U.S. Universities Criticized For Coddling Students After Election

After the 2024 Presidential Electon results were released showing convincingly that Donald Trump is the clear winner, reports from schools came streaking in that said some classes were cancelled and college students were provided safe spaces to recover. Really?

Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., drew most of the mockery on social media after news broke the college invited students to a "self-care suite" last 6 November to recover from the stress of the presidential election.

Students at Georgetown's McCourt School of Public Policy were reportedly offered treats like "milk and cookies" and "hot cocoa" as well as "Lego" toys and "Coloring and Mindfulness Exercises" to get their minds off the election results.

"Seriously, @Georgetown? We all know that it’s not conservative students who want the daycare experience. Stop coddling leftists who can’t handle reality," Defense of Freedom Institute spokesperson Angela Morabito wrote on X.

The Harvard Crimson reported that several professors in the Sociology, Math and General Education Departments at Harvard University canceled classes that day, made attendance optional or extended assignment deadlines.

Economics lecturer Maxim Boycko reportedly told students during his "Intermediate Microeconomics" course that in-class quizzes would be optional on 6 November and that students could take time off if they needed to process the election results.

"As we recover from the eventful election night and process the implications of Trump’s victory, please know that class will proceed as usual today, except that classroom quizzes will not be for credit," Boycko wrote in an email obtained by the Crimson. "Feel free to take time off if needed."

The school's reaction prompted fierce criticism from academics and Harvard graduates on social media.

"Fellow academics: This is nuts. Stop doing this. It makes you look like an out-of-touch crazy person. It further erodes respect for higher ed and trust in academic research. And it’s not good for your students," William J. Luther, Associate Professor of Economics at Florida Atlantic University, wrote on X.

"Do you know how many classes Harvard cancelled after October 7th? Zero," Harvard graduate Shabbos Kestenbaum wrote on X. "Ivy League universities are incubators of antisemitism, radicalism, and intellectual and moral bankruptcy. Tax the endowments. End federal funding. Abolish DEI."

Campus Reform correspondent Emily Sturge told Fox News Digital that these schools were not equipping students for the "real world."

"Democratic elections are not traumatic, they are a privilege that not all countries allow. We're headed down a very problematic path: universities are producing a generation that can’t face the uncertainties and challenges of life," Sturge told Fox News Digital.

"These activities belong at a day care, not an institution of higher learning. Life is hard. It’s full of hard work, hurt feelings, sadness, and tragedy. Our great-grandparents fought through WWII with sacrifice and grit – not with coloring books or puppy petting. They faced obstacles and opposition head on. Universities need to return to preparing the next generation to not only survive in the real world, but to thrive," she continued.