People tend to think of beer chugging frat guys as the biggest consumers of alcohol on campus but a new study suggests otherwise.
The New York Daily News reports.
College women outdrinking men: study
American women are outdrinking men across college campuses.
When it comes to what’s deemed safe alcohol limits, college women are outdrinking...
English professor Salamishah Tillet apparently missed the history course where they covered life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Still, is anyone surprised anymore when leftists resort to cries of racism?
It never ends.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller has the story.
UPenn professor: Racist GOP opposes...
We recently covered the fact that marketplace forces are driving students to opt for STEM (science-technology-engineering-math) degrees.
Eric Schwarz,the Co-Founder and CEO of Citizen Schools, offers another way to inspire more young Americans to choose STEM via a new program, US2020.
President Clinton joined US2020 and its leading corporate partners in announcing a...
Are you a prospective college student concerned about taking large loans? You might want to apply at Florida Polytechnic University.
The Tampa Tribune reports.
First Polytechnic University students to get free tuition
TAMPA – How do you attract top tech students to a new university that has no track record, no accreditation and not...
When students complain college seems like prison, scholars at one institution are being quite literal.
In the hallowed halls of Columbia University, a nest of ex-cons — who have served time for murder, attempted murder, robbery and assault — hold court on their unique brand of social justice for admir...
It’s surprising that a Catholic University would want to have anything to do with Planned Parenthood. Apparently, they thought better of it after complaints.
John Ritchie of Life News has the story.
Catholic University Offers Job Opening for Planned Parenthood
UPDATE: It appears USD has pulled the Planned Parenthood job listing after pro-life complaints.
Yes....
After spreading the love internationally on a whirlwind tour of Europe, it looks like our First Lady is going to get a little love from a California School district.
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board voted unanimously to name an area elementary school in first lady Michelle Obama’s honor, Tuesday.
Jeff...
If you read College Insurrection, you’ll be just shocked by this news.
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
Report Sharply Rebukes Universities Nationwide For Shoddy Teacher Prep
Universities across the nation were sharply rebuked for shoddy teacher training in a massive report put out Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality.
Dubbed “unprecedented” by the...
We recently noted that legislators block Soros funded “investigative journalism” center at the University of Wisconsin -Madison.
Brandon Dutcher, vice president for policy at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, offers further analysis based on experience with his state’s institutions.
Wisconsin is a state where the Republicans at times can actually be bold. Doubtless...
We recently reported that companies were facing lawsuits focused on unfair business practices, based on their handling of unpaid internships.
However, that isn’t stopping some firms from promoting the benefits...
Sports-loving American recognize that there is a friendly football rivalry between the Army, Navy and Air Force Football Teams.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller takes a look for what it means to the Pentagon budget.
The three highest-compensated employees on the Pentagon payroll are the Army, Navy and Air Force football coaches,...
The US Justice Department really has its hands full.
In addition to investigating itself for involvement in an array of scandals, it looks as if some institutions of higher learning may be on their radar for violation of anti-trust laws. Kevin Kiley of Inside Higher Ed has the details:
Higher education officials often...
Funding a college education is something many American parents worry about even before their children are born.
The Wall Street Journal gathered a group of industry, academic and business leaders to discuss this question, which relates to a recent article that discussed alternatives to 529 plans for college savings.
Rick Ferri:...
Isn’t an NYU study about liberals vs. conservatives a little bit like the IRS investigating themselves?
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.
Conservatives more racist than liberals, says government-funded study
Mixed-race people are more likely to be considered black by conservatives, who are subconsciously attempting to “justify r...
The compensation scandal centering on New York University loaning millions of dollars to select faculty and administrators for vacation homes purchases is simply the latest symptom of college bureaucratic excess.
Kevin Kiley of Inside Higher Ed puts the story into a larger, and more troubling, context:
But the revelation this week that the...
Conservative stalwart Senator Ted Cruz has been busy promoting free market principles to young Americans.
Recently, he told students at Hillsdale college that, “Economic freedom and the prosperity it generates reduces poverty like nothing else”. Now, the Campus Reform team has captured his response to a question regarding a pending Internet...
Well, Obama said the War on Terror is over. Maybe that sealed the deal.
Penn State News reports.
University’s International Center for the Study of Terrorism to close
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Coordinators of Penn State’s International Center for the Study of Terrorism (ICST) have announced that the program will close on June 30....
Remember the famous Seinfeld scene where Kramer refused to wear the AIDS ribbon?
We do:
Now college imitates Seinfeld.
Todd Starnes of FOX News Radio has the story.
Professor Orders Students to Support Gay Rights
A Tennessee community college professor ordered her students to wear ribbons supporting gay rights and said those who believed in the traditional...
If an education administrator’s dreams become reality, North Carolina is poised to have the best student-to-teacher ratio in the country.
North Carolina legislators probably won’t act on a proposal by the elected supervisor of the state’s public school system to exempt teachers from the burden of personal income taxes.
June Atkinson, North Carolina’s...
Despite what you’ve heard about the time stopping effects of the sequester, government hiring and spending continues. Imagine that.
Libby A. Nelson of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Education Department still has vacancies in many key positions
WASHINGTON — The next few months should be a busy time for the U.S. Education Department. The admin...
Of course, NYU has plenty of money to loan now that they’re cutting lucrative deals with China.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.
NYU funds lavish vacation homes for top faculty, staff
New York University has loaned millions of dollars to select faculty and administrators for them to buy vacation homes, an unprecedented...
We recently reported that the Chicago Public School system plans is closing nearly 50 elementary schools.
A clue to why the school system’s numbers are declining can be found in this story from The Daily Caller Education Editor Eric Owens:
Well over 500 Chicago public school teachers were unceremoniously sacked Friday afternoon. A...
