The federal government just finished investigating a small group of colleges over a misunderstanding. It’s interesting that the investigation wasn’t widely reported before now.
Eric Hoover of the Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
In Wake of Federal Probe, ‘a Chilling Effect’ on Talk of Student-Aid Reform
The U.S. Department of Justice has ended its...
Ben Nelson is a man with a dream and as the founder of the Minerva Project, he’s got some high profile backers.
Ben Nelson: The Man Who Would Overthrow Harvard
‘If you think as we do,” says Ben Nelson, “Harvard’s the world’s most valuable brand.” He doesn’t mean only in higher education. “Our...
We recently reported that lower enrollment is going to hit small schools the hardest but it turns out the economy is affecting America’s top colleges as well.
Beth Braverman of The Week reports.
Why students are rejecting America’s top colleges
While tuition, room, and board have always been considerations in deciding which college to...
How exactly does a pro-abortion group fit in on the campus of a Catholic university? Furthermore, if you feel so strongly about abortion, why would you go to a Catholic School?
The College Fix reports.
Catholic University Condones Pro-Abortion Student Group
TFP Student Action has launched a petition against the Catholic University of San Diego...
We recently reported that Penn State is planning to charge smokers and others on their faculty more for health insurance. Now let’s take a closer look at the invasive questions faculty members are forced to answer on WebMD as part of the school’s new health policy.
Matthew Woessner of The Patriot...
Paul E. Peterson is a professor of government at Harvard University. In a recent op-ed at the Wall Street Journal, Peterson had few kinds words for Obama.
Paul E. Peterson: The Obama Setback for Minority Education
Should federally mandated school accountability and testing requirements be abandoned? With Congress actively considering a major revision...
We recently covered the “holistic” methods used by some college admissions officers. Now Michael Barone has written a piece on the subject for National Review which is well worth your time.
Cheating at Colleges — by Admissions Officers
What is the most intellectually dishonest profession around? My nomination: the admissions officers at highly...
Can’t afford law school? No problem! Just go to Georgetown and get a law degree on the taxpayers’ dime.
Dylan Matthews of the Washington Post reports.
How Georgetown Law gets Uncle Sam to pay its students’ bills
Did you know that you can go to Georgetown Law absolutely free of charge? No, really. If you...
Conner Dwinnell of the College Conservative has a suggestion for fixing America’s entitlement problem, look to Ronald Reagan.
The Reagan Model Fix to Our Entitlement Culture
If there’s one thing that’s sapping the life out of our economy, it’s the rapidly spreading, virus-like entitlement mentality. When did the American dream change from “even...
Too bad Colorado Christian University can’t just be exempted from Obamacare. You know, like the members of congress who passed the law.
Andrew Evans of the Washington Free Beacon reports.
Christian College Re-Files Lawsuit Challenging Obamacare Contraception Mandate
A Christian college in Colorado reopened its lawsuit on Wednesday against the Department of Health and...
It’s almost like the government is trying to create more low information voters. Almost.
Anne D. Neal of National Review reports.
NAEP ‘Indefinitely Postpones’ Tests of U.S. History and Civics
Haley Strauss of the Heartland Institute picks up on an important, overlooked development:
The National Assessment of Educational Progress exams in civics, U.S. history, and...
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s friends from UMass-Dartmouth faced a judge and the music today.
John R. Ellement of The Boston Globe reports.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college friends indicted
Two former UMass-Dartmouth students with ties to Boston Marathon terror bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were indicted today on obstruction of justice charges for allegedly trying to impede the Boston...
College grads can’t find jobs and their parents can’t afford to pay their tuition. The writing is on the wall and it isn’t good news.
Chris Denhart of Forbes reports.
How The $1.2 Trillion College Debt Crisis Is Crippling Students, Parents And The Economy
Total Student Loan Debt: $1 Trillion
Two-thirds, that’s right, two-thirds of...
The Center for American Progress recently held a joint meeting on education with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. You can probably guess the rest.
Spencer Irvine of Accuracy in Academia reports.
Progressive Education Sans Data
Progressives always want conservatives to “move beyond ideology” but never budge from their own.
Last week, the Center for American...
We recently told you about Geoffrey Miller, a professor from the University of New Mexico who came under fire for telling overweight Ph.D students not to apply.
Miller is now facing censure from his university.
Lauren Ingeno of Inside Higher Ed reports.
#Penalty
Geoffrey Miller, a psychology professor, has been censured by the University of...
As College Insurrection recently reported, there is a war going on at Purdue over leftist historian Howard Zinn.
Michael Bradley of The College Fix reports the latest news.
Intelligent Design vs. Howard Zinn: A Case Study in Academic Double Standards and Hypocrisy
Purdue and Ball State universities, nestled roughly 100 miles apart in central...
Anyone who thinks a course devoted to Dracula is a waste of time should read the classic novel by Bram Stoker before voicing any criticism. It’s not Twilight, folks.
Kara Mason of The College Fix notes that the course is incredibly popular among students.
Public University Devotes Course to Dracula
Nowadays, vampires are everywhere:...
We recently told you about the dumbest questions you might see on a college application but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take the process seriously.
CBS MoneyWatch has compiled a list of mistakes you should strive to avoid as you fill out a college application.
7 college application mistakes to avoid
The newest version...
College Insurrection recently published a post about college professors who aren’t retiring. Now one professor from Penn. State is stepping down and he wants other retirement age professors to follow suit.
Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Retiring His ‘Boomer Butt’
Study after study shows that baby-boomer professors aren’t retiring. Between the hits...
The Princeton Review’s annual rankings of colleges and universities has named Alabama’s Auburn University as America’s most conservative school.
Timothy Dionisopoulos of Campus Reform reports.
Auburn University the most conservative school in nation, according to the Princeton Review
Auburn University has the most conservative student body of any college in...
No one knows exactly what the “creed” will be yet but as Juliana DeVries of The Fire points out, making pledges to creeds threatens the freedom of students.
Purdue Plans to Invite Freshman to Pledge Themselves to ‘Creed’
Kathy Mayer writes for the July/August issue of the Purdue Alumnus magazine that a new...
In a new op-ed for USA Today, Professor Glenn Reynolds points out that not everyone needs to go to college and that the debt associated with higher education can damage lives.
For some, college not worth the debt: Column
Is college for everyone? That’s pretty much the conventional wisdom today, but I don’t...
