Wining and dining potential candidates can be expensive but over half a million dollars? Really?
Kaitlyn Schallhorn of Campus Reform reports.
Ohio State spent $600K on private jets, swank lunches in presidential search
Ohio State’s search for a new president came with a price tag — and a hefty one at that.
The Big Ten...
Professor Francis Buckley of George Mason University has some criticism for President Obama and he’s not holding back.
Jessica Berardino of CBS in Pittsburgh reports.
Law Professor: “President Obama Or King Obama?”
A Law Professor at George Mason University is afraid that we are on the horizon of a crowning government. Professor and author,...
Writing at National Review, Victor Davis Hanson notes that higher ed is long overdue for reform.
America’s Medieval Universities
Employment rates for college graduates are dismal. Aggregate student debt is staggering. But university administrative salaries are soaring. The campus climate of tolerance has utterly disappeared. Only the hard sciences and graduate schools have...
Dan Savage is a leftist who has offended conservatives on plenty of occasions. Now he finds himself the in the position of having offended his fellow progressives.
The Illinois Review reports.
Univ. of Chicago students offended by gay activist’s “transphobic slur”
CHICAGO – LGBTQ students at the University of Chicago are circulating a petition...
Wow. Who knew coaching college football could be a path to such tremendous wealth?
College Fix editor Nathan Harden reports.
Univ. of Alabama Approves $55 Million Contract for Football Coach
Nick Saban is one of the most successful coaches in college football history, with multiple national championships to his credit. Still, his whopping new...
This is an update to a story we told you about last week.
Jacob Gershman reports at the Wall Street Journal.
Judge Blocks Expulsion of Duke Student Accused of Sexual Misconduct
A North Carolina judge has stopped Duke University from expelling a male student who was accused of rape by a female freshman.
Duke, which...
Paul Caron of the TaxProfBlog writes of a scandal unfolding at UCLA which is based on diversity policies. Professor Tim Groseclose claims that administrators were under pressure to admit students based purely on race.
Cheating: An Insider’s Report on the Use of Race in Admissions at UCLA
Tim Groseclose (UCLA, Department of Political...
There is compelling evidence that the sex in this case was consensual and the actions of the college make no sense.
Robby Soave writes at Reason.
Occidental Expels Student for Rape Under Standard So Low That the Accuser Could Have Been Found Guilty, Too
Does all drunken sex constitute rape? Obviously not, but that’s...
Yesterday we told you about an incident involving a Temple professor engaging in Anti-Semitic discourse.
Now a follow up report from Adam Kredo of The Washington Free Beacon.
Temple University on Defense Following Anti-Semitic Row
emple University is seeking to reassure donors and top officials after a member of its staff engaged in anti-Semitic...
In a new post at The College Conservative, Elizabeth Marcello examines the recent events surrounding Bowe Bergdahl.
Bergdahl: POW or Terrorist Sympathizer?
Based on my previous articles, readers have probably figured out by now that the treatment of our military (presently serving and past) is an issue of utmost importance to me. You...
College Insurrection readers should find this story rather obvious and unsurprising.
The College Fix reports.
Surprise: Race Always Matters to Professor of Race Studies
David Leonard, Associate Professor of Critical Culture, Gender and Race Studies at Washington State University, wants you to know why he is comfortable in his classroom and is respected by...
If conservatives held up board appointments over the controversial statements made by liberals, no one would ever be appointed to anything. This is such a clear case of liberal double standards.
Carl Campanile of the New York Post reports.
Liberals hold up CUNY board appointment over Gaga ‘slut’ comment
Liberal legislators are holding up...
American college students love to protest anything these days but they know very little of real repression.
This report from Elizabeth Redden at Inside Higher Ed is very enlightening.
‘Silenced, Expelled, Imprisoned’
A new report from Amnesty International documents the crackdown on Iranian students and scholars that came in the wake of former President...
Throughout sexual activity… It’s getting to the point where students would be safest by video taping their sexual activity.
Samantha Harris of The FIRE reports.
California ‘Affirmative Consent’ Bill Puts Colleges in Untenable Position
Colleges are in an increasingly untenable position when it comes to the sexual autonomy...
Here’s something to keep in mind the next time someone on the left starts talking about the importance of fairness.
College Fix editor Nathan Harden reports.
No Conservative Commencement Speakers at Top 30 Universities Last 2 Years
Bias. It’s a word we use all the time when we talk about the universities–especially the elite...
From what I can tell, this is a real contest and it looks like fun. The National Association of Scholars is sponsoring.
Trigger Warning Contest
This spring, students at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Rutgers, Oberlin, and George Washington University have called for “trigger warnings” on syllabi and in courses that...
Aside from the job loss, the back story here is somewhat humorous as you’ll read below.
Katie Frates of The Daily Caller has the story.
University Professor Fired After Picture Used On Beer Can
A Charleston Southern University associate professor was fired on Friday after his likeness appeared on a beer can.
While leftist students are pushing colleges to divest from fossil fuels, college students in Texas enjoy low tuition and increased stability.
Imagine that.
James Osborne of the Dallas News reported.
Oil boom sends gusher of cash to Texas universities
Before hydraulic fracturing. Before the super majors. Before the first oil boom. Before Tex...
This is actually an update to a story we brought you back in the fall of 2013. The injury at the center of the story was very serious.
WCPO News reports.
14 charged in Wilmington College hazing incident at the Gamma Phi Gamma house
WILMINGTON, Ohio — Fourteen men were arrested Thursday after an...
It’s amazing that an institution of higher learning can so blatantly misuse tax dollars. How does this happen?
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon reported.
Calif. Taxpayers Funded Professors’ Meeting with Terrorists
San Francisco State University (SFSU) spent more than $7,000 to send two of its professors to the Middle East for a...
How refreshing to hear a college professor defending freedom of speech. Hooray for Professor Oliver Bateman.
Azhar Majeed of The FIRE reports.
Professor Explains Why Restrictive Social Media Policies Are So Harmful
Because it’s worked out so well so far, right? Note the involvement of the Center for American Progress.
Spencer Irvine of Accuracy in Academia reports.
Extending Common Core
The deputy assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education spoke at the left-wing think tank Center for American Progress this past week. After his remarks, several...
