Somehow I doubt the social justice crowd will be organizing any protests over this situation.
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.
The Last Acceptable Prejudice?
A quick exchange on a university’s faculty discussion board has led experts in Appalachian studies to consider again whether bias in academe (and society) is too accepted when...
In a new post at Hot Air, writer Kevin Glass points out the often overlooked effect the higher ed bubble has on low income students.
How the student loan debt bubble hurts the poor
We’re all aware of the student loan debt bubble and how it has quadrupled in the last ten years....
Once again, liberal faculty and students bully a woman off campus.
Abby Phillip writes at the Washington Post.
One of the most powerful women in the world won’t speak at Smith College after protests
The commencement speaker purity bug has hit Smith College.
The Northampton, Mass., women’s college announced Monday that International Monetary Fund managing...
The school is adding some new faculty in areas which are growing but the cause is obviously the higher ed bubble.
Hat tip to Instapundit. Ebony Walmsley of the New Haven Register reports.
Quinnipiac University to lay...
I enjoy highlighting videos of conservative commencement speakers because as we know, there are so few of them.
Here’s Senator Ted Cruz speaking at Stephen F. Austin State.
Enjoy!
Ruth R. Wisse of the Wall Street Journal has written a new piece which seeks to explain the madness currently taking place on college campuses.
The Closing of the Collegiate Mind
There was a time when people looking for intellectual debate turned away from politics to the university. Political backrooms bred slogans and...
Kurt Schlichter has written a new essay for Townhall which describes the best method for dealing with progressive claims of privilege on campus and it’s a must-read.
I Checked My Privilege, And It’s Doing Just Fine
This “Check your privilege” meme is the newest trump card du jour on college campuses and in...
The University of Illinois system sure seems fond of hiring former terrorists.
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reports.
TERRORIST UNIVERSITY: The University of Illinois System Keeps Hiring Terrorists
In Illinois, the two largest taxpayer-funded universities have now boasted bona fide American terrorists on their faculties.
The University of Illinois at Chicago, a dismal and...
Of course they do. Anyone who’s surprised by any of this, please raise your hand.
The College Fix reports.
Harvard University Defends Satanic ‘Black Mass’ On Campus
Harvard University officials stand behind the planned Satanic Black Mass reenactment slated to be held on campus this Monday.
“Harvard … does not endorse the views or activities of any...
In a recent appearance on the Bill Maher show, Dinesh D’Souza described the war currently taking place in the minds of liberals. Via Real Clear Politics.
DINESH D’SOUZA: What’s going on here is there is a civil war in the mind of the liberal. On the one hand you have the...
No one in the media has a left wing slant, they’re just trying to advance their careers or something.
Tom Johnson of News Busters reports.
Indiana Professor: ‘Professional Norms and Values’ Keep Liberal Reporters From Slanting The News
One of the Indiana University professors who recently found that almost four times...
That should help win some ball games.
Katherine Timpf of Campus Reform reports.
New Oberlin College policy would mandate transgender sensitivity training for entire athletics department
Oberlin College is considering a set of rules to create a more “inclusive” athletics department which includes mandatory transgender sensitivity...
I don’t know how his strategy failed. The College Fix reports.
Did You Hear About The College Student Who Went Around Asking Women For Sex?
Sounds like the start of a joke, right? But it’s not.
UNC Professor Mike Adams’ latest Townhall column is great:
I was introduced to the controversy shortly after a student of...
This seems a little extreme, even for Amherst.
Susan Kruth of The FIRE reports.
Amherst Bans Fraternities, Sororities, and Similar Organizations On and Off Campus
Amherst College’s Board of Trustees sent out an email Tuesday announcing that it was reaffirming its 1984 ban on the college’s recognition of fraternities and sororities—and that it would...
In the future, everyone will be offended by everything for 15 minutes.
The College Fix reports.
University Apologizes For ‘Offensive’ Chocolate Mustaches Given For Dessert
North Carolina State University’s dining services officials have apologized for handing out “offensive” chocolate mustaches for dessert on Monday – Cinco de Mayo.
“We held a Cinco de Mayo event...
College Insurrection readers are well acquainted with the leftist concept of white privilege.
In a new video, “Token Libertarian Girl” Julie Borowski addresses the issue.
“Check Your Privilege” Is An Idiotic Phrase
“Check your privilege” an insulting...
The war on college men continues unabated.
The College Fix has the story.
LAWSUIT: University of Michigan Kicked Out Student Over Trumped Up Rape Charges
The Detroit Free Press reports:
Student Drew Sterrett was railroaded out of the University of Michigan on trumped-up rape allegations for which he was never criminally charged, according to a...
If you read College Insurrection, you know all about trigger warnings.
I don’t normally offer my blunt opinion on this blog but I’m going to make an exception in this case.
If you need trigger warnings to discuss challenging topics, you have absolutely no business attending college. Period.
Zach Weissmueller of Reason describes...
We spent a lot of time on the story of Condoleezza Rice at Rutgers last week and I think Steve Hayes of The Weekly Standard speaks for all of us.
From Right Sightings on YouTube.
Steve Hayes on Rutgers Protesters: “The Idiots Are In Charge”
Steve Hayes (Weekly Standard / Fox News Contributor) calls...
Let me guess… This counts as diversity, right?
How much do you want to bet no one protests this event? Now if it were a pro-life demonstration on the other hand…
Debra Heine of Breitbart reports.
Harvard Student Club to Host Satanic Black Mass
A Harvard University student club is hosting a satanic black mass on...
Yawn. The progressive solution to every problem on Earth in three words:
Tax the rich!
Hat tip to Hot Air. Robert Rizzuto of Mass Live reports.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren introducing bill to reduce burden of student loan debt in US and enact ‘Buffett Rule’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is introducing legislation in the...
Apparently, no one in the business studies department was involved in the making of this decision.
Rob Nikolewski of New Mexico Watchdog reports.
College spends $5 million to save $200,000
SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe Community College has just unveiled a solar array th...
