Earlier this year, we covered a story about a California boy “identifying as female” using the girls locker room at his high school.
Subsequently, in July, the state legislature passed AB 1266, requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and participate on sports teams that match the gender they...
College Insurrection readers will remember the hoopla over Emily Yoffe’s Slate piece about binge drinking among college women.
Now Jordan G. Teicher of Slate has published a follow up piece featuring photos by Amanda Berg which document binge drinking by women on campus.
The “Keg Stand Queens” of College Binge Drinking
Recently, Slate columnist...
College presidents are discovering that lavish lifestyles come with a cost…high stress.
It looks like many of them are following the national trend of downsizing.
A college presidency was once considered the pinnacle of the profession, a position that could be enjoyed for decades.
That was before the decline in taxpayer support of state...
You have to wonder how many people walked by this plaque day after day and didn’t notice the mistake.
Cheryl K. Chumley of The Washington Times reports.
Abraham Lincoln a Democrat? Northeastern Illinois Univ. says so
Twitter posters were up in arms after a follower posted a picture of a building affiliated with Northeastern...
After being wooed with free pizzas and other perks, college students who flocked to vote for President Obama are now getting the bill for their support.
And most are quite shocked about how high it is:
It was a health care shocker for college students in New Jersey who found out that they...
Harvey Silverglate is the co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of The FIRE. In a new piece at Minding The Campus, he chronicles Harvard’s descent into political correctness at the expense of free speech.
The Slow Death of Free Speech at Harvard
A speech to the 55th reunion of the Harvard...
This sounds like another administration we all know, doesn’t it?
Ross Jones of WXYZ reports.
While tuition rises, some Michigan State University officials spend lavishly with university money
This story is about green and white.
Not the colors Michigan State students cheer for on Saturdays, but the scarce dollars school officials are spending at the...
Nothing to see here folks, just another Ivy League history course rife with left wing indoctrination.
Malcolm A. Kline of Accuracy in Academia reports.
Activist Training @ Harvard
When a course is entitled “History of the U. S. for Policymakers, Activists, and Citizens,” you can bet that the target audience is the second group...
The grades of coming in for Obama’s vaunted College Affordability Plan.
Like Obamacare, the grades seem to be a bit shy of the “solid B plus” mark.
For example, The Cornell Daily Sun editorial board is worried implementation could “do more harm than good.
In a Forbes op-ed published this week, “Rating President Obama’s...
It seems the suppression of free speech isn’t limited to the halls of American universities.
Rod Dreher of The American Conservative reports.
Another Victory For Unreason
This time, at a college in London. A Catholic speaker was prevented from giving a talk about the Catholic Church’s position on homosexuality, because, yep, bigotry. Excerpt:
Mr Williams was...
One famous supporter of President Obama is no longer singing his praises:
Maya Angelou, a well-known author and poet who’s been a major supporter of President Obama, now says he’s faltering on education, unwittingly driving away children from reading due to onerous standardized testing.
Ms. Angelou was one...
This woman should look into booking a speaking engagement at Brown University. She’d probably be welcomed with open arms.
Chuck Ross of The Daily Caller reports.
Ex-fugitive speaks at...
It appears that University of California student activists had their demands of sanctuary for undocumented students met, as UC President Janet Napolitano announced the system would give out $5 million for illegal immigrants to obtain special counseling and financial aid.
The New York Times reported that the announcement came as a way...
Perhaps the Brown students who shouted down Ray Kelly could learn a lesson from the students at Furman who listened to a speech from a truly divisive figure last week.
Alec Torres of National Review reports.
Jesse Jackson Calls U.S. ‘Land of the Free and Home of the Genocide’ in Hateful Tirade
Jesse Jackson...
Two is not always better than one.
A new study shows that if you combine two disciplines in your dissertation, you can expect to earn less than you would otherwise in the year after finishing your doctorate.
Everyone, it seems, loves the idea of scholars interdisciplinary work. But does academe reward those —...
We recently examined what happens when professors quit. Now Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow of the New York Times writes of frustrated academics finding new work after academia.
The Repurposed Ph.D.
Finding Life After Academia — and Not Feeling Bad About It
ON a recent Sunday afternoon, a monthly meeting convened around a long table in a...
A Virgina high school student accidentally took her stepbrother’s gun to school when she borrowed his car, and subsequently crashed into “zero tolerance” weapons rules.
A Virginia high school student was given a two-week suspension after making a critical mistake — she drove her stepbrother’s car to school instead of her own.
Sixteen-year-old...
Paul Caron of the TaxProfBlog provides a follow up report on some serious allegations at Case Western.
More Sordid Allegations Against Case Western Law School Dean
Following up on my previous post, Case Western Law Prof Sues Dean for Retaliation for Reporting Sexual Harassment of Students and Staff:
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Former Case Western Reserve...
Legal Insurrection has been covering the fallout from an Brown University event at which NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was shouted down by protesters against NYC’s stop and frisk policy.
Brown biology professor Ken Miller asserts the shout-down was not “glorious”, but shameful. He recounts his experience at Brown in 1966 listening...
How does a school keep it’s accreditation after issuing phony diplomas?
Rob Port of the Say Anything blog reports.
Dickinson State University Hangs On To Accreditation
Per the press release below sent out by Dickinson State University, the Higher Learning Commission has removed sanctions related to the university issuing hundreds of phony diplomas.
Which should...
Most know the concept of the “Glass Ceiling” that prevents some people from getting the best jobs or education.
Scott Stern,a junior at Yale University’s Branford College, has some keen observations about the school’s “Glass Floor”.
A little less than a month ago, Richard Reeves, a Senior Fellow...
If the Obamacare exchange roll-out is any indication, colleges should start preparing for ensuing chaos during the implementation of the Obama administration’s new college programs.
The Obama administr...
