How does a person with the education of a college professor think this is an appropriate message for students?
Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed has the story.
‘Students of Color Only’
A Texas Christian University professor reached out in an e-mail to a group of students he deemed to be “of color” to...
Here’s something to remember the nest time someone at Harvard starts talking about economic justice.
Jodi Kantor of the New York Times reports.
Class Is Seen Dividing Harvard Business School
Is class a more divisive issue at Harvard Business School than gender?
As soon as new students arrive, they are expected to write checks of...
How exactly is using a ‘Sugar Daddy’ different from prostitution?
Timothy Dionisopoulos of Campus Reform reports.
VIDEO: 68 percent of ASU students would use Sugar Daddy, ask them to pay for “boobs, alcohol, condoms”
A recent poll of 900 Arizona State University (ASU) students revealed that 68 percent would use a “sugar daddy,” with...
In the aftermath of the destruction of a 9/11 memorial at Middlebury College, the school’s staff council has issued an official statement denouncing the act.
Middlebury’s blog has the statement.
September 11th incident – Staff Council statement
The Middlebury College Staff Council recently sent this email to all Middlebury College staff:
Members...
The workshop in question took place on 9/11. Isn’t that just lovely?
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
USC Student Workshop: White Males are Privileged and Cops are Racist
Students at the private University of Southern California spent the evening of 9/11 at an action-packed workshop held at the “Ground Zero” theater during...
Andrew Breitbart always said the key to shifting America’s political landscape is in the culture. In a way, I think that’s what Shelby Tankersley is getting at in this new post from Intercollegiate Review.
When Young Conservatives Meet Hipsters
I, like many young conservatives, have a complicated relationship with the hipster lifestyle. I...
The destruction of the 9/11 memorial at Middlebury College was motivated in part by claims that the land belongs to the Abenaki Tribe but tribal leaders have rebuked the incident.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.
Native American tribe calls protesters who destroyed 9/11 memorial ‘disgusting’
The protesters who uprooted a 9/11 memorial...
The recent disgraceful attack on General David Petraeus by CUNY students was organized in part by Communist groups.
Sterling Beard of National Review reports.
Communist Groups Helped Organize Petraeus Protest
Protests against General David Petraeus Monday by CUNY students were organized by an ad hoc committee that includes several Communist groups.
A leaflet for the protests, which...
That question is addressed directly in a new post by Richard Vedder at Minding the Campus.
Is the University of Virginia Going Private?
It was bound to happen sooner or later: an important committee at the University of Virginia (UVA) has recommended the de facto privatization of the institution. Specifically, “The University of...
Sister Simone Campbell may be a nun but she approves of the HHS mandate in Obamacare and has even appeared on the Colbert Report. She’s slated to give an address at Mount Marty College and the diocese of Sioux Falls doesn’t approve.
Dr. Susan Berry of Breitbart reports.
Sioux Falls Bishop Won’t Endorse...
Why? Because new restrictions on free speech might apply to them.
Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Requiring Civility
Push and pull between administrators and faculty unions during contract negotiations is to be expected. But some faculty members at the University of Oregon say administrators in their contr...
Blaming capitalism? Gee, where did these kids get that idea?
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
Anti-War College Protestors Blame Capitalism, American Imperialism for Possible Strike on Syria
Students at universities across the nation this week have come out against President Barack Obama’s plans to bomb Syria, and many largely blame capitalism and American...
By now, hopefully you’ve read William Jacobson’s explosive report on the race hoax at Oberlin. If that story was of interest to you, check out this post by Robert Paquette at See Thru Edu which probes Oberlin’s related history.
OBERLIN’S RACE-BASED McCARTHYISM
Oberlin College proudly proclaims on its website that from the time...
Twitchy.com reports that a student at Middlebury College in Vermont has destroyed a 9/11 memorial because she wanted ‘to start a dialogue about American imperialism.’
A lot of angry people are wondering exactly who was among the group that pulled nearly 3,000 American flags from the ground on the campus of Middlebury...
Walk into almost any bank in America and you’ll see a sign that says customers must remove sunglasses and clothing which obscures the face.
One college in England is taking that idea to campus.
Jess Denham of The Independent UK reports.
Birmingham college bans the burka
Religious veils have been banned at Birmingham Metropolitan College...
What’s the problem? I thought liberal academics liked change.
Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.
New Threat to Shared Governance
A meeting between the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and state legislators last week was designed mainly to find common ground in the wake of recent disputes over cash reserves. But discussions...
Absolutely vile. This man has taught at Harvard and Princeton.
Via Zip of Weasel Zippers who notes…
Kinda funny that only 21 people showed up for the “Million Muslim March” and one of them was Cornel West.
Here’s the video.
General Davis Petraeus is teaching at CUNY for a fee of one dollar. Do you think he needs this?
Do the dumb students harassing him realize that he has done more for American freedom than all of them combined?
Andrew Kirell of Mediaite reported.
WATCH: College Students Chase David Petraeus and Shout at Him...
Conservatives have always admired Hillsdale College for its commitment to Judeo-Christian values and its ability to thrive without federal assistance but as Spencer Irvine of Accuracy in Academia reports there are a lot of other reasons to like Hillsdale.
Hillsdale’s Other Milestones
Many know that Hillsdale College accepts no federal funds but fewer...
Are you having a rough day? Not as rough as the staff in the fundraising department at Centre College, trust me.
Bruce Schreiner of the AP reports, via Breitbart.
$250 million gift to Kentucky college withdrawn
A small Kentucky liberal arts college lost out on one of the largest gifts in U.S. higher education...
Those are some shocking numbers, aren’t they? Daniel K. Lautzenheiser of the American Enterprise Institute has written a lengthy piece on various aspects of higher education but here’s a key excerpt.
Getting more bang for our college bucks
The Golden State. California has been particularly ambitious in considering how MOOCs and other online...
Yesterday, College Insurrection reported that students at UC Berkeley are considering a “no confidence” vote on Janet Napolitano. Now, the plot thickens.
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
Student Activists Demand Napolitano Make UC System ‘Sanctuary For Undocumented Students’
Former Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano hasn’t even officially begun her job yet as...
