Conservative activist James O’Keefe was at Northwestern University recently, urging Chicago-area fans of Andrew Breitbart to continue the late activist’s legacy.
The Daily Northwestern Managing Editor Patrick Svitek files this report:
“I can’t do it alone,” O’Keefe told about 40 people in a Technological Institute auditorium. “They have come at me with everything....
The Department of Education (DOE) has hit the University of Texas – Arlington with an $82,500 fine for allegedly misreporting crime statistics.
Scott Greer of Campus Reform files this report on the details of the case:
According the DOE, the school misclassified and underreported certain crimes that were committed on its campus that...
Columbia University is rapidly becoming notorious for its professional staff.
We recently reported that the school was now the academic home of domestic terrorist turned professor, Kathy Boudin.
Now, the College Fix shares this story about another professor:
Via The Washington Free Beacon:
A tenured Columbia University professor is facing criticism for claiming in a...
This is fascism, folks. I really don’t know what else to say.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.
IRS asked conservative education group for names of all its students
As yet more evidence of scandal at the Internal Revenue Service surfaces, the founder of a conservative education group now claims the IRS demanded...
Maybe this art history professor was just doing a study in nudes for one of his classes.
Arrianne Talma of Red Alert Politics reports.
NYU professor charged with unlawful surveillance after filming women changing in dressing rooms
Look’s like New York University has a “peeping Tom” on its payroll!
A art history professor at the...
Legal Insurrection covered the new campus speech codes story last week and now other conservative and libertarian outlets are starting to report the outrageous story as well.
In the video below, Matt Welch of Reason interviews Greg Lukianoff of The FIRE.
Feds Push Insane New Speech Codes!
“It is so broad that it turns...
Typically, “inclusion” means that all students are able to participate in institutional events like graduation.
However, The College Fix indicates that some graduates of one Louisiana school were treated to their own ceremony:
Louisiana State University on Tuesday paid for and hosted a special ceremony for about 20 homosexual graduates.
Dubbed...
A high school student in Oklahoma has just discovered how invasive new school rules regarding “cyberbullying” can be.
Robby Soave of the Daily Caller News Foundation has the details on what happened when one student expressed an opinion about his school’s sports teams on Twitter:
A high school student in Wichita, Kansas, was...
The Onion has long been regarded as the leading source of parody news. Although they’ve leaned left for the last five years or so, this article on college students and the economy is worth a look.
Study Finds College Education Leaves Majority Of Graduates Unprepared To Carry Entire American Economic Recovery
NEW YORK—According...
Perhaps Yale should pay more attention to victims of sex crimes on campus and focus less on “sex week” celebrations.
Cynthia Hua of Yale Daily News reports.
Yale fined $165,000 for underreporting sex offenses
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In light of the unfolding IRS scandal in which conservatives were targeted for audits and other forms of harassment, this professor’s story doesn’t seem far fetched.
Billy Hallowell of The Blaze reports.
‘Very Frightening’: Prominent Catholic Prof. Claims IRS Audited Her After Speaking Out Against Obama and Demanded to Know Who Was...
In April, College Insurrection reported the story of University of Buffalo film professor Laura Curry who was arrested for swearing at pro-life students and their display.
Susan Kruth of The FIRE now reports that the charges against Curry have been dropped.
UPDATE: Charges Dropped Against University at Buffalo Professor Arrested for Swearing
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Just yesterday, College Insurrection reported that Lois Lerner, director for the IRS Exempt Organization Division was going to be honored by Western New England University School of Law.
She has apparently had second thoughts.
Scott Greer of Campus Reform reports.
‘I’m not good at math’: Key IRS official embroiled in Tea Party scandal cancels...
With the College Bubble popping, schools are scrambling to get every student they can.
Wall Street Journal reporter Ruth Simon covers how some private colleges are sweetening the pot, to get as many scholars as possible onto their campuses.
Private U.S. colleges, worried they could be pricing themselves out of the market after...
Millions of college grads saddled with debt and no job prospects would likely agree with this estimation.
Lauren Lyster of Yahoo Finance reports.
Only 150 of 3500 U.S. Colleges Are Worth the Investment: Former Secretary of Education
The U.S. is home to some of the greatest colleges and universities in...
In a new post at his blog, Walter Russell Mead points out that some colleges are incorrectly spending too much money on things to attract new students.
Colleges Paying the Price for Expensive Facilities
By now everyone has heard the statistic that American students and graduates owe more than $1 trillion on student...
Trade skills instead of college degrees may be the key to a highly profitable future.
So says Forbes contributor Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, after talking a look at a Bureau of Labor Statistics review of the “Fastest Growing Occupations”.
We’re all talking about the “jobs of the future” and “winning the future”...
Isn’t the Department of Labor supposed to deal with labor issues? What interest could they possibly have in community colleges?
Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Labor Department grants may be paying off for community colleges and students
Most community colleges could easily put federal grant money to good use plugging up budget...
Recent controversy over Heritage Foundation report on immigration ignited debate over whether Harvard should have approved a dissertation that claimed an IQ deficit for Hispanics.
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed has the details:
Debate over a new Heritage Foundation report critical of proposed change in immigration laws has set off scrutiny and...
Reality doesn’t matter to progressives. All that matters is what they wish to be reality.
The College fix reports.
Feminists Attack Billionaire For His Remarks about Women in Finance
The Washington Post reports that billionaire investor Paul Tudor came under fire last week after explaining to a group of students why fewer wo...
Have you ever heard of Lois Lerner? No?
She’s just the director for the IRS Exempt Organization Division and she’s about to be honored by Western New England University School of Law.
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
University to Bestow ‘Face of IRS Scandal’ with Honorary Tribute
The woman in charge of the...
I don’t watch the Daily Show but luckily, someone at The College Fix does.
‘The Daily Show’ Tackles Higher Ed Bubble, Warns Kids Not To Attend College (VIDEO)
Ominous-sounding music played in the background.
Newspaper clips with headlines such as “Cost of College Has Risen 1,120 Percent Since 1978,” “Average Student Debt Reaches All-Time...
