What business does NASA have studying economics and capitalism, you ask? Just another example of of the politicization of everything under the sun in a progressive administration.
Kaitlyn Schallhorn of Campus Reform reports.
University researchers use NASA-funded model to blame capitalism for inevitable collapse of civilization
A study—relying on a NASA funded model—partly blames...
We recently told you that some faculty members at Rutgers were objecting to the choice of Condoleezza Rice as commencement speaker. Now the student government has voted and the objectors lost.
The College Fix reports.
In Narrow Vote, Rutgers Student Government OKs Condi Rice As Grad Speaker
In a close vote preceded by plenty...
The left is methodically politicizing every area of study in higher ed. Even the arts are no longer safe.
Richard Perez-Pena of the New York Times reports.
Using the Arts to Teach How to Prepare for Climate Crisis
University courses on global warming have become common, and Prof. Stephanie LeMenager’s new class here at...
Professor Dalton Conley of NYU wrote the article excerpted below for the Washington Post with his son. I guess we can file this story under economic justice.
Were your parents rich? Maybe you should pay more in taxes.
We have both been lucky enough to attend one of the best public high schools...
Luckily for Chris Matthews, since he’s a liberal, students won’t show up to protest his appearance, rudely interrupt his speech or get up and walk out. That only happens to conservative speakers.
Collin Binkley of The Columbus Dispatch reports.
Ohio State students upset Chris Matthews tapped as commencement speaker
Some Ohio State University students...
Last week we shared a video of American University students who were unable to name a single US senator.
This weekend, the president of the College Republicans at the school appeared on Fox and Friends to respond.
Watch below.
$10,000 seems like a such a reasonable price for a Bachelor’s degree. Looks like Florida’s governor Rick Scott is getting results.
Channel 13 News of Florida reports.
Daytona State College board approves $10,000 bachelor’s degree in education
Earning a bachelor’s degree in education at Daytona State College will soon be more affordable than ever.
Beginning...
Given the student debt crisis, you’d think more colleges would follow this model.
Lisa Rathke of Pilot Online reports.
Students’ jobs pay off tuition at N.C. work college
Many students spend years after college working off tens of thousands of dollars in school debt. But at seven “Work Colleges” around the country, students are...
So your team lost the big game. Is that any reason for mob behavior?
There’s no excuse for this.
FOX News reports.
University of Arizona students riot after NCAA Tournament loss
Tucson police said Saturday night that they shot pepper spray at several hundred fans who took to the streets and threw beer bottles and...
Sounds like the state of Idaho has real respect for the Second Amendment.
How refreshing.
The Washington Times reports.
University preparing for guns on campus
The University of Idaho is taking steps to comply with a new state law that allows people with an enhanced concealed-carry permit to bring a concealed weapon on campus.
The law...
Just think of what the students at the University of Iowa are missing out on. Disruptive film crews, entire areas of campus restricted to people who work for the show. Who wouldn’t want to deal with that?
Nikara Johns of Variety reports.
University of Iowa Denies Request to Film ‘Girls’ on Campus
The university...
It’s worth noting that this same thing recently happened at Rutgers. In this case a student and a professor, both of them white men, are leading the charge.
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports.
Bitter white...
Greg Lukianoff is the nation’s foremost authority of free speech issues on college campuses. If that subject is of interest to you, don’t miss the video below.
Pierce Babirak of The FIRE reports.
Video: ‘The State of Free Speech in America’ with Lukianoff, Fish, Rauch, Posner, Rosen
This Tuesday, FIRE hosted an event focused...
A new piece by Colin McGowan of Vice takes an in-depth look at the issue.
The Insane Rage of College Basketball Coaches
The NCAA basketball tournament isn’t quite the “One Shining Moment” montage CBS would have you believe it is, but as a television program you can watch that makes you feel...
I guess no one has told the students at American University that Barack Obama has been president for the last six years.
Then there’s the pesky issue of free speech.
How do you think these students would react if someone tried to shut them down?
Via Twitchy…
Read more and see more photos at the...
Kudos to the state of Indiana for respecting law abiding adults and their Second Amendment rights.
Stephanie Wang of the Indy Star reports.
Gov. Mike Pence signs bill to allow guns in school parking lots
In line with his history of support for gun rights, Gov. Mike Pence signed in...
Alternate title: Skidmore College takes a wrecking ball to higher education.
Have we really come to this?
Jennie Grey of The Saratogian reports.
Skidmore to offer course on Miley Cyrus
Skidmore College, whose slogan is “Creative thought matters,” will offer an innovative course this summer starring Miley Cyrus and all her incarnations as a way...
KC Johnson of Minding The Campus reports on a situation at Occidental College where students and faculty have joined forces in rape culture activism and a BuzzFeed report which made things worse.
Irrational ‘Rape Culture’ Activism at Occidental and BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed is uncritically fascinated with “rape culture.” Combine that with Occidental, a college...
Professor Tyler Cowen of George Mason was attacked by a peper spray wielding crazy person in his classroom this week. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason reported.
Economist Tyler Cowen Pepper Sprayed While Teaching Class at George Mason University
Economist, author, and George Mason University (GMU) professor Tyler Cowen was pepper sprayed in his...
It’s amazing that legislation which undermines free speech is sometimes introduced by the very people who are supposed to represent our best interests. We need more watchdogs.
Joseph Cohn of The FIRE reports.
Victory in Tennessee: Bill Banning Outside Speakers Is Abandoned
News reports today indicate that Tennessee State Senator Stacey Campfield is abandoning...
Knox College student Alex Uzarowicz has written a new post for the College Conservative in which he examines the political effects of Obamacare on the Democratic Party.
Democrats Sink to New Low
The political chatter on the Left is clear: Obamacare is good news. The law will expand coverage, lower healthcare costs, and...
It looks as though finances at the University of Chicago are handled in a manner very similar to its home state of Illinois.
College Fix editor Nathan Harden reports.
U of Chicago Plans to Borrow Hudreds of Millions This Year
This week, news emerged that the University of Chicago, another of our nation’s elite...
