Ever since November 2010, when the Republican Party resoundingly capitalized on the nationwide frustration with President Obama, liberals have thrown around the same old tiresome narrative. It’s not the President’s fault. He can’t get anything done because of those stubborn, unwavering House Republicans with no heart, or brains. They’re out to...
There’s been lots of talk about the Humanities here at College Insurrection lately but for good reason. People are beginning to notice that they’ve changed and that they don’t help students find jobs.
Bernie Reeves of American Thinker offers excellent analysis here.
The Fall of the Humanities
Duke University president Richard Brodhead, who abandoned...
The wave front of the divest-from-oil movement has hit colleges like Dartmouth and Swarthmore.
A new divestment movement may soon follow, focused on student loan monies being diverted to Obamacare funding.
Campus Reform’s Josiah Ryan has the details:
Approximately 40 student activists marched outside the White House on Wednesday to demand that President Obama...
As we recently reported, a famous alum of Georgetown has asked the Catholic Church to revoke its standing. Now people are beginning to wonder about Notre Dame as well.
Michael Bradley of The College Fix reports.
The Secularization of Notre Dame: Is There Hope?
The University of Notre Dame is America’s flagship Catholic university....
In the midst of ever increasing tuition, lawmakers in Oregon are offering a concerning proposal that would reduce it to “zero”.
Touting that students will not pay tuition, the legislature’s plans are for graduates to pay into the system based on future income.
And while this may sound good to those not versed...
There’s nothing the liberal media loves more than a story about Republicans fighting amongst themselves which explains why this story by Alexander Bolton and Peter Schroeder of The Hill won’t get much attention.
Democrat on Democrat: Warren spars with Manchin on student loan proposal
Liberal firebrand Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) blasted a fellow...
There are some dangers inherent about blogging, especially about matters that should be kept confidential.
An appeals court recently upheld the University of Louisville’s dismissal of a nursing student for blogging about a patient. Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed has the details:
Students say plenty online that their professors might find unprofessional,...
Democrats rarely support school choice due to their strong ties to teacher unions but studies show school choice strongly benefits black children.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s support for school choice has won him the support of some prominent black ministers.
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports.
Citing school vouchers, influential black minister...
As if offering a course on Trayvon Martin wasn’t strange enough, the school misspelled his name.
Timothy Dionisopoulos of Campus Reform reports.
University offers course on Trayvon Martin, misspells his name
George Mason University (GMU) is set to offer a three-credit course on Florida youth Trayvon Martin this fall but in the online description...
Frustrating. I love sports. But when I want politics I want politics. When I want sports I want sports. I very definitively do not want them mixed.
So imagine my surprise when I turn on ESPN and there’s a documentary about Venus Williams on. There’s a fat girl with a short hair...
The story linked below is from Eric W. Dolan of The Raw Story, a very liberal site. The content is newsworthy because if you look at most MSM reports about the Millennial Generation, you’ll find endless claims that they have absolutely no issues with gay people.
As it turns out, that’s not...
More government. Is there anything it can’t do? Charles Schumer’s plan is not going to solve any problems, it’s just going to turn more college students into criminals.
Blake Baxter of The College Fix reports.
Senator Schumer Takes Aim at Academic Doping
The practice of taking ADHD medicine to enhance cognitive ability or “academic...
Buy now and pay later schemes might fly for furniture stores and car dealerships but it’s no way to approach higher education.
Kevin Kiley of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Oregon plan would shift tuition payment to after graduation
When an advertisement says “No money down,” an asterisk and some fine print typically follow. And...
Reports about that the job market for humanities and social science major is inhumane.
Peter Wood, president of the conservative National Association of Scholars, has
The horror!
Mixed-sex housing at University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill is in jeopardy, as the state Senate has voted to block it, and students are rushing to defend the set-up.
“If transgender students would prefer to have their own bathroom, we are completely content with this idea. But it would be...
We recently covered that college students know more about Kim Kardashian than the NSA, Snowden, or Eric Holder.
It turns out some university employees are similarly knowledgeable!
A ruling from the Washington State Executive Ethics Board last month concluded that two University of Washington (UW) employees inappropriately used state resources to surf celebrity...
Please note that the story below has nothing to do with Facebook or the Winklevoss twins.
Madeline R. Conway of the Harvard Crimson reports.
Former Ph.D. Student Files Lawsuit Against University Seeking $10 Million for Royalties Dispute
Mark G. Charest, a former Harvard Ph.D. student, has filed a lawsuit against the University...
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central Schools tried to implement the school lunch program nutrition guidelines promoted by Michelle Obama as part of her anti-obesity campaign, but students voted with their stomachs, refused to buy the lunches, and the school system lost money.
Now the school system is cutting its losses. HT to The Daily Caller.
Here’s part of their ...
As the costs of a college education skyrockets, and its worth plummets, one institution’s president says the system may have reached the “tipping point”.
Dr. Bill R. Path, President of the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, has this analysis in the Huffington Post:
With unemployment rates among college graduates rising, the well-regarded...
In a new piece at Accuracy in Academia, Roger Aronoff examines the argument over student loans and determines bigger doesn’t always equal better.
Big College Soaks Taxpayers
Rates on new subsidized federal student loans just doubled from 3.4% to 6.8% on July 1st, a fact that was met with dread, frustration, and, for...
Those following the school cheating scandals in this country can take some comfort in the fact no nation seems free of this problem.
Further comfort can also be had in the fact that at least American kids know they are cheating and can turn a profit. European students are a little...
The time to start planning for the 2014 elections is now.
And Marshall University student Aaron Kidd has a few ideas:
As most know, the world of politics is ever-changing. A new week can mean a substantial shift in polls and public opinion. This was demonstrated throughout the 2012 presidential election. President Obama...
