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U. Toronto students protest prof. who won’t teach woman authors

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 2:00pm

Well that didn’t take long. Yesterday we brought you the story of Professor David Gilmour who refuses to teach books by women or Chinese authors. Students are already protesting him.

Chris Kitching of CTV News reports.

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College Students Given Misinformation on Obamacare from Obama Speechwriter

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 11:00am

Obama’s team of propagandists are taking their message directly to the college crowd.

Katherine Rodriguez of The College Fix reports.

Obama Speechwriter Misinforms College Students About Obamacare

WASHINGTON D.C. – President Barack Obama’s former speechwriter channeled Obama’s rhetorical tactics recently when he told a roomful of college students that people who know the least about ...

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Duke prof. thinks America just as racist today as 1960’s

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 8:00am

Sounds like someone’s living in the past but it isn’t the American people.

Bryn Morgan of The Dartmouth has the story.

Professor discusses covert racism

Though racism is more covert today, blacks are subject to the same prejudice as they were in the 1960s, Duke University sociology professor Eduardo B...

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Conservative speaker against gay marriage draws huge crowd at Boston College

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 3:30pm

I’m amazed that they even let this guy speak on campus.

The College Fix reports

Ryan T. Anderson’s, ‘A Case Against Gay Marriage,’ Draws Huge Crowd at Boston College

Ryan T. Anderson of the Heritage Foundation has emerged as one of the primary voices of opposition to the movement to legalize same sex marriage...

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Stagnant SAT scores show many students are unprepared for college

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 12:30pm

You know what I bet would help solve this problem? Spending more money on education. Isn’t that the liberal solution to everything?

Stephen Ceasar of LA Now reports.

SAT scores stagnant, many unprepared for college, officials say

The average SAT scores for the high school Class of 2013 remained stagnant from the previous year...

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U. Toronto Prof. won’t teach books written by women or Chinese authors

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 8:00am

This story should go over well with feminist activists on college campuses. I hope this professor has a good lawyer.

Liz Bury of The Guardian reports. Hat tip to Blazing Cat Fur.

Canadian author David Gilmour sparks furore over female writers

Toronto literature professor and Giller prize-longlisted author David Gilmour has found himself at...

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U. North Dakota shrinks enrollment by toughening admission standards

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Posted by    Friday, September 27, 2013 at 5:00pm

According to Rob Port of the Say Anything blog, this is an effort to increase dismal graduation rates at the school.

University Of North Dakota Says They’re Shrinking Enrollment With Tougher Admissions Standards

“The number of incoming freshmen decreased by 449 from last year for a total of 1,908 this fall,” reports the Grand...

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Providence College caves to whiny students and faculty, will allow gay marriage talk

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Posted by    Friday, September 27, 2013 at 2:00pm

Earlier this week, we reported that Providence College, a Catholic school, was not allowing a talk by a professor who is an advocate for gay marriage. The school has now given in to complaints from liberal students and faculty.

Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Who Can Speak at Providence?

Providence College announced...

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College’s no-gun policy somehow fails to keep gunman off campus

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Posted by    Friday, September 27, 2013 at 11:00am

It’s almost like this guy completely ignored all the “no guns on campus” signs. Can you believe it?

Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.

Campus’s no-guns policy fails to deter dangerous gunman, somehow

An armed criminal did the unthinkable at a North Carolina college late Tuesday night: he brought a weapon into a...

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U. Arizona to Launch Transgender Studies Program

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Posted by    Friday, September 27, 2013 at 8:00am

Here’s a new field of study that should help lots of college students find high paying jobs.

Katie Jones of The College Fix reports.

Public University To Launch Transgender Studies Program

Next fall, students at the University of Arizona will be able to pursue an education in transgender studies in an initiative billed as...

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Indiana prof. Defends Kansas prof. Who Wished Death on Children of NRA Members

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Posted by    Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 6:30pm

According to Indiana University journalism professor Christopher Lamb, Kansas University professor David Guth wasn’t wrong to wish death on children, he just picked the wrong shooting to criticize.

Ken Shepherd of News Busters reports.

Journalism Prof. Defends David Guth; He Simply Chose ‘Wrong Shooting’ to Argue His Point

According to one Christopher Lamb, Kansas...

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Obama’s Scorecard Plan for Higher-Ed Deserves an F

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Posted by    Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 3:30pm

Obama wants the federal government to rank colleges and universities now but as Shikha Dalmia of Reason points out, that plan is full of fail.

Hat tip to Instapundit.

Obama’s University Scorecard Plan Deserves an “F”

President Obama’s proposal to create a federal scorecard for universities in two years has critics upset. “Americans...

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Texas A&M Prof. calls Ted Cruz ‘Idiot’ over Filibuster

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Posted by    Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 12:30pm

This is funny because most people have acknowledged that Cruz’s speech wasn’t technically a filibuster. Who’s the real “idiot” here, professor?

The College Fix reports.

Texas Professor Calls Sen. Ted Cruz An ‘Idiot’ Over Filibuster

Texas A&M University Professor Danny Yeager on Tuesday called Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) an “idiot” and an obstructionist, describing the...

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Will Radical Campus Feminism Last Forever?

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Posted by    Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 9:30am

You may have seen a recent guest post we featured here at College Insurrection on the subject of misandry in academia.

Warren Farrell of Minding The Campus offers more perspective in a new essay.

Rigid Campus Feminism: Is It Forever?

Some 200 Canadian and American men’s activists will gather this Friday at the University...

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U. Michigan grad student housing is worst of both worlds, multiple roommates and very expensive

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 5:00pm

I suppose the grad students who are complaining about their new housing could just go to another school, but I see their point about the roommates and the cost.

Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.

‘Community of Scholars’

Graduate students typically don’t live in luxury, let alone in space that has intellectual goals....

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Video – Jesse Watters confronts prof. involved with ambush of David Petraeus

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 2:00pm

We recently reported that the student attack on General David Petraeus was organized in part by communist groups but apparently a professor at CUNY was also involved.

Jesse Watters of FOX News recently confronted the professor. Here’s the video.


 
 
 

College Student loses work hours over Obamacare, is forced to go on food stamps

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 11:00am

When this generation of voters figures out the false bill of goods they were sold, there’s going to be hell to pay.

Sarah Greek of the College Fix reports.

Full-Time to Food Stamps: Obamacare Hits The College Student

College students across the nation share with The College Fix how Obamacare has already hurt their...

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Providence College cancels prof’s gay marriage talk

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 8:00am

Some liberal news sites are outraged by this but at the end of the day, Providence College is a Catholic school and the Catholic Church doesn’t approve of gay marriage. Sorry.

Michelle R. Smith of the AP reports via Boston.com.

RI Catholic school nixes gay marriage prof’s talk

Providence College, a Roman Catholic school,...

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Moody Bible Institute lifts alcohol and tobacco ban for employees

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 5:00pm

This story brings me back to my Catholic school days where pretty much everyone smoked and drank.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey of Religion News Service reports.

Moody Bible Institute drops alcohol and tobacco ban for employees

The Chicago-based evangelical Moody Bible Institute has dropped its ban on alcohol...

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Naval Academy Prof. criticizes sexual assault policy, gets treated like sex offender

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 2:00pm

The PC thought police are everywhere, even the Naval Academy. Daniel Wise of the Washington Free Beacon reports.

Naval Academy Professor Sanctioned for Criticizing Sexual Assault Policies

A popular U.S. Naval Academy professor says he was unfairly temporarily suspended from teaching after two students complained about his criticism of the school’s sexual...

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Video – Baltimore Dad arrested for questioning Common Core at school meeting — charges later dropped

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 11:00am

This is a disturbing situation. A witness described the scene in an email she sent to Michelle Malkin.

“Parents, you need to question these people!:” Shock video of dad arrested at school meeting after challenging Common Core

I know you are vehemently against the Common Core standards that are being thrust upon our...

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Ohio State roommates discover another student living in their basement

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Posted by    Monday, September 23, 2013 at 5:00pm

This story is actually one of the plot points in Real Genius, one of the movies on College Insurrection’s top 10 college movies list.

Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports.

Ohio State roomies find random student secretly living in their basement

This fall, a group of engineering students at The Ohio State University...

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