In a recent piece at The Daily Beast, Nick Gillespie of Reason argued that the GOP can win the youth vote if they’re willing to embrace young people who lean libertarian.
To Win Millennials, the GOP Needs to Embrace Its Inner Libertarian
The under-30 crowd doesn’t think much of most Democrats, but it’s...
Americans have been paying a lot of attention to student loan rates lately but as KC Deane of the American Enterprise Institute points out, we may have bigger fish to fry.
In the student loan debate, let’s move beyond ‘Don’t double my rate’
Gather people in a room with a simple three-item agenda:...
Gee, who could have predicted that progressives would support the restriction of free speech on college campuses?
Joseph Cohn and William Creeley of The FIRE report.
ThinkProgress’ Defense of ‘Blueprint’ Misses the Mark
Earlier this week, ThinkProgress intern Kumar Ramanathan posted a blog entry on the organization’s website arguing that FIRE and others have...
It seems especially shocking that a thing like this would happen in Texas.
Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit reports.
Unreal!… Texas High School Officials Cut Mic on Valedictorian’s Speech on US Constitution (Video)
Unbelievable. What can they possibly be teaching kids at that school?
FOX News reported:
A Texas high school silenced its Valedictorian’s microphone during...
Millions of students just graduated from college and entered the workforce. Unfortunately, when it comes to finding a job, the deck is stacked against them.
Arrianne Talma of Red Alert Politics reports.
Unemployment rate rises in May as more college students enter the workforce
While summer marks the end of many young Americans’ educational...
If a young man or woman volunteers to serve in the military, you would think their school would respect the uniform.
Gabriella Morrongiello of Red Alert Politics reports.
N.H. high school student being forced to wear cap and gown over Marine Corps uniform at graduation
A New Hampshire high school senior who recently completed...
Here’s another crazy part of this story. The Arkansas legislature approved concealed carry for students on campus but gave schools the option to override it which of course, they did.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.
Campus bans guns, tells people to nod at attackers
In lieu of guns, people who f...
Back in April, College Insurrection reported on a student at Ohio State who brazenly destroyed a campus pro-life display, the incident was captured on video.
The young woman has now been identified and found guilty. Jill Stanek of Life News reports.
Ohio State University Student Found Guilty of Destroying Pro-Life Display
The teacher unions won’t be happy to hear this but it’s good news for parents who have decided to educate their children themselves.
Dr. Susan Berry of Breitbart reports.
Report: Homeschooling Growing Seven Times Faster than Public School Enrollment
As dissatisfaction with the U.S. public school system grows, apparently so has the appeal of...
We keep getting told that America is an economic recovery but a new report out of UCLA says otherwise.
Ricardo Lopez of the Los Angeles Times has the story.
UCLA Anderson Forecast paints dismal picture of economic recovery
The country’s tepid growth in its gross domestic product isn’t cre...
Greg Lukianoff recently sat down for an interview to talk about the new campus speech codes and their implications. Jim Epstein of Reason has the story and video.
The Ongoing Battle for Free Speech on Campus: Greg Lukianoff at the Museum of Sex
“The U.S. Department of Education just redefined harassment to make...
It’s difficult to imagine a school doing anything like this in defense of Christianity or any other religion for that matter.
The Lawfare Project reports.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Australian University Censors Speech Offensive to Islam, Threatens Students
June 3, 2013 – NEW YORK – Australian National University (ANU) administrators have given student board members and authors of...
College Insurrection recently posted a story from Forbes about Georgia Tech which stunned academia with a $7,000 Masters Degree.
Andy Kessler of the Wall Street Journal says the writing is on the wall.
Professors Are About to Get an Online Education
Anyone who cares about America’s shortage of computer-science experts should cheer the recent...
It’s hard to get a business loan when you’re starting your professional life behind the eight ball.
Meera Louis of Bloomberg News reports.
$1 Trillion Debt Crushes Business Dreams of U.S. Students
Dr. Steve Sherick wants to build the emergency-care business he started two years ago that now employs seven doctors and two part-time...
If I was the parent of a young woman entering college, I’d think twice about allowing my daughter to live in a co-ed dorm.
The College Fix reports.
Co-Ed Dorm Shocker: Freshmen Females Filmed Naked In Shower
Several Middle Tennessee State University female students were filmed without their knowledge while showering in a campus dorm bathroom, a...
Wow, this took guts.
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller has the story.
Public school valedictorian recites Lord’s Prayer at commencement to raucous cheers [VIDEO]
Meet Roy Costner IV, this year’s valedictorian at Liberty High School in Liberty, South Carolina.
At the school’s commencement ceremony on Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum on the campus of Clemson...
Via Instapundit, a new piece by Liz Peek at The Fiscal Times.
How Gov’t Student Loans Ruined College Education
President Obama and Congress are squabbling again – this time over the rates charged on federal college loans.
Surrounded by students nicely turned out in suits and dresses, looking more like the Mormon Youth Chorus...
This is a fun list to peruse but as you read it, it’s hard to forget the crisis that’s facing American college students. When millions of college grads can’t find jobs, are courses on vampires really necessary?
List compiled by Macaela Bennett.
The top 12 most bizarre college courses offered in America
1. Lesbian...
This article by Lauren Ingeno of Inside Higher Ed starts off with a slightly misleading bend to it.
Why would the Republican controlled legislature in Wisconsin want to block an investigative journalism center?
If you dig down, however, the reasons become fairly clear.
Journalism Center a Target
Legislation that would bar University of Wisconsin professors...
Writing at the Chronicle of Higher Education, Literature Professor Rob Jenkins has reacted to the new campus sexual harassment policy by vowing to purge his syllabus of anything offensive.
Purging My Syllabus
Not wanting to sexually harass my students, much less be labeled a sexual harasser by the Department of Education, I have...
If you were graduating from college in today’s economy, would overpopulation of the Earth be one of your top concerns?
Ben Shapiro of Breitbart reports.
Bill Nye to College Grads: ‘Change the World’ by Fighting Overpopulation
In a rambling commencement speech to graduates of Lehigh University, Bill Nye, also known as The Science Guy...
Lucas Reilly of Mental Floss has gone to the trouble of compiling some of the most interesting quotes from commencement speeches all over the country.
30 Bits of Commencement Wisdom for the Class of 2013
It’s graduation season, and that means platitudes are parading out the mouths of notable speakers everywhere. Every year, speakers...
