Perhaps the Brown students who shouted down Ray Kelly could learn a lesson from the students at Furman who listened to a speech from a truly divisive figure last week.
Alec Torres of National Review reports.
Jesse Jackson Calls U.S. ‘Land of the Free and Home of the Genocide’ in Hateful Tirade
Jesse Jackson...
We recently examined what happens when professors quit. Now Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow of the New York Times writes of frustrated academics finding new work after academia.
The Repurposed Ph.D.
Finding Life After Academia — and Not Feeling Bad About It
ON a recent Sunday afternoon, a monthly meeting convened around a long table in a...
Paul Caron of the TaxProfBlog provides a follow up report on some serious allegations at Case Western.
More Sordid Allegations Against Case Western Law School Dean
Following up on my previous post, Case Western Law Prof Sues Dean for Retaliation for Reporting Sexual Harassment of Students and Staff:
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Former Case Western Reserve...
How does a school keep it’s accreditation after issuing phony diplomas?
Rob Port of the Say Anything blog reports.
Dickinson State University Hangs On To Accreditation
Per the press release below sent out by Dickinson State University, the Higher Learning Commission has removed sanctions related to the university issuing hundreds of phony diplomas.
Which should...
Earlier this week, we reported on the shameful protest of NYC police commissioner Ray Kelly at Brown University.
Yesterday, we reported that Brown has entered damage control mode.
Now Greg Gutfeld of The Five weighs in.
Watch the whole thing.
Boy, colleges and universities are giving out honorary doctorates to just about anyone these days.
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
Alec Baldwin on Short List for Honorary Doctorate at GWU
Alec Baldwin is on the short list to receive an honorary doctorate from George Washington University next spring, The College Fix...
You can’t blame the families of victims for taking this fight all the way to Virginia’s highest court. Read the full report below.
Allie Grasgreen of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Virginia Tech Ruling Reversed
In a decision overturning last year’s jury verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit against the state, the Virginia Supreme Court...
We have reported on the dissolving interest in study of the humanities. As students still struggle to find gainful employment, the news continues to worsen.
Tamar Lewin reports for The New York Times.
As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry
STANFORD, Calif. — On Stanford University’s sprawling campus, where a long palm-lined drive...
At least there’s one university president who’s willing to tell today’s college students the truth.
David Cook of The Christian Science Monitor reports.
Health-care law: ‘Raw deal’ for the young, says Purdue President Mitch Daniels
As Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was being grilled on Capitol Hill about the troubled launch of...
The College Republicans of Saint Louis University invited Scott Brown to speak on campus but the school kept the event from happening by incorrectly citing a ridiculous rule about their tax exempt status.
There is a dangerous double standard for free speech happening on American campuses right now. I cannot understand for...
Earlier this week, Brown University students and residents of Providence shamed the school by shouting down NYC police commissioner Ray Kelly.
The Brown administration has acknowledged the public relations disaster created by this week’s disgraceful protest by holding an impromptu forum hosted by university president Christina Paxson.
Charlotte Bruce Harvey of Brown’s alumni...
Alyssa Farah of Accuracy in Academia reports that college aged people are also losing health plans and looking at higher premiums under Obamacare. Young Americans for Liberty is documenting individual stories.
Young Americans Lose Health Care
WASHINGTON, DC— Millions of Americans have received notifications from their insurance providers that their policies are being...
This is amazing news. Who knew a college could ban the use of an entire alphabet?
The FIRE reports.
Dixie State University Bans an Alphabet, Tells Women They Can’t Use Greek Letters in Club Name
ST. GEORGE, Utah, October 30, 2013—Nineteen female Dixie State University students are being forced to fight their own school for the right to...
If you needed definitive proof that absolutely no one understands Obamacare, here you go. A university is now offering a grad course on the subject.
Red Alert Politics reports via the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Obamacare enrollment so difficult it gets its own grad course
Enrolling in Obamacare may be more difficult than...
If you missed the shameful display put on by some students at Brown University this week, you can read a comprehensive report at Legal Insurrection.
As a follow-up, we recommend reading this post from Minding the Campus by Heather Mac Donald.
The Blissfully Unaware Hecklers at Brown
The nauseating combination of ignorance, self-righteousness, entitlement,...
This entertaining and creepy compilation is brought to you by Katie Jones of The College Fix.
Haunted Halloween: A Spooky Round Up Of Campus Ghost Stories
A college campus is a great place for a ghost story to take root. From library stacks to lecture halls, universities are targets for students and locals alike to get their...
Money acquired through the slave trade has sometimes been whispered about as Brown University’s dirty secret. A new book examines those ties to Brown and Dartmouth.
Joseph Asch of Dartblog reports.
Slaves at Dartmouth
The New York Times has published a laudatory review of a new book, Ebony and Ivy, on the relationship of...
Budget cuts and decreased enrollment may cause Elizabeth City State University, one of 17 UNC campuses, to limit courses of study.
Ry Rivard of Inside Higher Ed reports.
The End of History?
One of the 17 University of North Carolina campuses could stop offering degrees in physics, history...
Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite is a religion blogger for the Washington Post. She’s also a professor. Let’s look at her bio page from the WaPo.
Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite – Professor, Chicago Theological Seminary – Former president of Chicago Theological Seminary (1998-2008), Thistlethwaite is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
Now that...
The video below is part of an internet based series called Afterburner with Bill Whittle of PJ Media. If you don’t watch it regularly, you should because it’s outstanding.
In this episode, Bill Whittle discusses Common Core, an education curriculum program championed by liberal progressives which we’ve addressed before at College Insurrection.
Be...
Money doesn’t erase memories of abuse but hopefully it will give these people a chance to start over.
Mark Scolforo of The Houston Chronicle reports.
Penn State: 26 people get $59.7M over Sandusky
Penn State said Monday it is paying $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the...
Stupidity, political correctness and groupthink rear their ugly heads in Amherst once again.
Lori Stabile of Mass Live reports. Hat tip to Weasel Zippers.
Cancellation of Afrobeat band Shokazoba at Hampshire College’s Hampshire Halloween creates controversy
Shokazoba’s cancellation from the Hampshire Halloween event Friday night at Hampshire College, after one band member said they...
