austin02/05/2024MiscellaneousNoProtested
Harvard may strip former governor’s name from dorm because he owned slavesHarvard University01/31/2024Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Syracuse U. food service apologizes for MLK Dinner menu featuring fried chickenSyracuse University01/29/2024RestaurantNoProtested
Protestors trying to shout down journalist Bari Weiss escorted out by policeUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill01/28/2024Guest SpeakerNoProtested
UC board chair stands strong against cancel attempt for supporting IsraelUniversity of California01/26/2024IsraelNoProtested
Pro-Palestinian students demand university strip Israeli prime minister’s name from libraryUniversity of Wisconsin Milwaukee01/18/2024IsraelNoProtested
University of Utah backs down on sanctions against YAF after legal threatUniversity of Utah01/17/2024Student GroupsNoProtested
UC board chair stands strong against cancel attempt for supporting IsraelUniversity of California system01/11/2024IsraelNoProtested
Economist details backlash for saying kids need two parentsUniversity of Maryland12/12/2023Professor CommentsNoProtested
Online threats to kill Jewish students at Cornell prompt increased security, FBI probeCornell University10/30/2023IsraelNoProtested
Columbia student groups back Palestinians, demand school cut ties with IsraelColumbia University10/15/2023IsraelNoProtested
Local socialist politician demands UMinn cancel Justice Barrett eventUniversity of Minnesota10/10/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Masturbating protester interrupts black conservatives’ eventUniversity of Wisconsin Madison10/03/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
My leftist peers tore down my ‘Free Speech, Even When You Hate To Hear It’ flyersWest Virginia University09/29/2023Student CommentsNoProtested
Mob surrounds pro-life students, shouts vulgarities, twerks on them, vandalizes displayNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University09/18/2023Student EventNoProtested
Legislators petition to prevent Matt Walsh, other conservatives from speakingNew Mexico State University09/07/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Music professor punished for criticizing the university’s handling of music awardUniversity of Louisville08/31/2023Professor CommentsNoProtested
Proposal to name foreign service school after Madeleine Albright stalls amid cancel culture campaignGeorgetown University07/24/2023Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Academic journal editor faces cancel attempt for allowing debate on transgenderismvarious06/08/2023MiscellaneousNoProtested
Duke students want former president’s name stripped from residence hallDuke University05/17/2023Buildings/NamesYesProtested
Conservative Israeli scholar at Princeton target of cancel culture campaignPrinceton University05/17/2023IsraelNoProtested
Student group wants to ban ‘fossil fuel lawyers’ from law schoolsvarious05/16/2023MiscellaneousNoProtested
Climate activists repeatedly interrupt senator’s book talk, occupy stageGeorge Washington University05/12/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Faculty call for Rupert Murdoch, Rebekah Mercer to be removed from Stanford’s Hoover Board of OverseersStanford University05/11/2023MiscellaneousNoProtested
Harvard activists demand law professor resign from oil company boardHarvard University05/09/2023MiscellaneousNoProtested
Turning Point USA members harassed, pro-life event advertisements destroyedCalifornia State University Fullerton05/01/2023Student EventNoProtested
University investigates student who wore ‘undocumented’ alien costume with sombreroMarquette University04/20/2023MiscellaneousNoProtested
Aggressive activists fail to shut down Riley Gaines speechUniversity at Buffalo04/17/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Riley Gaines: ‘ambushed, ‘physically hit twice by a man’ while defending women’s sports at SFSUSan Francisco State University04/07/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
College protesters disrupt free speech event with expletives, conga lineSUNY Albany04/06/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Students destroy fliers promoting North Korean defector's speechSyracuse University04/05/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Students demand GMU cancel Gov. Youngkin as speaker. University refuses.George Mason University04/03/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Michigan State inclusive language guide: ‘bunny,’ ‘gift,’ ‘America’ are offensiveMichigan State University03/31/2023MiscellaneousNoProtested
More than 600 Washington and Lee students, faculty sign petition to ban Matt WalshWashington and Lee University03/27/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Protesters demand LDS grad speaker choice be revoked due to his anti-LGBTQ commentsSouthern Utah University03/17/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Rioters smash windows, tussle with cops in attempt to shut down Turning Point USA speechUniversity of California Davis03/15/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Princeton seminarians call for trustee’s removal for ties to prison telecom companyPrinceton University03/15/2023PoliceNoProtested
Texas A&M suspended professor after she criticized Lt. Gov. Dan PatrickTexas A&M University03/14/2023Professor CommentsNoProtested
Stanford Law DEI dean, rowdy student protesters berate federal judge invited to give speechStanford University03/11/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Cancel campaign flops against Michael Knowles speech at U. BuffaloUniversity at Buffalo03/08/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Students demand campus group be banned because it does not support LGBTQ lifestyleDePaul University03/08/2023Student GroupsNoProtested
National Lawyers Guild DU chapter demands Ilya Shapiro speech be canceledUniversity of Denver Law School03/07/2023Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Protesters set fire to Matt Walsh event flyers, Eventbrite cancels ticket salesStanford University02/28/2023Student EventNoProtested
Penn State-Harrisburg working to prevent Michael Knowles event approvalPennsylvania State University-Harrisburg02/27/2023Student EventNoProtested
Conservative professor sues, claims officials retaliated against him for criticizing CRTUniversity of Texas Austin02/24/2023Professor CommentsNoProtested
'Dumb C**t': Man vandalizes TPUSA table and spits at a female studentColumbus State University02/22/2023Student GroupsNoProtested
Student government repeatedly refuses Turning Point USA request for conservative speakerMichigan Technological University02/21/2023Student EventNoProtested
Tulane condemns student’s pro-Kanye comments, tells her to leave campusTulane University01/17/2023Student CommentsNoProtested
Stanford language guide warns against saying ‘American' and other words, phrasesStanford University12/20/2022MiscellaneousNoProtested
Petition demands chancellor resign for his off-color joke mocking Asian languagePurdue University Northwest12/19/2022Professor CommentsNoProtested
University: Don’t say ‘Christmas’ because it’s too ‘Christian-centric’Brighton University12/18/2022MiscellaneousNoProtested
Professor investigated for teaching gender is a spectrum after complaintValdosta State University12/05/2022Professor CommentsNoProtested
Riot police deployed to quell protest against conservative Turning Point USA eventUniversity of New Mexico12/01/2022Student EventNoProtested
Princeton may remove statue of Founding Father John WitherspoonPrinceton University11/29/2022StatueNoProtested
Student journalists demand college cancel ‘What is a Woman’ eventCentral Connecticut State University11/17/2022Guest SpeakerNoProtested
Pro-life student group gets violent threats for hosting Students for Life chiefClemson University11/15/2022Student EventNoProtested
Professor investigated for ‘cultural appropriation’ of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’Washburn University11/02/2022MiscellaneousNoProtested
Protest efforts underway to remove word 'Dixie' from fight songUniversity of Alabama10/30/2022MusicYesProtested
YAF event with rapper Zuby denied funds due to ‘harmful speech’ potentialStetson University10/21/2022Student EventNoProtested
Petition demands music instructor be fired over Facebook post he made in 2012University of California Berkeley10/11/2022Professor CommentsNoProtested
Students storm building, shout down Q&A with Republican Sen. Ben SasseUniversity of Florida10/11/2022MiscellaneousNoProtested
Students demand professor be fired for teaching there are only two sexesUniversity of Southern Maine10/04/2022Professor CommentsNoProtested
Leftist screams, swears, kicks and breaks projector during Turning Point USA eventUniversity of Iowa09/21/2022Student EventNoProtested
Canadian university asks court to approve renaming of ‘racist’ scholarshipsWestern University09/11/2022Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Scholars demand African Studies journal retract article written by white academicsvarious09/06/2022Professor CommentsNoProtested
Three conservative groups harassed, attacked at student organization fairUniversity of Iowa09/01/2022Student GroupsNoProtested
Student harasses Students for Life group, steals their fliersGeorge Mason University09/01/2022Student GroupsNoProtested
Scholars, students demand professor's guest lecture be canceled due to her 'unsafe' COVID viewsvarious08/17/2022Guest SpeakerNoProtested
IncidentSchool NameDateTargetConfederate?Protested/Canceled?