What influence is the Hobby Lobby decision going to have on colleges? John Rosenberg of Minding the campus reports below.
Hobby Lobby’s Impact on Colleges
As everyone knows by now, the Supreme Court has just held in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (discussed here) that requiring the owners of a closely held family business...
Most Americans would be up for anything that might help our veterans. Too bad this study got axed.
Lauren Clark of Campus Reform reported.
University drops professor heading medical marijuana research to help veterans
A professor researching medical marijuana as a possible treatment for veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder has been let go...
As you may recall, Suffolk University recently froze salaries. We can expect to see more of this.
WBZ News in Boston reported.
New Hampshire Considers 4-Year University Tuition Freeze
A proposal to further freeze tuition at the University System of New Hampshire would be a first for the state, but students elsewhere already have...
This is a violation of state law. It’s also unethical and surprisingly anti-academic behavior for a college president.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
U. of South Carolina President Violates State Law
It’s state law: all public universities must teach about the nation’s founding documents, but University of South Carolina President Harr...
There are seven students in this group. Not 700, not 70, just 7. Naturally, the New York Times thinks this is a big deal.
Are these students aware that big unions which support the Democratic Party require photo ID’s to vote in their elections?
Matt Apuzzo reports.
Students Joining Battle to Upend Laws on...
Elizabeth Marcello of the College Conservative reflects on July 4th in a new post.
This year’s Fourth of July is painted with division: underneath the fireworks bursting in the air stands an American people torn apart by politics and ideological stigmas. The Supreme Court split 5-4 on ...
The writer in question works for the Howard Zinn Education Project. Shocker.
Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.
Fireworks Are ‘Pretend War’ That Make Us OK With Real War
Did you know that fireworks are actually a “propaganda campaign that inures us—especially the children among us—to the real wars half a world away”?
You’ll be shocked to learn that she teaches women and gender studies.
Matt Crum of ASU News reported.
ASU professor encourages students to defy body hair norms
To shave or not to shave?
That’s the question confronting students in classes taught by Breanne Fahs, associate professor...
Well she’s just full of surprises, isn’t she? Next we’ll find out she’s working on a book about Friedrich Hayek.
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller has the story.
Duke Porn Star Is Libertarian Group Campus Coordinator And Really Sad About Sex Worker Hierarchy
Fresh off a very insightful analysis of skyrocketing college costs...
I certainly hope college students are paying attention to the growing number of stories about Mrs. Clinton’s ridiculously high speaking fees.
The Washington Free Beacon reported.
University at Buffalo Refuses to Reveal Hillary’s Speaking Fee
The University at Buffalo is refusing to disclose how much they p...
Perhaps the people of New York are upset because so few of their high school grads are ready for college.
Carl Companile of the New York Post reports.
Fed up students file lawsuit to overthrow NY tenure laws
A group of fed-up students and parents on Thursday declared their independence from incompetent New York...
But remember, she’s deeply concerned about the student loan debt crisis.
Dave Huber of The College Fix reported.
REPORT: Hillary Clinton Raked In Nearly $2 Million in Campus Speaking Fees
It’s come to light this week that possible 2016 presidential contender and self-described “dead broke” Hillary Clinton has likely raked in almost $2 million in speaking fees...
Would you believe sexual assaults on campus are actually on the decline?
KC Johnson of Minding the Campus reports.
Hat tip to Instapundit.
New Data Refutes ‘Rape Culture’ Activists
The Washington Post has helpfully compiled a table, using Clery Act statistics, of allegations of campus sexual assaults in 2012 (the last year for which figures...
This is good news for all college women. Diversity of thought and opinion is vital to higher education.
Claire E. Healey writes at the College Fix.
Conservative Female College Group Gains Ground on Campuses Nationwide
#NotAllWomen are radical feminists
“As a young female,...
It’s worth noting that Professor Turley of George Washington University is a liberal who supported Obama.
The Washington Free Beacon reported.
Liberal Prof: After Hobby Lobby Ruling ‘Obama Admin Probably Doesn’t Want To Get Out Of Bed’
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Monday of the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, “It’s...
School administrators don’t like being criticized on the site and the situation has gotten so bad that it led to a lawsuit.
Juan Perez, Jr. of the Chicago Tribune reported.
2 professors sue CSU in blog case
Two Chicago State University professors sued campus administrators in federal court Tuesday, alleging that campus policies illegally...
We’re talking about lives that can be ruined by a false accusation but the New York Times thinks that’s fine.
The College Fix reports.
Lower Evidence Standard For Campus Rape Justified, NYT Editorial Says
In a column on new Department of Education draft rules telling colleges how to meet federal requirements for campus safety, ...
This seems to defy common sense. If there’s one place no one should expect safety and privacy, it’s on social media.
Carl Straumsheim of Inside Higher Ed reports.
When to Intervene
“I wish Gina would die!! aaaargh! I think I might kill her tomorrow! Stick a knife rihht in her! LOL!”
Students, faculty members and...
In a new post at the College Conservative, David Giffin offers some thoughts on the Hobby Lobby decision.
Hobby Lobby: A Question of Faith and Profits
The Supreme Court has handed down a victory for religious liberty activists yesterday, with a 5-4 ruling in the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. The case,...
Say what? A college turning down tax dollars? In California?
Apparently, they’re going to try a different route to revenue.
Ry Rivard of Inside Higher Ed reported.
Public to Private MBA at UCLA
A small chunk of the University of California is set to break slightly away tomorrow and become “self-supporting,” as the state system...
It’s gotten to the point where the easier question to ask is: What isn’t an example of White Privilege?
Christopher White of the College Fix reports.
Prof Denounces Proposal to Ban Drinking Alcohol in Park, Calls it ‘White Privilege’
COLUMBIA, MO – A black University of Missouri professor has described a proposal by a...
Anyone who knows anything about hipsters knows that real hipsters would hate a course about hipsters.
Katherine Timpf of Campus Reform reports.
University to offer ‘Demystifying the Hipster’ class
Next semester, Tufts University in Boston will offer a class called “Demystifying the Hipster,” which promises to make students “critics and sociologists of today’s...
