This is a sneak peek at a piece that’s going to appear in the Spring 2014 issue of Intercollegiate Review.
Rand Paul, who is the author of this piece, has a talent for connecting with college students.
Sneak Peek at the IR’s Newest Issue: Rand Paul’s Challenge to Students
One of the things I...
Apparently, Pope Francis isn’t acquainted with Notre Dame professor Gary Gutting.
Dr. Susan Berry of Breitbart reports.
Pope Francis Tells Univ of Notre Dame to ‘Defend, Preserve, Advance’ Catholic Faith
On Thursday Pope Francis delivered a statement to...
This new piece from the College Fix points out some the issues faced by conservative students on campus.
Former College Fix assistant editor writes today for The Detroit News about the recent racial controversy at the University of Michigan, claiming that political conservatives are the real victims on campus:
On Martin Luther King...
Conner Dwinell writes for The College Conservative. In a new post he examines the recent state of the union address by President Obama.
A Lesson in Contradictions: The State of the Union
I expect many colleges and universities will be following suit, given lower enrollment and the stagnant economy.
Ry Rivard of Inside Higher Ed reports.
The Last $5M Payday?
Brandeis University paid its former president, Jehuda Reinharz, $4.9 million on Jan. 2, three weeks before it announced an overhaul of its executive compensation policies.
Reinharz, who...
The folks at the Modern Language Association seemed to think so.
Malcolm A. Kline of Accuracy in Academia reports.
Marxist Poetry @ the MLA
Only at the Modern Language Association (MLA) can you find an English professor who will boldly go where no Marxist has ever gone before. It is one thing to think...
There’s a lot of truth to what Obama says here but it probably won’t score him any points with his base.
Andrew Johnson of National Review has the story.
Obama Alienates Base, Telling Off Art-History Majors
In an effort to encourage more young people to consider jobs in “the trades,” President Obama took a...
Jim Windham of See Thru Edu has a new post about the real world of college financing that may surprise you.
Exposing the Dirty Little Secret in College Finance
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal by Douglas Belkin exposes a shady element of college finance that, while long- and well-known by...
Confused? You should be. This is the efficiency of your government at work.
College Fix editor Nathan Harden reports.
True Story: Government Conducted a Study of a Study about Studies
The United States government paid for a study to analyze a Defense Department study that evaluated a series of other studies.
This really happened.
How much...
Dr. Helen Smith is a psychologist and author who you may know as the wife of Instapundit blogger, Glenn Reynolds.
She was recently interviewed by Jerry Bowyer of Forbes.
Welcome To “Girlington”: Helen Smith On How College Is Becoming A Hostile Working Environment For Men
Jerry: “There’s a sort of universal theme in twentieth...
Administrators at McMaster University in Canada have banned a book that some people have deemed offensive.
Even worse, the school has suspended students just for reading it.
Adam Kissel of the Panam Post reports.
Canada: Students Cheer as University Violates Free Speech
McMaster University administrators in Canada have effectively banned a book they find immoral,...
No wonder the Modern Language Association blocked so many news agencies from covering their conference.
Accuracy in Academia reports.
Environmental Activism in English Literature
A panel at the Modern Language Association’s annual meeting in Chicago on environmental sustainability and its role in English literature featured Foothill College’s Scott Lankford, Geoffrey Martin of the Harry...
Sounds like some members of the student body need to do some growing up.
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Snow Hate
Students (and plenty of professors) love snow days. But when they can’t get what they want, is that any reason for a blizzard of hate on Twitter?
That is among the questions...
Maybe Rutgers is taking a cue from the University which is offering a course on two other pop stars.
The College Fix reports.
Rutgers University Offers Course on Beyonce
Rutgers University offers a course on pop sensation Beyoncé Knowles.
Called “Politicizing Beyoncé,” the Department of Women and Gender Studies’ class aims to look at the...
What a great message to send to the student body. This report is an update to this story.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller has the details.
UMich meets demands of black students who threatened ‘physical action’
After making a list of seven demands and threatening “physical action” if they were not met within...
The professor is Jonathan Turley of George Washington University who College Insurrection readers may remember from a previous post.
Hat tip to Allahpundit of Hot Air.
Linda Feldmann of the Christian Science Monitor reports.
Is Barack Obama an imperial president?
In their use of executive orders, Bush and Obama are virtually tied: In his first...
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni has released a new report and the findings are stunning.
William Gonch of National Review offers some key takeaways.
New ACTA Report Shows Elite Colleges Neglect Core Components of Education
It will come as no surprise to readers here that many...
Would it surprise you to learn that the answer to that question is colleges and universities? This new video from Prager University featuring Greg Lukianoff of The FIRE will blow your mind.
Question: Which American institution—one that prides itself on being open, democratic, and diverse—punishes its members severely for offering unpopular opinions,...
Hatred of Israel and Jewish students has become a problem at the University of Calgary. Prof. Phyllis Chesler outlined the situation in a recent op-ed at Israel National News.
Jewish Students Fight Back on Canadian Campus
It’s Gaza in the Canadian Rockies on campuses.
While Canadian PM Harper, a true friend of Israel, “gets...
James Hoff writes at The Guardian about working as an adjunct professor.
Sounds like the problem here is supply and demand.
Are adjunct professors the fast-food workers of the academic world?
I am what’s called an adjunct. I teach four courses per semester at two different colleges, and I am paid just $24,000 a...
Is this higher education or MTV?
Warner Todd Houston of Breitbart has the story.
U of Missouri Offering Class on Jay Z and Kanye West’s Relationship, Poetry
Once again we see publicly funded higher education in the USA fostering cutting-edge matriculation. This time it is the University of Missouri plumbing the importance of the...
Now that the media has latched onto Obama’s focus on income inequality, we can expect a lot more pieces like this one from Jon Marcus.
This is CNN.
Obama seeking to help poor students, but policies favor the rich: opinion
A White House push to increase the college enrollment of low-income students comes as...
