Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann are two of the Republican Party’s most iconic and respected members, who have each inspired millions of women to get involved in conservative causes and political activism.
Subsequently, they are two of the biggest targets of progressives entrenched in the education system. College students at a conference...
Of course. Free healthcare, free college educations, free money. Everything should just be free, free, free. Let’s make all of America look just like Detroit.
Eric Scheiner of CNS News reports.
Rep. Rangel’s Solution To Student Loans – Free College
(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) says, “we shouldn’t even be charging young people...
Rolling Stone magazine has manged to do something nearly impossible: Bring the country together!
Nationwide, enormous outrage is still being expressed at the magazine’s cover portrayal of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as a teen icon, as well as its pop-star treatment in the cover story.
Tsarnaev went to the University of Massachusetts...
Is there anything that progressives can’t blame on racism and homophobia?
The obvious answer to that question is no.
Jack Butler of Red Alert Politics reports.
Progressives call student loan debt racist, homophobic
Add college loan debt to the list of racists and homophobes in the U.S., as...
Despite high unemployment among college graduates, a new survey has found that grads with jobs just aren’t into it. Additionally, people with less education report higher job satisfaction.
Allie Grasgreen of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Graduates, Disengaged
As politicians, pundits and the general public continue to question the “value” of a degree, defenders of...
The United States Senate has finally reached a deal to bring down student loan rates but not everyone is happy about the terms.
FOX News reports.
Critics rip student loan ‘deal’ as stopgap fix, complain rates would rise
A highly touted student loan “deal” began to run into criticism Thursday as advocacy groups and...
At College Insurrection, we have taken a good look at the nationwide campus “Hook-Up Culture”, covering everything from biochemistry to Facebook pages.
Slate contributor Amanda Hess recently fisked The New York Times piece on the subject, also making many excellent points in her analysis:
In the New York Times this weekend, Kate Taylor...
In a new piece at the John William Pope Center, former WSSU instructor Shira Hedgepeth claims that she was witness to an academic scandal.
H/t to George Leef of National Review.
Academic Scandal at Winston-Salem State
I worked at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) for more than four years, rising to the post...
Wyoming state officials recently released hundreds of previously confidential pages of a highly critical report about the leadership of Cindy Hill, Wyoming’s popularly-elected superintendent of public instruction.
As the emails indicate employees feel the need to use bear spray and baseball bats around Hill, she is surely a nominee for “Bad Boss...
Everyone has an opinion about the cover of Rolling Stone’s new issue, mostly negative. What about journalism professors?
The College Fix reports.
Journalism Professors Debate Controversial ‘Rolling Stone’ Cover
The Internet and social media world was set ablaze Wednesday by news that the venerable Rolling Stone magazine put suspected bomber Bost...
We recently highlighted the “pornification” of our nation’s campuses at College Insurrection.
The Family Research Council recently presented a lecture addressing this troubling trend.
The conservative Family Research Council (FRC) on Wednesday hosted a lecture aimed at informing students on the “dangers” of pornography on their college campuses.
“It is in the nature of...
As you may have heard, Janet Napolitano is leaving Homeland Security to head the University of California system. Students who favor immigration reform are less than pleased.
Laurel Rosenhall of...
An excellent question, professor.
By the way… prepare to be attacked by countless liberals in politics, media and academia who don’t like having their narrative challenged.
The College Fix reports.
Professor: Where’s The Outrage Over Black-on-Black Killing?
Laurence Thomas, a professor in the philosophy and political science departments of the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, asks:...
Obamacare is making the ailing higher education system worse, and has just claimed a new victim: Purdue University.
Even though Obamacare isn’t set to go into effect until October, Purdue University is already looking at a potential $2.8 million bill as a result.
The Indiana university will have to bear that cost to...
As someone from New England where parking is always tight, allow me to explain the fundamental purpose of parking tickets in one word.
Revenue.
Shane McGonigal of Campus Reform reports.
University of Alabama issued 55k parking tickets in 2012-13 school year
The University of Alabama (UA) issued nearly 55,000 parking tickets and citations last year,...
It turns out that not everyone in the journalism business was down with the way the media presented the Zimmerman trial.
Randy Hall of News Busters reports.
Former Top Journalism Professor Blasts Media for Zimmerman Coverage
One of the most important things a journalist is supposed to do is check, double check, and sometimes...
As Andrew Branca corrects fallacies associated with Florida’s “Stand Your Ground Law” on NPR, alleged supporters of Treyvon Martin have stormed a Wal-Mart in Los Angeles and other reports of unrest are coming from other cities around the nation.
Meanwhile, Robert Stacey McCain is doing some investigative reporting on his own, which...
College Insurrection recently reported that students and faculty threw a fit over the school’s decision to honor President George W. Bush. The situation has gone from bad to worse.
Breitbart News reports.
University of Denver Donors Threaten to Withhold Funds if Bush Award Isn’t Rescinded
The storm encircling the University of Denver over its...
After learning that a faculty member at San Jose State was found by the university to have inappropriately touched a student, 600 students have signed a petition to protest that he’s still teaching.
This is despite the fact that no charge was filed against the instructor after police concluded their investigation.
Lauren Ingeno...
The contemptible activities of the BDS movement have been well documented here and at Legal Insurrection.
The idea that a major university would accept a documented BDS activist on a governing board is nothing short of astonishing.
Lisa Leff and Mihir Zaver of The Times of Israel report.
BDS activist confirmed as University of...
On the heels of their recent victory at the University of Central Arkansas, The FIRE is now calling on the federal government to mind their own business when it comes...
A group of Virginia auditors could save a lot of time and some money if they just contacted Professor Glenn Reynolds on the force that is driving up college costs.
But, the team intends to go forward with their quest for more culprits.
At various times in the past few years,...
