Politically correct totalitarians at Stanford denied the free speech and funds to a student group that believes in traditional marriage. Do you think this would have happened if the shoe was on the other foot?
Susan Kruth of The FIRE has the story.
Last week, the Stanford University Gr...
Earlier this month, we reported that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to bring higher education back to the state’s prison system.
In the video below, a young woman whose father was murdered during a robbery questions the idea and says she might be for it with one caveat.
Video by CBS 6...
One thing has become clear, no one is safe from the ravaging effects of global warming. Even college mascots are now at risk.
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports.
Democrat warns that global warming is about to kill your college mascot FOREVER
Well, America, it’s been a dreary, snowy and crazy-cold winter across...
What a shame. These women are supposed to be role models not just boss people around. The worst thing about being bossy is that we then have to point out that the bossy person is being bossy.
Allie Grasgreen of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Equal Opportunity Bullying
Carole Oglesby remembers emotional abuse from her...
As KC Johnson of Minding the Campus points out below, this situation is highly unusual and maybe even a first.
A First–Accused of Rape, Xavier Student Wins a Round in Federal Court
In something close to a first-of-its-kind decision (in a similar case filed against Holy Cross, the judge sided with the university;...
Professor Alfred Duckett is accused of creating a racially hostile environment at the school but his case is raising questions on the limits of free speech.
Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Free Speech or Hostility?
Is calling a colleague a racist in public grounds for termination? A tenured professor of music at...
Here at College Insurrection, we’ve linked the work of Bob Paquette many times. We’d like to join Jay Schalin and others at National Review in congratulating Bob on this award.
I’ll Second that Congratulations to Bob Paquette
Often, particularly in recent years, the world seems to m...
We recently told you about a high school senior who was suing her parents for college tuition. She lost.
Tina Nguyen of Mediaite provides an update.
Cheerleader Who Sued Parents...
I wish I could say I’m surprised by this news but I’m not. Pro-life students are regularly harassed on college campuses.
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
Feminist Studies Professor Accused of Assaulting Teenage Prolife Demonstrator
SANTA BARBARA – A department of feminist studies professor has been accused of going berserk after coming...
There’s an upside to this story.
Maybe if more faculty members are forced to deal with indoctrination, there will be less of it in the classroom.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.
University staff members forced to undergo reeducation in ‘heterosexual privilege’
Staff members at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington are enduring viewpoint-corrective...
What was supposed to be a campus celebration devolved into violence and arrests in Amherst, MA last weekend. Unsurprisingly, alcohol was at the center of the problem.
From the AP via Syracuse.com
St. Patrick’s celebrations at UMass spark rioting and 70 arrests, despite stepped-up security
AMHERST, Mass. — The chaos at the University of...
What about Obamacare? Should college students be forced to have Obamacare?
That’s all I could think of when I read this piece by Kevin Drum of the very left leaning Mother Jones.
No, University Students Should Not Be Forced to Have Facebook Accounts
Thoreau attended a teaching conference this weekend. The keynote speaker had...
This is a serious national security concern. It’s hard to believe that such a thing could happen little more than a decade after September 11th.
Elizabeth Harrington of the Washington Free Beacon reports.
Student Visa Program Vulnerable to ‘Potential Terrorists’
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cannot account for nearly 50,000 foreign students taking...
Rules regarding student elections at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo have ignited a debate about free speech and the press.
J.J. Jenkins writes at The College Fix.
FREE SPEECH ALERT: California Students Fined $100 for Talking to Reporters
Several students running for student government positions at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis...
A new essay by Nika Anschuetz of The College Conservative reminds us that although a college degree has value, it doesn’t come with any guarantees.
A college degree may be the most sought-after thing in the United States. Students are bombarded with the message that college equals success. I’ve grown up believing...
It turned out to be a completely false alarm but it’s good to know people are still looking out for this sort of thing.
Anthony G. Attrino of NJ.com reports.
White powder mailed to Princeton student prompts quarantine at university mail center in Plainsboro
A white powdery substance mailed to a Princeton University student...
Last week we told you about Saamer Akhshabi, an Iranian grad student at Georgia Tech who suffered burns over most of his body when the bombs he was making exploded. He has died due to his injuries.
I’m really amazed this story came and went with no attention from national media. Jim...
According to a new op-ed by Karin Fischer and Jack Stripling at the Chronicle of Higher Education, just about everyone is to blame on some level.
An Era of Neglect
It happened so slowly that no one really noticed at first. That’s the way erosion works. It is a gradual decay.
But somewhere along...
If this student was smart enough to hack Purdue’s computer system, why didn’t he just study and go to class?
Irving Dejohn of New York Daily News reports.
Purdue University graduate gets four-year sentence for grade-changing scandal
This Boilermaker got burned for trying to cook his grades.
A Purdue University graduate was sentenced to 90...
One has to wonder if the IRS targeting of conservative groups will have any impact on college politics. Students at Georgetown seem fairly concerned with free speech.
Susan Kruth of The FIRE reports.
Students Focus on Free Speech in Georgetown Elections
As Georgetown University students await clarification of the school’s policies governing campus expression,...
Let this story serve as a lesson to all pro-life student groups on college campuses. Fight the power.
Billy Hallowell of The Blaze reports.
University Settles With Pro-Life Student Group Over Alleged Crackdown on Abortion Display
Oklahoma State University has decided to settle a civil rights l...
YOLO is shorthand for you only live once. Someone obviously wanted those letters and took them from Loyola University’s sign as you’ll see in the image below.
Samantha Grossman of Time reported.
Someone Stole the Letters Spelling “YOLO” From Loyola University
You only live once. YOLO for short. It’s the motto Drake came up...
