Hans Bader of the Competitive Enterprise Institute discusses what happens when legally and factually misconceived notions of racial fairness result in plainly unconstitutional quotas:
Crimes and infractions are not evenly distributed across racial groups, as the Supreme Court noted in United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456 (1996)…. But the Maryland Board of...
Funny that it’s called The Affordable Care Act, isn’t it?
As Ron Meyer, spokesman for Young America’s Foundation points out below, skyrocketing insurance costs such as a 75% increase at Guilford College are part of a disturbing trend on college campuses (emphasis in original):
Can we stop calling ObamaCare the Affordable Care Act now?
A...
Beloit College has released its annual mindset list for the class of 2016.
This is a fun list to read but it’s sure to make even members of the class of 2006 feel old.
This year’s entering college class of 2016 was born into cyberspace and they have...
Following up on the intellectual diversity theme, you may find this article by Harvard Professor Ruth R. Wisse in The Wall Street Journal, of interest.
Wisse argues that while students are becom...
Jonathan Imber, writing at Minding The Campus, writes that intellectual diversity on campus is not just about left versus right:
When critics of higher education complain about a lack of “intellectual diversity,” mostly what they deplore is the shortage of conservative professors. But there is much more at stake than that.
Consider climate...
We don’t know if Will Duncan at Dartmouth is a Psych Major, but he seems to have nailed this one:
I know that the Occupy Wall Street issue is about as relevant to the country as President Kim’s presence on campus is relative to student life, but this video sheds light on...
Carolina Review author Anthony Dent faces the reality that the University’s inclusiveness policy as to student organizations has a profound effect on Christian and conservative student groups to define themselves:
On Friday, January 27th, I received notice of a meeting to review the university’s nondiscrimination policy as it relates to belief-based organizations (e.g.,...
Morris Brown College is one of the oldest traditionally black colleges. But it is in deep financial trouble, as reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Morris Brown College officials have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a last ditch effort to prevent the 131-year-old school from being foreclosed on and sold at...
Not well.
Via Prof. Glenn Reynolds, we now learn that Obama’s decision to nationalize the student loan program has led to skyrocketing student loan debt. Gee, how could anyone not have seen that coming?
Students voted disproportionately for Barack Obama in 2008, and Obama, as president, reciprocated by nationalizing the student loan program...
Daniel Prada at Brown University describes his own transformation from progressive to libertarian on combating poverty and the role of the state:
…. During my time here at Brown, I learned thoroughly of colonial Latin American repression, U.S. military and economic imperialism, as well as how race, class, and sex perpetuate the...
I’m actually quite surprised College Insurrection was noticed so quickly.
But not surprised that once noticed, suspicions were aroused that CI is part of the vast right-wing conspiracy.
Jeffrey Miller is Associate Professor of Political Science at the State University of New York at New Paltz.
On his faculty blog Miller posts on a...
Dear CI readers: This is a nice piece and I wanted to be sure to link it because I doubt William would link something that’s so complimentary to him and Legal Insurrection. Enjoy! -Aleister
Cornell Law Professor William Jacobson is indefatigable. In addition to his professorial duties, he is...
Can you imagine this happening four years ago?
The university cites practical reasons for denying the Obama campaign’s request but the symbolism of their decision is hard to dismiss.
Obama’s rock star status has definitely diminished.
A University of Virginia spokeswoman says President Barack Obama will not be at the university when he comes...
Josh Lerner in the University of Chicago’s Counterpoint quarerly takes a look at the status of affirmative action in higher education in light of the upcoming Supreme Court hearing of Fisher v. Univ. Texas, and wonders how long a focus on diversity as a result can survive:
Affirmative action is at the forefront of political controversy...
Julie Barowski at Townhall takes a look at the youth vote in 2012, and finds that we’re not in 2008 anymore.
Students are far more libertarian than Democratic, and may not be excited by either party:
Enthusiastic young people paved the way for an Obama victory in 2008. From the viral “Crush on...
Welcome to Illinois… Or as Matt Drudge calls it, Chicagoland.
CBS News reports on a scam which was conducted by 44 students at College of DuPage in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn. Who needs student loan debt when you can just commit theft?
GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (CBS) — Forty-four students at the...
Not too surprising when you consider Detroit’s financial situation…
As reported by The College Fix:
It could be happening at Wayne State University:
Union representatives claim that a proposal offered last week by the administration would do away with the traditional tenure system at Detroit’s research university.
According to Inside Higher Ed, reps for the...
Before the selection of Paul Ryan, Ohio Senator Rob Portman was on Mitt Romney’s VP short list. Thankfully, he’s not bearing any grudge about not being picked.
In fact, he’s out there fighting the good fight, as reported in The Ohip State Lantern:
Ohio Senator Rob Portman visited an Ohio State College Republicans...
The problem is it could be so many places in higher education.
TaxProf has an excerpt from a review of Sex and God at Yale: Porn, Political Correctness, and a Good Education Gone Bad (St. Martin’s Press, Aug. 21, 2012), by Nathan Harden (B.A. 2009, Yale):
Harden’s provocative narrative highlights...
And who could blame them?
Obama made big promises to college age voters four years ago and has failed to deliver on an epic scale.
Empty words like Hope and Change don’t matter much when you can’t find a job.
Younger voters, angry with the lack of jobs and a stalled economy that’s cut...
Good thing the people of California keep electing tax and spend Democrats.
I’m sure the massive public employee union pensions and benefits have absolutely nothing to do with these tuition increases.
BERKELEY — UC Berkeley faces a cut of $50 million to its $2.2 billion budget if Gov. Jerry Brown’s ballot measure to...
Brendon Madigan at The Carolina Review recounts his run in with the (student) mainstream media:
I evidently struck a nerve with the liberals calling the shots at The Daily Tar Heel (DTH) with my letter to the editor entitled “Savage’s ‘filthy’ dialogue does not belong at UNC.”
I argued that the University should...
