It would seem that the “too big to fail” mentality exists on campuses, too.
Over the past two days, the Cornell Review has reported on the financial mismanagement of a student-run, multicultural umbrella organization: The African, Latino, Asian, and Native American (ALANA) Intercultural Programming Board.
This organization admits that they “lost” $8000 of...
Grammar is bad and racist, right?
That’s the accusation by some students at UCLA who have accused a professor of creating a racially hostile environment through aggressive grammar corrections.
Seriously, it’s called “micro-aggression,” as David Thompson reports:
When Texas state senator Wendy Davis held an eleven hour long filibuster to block Senate Bill 5, legislation that would create new abortion regulations in Texas, she was hailed as the new liberal hero by media outlets.
Southern Methodist University student Haley Waring details Davis’ biography and why this should worry Americans,...
No free speech issues here, no siree.
Reece Ristau of The Daily Nebraskan reports.
Derogatory language resolution sparks controversy at ASUN meeting
After lengthy debate, including a racial slur-laden speech by a senator, the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska passed a resolution Wednesday pledging the senate’s support to remove derogatory language...
The College Fix features an intriguing review by Mark Agather, a leader within the Montana Tea Party movement, about his recent chat with a University of California – Berkeley student.
It went precisely as one would expect.
Sometimes it is hard to believe what’s going on in our world. For ex...
First of all, how do we know this isn’t another racism hoax? Second of all, why is the entire school being punished?
Sterling Beard of National Review reports.
Mass. High School Cancels Rest of Football Season after Racial Graffiti Appears on Player’s House
A high-school football team in Massachusetts has canceled the remainder of...
After a year of experimenting with increasingly popular online education formats, faculty members at San Jose State University are urging a review of how the institution is run.
Carl Straumsheim of “Inside Higher Ed” offers these details:
Faculty at San Jose State University on Monday rebuked their administration’s many ventures into online education...
The left knows it’s losing the Obamacare battle in the world of ideas. The harsher their rhetoric gets, the more obvious it becomes.
Matthew Boyle of Breitbart has the story. (Language warning)
Professor Tells ‘Evil’ GOP Rep ‘F*ck You’ over Obamacare Criticism
An English professor for the taxpayer-subsidized Langston University, a historically black college...
State University of New York – Cortland students broke out into a riot after the annual “Cortaca” football game between Cortland and longtime rival Ithaca College.
Business Insider contributor Peter Jacobs files these details:
Thousands of Cortland students took to the streets during the day Saturday, apparently while the game was still being...
Yesterday, we showed you a video of college students struggling to say whether Abraham Lincoln was a Democrat or a Republican. Now watch them struggle to say anything intelligent about the Gettysburg Address.
At least they’re getting free birth control, right?
Via Eric Owens of The Daily Caller.
American college students are idiots who...
It looks like school mascots are not the only things under attack by progressive activists.
Point Loma Nazarene University student Jacob Roth comes to the defense of another school’s football uniforms.
The Northwestern University Wildcats will take on University of Michigan’s Wolverines this afternoon in a football game that’s largely a pride match...
How is Georgetown allowed to continue identifying as a Catholic school? Also worth noting – the keynote at the event is being given by Rep. Keith Ellison, a Democrat.
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon reports.
Georgetown University to Host Member of Egypt’s Nazi Party
Georgetown University is scheduled to host an event...
Yes, this really happened.
Megan Rogers of Inside Higher Ed reports.
No Access
At a gathering for scholars interested in the intersection of health, humanities and disabilities this weekend, a professor who uses a wheelchair was asked to ring a bell to gain access to the meeting.
William Peace, a visiting professor at Syracuse University,...
Not only are college courses going online, but so is tutoring help.
And, as a Wall Street Journal article reports, this innovation is a very good development for struggling scholars.
It’s a nightly dilemma in many households: A student hits a wall doing homework, and parents are too tired, too busy—or too...
Liberals don’t typically support charter schools. Why? Too much parental choice and not enough union control.
Rob Eno of Red Mass Group reports there are thousands of kids on waiting lists to get into one charter school in Lawrence, MA.
4000+ Lawrence School Children Are Being Left Behind, But There is Hope on...
We have been following the news regarding the Supreme Court case on Michigan’s ban on race-based college applications.
Stanford University student Brandon Camhi takes a detailed look at the matter, and notes that the focus should on the politics.
In November 2006, Michigan voters passed the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI) by 58%....
Question: When is Brown going to create a free speech studies department?
Caroline Kelly of the Brown Daily Herald reports.
Ethnic studies merges with American studies dept
The ethnic studies program has merged with the Department of American Studies this semester in what administrators and faculty members called an effort to provide more structured...
Talk about outsourcing to India!
Given the Harvard cheating scandals we have covered, one has to question why a new study by that school about cheaters used students from Bangalore (hat-tip, Instapundit).
College students who cheated on a simple task were more likely to want government jobs, researchers from Harvard...
Just wait until you read about the demonstration that ended the relationship. It’s stunning.
Brandeis NOW reports.
Brandeis University suspends its partnership with Al-Quds University effective immediately
Brandeis University President Frederick Lawrence announced today that Brandeis has suspended its partnership with Al-Quds University effective immediately. Brandeis will re-evaluate the relationship as future events...
We recently featured a video in which Harvard students couldn’t name the capital of Canada.
Now, in another video expose, watch Illinois students struggle with the determination if famous native son, Abraham Lincoln, was a Republican or Democrat. To be fair to the students, it probably isn’t helpful that a plaque at...
With so many college students “majoring in Fun” and focusing their studies on “sexual scholarship”, education experts are facing a daunting challenge.
The annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education featured rigorous debate on how student learning outcomes fit into the Obama administration’s new proposed federal ratings system.
As...
If the title of this post sounds familiar, it’s because the exact same thing happened at Ohio State back in April.
To this young woman’s credit, at least she agreed to help pick...
