Nathan Harden is the editor of the College Fix and College Insurrection has linked that site many times.
Recently, Mr. Harden wrote an essay for Minding The Campus in which he offered numerous examples of abusive use of student fees on college campuses.
Student Fees, Snooki, and a Drag Queen Superstar
Like a creeping...
A high school teacher administering a school survey advised students that they have a right not to answer. He’s now dealing with professional consequences for doing so.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.
Teacher advises students against self-incrimination, faces punishment
A high school teacher may lose his job after advising his students not...
Perhaps Dean Hammonds has a future at the Department of Justice.
Steve Kolowich of the Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
Harvard Dean Steps Down Following Secret Searches of E-Mail Accounts
Less than three months after Harvard University administrators admitted to signing off on secret searches in the e-mail accounts of more than a dozen...
The student is Patrick Seaworth and he recently told his story at The College Fix.
How Ohio State Failed Me
There is a motto at Ohio State University emblazed on its crest: “Disciplina in civitatem.” Translation: Education for Citizenship.
Unfortunately, the school does not live up to its creed.
J...
Hillsdale is one of the most reliably conservative colleges in America so it’s no surprise they invited Ted Cruz to speak.
Erika Johnsen at Hot Air reported.
Ted Cruz at Hillsdale: “Economic freedom and the prosperity it generates reduces poverty like nothing else”
President Obama’s
lecturecommencement speech to the Naval Academy graduates on...
Writer and teacher Carl McCoy has written a new piece for the Wall Street Journal in which he offers some advice for recent college grads. Don’t believe everyone who tells you to do what you love.
Carl McCoy: Dear Grads, Don’t ‘Do What You Love’
This month, commencement speakers across the country are...
This is the sort of innovation and competition that is desperately needed in American higher education.
Troy Onink of Forbes has the story.
Georgia Tech, Udacity Shock Higher Ed With $7,000 Degree
Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a partnership with Udacity to offer an online Masters Degree
in Computer Science for $7,000, down 80%...
A high school in central Kentucky decided to hold onto its tradition of including a prayer at their graduation ceremony. Not everyone was pleased.
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports.
Graduation prayer at rural Kentucky high school irks atheists, delights Christians
As another year of high school comes to a close in communities...
The public relations people at Northwestern have their work cut out for them right now. Talk about bad optics.
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Mocking Angry Parents
In the film “Admission,” the fictional members of the Princeton University admissions office have a large notepad on an easel to note the various things...
So you’ve graduated from college. Congratulations! Are you ready to enter the real world?
Arrianne Talma of Red Alert Politics has created a handy checklist for you.
7 signs you’re not prepared for the real world
Just because you’ve walked across the stage at graduation and received your diploma doesn’t necessarily mean you’re ready...
It’s a good thing too, because if current economic trends continue they’re going to need their savings.
Meghan Keenan of Red Alert Politics reports.
Millennials actually better than their parents with saving money for the future
Millennials get their fair share of criticism from Gen-Xers and baby boomers – that they are rude, immature,...
That’s a question asked by Richard Vedder in a new piece at Minding The Campus.
Why So Much Lying on Campus?
One of the things that strikes me about modern universities is the inordinate amount of lying that goes on -both by institutions and members of the university communities- and how little is...
Gabriella Morongiello of the Yaf blog recently visited Washington, DC where she was reminded of the liberal tolerance we’ve all come to know and love.
Liberals’ Lack of Civility Dooms Discourse Among Youth
I recently traveled to Washington with some immigration policy reformers. For three days, she and I trekked all over Capitol...
Last month, Ron Paul spoke to a capacity crowd at Brown University.
Olivia Conetta of the Brown Spectator has the story.
Ron Paul: “It’s the cause of liberty that I stand for”
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) championed the cause of liberty in front of a packed and enthusiastic crowd in Salomon 101 at...
You have to wonder who in a college administration looks at a proposal for such a course and then approves it.
Jane S. Shaw of the John William Pope center reports.
Smash the Rich!
A year ago, Duke Cheston of the Pope Center criticized a class in political science at North Carolina State University....
So goes a recent headline at Yahoo News.
Here’s a question, why do we even have immigration laws? It’s not like anyone takes them seriously.
Even Undocumented Students Need Aid for College—and Now They May Get It
Undocumented students may be...
Here’s some advice for college grads. If you’re having trouble finding work, you may want to move to the big city.
James Pethokoukis writes at the American Enterprise Institute.
Study: Living in big cities helps college grads find better jobs
Cities are good for economic growth. Higher density means higher worker productivity. As Ryan...
Let’s hope for this young woman’s sake no one caught the incident on video.
The College Fix reports.
Rocky Mountain High: Magic Mushrooms Prompts Rescue of Naked Female Student
“Rocky Mountain High” may be one of Colorado’s official state songs, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea.
One 21-year-old University of Colorado at Boulder...
You’ve probably seen the many ads on TV for colleges that can train you for a new career. A former employee of a network that manages many for-profit colleges now claims they use dishonest practices to highlight post-grad employment.
Here’s a video report from ABC News.
College Insurrection recently reported on the divestment madness at Swarthmore.
In a recent piece at Real Clear Politics, Thomas Sowell offered his opinion on the subject.
Wimps Versus Barbarians
An all too familiar scene was enacted on the campus of Swarthmore College during a meeting on May 4th to discuss demands by student activists...
Glenn Beck recently sat down with some conservative college students at his studio to answer questions and hear their concerns.
Erica Ritz of The Blaze reports.
What Are the Biggest Challenges Facing Conservative College Students Today?
It is a truth generally accepted that college campuses are mildly if not extremely left-leaning. Students who arrive...
Do first graders really need to learn how to use emotional words in writing to bring about social justice? Common Core thinks so.
Jim Hoft of The Gateway Pundit reports.
It Begins… Communist Indoctrination Included in Common Core Literature for First Graders (Video)
Reading, writing and arithmetic are out – Communist indoctrination is in!...
