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Video – College Students Can’t Name a US Senator

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Posted by    Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 8:00am

This video is just sad.

I’d be willing to bet that the students who read College Insurrection would be able to answer this question easily.

To be fair, one young woman does name Rand Paul.

Dan Joseph of MRCTV is a patient man.

Robby Soave of The Daily Caller provides a good description.

American University students...

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College Conservative – Socialism is Responsible for the Deaths of 100 Million

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 5:00pm

In a new essay at the College Conservative, Vladimir Davidiuk responds to his own school newspaper and provides a reminder of the truth about socialism.

Socialism: 100 Million Dead

In the March 6, 2014 edition of the University of St. Thomas student newspaper, The Summa, a rather troubling and disturbing article entitled, “The Undeservedly...

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SEIU Targets Adjunct Professors Across the Nation

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 2:00pm

Unions like the SEIU are always looking for ways to expand the ranks of their dues paying membership. What better group to target than adjunct professors who have a growing list of grievances?

Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.

‘Critical’ Organizing

Hoping to reach an estimated 1 million adjunct professors nationwide, Service Employees...

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UCSB Responds to Prof’s Attack on Pro-Life Teen by Blaming the Victim

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 11:00am

We recently told you about Mireille Miller-Young, the professor who has now been charged for her assault on a pro-life teen. Alec Torres of National Review now reports that the school administration has responded by blaming the victim.

UCSB Smears Pro-Lifers After Pr...

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Pro-Israel Students at U. Michigan Called Kike, Dirty Jew

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 8:00am

When did hateful, disgusting antisemitism become acceptable on college campuses? Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon provides the shocking report below.

Pro-Israel Students Called ‘Kike,’ ‘Dirty Jew’ at University of Michigan

The University of Michigan would not explain how it is responding to death threats and racial epithets that were reportedly issued...

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Film About Anti-God Bias on Campus Opens to Strong Box Office Returns

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 6:30pm

We recently told you about a new movie called ‘God’s Not Dead’ which looks at anti-God bias in higher ed. It did very well on its first weekend.

The College Fix reports.

‘God’s Not Dead’ Takes Weekend Box Office By Storm

“God’s Not Dead” – a movie that highlights the anti-God bias prevalent at universities...

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Students Protest Budget Cuts at University of Southern Maine

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 3:30pm

Protests don’t change financial truths but I expect we’ll see more protests like this at other schools in the coming months.

Sam Hill of the USM Free Press reports.

Over two hundred students protesting university budget cuts at Woodbury Campus Center

Students and faculty listened to several speakers at the Woodbury amphitheater, including state...

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Mumps Outbreak Spreads From Campus of Ohio State

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 12:30pm

Yesterday we told you about an unusual outbreak of Mumps at Ohio State. Alexandra Sifferlin of Time is now reporting that the disease has left campus.

Ohio Mumps Outbreak Spreads Beyond University Walls

Outbreak began in Ohio State University, but health officials in Columbus say virus is now affecting people with no links...

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Kathleen Sebelius Pushes Obamacare at Montclair State University

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 9:30am

I wonder if anyone in the audience has heard that graduate students at some schools are having their work hours cut under Obamacare.

Kathleen O’Brien of the Star Ledger reports.

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San Diego State Student Runs for Office on Bikini Babe Platform

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Posted by    Monday, March 24, 2014 at 6:30pm

In his quest to run for student body, San Diego State student Luke Dzierzanowski released an ad on YouTube in which he’s surrounded by girls in bikinis. He never speaks but smokes a cigar.

I don’t know if this young man has a future in politics but he could probably go far...

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UGA Prof Busted for Asking Student to Get Him a Happy Drug

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Posted by    Monday, March 24, 2014 at 3:30pm

It sounds like Professor Charles Lance was trying to put the “high” back into higher education. Unfortunately for him, the student he asked for help turned him in.

Alexis Stevens of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Cops: UGA professor asked student for ‘happy’ drug

A University of Georgia psychology professor accused of asking a student...

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Free Speech on Campus Means Having Your Beliefs Challenged

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Posted by    Monday, March 24, 2014 at 12:30pm

In a new post at The FIRE, Greg Lukianoff explains that free speech on campus is a sometimes messy but always important aspect of higher education.

When Campus Intolerance Means Free Speech Gets Torn Up and Run Over, Literally

Being offended is what happens when you have your deepest beliefs challenged. And if...

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Illinois State President Resigns Over Assault Allegation

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Posted by    Monday, March 24, 2014 at 9:30am

Timothy Flanagan hasn’t been on the job very long but it’s hard to get around allegations of assault.

ABC 7 in Chicago reports.

Illinois State University President Timothy Flanagan resigns amid assault claim investigation

Illinois State University President Timothy Flanagan resigned Saturday after just seven months in the job.

Authorities are investigating a claim that...

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New Film Addresses Anti-God Bias in Higher Ed

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Posted by    Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 3:30pm

The denigration of traditional religious views on college campuses is a subject we’ve covered extensively at College Insurrection. Here’s a movie our readers may find interesting.

Julieanne Stanford writes at The College Fix.

New Movie Tackles Anti-God Bias at Universities

‘God’s Not Dead,’ a movie that opened nationwide Friday, March 21, raises awareness of discrimination against...

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Georgetown Student Charged With Possession of Ricin

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Posted by    Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 12:30pm

This is pretty serious. People don’t typically have ricin in their possession for casual purposes.

CNN reports.

Georgetown University student accused of ricin possession

A Georgetown University student was charged on Friday with possessing ricin after admitting he made the poison in his campus dorm room, a court document showed.

Daniel Harry Milzman, 19, appeared...

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Charges Filed Against Prof Who Attacked Pro-Life Teen

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Posted by    Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 9:30am

Professor Mireille Miller-Young, who recently assaulted a pro-life teen on a college campus and stole her sign, is now facing formal charges.

Eric Owens of The Daily Caller provides an update.

Charges for prof who claimed ‘MORAL RIGHT’ to censor, batter 16-year-old abortion foe

The district attorney in Santa Barbara, Calif. has formally filed...

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The Special Relationship Between College Student Fees and Propaganda

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Posted by    Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 3:30pm

In a new post at See Thru Edu, George Leef explains what many of those student fee dollars are used for.

How College “Student Fees” Fund Propaganda

The fees that college students often are required to pay creates a large fund of money that attract all kinds of people and organizations that like...

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George Washington University Decides Against Giving Honorary Doctorate to Alec Baldwin

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Posted by    Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 12:30pm

Last November it was revealed that GWU was considering Alec Baldwin for an honorary doctorate. That idea has been scrapped.

Andrew Desiderio writes at The College Fix.

Alec Baldwin Passed Over For Honorary Doctorate at GWU

Administrators at The George Washington University have decided not to give Alec Baldwin an honorary doctorate this May –...

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Several Universities Want to Break from Pennsylvania’s Higher Ed System

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Posted by    Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 9:30am

These colleges are looking for lifeboats on the deck of the SS Higher Ed Bubble. Here’s wishing them lots of luck.

Ry Rivard of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Pulling Out in Pennsylvania?

Several Pennsylvania public colleges are looking for a way out of the state’s struggling 14-university system.

Supporters say a bill proposed this month...

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Conservative Students Raise Awareness on Campus

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Posted by    Friday, March 21, 2014 at 5:00pm

Who says only liberals students can be campus activists? College campuses would be better off if more conservative and libertarian students spoke out like this.

Andrea Billups of Newsmax reports.

Student Conservatives Muster Voters, Awareness on College Campuses

John Publicover was barely 18 when he decided he needed to learn more about the political...

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Secular Pro-Life Movement Gains Support on College Campuses

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Posted by    Friday, March 21, 2014 at 2:00pm

It’s important to note that these students are not anti-religion or anti-Christian. It will be interesting to see if this movement continues to grow.

Katie England writes at The College Fix.

Secular Pro-Life Movement Gains Support At College Campuses, Under-30 Crowd

You don’t have to believe in God to be pro-life.

That’s the message Kelsey...

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Scary Student Loan Debt Chart of the Day

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Posted by    Friday, March 21, 2014 at 11:00am

Student loans are still growing faster than any form of debt in the US. Take a look at the chart below which shows consumer debt changes from 2003 to 2013.

Note the blue line which keeps going up.

Education by the Numbers reports.

Student loans still growing faster than any other debt and now...

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