When did “eliminating gender inequality” become a priority for the DOE?
Spencer Irvine writes at Accuracy in Academia.
Dept. of Ed Goes Global
The U.S. Department of Education’s report, “Succeeding Globally Through International Education and Engagement” tries to show how American students will gain more international experience. The report features six quotes by the...
The story of UCSB professor Mireille Miller-Young just keeps getting weirder.
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller has a new update.
Professors Now Say SLAVERY Forced Colleague To Batter Teen, Destroy Her Anti-Abortion Poster
The saga of University of California, Santa Barbara feminist studies professor Mireille Miller-Young has taken yet anot...
Benjamin Weingarten of the Blaze takes a look back at the role higher education played in producing today’s progressives.
How America’s elite universities paved the way for progressivism 70 years ago
Blaze readers are likely familiar with the so-called “Long March” of progressivism through America’s institutions, whereby leftists undertook a concerted effort to...
Leaders at the school obviously saw objections to the name as political correctness gone wild.
Andrew Desiderio of the College Fix reported.
After Uproar, ‘Ole Miss’ Leaders Defend Embattled Nickname, Pledge To Keep It
Was it all just one big misunderstanding?
In an interview with The College Fix, University of Mississippi’s chief communications officer Tom...
This just the first battle of many between now and 2016, no doubt.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
College Republicans Pick Awesome Street Fight With Hillary Clinton PAC, and Win!
“The College Republicans at Sacramento State outshined the Democrats at their own ‘Ready for Hillary’ fundraiser … They eventually gave up their...
Maybe it’s time to rethink all types of higher education, not just law school.
Paul Caron of the TaxProfBlog reported.
UC-Hastings Dean: It’s Time to Rethink Law School
San Francisco Daily Journal: It’s Time to Rethink Law School, by Frank Wu (Dean, UC-Hastings):
There are two schools of thought about legal education. One insists that...
This is actually an excellent point. I’m surprised it took someone so long to make it.
Kaitlyn Schallhorn of Campus Reform reported.
Professor: ‘Illegals at border have more rights than college students accused of rape’
Those who illegally cross into the United States have more rights than a college student accused of rape, according...
If you get a good rating on free speech from The FIRE, you’re doing something right.
The FIRE blog reported.
University of Florida Earns FIRE’s Highest Rating for Free Speech
GAINESVILLE, Fla., August 13, 2014—The University of Florida (UF) has eliminated all of its speech codes, earning the highest, “green light” rating from the...
Would you believe she also has a habit of demonizing rich people?
Dave Huber reports at the College Fix.
Chicago Teachers Union Chief: 3 Homes, Over $200K Salary
Karen Lewis, head of the Windy City’s teachers union and possible mayoral opponent to Rahm Emanuel, owns three homes and makes more than $200,000 per year,...
Ed Morrissey of Hot Air has written a column for The Fiscal Times which outlines the completely unacceptable way in which due process is ignored on college campuses.
Guilt by Accusation—How Colleges Deal with Campus Sex
Imagine living in a place where those accused of committing violent crimes are considered by the system...
Based on my two years with College Insurrection, all I can say is that it must have been difficult to choose.
Emma Colton has the story.
The Daily Caller’s Official Rundown Of America’s Worst, Most Leftist Professors
Harvard professor Naomi Oreskes co-penned a book about global warming and how the earth will one day...
Dr. Faye Belgrave of Virginia Commonwealth University is pretty sure she knows what caused the recent shooting of Michael Brown in Missouri.
Racism.
WRIC News reported.
Psychology Professor Not Surprised After Police Shoot And Kill Teen
After the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Missouri, many people wondered if this is yet another case...
In a new video from Prager University, economist George Gilder explains how wealth is really created.
Here’s more:
Course Description
Why are some countries rich and some countries poor? Is it access to natural resources? Is it tax policy? A motivated work force? These are important, but not determinative. The answer is deceptively simple...
Wendy Davis has released a new ad attacking her opponent Greg Abbott. David Davis Jr. of the Daily Texan isn’t impressed.
The Wendy Davis campaign: Desperate times call for disgusting measures
The Davis ad, which leaves very little to the imagination, references an instance in which a woman was sexually assaulted by a...
If you’re only in school to party, your wasting other people’s time and money.
CBS News in Washington, DC reported.
College Drinking Survey: Nearly Half of Maryland Students Binge Drink
About 47 percent of Maryland college students who responded to a survey on alcohol consumption engaged in binge drinking during the month before they...
A biannual music concert at Columbia with the unfortunate name of the ‘Bacchanal’ has been cancelled due to what Jessica Roy of New York Magazine describes as “the insidious rape culture flourishing across its campus.”
Columbia Solves Campus Sexual Assault Problem Once and for All by Canceling Biannual Student ‘B...
Anyone who’s surprised by this news, please raise your hand.
Ry Rivard of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Tuition Politics
Over much of the past half-century, state governors have helped keep public college tuition artificially low during gubernatorial election years, according to a new
The saddest part of this story is how easy it is to believe.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
Claim: Pepperdine Prof Says Conservative Graduate of School Went ‘Full Retard’ on Cable News Show
The Pepperdine University Graphic reports on how Twitter is rocking with news of pundit Michelle Fields’ claims that Pepperdine...
What business does the school have using surveillance cameras off-campus?
WAND News reported.
Off-campus surveillance cameras proposed by University of Illinois
CHAMPAIGN – Champaign city council members are considering a proposal that would allow the University of Illinois to expand its network of surveillance cameras off campus and onto city streets.
The university suggests phas...
Ron Paul has always been popular among college students and his message of personal liberty keeps gaining ground.
Bill Frezza writes at Forbes.
Ron Paul’s Campus Legacy Catches Fire as Young Americans for Liberty Booms
Youthful rebellion takes many forms. But when was the last time you saw college kids turning out in large...
A faculty member allegedly engaged in retaliation against the victim.
Greg Campbell of the Daily Caller has the story.
Colorado University Pays Big For Alleged Retaliation Against Sex-Assault Victim
A tenured professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder is being fired after a student claimed that he retaliated against her for reporting that she was...
In a recent piece for the Weekly Standard, Mark Hemingway wrote about his alma mater, the University of Oregon, with an eye to student government and waste.
Schools for Scandal
For anyone who follows national politics, there is no shortage of scandals and harrowing economic figures to buttress the opinion that our leadership...
