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Penn State suspends invasive health survey for faculty

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Posted by    Monday, September 23, 2013 at 11:00am

We have reported on Penn State’s invasive health survey for faculty and the penalties they would face if they refused to comply.

Now, Natasha Singer of the New York Times reports that the school has suspended the policy.

Health Plan Penalty Ends at Penn...

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UCSF fundraiser says Obamacare ‘non-believers’ should be denied healthcare

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Posted by    Monday, September 23, 2013 at 8:00am

Twitchy.com reports that a woman who works in the fundraising department at the University of California, San Francisco has written some venomous tweets about ‘non-believers’ in Obamacare.

Unhinged: UCSF fundraiser wishes death on all Obamacare ‘nonbelievers’; Nick Searcy shreds

The soulless and morally bankrupt Left is sickly at it again. As Twitchy reported,...

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Hillsdale Student says Conservatism Needs Punk Rock

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Posted by    Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 3:30pm

Conner Dwinell is a student at Hillsdale College and a writer for The College Conservative. In a new post, he suggests that conservatism needs punk rock. I couldn’t agree more.

Conservatism Needs… Punk Rock?

It has become inevitable.  Conservatism needs a new face and it appears that Republican leaders, despite their efforts, are...

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Scholars at UNC Chapel Hill Claim Republicans Want To Harm Black Women, Kill Kids

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Posted by    Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 12:30pm

The hate filled rhetoric of the left is truly out of control on some college campuses.

Ben Smith of The College Fix reports.

Scholars: Republicans Want To Harm Black Women, Kill Kids, Destroy Schools and Take U.S. Hostage

CHAPEL HILL – Abortion safety laws make it “more dangerous for the black woman’s body.” Republican...

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U. Portland student attends college with help from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

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Posted by    Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 9:30am

Here’s a heartwarming story you won’t hear from the liberal media. Clarence Thomas is helping a young woman he met attend college. And she’s a Democrat.

Casey Parks of The Oregonian reports.

University of Portland student gets help, inspiration from controversial Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Some of Dakota Garza’s classmates plan to protest...

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Brave Conservative Harvard Student Puts Bush/Cheney Sticker on his Laptop

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Posted by    Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 3:30pm

If this kid has a decent voice he’s probably going to have a successful career in talk radio. I love this story.

Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.

Harvard Student Picks Fights With Bush/Cheney Campaign Sticker

Harvard University student John “Jack” Kocsis has received some eyerolls and sneers from peers this month after...

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Wisconsin Art Teacher’s first graders just happen to draw anti Scott Walker pictures

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Posted by    Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 12:30pm

The teacher actually claims that her first and second grade students came up with horrible drawings of Scott Walker on their own.

Uh huh. Sure.

Ryan Ekvall of the Wisconsin Reporter has the story.

Madison elementary art teacher posts students’ anti-Walker cartoons

MADISON — Some kindergartners, first-graders and second-graders in Madison public schools are apparently...

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Kansas Journalism Prof. who wished death on NRA children suspended

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Posted by    Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 8:00am

Yesterday, we reported on Kansas journalism professor David Guth who wished death on children of NRA members.

Katherine Timpf of Campus Reform is now reporting that Guth has been suspended.

‘Disgraceful:’ University suspends prof who hoped for murder of NRA children

Administrators at the University of Kansas have suspended the journalism professor who suggested...

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Political Diversity Included in New Non-Discrimination Policy at U. Colorado

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Posted by    Friday, September 20, 2013 at 5:00pm

This isn’t perfect but it’s a step in the right direction. Kudos to the University of Colorado.

Brittany Anas of the Daily Camera reports.

CU adds political affiliation, gender identity to nondiscrimination policy

In a kumbaya moment Tuesday, the University of Colorado Board of Regents voted 8-0 to approve a resolution that expands the...

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New Obamacare ad Aimed at College Students Will Haunt Your Dreams

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Posted by    Friday, September 20, 2013 at 2:00pm

Mind you, this isn’t a pro-Obamacare ad, it’s an anti-Obamacare ad which obviously seeks to educate college students about the downsides of the Affordable Care Act.

Chris Moody of Yahoo News is clearly on the side of the Obama administration but he makes a valid point about the scary tone of the...

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Victor Davis Hanson Examines the Decline of Higher Ed

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Posted by    Friday, September 20, 2013 at 8:00am

Victor Davis Hanson is one of the most revered conservative thinkers in America today and for good reason. In a new article at National Review, he absolutely skewers everything that’s going wrong with higher education.

Hat tip to Ace of Spades HQ.

The Decline of College

For the last 70 years, American higher education...

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Liberal Profs at Purdue Plan Howard Zinn ‘Read-In’

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Posted by    Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 6:30pm

As we’ve reported, leftist historian Howard Zinn is the hero of Hollywood and the academic left. Now that Mitch Daniels, a conservative, is running Purdue and had the audacity to challenge the teachings of...

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13 Tips for Jobless College Grads Living at Home

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Posted by    Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 3:30pm

Megan McArdle of Bloomberg offers some genuine common sense advice in this article.

13 Tips for Jobless Grads on Surviving the Basement Years

1. You need to take a job, any job. Every time you leave your house, or otherwise make contact with the real world, you create opportunities for something good to...

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Dear College Grads: Do NOT bring your parents to a job interview

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Posted by    Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 12:30pm

I can’t believe that anyone would even think of bringing a parent or parents to a job interview but according to a new report at the Wall Street Journal via The Blaze, this actually happens.

College grads now bringing mom and dad to job interviews?

The Wall Street Journal recently reported:

A 2012 survey...

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Pervy creep gets banned from UNC Greensboro for touching women’s feet

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Posted by    Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 9:30am

Too bad none of the women he assaulted kicked him in the face.

FOX WGHP reports.

Man banned from UNCG campus for touching women’s feet

UNC-Greensboro Campus Police have banned a man from campus after they say he crawled under tables in the library computer lab and started feeling women’s feet.

UNCG Police arrested and...

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Five ways to use Twitter in a college classroom

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 5:00pm

Professors may frown on the use of iPhones during class but a new report via the Modern Educator blog has some useful suggestions for Twitter in the classroom.

5 Ways to Use Twitter in the College Classroom

Tweeting in Class
Some educators are opening up to the idea that social media can improve student...

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Harvard appoints first vice provost for ‘advances in learning’

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 2:00pm

Alternate title: Harvard creates pointless new high paying job for administrator.

Carl Straumsheim of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Vice Provost of Experimentation

Harvard University on Monday became the latest elite institution that will seek to organize its online education offerings with the creation of a high-ranking administrative position. Although not a widespread practice, early...

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College removes statue after naked students try to reproduce Miley Cyrus video

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 11:00am

Has higher education actually sunk this low? Yes. Yes, it has.

John Boone of E Online reports.

Michigan University Removes Pendulum Statue After Naked Students Used It to Recreate Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” Video

Miley Cyrus, the tongue-flicking “deamon” who forced your young children to watch her use “a foam finger like a dildo...

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Texas High School textbook presents distorted view of the Second Amendment

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 8:00am

You may have heard that liberals are trying to turn Texas into a blue state. Don’t you think they would start with something they control? Like say, education?

Hat tip to Instapundit.

This High School is Using an AP History Book That Rewr...

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Far Left Socialist to Speak at Catholic Seattle University

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 5:00pm

Has anyone else noticed that we keep hearing about far left speakers at conservative schools but never conservatives speaking at liberal schools?

The College Fix reports.

Pro-Choice, Pro-Gay Marriage Socialist To Speak At C...

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Converse College to slash tuition by 43% next year

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 2:00pm

Cutting tuition has worked out pretty well for some schools so it’s no wonder other colleges are following suit.

Scott Carlson of the Chronicle of Higher Education has the story.

Converse College Will Slash Tuition Next Year

Converse College announced on Tuesday that it would become the latest college to slash its tuition, in...

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Video: College students say women should have more abortions

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 11:00am

College Insurrection recently reported that pro-life students are taking on Planned Parenthood on campus. Not soon enough, apparently.

Kristan Hawkins of Life News reports.

Shocking Video: College Students Say “Women Need to Have More Abortions”

Students for Life’s Planned Parenthood Project has just started our 2nd week, and we are heading to Michigan right...

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