A look at the current set of comments to Obama administration’s proposed college rating system reveals much confusion about program goals and a great deal skepticism about its viability.
It’s like Obamacare for Higher Education!
The Obama administration on Thursday released hundreds of pages of formal comments on its proposed college rating system,...
Harvard senior Joshua Lipson makes the case that his fellow scholars need to get “into the habit of occasional rule-breaking and convention-flouting” by using marijuana.
Perhaps he is considering continuing his education at Humboldt’s Marijuana Institute?
Every election season, Harvard’s undergraduate population bubbles over with enthusiasm for Barack Obamas and Elizabeth Warrens—standard-bearers of...
In a new post at The Federalist, writer Peter Tucci describes four ways in which the Affordable Care Act hurts Millennials.
Four Ways Obamacare Hurts Millennials
Every law creates winners and losers. Unfortunately, Obamacare creates more winners than losers—and the losers are disproportionately young. Here are four ways the law hurts millennials.
Cross-subsidies
Obamacare creates...
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has an analysis of Yale University’s latest campus sexual misconduct report.
Some of the details, or lack thereof, are drawing reasonable concerns about the rights of the accused.
Yale University’s latest Report of Complaints of Sexual Misconduct relays details about 70 complaints of sexual misconduct...
Common Core certainly needs public relations after recent revelations, but should such PR spin be funded by tax dollars?
Joy Pullmann of the Washington Examiner reports.
The Common Core bait-and-switch, funded by your taxes
A key argument for the Common Core national curriculum and testing mandates is the promise that they are “voluntary” and...
As Professor Jacobson noted, Henry Waxman is leaving his seat in Congress after 40 consecutive years as a representative for a West Los Angeles.
The district includes the University of California – Los Angeles. Student Maia Ferdman offers her thoughts...
Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit fame recently appeared on the John Stossel show to discuss the future of education, the role of technology and much more.
Watch the full clip below.
Today marks the birthday of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the patriarchal figure of modern conservatism as we know it to be and one of the most influential presidential leaders of these United States. Agree with him or not — like him personally or not — President Reagan left a historical legacy deserving...
Give the subject matter covered in some of our country’s college courses, perhaps a few American professors might benefit from a Mexican university’s new “Becoming a U.S. Citizen” program.
A Mexican university with a branch campus in San Antonio, Texas will now offer the first-ever college-level course in how to become a...
In a new post at See Thru Edu, Richard Vedder explores the hot new campus buzzword.
The Unbearable Lightness of Campus “Sustainability” Schemes
Universities often support causes, usually with a distinct leftish orientation, that they think demonstrate their social consciousness and, arguably, moral superiority. A decade ago, “diversity” was the key buzz word,...
Fox New Channel’s Bill O’Reilly met with President Barack Obama for a brief interview before the start of the Super Bowl.
Elizabeth Marcello, student at the College of William and Mary, says that...
Susan Kruth of The FIRE writes of an interesting free speech issue raised by a professor from Fordham University.
Law Prof’s Argument for Punishing ‘Hate Speech’ Sparks Passionate Defenses of First Amendment
Colleges and universities often get confused about whether the First Amendment precludes them from prohibiting “hate speech”—whatever that phrase means to...
Showing today’s students can be savvy about both social media and academic agendas, some University of California – Berkeley students are upset over one professors latest class requirements.
UC Berkeley students enrolled in an Asian American Studies course called “Islamophobia & Constructing Otherness” are required to create Twitter accounts and Tweet about...
Kudos to the administration of Eastern Florida State for doing the right thing.
Judith Levy of Ricochet reports.
It’s a Start
Last Thursday, 24-year-old student Landrick Hamilton was assaulted by two men, one wielding a pool cue, near his car in a parking lot at Eastern Florida State College. During the attack, Hamil...
We recently reported that anarchitect of the new federal education program Common Core Architect admitted partnership with the Obama campaign team.
This may readily explain a Hillsdale college professor’s devastating assessment of its quality.
A Hillsdale College professor has penned a book he hopes will serve as a user’s guide for parents, citizens,...
Blake Seitz of The College Fix has a new post with a theme that’s become all too familiar.
UGA Students’ Prolife Posters Repeatedly Stolen, Trashed All Week
University of Georgia’s Students For Life sought to advertise “Prolife Without God” speech by Secular Pro-Life national president
On Tuesday night, as University of Georgia sophomore Elizabeth...
It never fails: Whenever one group of innovators develops a profitable way to bypass regulations, regulators figure out new ways to impose rules and restrictions on them.
The latest case involves the ever expanding California bureaucracy and firms offering innovative tech training.
A new type of educational provider has quietly sprung up in...
This is a fascinating video even if you’re not an economics major.
Via Jason Fertig of National Review.
Prager U: Lower Taxes, Higher Revenue
In the newest Prager University course, UCLA Professor of Economics Tim Groseclose explains the Laffer Curve – a representation of the non-linear relationship between tax rates and revenue collected at...
File this story under “When Worlds Collide”.
One of the most sacred cows on college campuses today is the “Diversity Program.” And a favorite target for progressive activists is second-hand smoke.
However, San Diego State University student Simon Shieh argues that recently enacted campus no-smoking rules undercut diversity.
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While legislation regarding academic boycotts is stalled in the NY State Assembly after widespread protests, a federal bill has been introduced by House Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam (R., Ill.) and Rep. Dan Lipinski (D., Ill.). The bill is embedded at the bottom of this post.
The story was first reported by...
The more research I do on Common Core, the more convinced I become that its end goal is nothing more than political indoctrination.
Consider this new report from Eric Owens at The Daily Caller.
Common Core MATH lesson plans attack Reagan, list Lincoln’s religion as ‘liberal’
Another week has gone by and, like clockwork,...
The University of Connecticut has responded to a Title IX lawsuit claiming that it mishandled several reports of sexual assaults on its main campus.
Kathleen Megan of The Hartford Courant files this report:
In court papers filed Monday, the University of Connecticut denied some of the key...
