Thomas Novelly of the College Conservative recently had a chance to interview conservative comedian Steven Crowder. Read an excerpt below.
A Chat with Steven Crowder
Last Tuesday, Hillsdale College’s chapter of Young American’s For Freedom was proud to host Canadian-born comedian, former Fox News contributor, television and film actor, CPAC 2011 Master of...
The worst part of this story? It’s not like there are tons of jobs waiting for these students once they get their degrees.
College Fix editor Nathan Harden reports.
Obama’s Kids: More Grad Students Turn to Food Stamps
While young voters overwhelmingly supported president Obama’s reelection in 2012. Voters age 18 to 29 supported...
Maybe the pro-life students of U. Alabama should launch a complaint campaign against every other display on campus until administrators get the point.
Susan Kruth of The FIRE reports.
U. of Alabama Removes Pro-Life Display, Citing ‘Complaints’
In January, University of Alabama (UA) student group Bama Students for Life reserved a hallway display case...
What’s more important, studying English or a book about the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Needless to say, some members of the faculty at Alamo Colleges are less than thrilled with the idea.
Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Humanities or Self-Help?
Lectures on “putting first things first” and “beginning with the...
Plans for a new parking garage at the University of Mississippi are now on hold after a gruesome discovery on campus grounds.
Jerry Mitchell of the Clarion Ledger reports.
Discovery of graves affects UMMC parking plan
Future progress for the state’s longtime medical school has collided with the ghosts of Mississippi’s past — the...
Have you ever noticed that it’s always the liberal students who are trying to ban things?
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports.
Student council at Canadian university fails hilariously in effort to ban Olympics
The ban-happy student council at the University of Ottawa issued an edict in December banishing the 2014 Olympic Winter...
Republicans would be wise to get more of their party leaders talking about higher ed reforms.
Allie Bidwell of US News and World Report has the story.
Marco Rubio Calls for ‘Student Investment Plan,’ More Choice in Higher Education
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., proposed an overhaul of America’s higher education system Monday that would...
Washington doesn’t seem to understand that if Obamacare was truly a good program for college students, no one would have to encourage them to join.
FOX News Latino reports.
As Obamacare Deadline Looms, Full-Court Press To Sign Up Young Americans
White House officials have minimized the slow enrollment by young people, saying they always...
Here’s one way to deal with the higher ed bubble – sell some really expensive stuff.
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Art vs. Endowment
More than six years after announcing plans to sell a masterpiece of American painting — the 1912 work “Men of the Docks,” by George Bellows — Randolph College...
This new video from Prager University is about a new approach to feminism and features radio talk host Tammy Bruce.
Here’s the description from YouTube.
We hear it all the time: “America is patriarchal!”, “American women are oppressed!”. Well, a lifelong feminist and former National Organization for Women member, Tammy Bruce, is tired...
Last month we brought you a story from the College Fix by Aaron Bandler about a textbook that describes al-Qaeda as freedom fighters.
Bandler’s story was picked up by national media and he was interviewed by Tucker Carlson of FOX News last weekend.
College Fix contributor Aaron Bandler, a student at Cal Poly...
Howard University has had a number of financial problems in recent years but these cuts sound like the effects of the higher ed bubble.
Nick Anderson of the Washington Post reports.
Howard University to cut about 200 staff positions
Howard University is cutting about 200 staff positions during the next several months, a university...
At what point do you decide college isn’t worth it? Hopefully, sometime before you start selling sex.
Michael McKenna of the Mirror UK reports.
Struggling students sell sex to pay their way through university and avoid being saddled with debt
Struggling university students are turning to the sex trade to fund their education.
The numbers...
In a recent piece at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Susan Snyder examined a sad aspect of campus life.
Addressing suicide among seemingly successful college students
Christopher Aiello broke into tears – again – when he got a call last month about Madison Holleran, a promising scholar-athlete at the University of Pennsylvania who jumped to...
Over the weekend, Politico ran a piece by Benjamin Kline Hunnicut about Republicans and work.
Why Do Republicans Want Us to Work All the Time?
This week, America’s political class has been consumed by an intense, vitriolic debate over a single number: 2.5 million.’
That’s the amount by which, according to the Congressional Budget...
Apparently, too many students are unable to meet academic standards when they enter college. The solution? Common Core, of course!
Michael Gormley of Newsday reports.
Educators: lack of Common Core hampers college students
The furor over New York’s move to the higher standards of a Common Core curriculum in public schools found a new...
This story from Vivian Hughbanks of The College Fix is a fine example of real College Insurrection.
College Students Protest Obama During Michigan State Visit
EAST LANSING – About 50 college students braved subfreezing weather on Friday afternoon to line a snowy sidewalk where President Barack Obama’s motorcade passed by and lodge their...
Senator Warren wants college students to be able to refinance their student loans and have flexible terms like a car buyer.
One problem. Most people don’t buy cars that cost up to and over $100,000.
Ben Jacobs writes, via Yahoo News.
Pay for College Like a Car
Elizabeth Warren wants paying for college to be...
In a new post at The Federalist, writer Peter Tucci describes four ways in which the Affordable Care Act hurts Millennials.
Four Ways Obamacare Hurts Millennials
Every law creates winners and losers. Unfortunately, Obamacare creates more winners than losers—and the losers are disproportionately young. Here are four ways the law hurts millennials.
Cross-subsidies
Obamacare creates...
Common Core certainly needs public relations after recent revelations, but should such PR spin be funded by tax dollars?
Joy Pullmann of the Washington Examiner reports.
The Common Core bait-and-switch, funded by your taxes
A key argument for the Common Core national curriculum and testing mandates is the promise that they are “voluntary” and...
Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit fame recently appeared on the John Stossel show to discuss the future of education, the role of technology and much more.
Watch the full clip below.
In a new post at See Thru Edu, Richard Vedder explores the hot new campus buzzword.
The Unbearable Lightness of Campus “Sustainability” Schemes
Universities often support causes, usually with a distinct leftish orientation, that they think demonstrate their social consciousness and, arguably, moral superiority. A decade ago, “diversity” was the key buzz word,...
