Last week we reported that the Modern Language Association blocked reportage by The Daily Caller and the

Back in December, we reported that English majors at UCLA are now required to take gender studies and other leftist favorites.

William Murchison has a new post at See Thru Edu which looks at the faculty reaction to the story which has now been widely reported.

Faculty Shaken by Revelations of Failed...

In light of the American Studies Association’s boycott of Israel, here’s some encouraging news. It sounds like these CSU students are having a great time studying in Israel.

Dave Bender of Jewish Journal reports.

CSU students give Israel high marks

Students from California State University (CSU) on a reinstituted year-long program at the University...

Well, that’s one way for a school to deal with the higher ed bubble.

John Pope of the Times Picayune reports.

Loyola University’s deficit could be trimmed by $2 million, thanks to buyout program

Loyola University’s $7.5 million deficit could be reduced by about $2 million, based on preliminary information from the program to...

Hopefully, the people committing these offenses will be identified and punished accordingly.

The Huffington Post reports. Hat tip to Weasel Zippers.

UNC Professor Receiving Death Threats For Revealing Athletes’ Low Reading Levels (VIDEO)

North Carolina has been in an academic crisis mode for more than three years.

An NCAA investigation into the football program in...

In a new column at the Washington Post, George Will explains how college degrees will differ in value in the near future.

America’s broken bootstraps

Today, the dominant distinction defining socioeconomic class is between those with and without college degrees. Graduates earn 70 percent more than those with only high school diplomas. In...

Sounds like the university’s administration is making up its own laws.

Awr Hawkins of Breitbart reports.

University of Florida Sued over Anti-Gun Policies

On January 10th, Florida Carry, Inc. filed a complaint against the University of Florida (UF) “seeking a permanent injunction to protect the rights of students, faculty, and the public from the...

Democrats love to say that they’re all about choice until you want to choose your school, of course. Good for Eric Cantor for defending this issue.

Stephanie Simon and Maggie Severns of Politico report.

Eric Cantor vows fierce protection of school choice

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor vowed Wednesday to protect and promote school...

There are some conservatives who cause the media to flip out no matter what they do or say. Ted Cruz is at the top of that list.

Mark Whittington of the Examiner writes.

Ted Cruz causes media uproar with scholarly Harvard Law Review essay

It is a rare occurrence that an essay in The...

Richard Vedder and Christopher Denhart have written a new piece for the Wall Street Journal which seeks to predict how the end will come.

Richard Vedder and Christopher Denhart: How the College Bubble Will Pop

The American political class has long held that higher education is vital to individual and national success. The...

This woman means business. I hope the folks on this board were listening carefully.

Nathan Harden, editor of The College Fix reports.

Mom Destroys Common Core Curriculum With Passionate Speech (VIDEO)

The new “Common Core” curriculum standards have been widely criticized for being poorly designed and overcomplicated. It’s the latest ham-handed and heavy-handed government...

Last month we brought you a report about Professor Patti Adler who found herself at the center of controversy over a classroom prostitution skit. She’s now headed back into the classroom. Andrew Johnson of National Review reports.

Professor to Return to Classroom after Having TAs Dress like ‘Whores’ for Lesson

A University of...

Paul Caron of the TaxProfBlog points to an interesting study that breaks down the best law schools ranked by religion.

Religious Law School Rankings

We first identified the 52 law schools that are affiliated with a religious faith. We then gathered detailed information from the schools and from other sources. We also gathered...

As you’ll see in the video below, the US could do just fine without the DOE.

Perhaps better.

Downsize the Department of Education

The Department of Education operates a wide range of subsidy programs for elementary and secondary schools. The aid and related federal regulations have not generally lifted academic achievement. The department also...

Joseph Cohn of The FIRE seems to think so and he writes about it at Real Clear Policy. Let’s hope he’s right.

A New Year for Student Rights

We would like to think of American universities as the first place where young adults come into their full freedom — rationally run institutions where...

The Nation is a publication of the politically correct, whiny and dull progressive left. Their writer Dave Zirin must feel right at home there.

The Florida State Seminoles: The Champions of Racist Mascots

It’s easy to oppose the name of the Washington Redskins and call for owner Dan Snyder to change his beloved...

Anyone who’s surprised, raise your hand. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.

Under Obama, Youth Misery Index Hits All-Time High

A Youth Misery Index that measures young Americans’ woes has skyrocketed under President Barack Obama and hit an all-time high.

The index, released Wednesday, was calculated by adding youth unemployment...

Maybe New York University should leave public parks alone.

Christie Smythe of Bloomberg reports.

New York University Expansion Plan Blocked by Judge

New York University was blocked by a state judge from beginning much of a 2 million-square-foot expansion in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood.

State Supreme Court Justice Donna M. Mills in Manhattan ruled yesterday...

Of course, if you can’t get tenure you can always get a real job.

Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Tenure and Incompetence

Want your colleagues to remain effective teachers and researchers after tenure? Then prioritize quality over quantity in publishing during the tenure process, avoid collegiality as a tenure criterion and make...

This story got a lot of play in the blogosphere last weekend but I’m posting it here in case you missed it.

College students beware. Rolling Stone used to be a music magazine but lately it looks more like a communist newsletter.

Five Economic Reforms Millennials Should Be Fighting For

Guaranteed jobs, universal basic...

Professor Larry J. Sabato is well known for his political predictions and if this recent article in Politico is accurate, Democrats should be concerned.

Republicans Really Could Win It All This Year

Another midterm election beckons, and over the next 10 months we’ll see headlines about a thousand supposedly critical developments—the “game changers”...

Joseph Asch of Dartblog asks a question that many Dartmouth students have probably wondered to themselves.

Why Do We Cost More Than Brown?

The answer to today’s quiz will be easy for longtime readers, but play along anyways, please. How expensive is it to run Brown University as compared to Dartmouth?

Brown now has...