An interesting new post by Malcolm A. Kline of Accuracy in Academia suggests that very few top performing college students end up working in academia.
Best & Brightest Avoid Academia
Or vice versa. A group of academics decided to track what happens to bright kids over the course of a quarter-century and found...
Gee, why would free speech advocates have a problem with rules that make everyone a criminal?
Blake Baxter of The College Fix reports.
Free Speech Advocates Alarmed by New Federal Sexual Harassment Rules
New guidelines from the Department of Education lower the standards of what constitutes sexual harassment to any “unwelcome conduct of a...
Sarah Hofmann of The Daily Caller reports.
Colgate professor sends insanely condescending email to senior class president
After Colgate University the senior class council president began telling tales of his drunken exploits during his speech at a senior class champagne brunch, one of the school’s professors made it very clear she wasn’t laughing.
Education...
The book was written by former Secretary of Education, Bill Bennett.
Here’s what David DesRosiers of The Washington Times had to say.
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Is College Worth It?’
William J. Bennett and David Wilezol’s “Is College Worth It?” asks and authoritatively answers one of life’s biggest questions.
The orthodox answer to the question, the authors...
In a recent post at College Insurrection, we profiled Swarthmore’s descent into madness over divestment.
What will the student activists demanding divestment say when they’re hit with a massive tuition increase?
Kevin Kiley of Inside Higher Ed reports.
How to Weigh the Future
Would you be willing to pay about $13,000 more a year in...
It’s college graduation season and you’ll be shocked to learn that few colleges have invited conservatives to be commencement speakers.
In light of this predict...
Cooper Union has provided free education to college students for years but it’s not immune to the dismal economy and starting this fall, they will charge tuition for the first time.
That news didn’t sit well with some people who stupidly cling to the idea that everything should be free.
Dantel Hood of...
This is fascism, folks. I really don’t know what else to say.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.
IRS asked conservative education group for names of all its students
As yet more evidence of scandal at the Internal Revenue Service surfaces, the founder of a conservative education group now claims the IRS demanded...
Maybe this art history professor was just doing a study in nudes for one of his classes.
Arrianne Talma of Red Alert Politics reports.
NYU professor charged with unlawful surveillance after filming women changing in dressing rooms
Look’s like New York University has a “peeping Tom” on its payroll!
A art history professor at the...
Legal Insurrection covered the new campus speech codes story last week and now other conservative and libertarian outlets are starting to report the outrageous story as well.
In the video below, Matt Welch of Reason interviews Greg Lukianoff of The FIRE.
Feds Push Insane New Speech Codes!
“It is so broad that it turns...
The Onion has long been regarded as the leading source of parody news. Although they’ve leaned left for the last five years or so, this article on college students and the economy is worth a look.
Study Finds College Education Leaves Majority Of Graduates Unprepared To Carry Entire American Economic Recovery
NEW YORK—According...
Perhaps Yale should pay more attention to victims of sex crimes on campus and focus less on “sex week” celebrations.
Cynthia Hua of Yale Daily News reports.
Yale fined $165,000 for underreporting sex offenses
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In light of the unfolding IRS scandal in which conservatives were targeted for audits and other forms of harassment, this professor’s story doesn’t seem far fetched.
Billy Hallowell of The Blaze reports.
‘Very Frightening’: Prominent Catholic Prof. Claims IRS Audited Her After Speaking Out Against Obama and Demanded to Know Who Was...
In April, College Insurrection reported the story of University of Buffalo film professor Laura Curry who was arrested for swearing at pro-life students and their display.
Susan Kruth of The FIRE now reports that the charges against Curry have been dropped.
UPDATE: Charges Dropped Against University at Buffalo Professor Arrested for Swearing
orch readers...
Just yesterday, College Insurrection reported that Lois Lerner, director for the IRS Exempt Organization Division was going to be honored by Western New England University School of Law.
She has apparently had second thoughts.
Scott Greer of Campus Reform reports.
‘I’m not good at math’: Key IRS official embroiled in Tea Party scandal cancels...
Millions of college grads saddled with debt and no job prospects would likely agree with this estimation.
Lauren Lyster of Yahoo Finance reports.
Only 150 of 3500 U.S. Colleges Are Worth the Investment: Former Secretary of Education
The U.S. is home to some of the greatest colleges and universities in...
In a new post at his blog, Walter Russell Mead points out that some colleges are incorrectly spending too much money on things to attract new students.
Colleges Paying the Price for Expensive Facilities
By now everyone has heard the statistic that American students and graduates owe more than $1 trillion on student...
Isn’t the Department of Labor supposed to deal with labor issues? What interest could they possibly have in community colleges?
Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Labor Department grants may be paying off for community colleges and students
Most community colleges could easily put federal grant money to good use plugging up budget...
Reality doesn’t matter to progressives. All that matters is what they wish to be reality.
The College fix reports.
Feminists Attack Billionaire For His Remarks about Women in Finance
The Washington Post reports that billionaire investor Paul Tudor came under fire last week after explaining to a group of students why fewer wo...
Have you ever heard of Lois Lerner? No?
She’s just the director for the IRS Exempt Organization Division and she’s about to be honored by Western New England University School of Law.
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
University to Bestow ‘Face of IRS Scandal’ with Honorary Tribute
The woman in charge of the...
I don’t watch the Daily Show but luckily, someone at The College Fix does.
‘The Daily Show’ Tackles Higher Ed Bubble, Warns Kids Not To Attend College (VIDEO)
Ominous-sounding music played in the background.
Newspaper clips with headlines such as “Cost of College Has Risen 1,120 Percent Since 1978,” “Average Student Debt Reaches All-Time...
Apparently the money gained by tuition, room, board, books and student activity fees isn’t enough for California’s state universities.
Most of them are now charging a fee to graduate.
CBS 5 in California reports.
Most Cal State University Campuses Now Charging A Fee To Graduate
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Gr...
