We have been covering the harsh student and faculty response to
an award President George W. Bush is poised to receive from
the University of Denver.
Campus Reform’s Caleb Bonham went to the institution and
interviewed some students on the subject.
The results were fascinating.
“First off, I think this is a rebranding effort,...
As millions of Americans tune into the start of another college football season, Breitbart contributor Tony Lee points out that its traditions have much more meaning than just great sports.
This week, one is again reminded that America would be a better place if it its citizens...
Hmm… Could it be that non-tenured instructors work harder because they know they can be fired?
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.
The Adjunct Advantage
A major new study has found that new students at Northwestern University learn more when their instructors are adjuncts than when they are tenure-track professors.
The study — released...
The bad reviews for President Obama’s College Affordability Plan keep rolling in.
The latest comes from the Editorial Board of USA Today, and it shockingly free-market-friendly (hat-tip, Instapundit).
Under this program, a graduate would pay 10% of his or her income regardless of the amount borrowed. If the payment is not enough to...
You may remember a College Insurrection report from February about the University of Colorado at Boulder which was looking to hire a conservative professor. He recently spoke at a school event.
Spencer Case of The College Fix reports.
C...
File this story under “First Impressions are Important”.
Why are some majors more popular than others with undergraduates? Is it the perception that they lead to good (well paying) jobs? Are certain fields naturally more attractive to new undergraduates? Will students respond to tuition incentives to pick (or bypass) some fields?
Maybe it’s...
College Insurrection readers are sure to remember Hugo Schwyzer, the porn professor from Pasadena who just can’t stay out of the news. He’s back again, folks.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.
Porn prof admits to having sex with students, wants disability pay
In a dramatic reversal of his previous statements, embattled pornography...
The good news: Berkeley students may have found their limits of support for big-government-embracing, progressive bureaucrats.
The bad news: This sort of rejection may compel her to leave for a stint on the Supreme Court (hat-tip, Instapundit)
The student government of the University of California at Berkeley is kicking off the academic year...
One rape counselor who’s quoted below claims that these numbers reflect a growing number of victims who are willing to come forward and seek help.
Christina Hager of CBS Boston reports.
Number Of Reported Rapes Nearly Doubles At Harvard
CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – A troubling new statistic has Ivy League women concerned. “It’s very frightening,”...
Jon Marcus says yes in a new article at the Hechinger Report.
Higher education is headed for a shakeout, analysts warn
Facing skeptical customers, declining enrollment, an antiquated financial model that is hemorrhaging money, and new kinds of low-cost competition, some U.S. universities and colleges may be going the way of the music...
Mike Maddock of Forbes suggests that innovators can and should change the face of higher education.
Trump Aside, Why Higher Ed Needs Entrepreneurs
There has been plenty of news lately about Donald Trump, President Obama and the role of the private and public sectors related to changing our higher education system.
While I’ve heard...
Many people associate Farmer’s Markets with greenie, progressive types with little in common with conservatives.
University of Michigan student Derek Draplin argues that stereotype is full of organic debris, as the system clearly has free market roots and can-do conservative appeal.
Farmer’s markets are a perfect example of the free market at work....
The College Republican National Committee has seen the most recent jobs report and they are not happy.
Here’s an excerpt from a recent post on their blog.
Stagnation Nation
President Obama’s disastrous handling of the conflict in Syria has drawn nearly universal scorn and derision. But if his advisers are looking for even the...
Texas scholars and their parents, especially those with taking out students loans, may want to make note of a law requiring that a portion of each college students’ tuition go towards providing financial aid for other students.
Katherine Timpf of Campus Reform has these details:
“Internal accounting is not set up to sort...
If you go to Syracuse University, you better make sure the language in your emails doesn’t offend anyone.
Samantha Harris of The Fire reports.
Speech Code of the Month: Syracuse University
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for September 2013: Syracuse University.
Syracuse has just one “red light” speech code on its books,...
Via The College Fix comes a disturbing new first for American colleges and universities.
The Loyola Phoenix, a campus newspaper of Loyola University Chicago, reports that the university’s Stritch School of Medicine will begin accepting applications from illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.
For the first time, the Stritch...
Matthew Joyner is a junior at Michigan State and a member of the College Republicans. He recently penned an op-ed for the Detroit News about Professor William Penn’s anti-Republican classroom diatribe.
Where college begins, tolerance ends
Last week, during a literature class at Michigan State University, Professor William Penn was filmed berating Republicans...
A Colorado state senator targeted for recall recently told college students that she was for campus gun-control measures before she was against them.
Katie England, a student at Colorado State University-Pueblo, files this report:
State Sen. Angela Giron (D-Pueblo), when asked about her backing of proposed legislation that would have banned concealed weapons on...
There’s no political indoctrination going on here. Sarcasm aside, this story is outrageous. Can you imagine the uproar if the politician was a Republican?
Robby Soave of the Daily Caller reports.
Prof invited Democratic politician into classroom, drove students to voting booth
A professor at a college in North Carolina invited a Democratic city...
The new novel, Early Decision: Based on a True Frenzy, is about a professional college admissions essay coach. The author, Lacy Crawford, used her experiences catering to extremely wealthy applicants as the basis for the tale about four wealthy students and one low-income hopeful who receive the help of the central character.
She was...
Sean Hannity often does shows with live guest panels. On Friday night, his panel was made up entirely of college students on both sides of the political aisle. Sean spoke with them about various issues.
Obamacare
Jay Schalin of the John Pope Center for Higher Education Policy has a few words of wisdom for adjunct professors who think unionizing will increase their pay and decrease their work loads.
He suggests an alternative approach (hat-tip, Instapundit).
The labor market for college professors has long been distorted. Tenure is a major...
