A reaction to Buzzfeed’s “23 Things People Always Get Completely Wrong About Teachers”.
The College Fix reports.
Stereotypes of the teaching profession: Reactions from a retiring veteran educator
As a quarter-century-plus veteran educator who’s retiring from the field in a couple of weeks, I had to react to this Buzzfeed article which my wife...
Faculty members at various institutions debate the pros and cons of shielding freshmen from themselves.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Should colleges shield freshmen from themselves by hiding first-term grades on their transcripts?
College is designed to be more rigorous than high school, but first-semester grades can still be a rude awakening for freshmen at...
The contempt some left wing academics have for America is truly stunning.
Accuracy in Academia reports.
NYU Law Professor Claims America is in “a Post-Genocidal Society” Today at Commencement
At the University of Delaware, no less:
“We are a post-genocidal society. On this continent there were native people, indigenous people, Native Americans, and they were...
In 2014, the average tuition for certificate students at for-profit colleges was $8,118, compared to $712 for community college students.
The Washington Post reports.
A popular college investment promised students a career, but didn’t pay off
Students who earned vocational certificates from for-profit colleges made an average of $900 less annually after attending the...
The effect diversity hiring has on universities is often negative, as Minding the Campus points out.
When Diversity Dictates Lower Quality Hires
Progressives at Tier 1 research universities and top liberal arts colleges sit at the summit of the higher ed hierarchy, where their eminence rests upon high standards of academic work. But...
The absence of home buying is much more prevalent among people who never went to college.
The Detroit News reports.
College debt no drain on home buying, UM prof says
Is college debt truly keeping a generation of young adults from buying homes?
That’s been...
People on the left have tried to make this same stupid argument countless times.
The College Fix reports.
George Mason U. adjunct: GOP, domestic extremists a bigger threat than foreign terrorists
David Alpher, an adjunct at George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, says “messages that...
You really don’t have to be a savvy investor to open a 529.
Time reports.
What You Need to Know About 529 College Savings Accounts
In honor of 529 College Savings Day on May 29th, MONEY wants to help you better understand how 529 plans can boost your college savings.
Your investment in a 529...
Some students should be singled out, because they did accomplish more than other students.
National Review reports.
School Forbids Students from Wearing National Honor Society Stoles So Others Won’t Feel Left Out
God forbid we recognize academic achievement and community service.
Students at Plano Senior High School in Texas will not be allowed to wear...
Gun control proponents are ignoring the fact that California already has very strict gun control and UCLA is a gun free zone.
The Los Angeles Times reports.
California lawmakers invoke UCLA shooting in passing gun-control bills
The same day as a fatal shooting at UCLA , the state Assembly on Wednesday approved a package...
Poor choices, some violent, lead to a life mostly lived behind bars.
Fox 5 NY reports.
Harlem man’s journey from prison to the Ivy League
NEW YORK (FOX 5 NEWS) – A Harlem man has turned his life around in an incredible way. To appreciate the feat David Norman, 67, accomplis...
Will the feminist students on campus be triggered by this? Probably not.
The Washington Free Beacon reported.
Harvard Hires Iranian Regime Supporter Who Warned of ‘Jewish Threat’
Harvard University is currently employing as a “visiting scholar” an Iranian hardline regime supporter who has warned against the “Jewish threat”...
The pact could open the way to one of the few collective bargaining agreements for graduate employees at a private university.
The Ithaca Voice reports.
Cornell breaks with other Ivies, sets path forward for grad student union
ITHACA, NY – Cornell bucked a trend among private universities on Wednesday by signing an agreement that...
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley has been re-invited but the damage done by the controversy was unavoidable for Virginia Tech.
Heat Street reports.
Exclusive: Internal Documents Show Backlash Over Virginia Tech’s Disinvitation of Jason Riley
Earlier this year, Virginia Tech’s business school invited conservative commentator Jason Riley to speak to its students. Then...
CSU researchers will focus on the Cleveland economy.
Cleveland reports.
Cleveland State University will study Republican National Convention’s impact on Cleveland economy
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Officials helping plan the upcoming Republican National Convention have said they expect the event will bring more than $200 million into the Greater Cleveland economy.
Beginning in June, Cleveland State...
This is the sort of thing right leaning students should be doing an all college campuses. Give the left the mockery they deserve.
The Daily Caller reports.
UC-Irvine Conservatives To Hand Out Pacifiers At Campus ‘Safe Zone Training’
Controversy has followed commentator Milo Yiannopoulos on his “Most Dangerous Faggot” tour, and his Thursday appearance...
Graduates that did not struggle had an internship, were sure of their major when they began, and had less than $10,000 in student loan debt.
Harvard Business Review reports.
Two-Thirds of College Grads Struggle to Launch Their Careers
Every year, high school students and their parents spend much time, effort, and money on the...
Doesn’t the left have enough of a stranglehold on higher education without political purity tests?
Minding the Campus reports.
Political Tests for Faculty?
What’s going on when a public university feels entitled to ask potential faculty members questions clearly aimed at ferreting out their political and social commitments? Such questions, reminiscent of loyalty oaths...
How is this happening and where is Governor Chris Christie?
Campus Reform reports.
New Jersey court blocks grants to religious colleges
A state appeals court ruled Thursday that New Jersey may not award state grants intended for building renovations to two religious colleges.
The proposal was initially challenged in 2013, when the American Civil Liberties...
Quite a few couldn’t answer the question and admitted that they didn’t know what socialism means.
Anyone surprised?
Red Alert Politics reports.
“What about Venezuela?”: Millennials stumped on socialism [VIDEO]
We’ve heard that millennials are turning towards socialism, and we’ve also heard that many don’t actually know what the word means. There was a little...
Ole Miss punishes itself for violating NCAA rules, including falsifying ACT scores for football recruits.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
U of Mississippi announces penalties for NCAA violations
The University of Mississippi announced on Friday that it had self-imposed several penalties for 28 violations of National Collegiate Athletic Association rules, including committing academic fraud.
The university...
And so it begins. Trans people will now be used as a wedge issue against colleges for people of faith.
Ed Source reports.
California bills take aim at religious colleges that seek to bar transgender students
As a high school student, Coley Baker found a “dream school” in Biola University, an evangelical Christian college...
