Anyone familiar with Amherst College knows this is going to be an uphill battle.
Katrin Marquez of The College Fix reports.
Bringing Conservatism Back To Amherst College
A student-led, conservative counter-culture movement at Amherst College is in full swing.
Tucked away in a rural valley in Massachusetts lies Amherst College, a small yet venerable...
Finally, a professor who gets it and he’s a Democrat too!
Awr Hawkins of Breitbart reports.
Democrat Professor: Gun Control Is Not Good Public Policy
Last week, Quinnipiac University economist Mark Gius faced accusations of possessing a “political agenda” following his study which showed the failures of gun c...
Writing at National Review, Victor Davis Hanson suggests that the relationship between colleges and American society has changed and that higher ed now deserves more scrutiny.
The Outlaw Campus
Two factors have so far shielded the American university from the sort of criticism that it so freely levels aga...
In a new piece at Forbes, Todd Hixon suggests it’s time for serious reform in American higher education. I’m sure many people agree with him.
Higher Education Is Now Ground Zero For Disruption
Why? US Higher Ed has a product that does not work, ridiculous costs, and an antiquated business model. For many...
We can’t have college students hearing chants at sporting events that might offend their delicate sensibilities, can we?
Christopher White of the College Fix reports.
Longtime MU Fan Chants Deemed Offensive, Banned From Arena
“Scum, scum, scum – go back to where you’re from . . .” is a chant th...
Harry Belafonte, who used to be known for his music, in recent years has repeatedly lashed out at the Tea Party, urged Obama to be more like a dictator and sung the praises of Hugo Chavez.
He hardly seems like an appropriate choice to celebrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther...
Yesterday, we linked to a piece by Eric Owens in which he reported that the Daily Caller was being blocked from covering the MLA convention.
Now, he is reporting that the Jewish News Service is also being blocked.
Now Modern Language Association bans Jewish wire service from anti-Israel rant session
It turns out that...
Libby A. Nelson of Politico has written a new piece which examines the trend of politicians making the switch to higher education.
Universities hire politician presidents
Mitch Daniels self-deprecatingly describes himself as a freshman in higher education. If that’s the case, Janet Napolitano is his classmate.
The former Indiana governor and former secretary of...
Gabriel Kahn of Slate reports that Southern New Hampshire University has dramatically expanded its student body and revenue through an active online learning program.
The Amazon of Higher Education
Five years ago, Southern New Hampshire University was a 2,000-student private school struggling against declining enrollment, poor name recognition, and teetering finances.
Today, it’s the...
It seems the left wing organization doesn’t want any honest reportage of their activities.
The Daily Caller’s Eric Owens has the story.
Modern Language Association’s fascist douchebags outlaw The Daily Caller from convention
The Daily Caller has been banned from the convention of the Modern Language Association (MLA), an annual showcase for academic douchebags.
TheDC...
On Sunday, the editorial board of the New York Post chose as its subject, a recent report from Moody’s Investors Service.
Moody’s wake-up call to colleges
It wasn’t so long ago Occupy Wall Street was putting faces to people holding up signs listing the staggering amounts of debt they owed from their college...
Megan McArdle has the answer to that question.
Can’t Get Tenure? Then Get a Real Job
The last few days have seen the eruption, among academic bloggers, of a tense discussion over tenure. These discussions have been going on for a while, of course, as the situation for newly minted PhDs keeps getting...
Glenn Reynolds has written an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal that you should definitely check out.
Degrees of Value: Making College Pay Off
In the field of higher education, reality is outrunning parody. A recent feature on the satire website the Onion proclaimed, “30-Year-Old Has Earned $11 More Than He Would Have...
We recently reported that gender neutral bathrooms are coming soon to a college near you.
Here you go, Texas. Carol Christian of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Student group pushes for transgender bathrooms at University of Houston-Downtown
When a transgender person is still in the transition process, using a public restroom can be uncomfortable or...
We recently highlighted a piece suggesting that personal finance should be a core requirement. A new report from Eric Owens of The Daily Caller seems to reinforce that idea.
Claim: 40 percent of student loan debtors have no clue if they received mandatory loan counseling
America’s collective student loan debt exceeded $1 trillion...
How to ruin your college career in two easy steps. 1. Manufacture drugs in your dorm room. 2. Get caught.
College Fix editor Nathan Harden reports.
Police Discover Ecstasy Factory in College Dorm
Arizona police have discovered an illegal narcotics manufacturing operation in an unexpected place–a college dorm room.
Detectives say the suspect in the...
Prior to reading this report from Cheryl K. Chumley of the Washington Times, I wasn’t even aware that there was a university in Benghazi.
It will be interesting to see if this story is ignored by the media. They don’t have a good record on stories about Benghazi.
American basketball players arrested at...
Loyola student Matthew Lamb has written a new post for the College Conservative that’s worth your time.
Why the Tea Party scares liberals
Let’s face it: the Tea Party has liberals scared. If the Tea Party was dying and ineffective, then liberals wouldn’t spend so much time attacking us. So why are liberals...
Yikes! Last month we reported that multiple college campuses are dealing with meningitis outbreaks.
The College Fix provides this alarming report.
Meningitis Outbreak: Freshman Has Both Feet Amputated at UCSB (VIDEO)
A freshman lacrosse player at the University of California Santa Barbara had both feet and part of his leg amputated after he contracted...
Check out this hilarious picture from Paul Caron of the TaxProfBlog.
The recommendation in the sign is for children but I can think of a few adults who would benefit from the same lesson.
Students at UWA better not send any “harsh” texts or emails.
Samantha Harris of The FIRE blog reports.
Speech Code of the Month: University of West Alabama
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for January 2014: the University of West Alabama (UWA).
The University of West Alabama has a new policy prohibiting “Cyberbullying...
Will Oremus of Slate provides a report on a new site that tracks thesis topics of college students. You’ll laugh and maybe cry when you read some of them.
College Students’ Thesis Topics Are Hilarious, Depressing
Enter lolmythesis.com, a Tumblr started by a Harvard senior procrastinating on her own undergraduate thesis. The blog...
