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Madeline R. Conway of the Harvard Crimson reports.
Former Ph.D. Student Files Lawsuit Against University Seeking $10 Million for Royalties Dispute
Mark G. Charest, a former Harvard Ph.D. student, has filed a lawsuit against the University...
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central Schools tried to implement the school lunch program nutrition guidelines promoted by Michelle Obama as part of her anti-obesity campaign, but students voted with their stomachs, refused to buy the lunches, and the school system lost money.
Now the school system is cutting its losses. HT to The Daily Caller.
Here’s part of their ...
In a new piece at Accuracy in Academia, Roger Aronoff examines the argument over student loans and determines bigger doesn’t always equal better.
Big College Soaks Taxpayers
Rates on new subsidized federal student loans just doubled from 3.4% to 6.8% on July 1st, a fact that was met with dread, frustration, and, for...
In a new opinion piece for Campus Reform, Gabriella Hoffman points out that college is a waste of time and money for some.
OPINION: Going to college not all its cracked up to be
A new study from McKinsey & Company reveals that 45 percent of four-year college graduates now work jobs that...
Speaker Boehner has every right to single out Democrats on this issue. For a party that’s fond of rushing through legislation no one has even read, they sure have been dragging their feet on student loans.
Alexis Levinson of The Daily Caller reports.
Boehner excoriates Dems for student loan rate hikes
WASHINGTON — Congress...
If you were starting to think the geniuses at the Department of Education had not lost their minds, allow Brian Koenig to set your heart at rest.
Education Department Releases Pamphlet Regarding Pregnant Students
The U.S. Department of Education, under the guidance of ED Secretary Arne Duncan, has released a “Dear Colleague” letter ...
Any insurance company owner who is also a supporter of the Second Amendment could make a fortune right now by finding a way around this problem.
Steven Yaccino of The New York Times reports.
Schools Seeking to Arm Employees Hit Hurdle on Insurance
As more schools consider...
Formerly known as Peace College, William Peace University is expanding due to its willingness to adapt in tough times.
Jane S. Shaw of National Review reports.
The Little College that Could
I’m impressed by what used to be known as Peace College. It was a small women’s college near downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Two...
Jay Schalin of The Pope Center writes that objectivity is being replaced by subjectivity in higher education. Even fields like science are not immune to infections of politics.
The War Against Truth
In 1651, Englishman Thomas Hobbes described the lives of men as ”solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
That’s hardly the case today....
In a new post at Intercollegiate Review, writer Samuel Klee explores the changing nature of education and standards.
Why Bother with Classical Education?
My post on the increasing simplicity of high school texts sparked some debates this week on the tangled interwebs. Several people readily admitted that education standards have decreased over time,...
College Insurrection recently reported the murder of a college student in Egypt. Now it seems many college students are leaving the country.
Mary Beth Marklein of USA Today reports.
Many U.S. students in Egypt are leaving amid upheaval
U.S. college students in Egypt have left or are preparing to leave the country following the...
It’s sad to see such a religious organization ending its college outreach program when balance among the Orthodox, Conservative and Reform movements is needed.
Rabbi Menachem Creditor reports.
Sadly, Conservative Judaism’s lead ship is sinking fast
In February 1913, Rabbi Solomon Schechter founded the United Synagogue of America — which in 1991 became the United...
When it comes to jobs, there’s still no good news for the college aged crowd.
The College Fix reports.
Youth Unemployment Remains High at 16.1%
Job prospects for young people continue to flounder, according to the latest stats from the Dept. of Labor.
Generation Opportunity, a non-partisan youth advocacy organization, breaks down the jobs report...
I don’t know about you but I am so sick of liberal college students and professors who are too immature to handle the presence of someone with whom they disagree politically.
Barack Obama not only continued most of Bush’s policies, he expanded them. Do you think he would provoke this kind of...
Apparently, Christian colleges aren’t supposed to be good at teaching philosophy.
Malcolm A. Kline of Accuracy in Academia reports.
Philosophy Departments Avoid Resuscitation
A little bible college in Los Angeles may revive the, at best, moribund and musty discipline of philosophy and academic philosophers don’t like it one bit. “Surveys suggest that the philosophy...
Back in early June, College Insurrection first reported about Professor Geoffrey Miller who tweeted that fat Ph.D candidates need not apply. Miller claimed that the message was part of a research project but a review board isn’t buying that excuse.
Lauren Ingeno of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Review Board finds professor’s tweet was...
The College Fix points to a Washington Post story about Howard University. It seems as though the school’s financial status has come under scrutiny from within.
Academic Deans Allege ‘Financial Mismanagement’ at Howard University
The Washington Post reports that a group of academic deans at Howard University are publicly accusing the school’s top...
You may have seen the Harvard Salient profiled recently here at College Insurrection. I was perusing the site today and found this post about conservatives and libertarianism very interesting.
Conservatives and the New Libertarianism
It may be safely said that last week was the worst for the conservative coalition in some time, arguably...
Well that was fast. College Insurrection just reported this story. Don’t let anyone tell you The FIRE doesn’t get results.
Oliver Darcy of Campus Reform reports.
University reverses speech code following report from watchdog group calling it unconstitutional
The University of Central Arkansas (UCA) reversed part of its speech code on Wednesday after an...
The Obama administration has announced that it will delay the employer coverage mandate in Obamacare until 2015. What does that mean for higher education?
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.
An Extra Year
The surprising announcement Tuesday that the Obama administration is delaying for one year — until 2015 — a key requirement...
In a new column at USA Today, Professor Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit defends whistleblowers in the face of big government.
Don’t fear the leaker: Column
Ever since whistleblower Edward Snowden leaked information about the National Security Agency’s widespread — possibly illegal, even criminal — program of data collection and spying, we’ve heard a...
So let me ask the obvious question. If I find UCA’s speech codes annoying, have they just violated their own rule?
Samantha Harris of The FIRE reports.
Speech Code of the Month: University of Central Arkansas
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for July 2013: the University of Central Arkansas (UCA).
If you...
