Some areas of academia are overwhelmingly run by people with only one political point of view.
Minding the Campus reports.
Social Psychology, a Field with Only 8 Conservatives
Just how much viewpoint diversity do we have in social psychology? In 2011, nobody knew, so I asked 30 of my friends in the field to...
The College Fix points out the findings of a new poll on free speech on campus.
Poll: Overwhelmingly, Democrats do not approve of the First Amendment on campus
The above is our straight-to-the-point headline; HuffPost College words theirs quite a bit differently: “Americans Are Split Along Party Lines Over Whether Schools Should Punish...
Like many other organizations, the MLA has been completely taken over by leftists.
Scott Jaschik reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Marching Against Campus Carry
AUSTIN, Texas — Chanting, “Gun-free UT. Make it safe for you and me,” and, “Guns are not a teaching tool. They do not belong in school,” more than 200...
Chris Nuelle of the College Conservative has written a new piece that’s worth your time.
Common Misconceptions About Guns
As we plunge into 2016, it has become very clear that Obama will use his last year of power to strip Americans of their second amendment rights. Guns have become...
If you’re having trouble keeping up with all these invented problems, you’re not alone.
The College Fix reports.
Now it’s ‘micro-inequities’ — they ‘do the most damage’
Australia’s Jill Rathborne may have added a new term to the already crowded field of politically correct academese: “micro-inequity.”
Not encouraged to study science while growing up, Rathborne...
In her new column at Bloomberg, Megan McArdle examines the left wing bias of colleges and universities.
Academics Are So Lefty They Don’t Even See It
Consider this recent account of a graduate admissions committee meeting. An applicant to a linguistics Ph.D. program is a matriculating senior at a small historically black college...
Who could have guessed that this would happen?
Eric Owens reports at the Daily Caller.
SURPRISE! Mizzou Sees Application Drop After Days Of Protests, Illusory Klan Hoods, Poop Swastika
Applications for the fall 2016 academic year are down at the University of Missouri after last semester’s eruption of Black Lives Matter protests, which caused...
They even held an event to “spread awareness of the Islamic religion to other students.”
Mass Live reports.
Western New England University opens Muslim prayer room on Springfield campus
Western New England University’s Office of Spiritual Life recently unveiled a new prayer space for Muslim students on campus.
Located in Rivers Memorial Hall, the prayer...
Almost every time a story comes up about a politician fighting for the freedom of college students it’s a Republican.
The FIRE blog reports.
Senator Demands Answers from Department of Education About Controversial Mandates
WASHINGTON, January 7, 2016—In a letter sent today expressing “continued alarm” about the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights...
Have you heard that healthcare is racist now?
The College Fix reports.
UC-Davis medical students protest racism in healthcare, fail to say what’s racist
Putting tape on your mouth and standing in silent protest can make it hard for outsiders to figure out what your grievances are.
Students at the University of California-Davis School of...
The American Interest points to a disturbing report from Goldman Sachs on the state of higher education.
Goldman Sachs: Higher Ed Ripe for Disruption
A Goldman Sachs investment research report issued last month paints a very grim picture of the state of American higher education (h/t Bry...
Isn’t the current trend to not name college buildings after racists?
WGN News reports.
New Malcolm X College facility is unveiled
he brand-new, state-of-the-art Malcolm X College and School of Health Sciences on the West Side is unveiled on Thursday morning.
The $251 million facility will prepare students for the fast-growing health care industry.
It’s eight...
It’s amazing that some students are still making this stupid argument.
In this case, it’s an op-ed in Teen Vogue.
Why My University’s Campus Police Make Me Feel Less Safe
On Tuesday nights, I sit down with my family to watch TV. One Tuesday in early December, I settled down in the middle of...
Another fine mess over college sexual relations.
Blake Neff reports at the Daily Caller.
Lawsuit: Student Bragged About Sleeping With Athletes, Then Got Them Expelled For Rape
A new lawsuit against the University of Findlay accuses the school of expelling students after rape allegations from a student who had bragged about sleeping with them.
Justin...
Some people have an amazing ability to see racism everywhere.
Campus Reform reports.
Notre Dame prof. calls permissive gun laws a ‘manifestation of racism’
A professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame published an op-ed in The New York Times linking lenient gun laws in America to racism.
Prof. Gary Gutting argued “permissive...
As if people didn’t already have enough reasons to hate robocalls, they might be used to collect student loan debt.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Coming soon: Robocalls to collect on student debt
Congressional action has allowed those with student loan debt to receive robocalls from collectors, and their friends and family might get...
This story has the higher ed bubble and the big government bubble in one story.
Kellie Woodhouse reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Burdened by a Budget Impasse
Some universities in Illinois don’t know how they’re going to make payroll in a few months if the state’s politicians don’t pass a budget soon.
Now halfway through...
Isn’t it interesting how someone who leads a college could be so stupid?
Eric Owens reports at the Daily Caller.
Fancypants College President: TRUMP Caused Campus Race Protests
The president of one of America’s ritziest liberal arts colleges is blaming Donald Trump for the various race protests which cropped up on campuses across the...
This has been in the works for a while but now it’s official.
The Associated Press reports.
College Officially Fires Professor Who Questioned Sandy Hook
A Florida college has officially fired a professor who claimed the massacre of children at a Connecticut elementary school was staged.
Florida Atlantic University said in a release that School...
That’s a serious cash commitment. Good for them!
The Wall Street Journal reports.
Nike Pledges $13.5 Million to Help Renovate University of Oregon Track Facilities
Nike Inc. has pledged $13.5 million toward renovations of track and field facilities at the University of Oregon, part of an upgrade that would facilitate...
Republicans in Missouri want professor Melissa Click fired but her fellow professors are standing by her.
The Kansas City Star reports.
University of Missouri faculty support professor whom Republicans want fired
University of Missouri faculty members on Tuesday came out in support of Melissa Click, the embattled MU professor who famously asked for some...
People who speak out will be intimidated into silence.
The College Fix reports.
Death threats made against HS student who criticized college race protests
A student at Philadelphia’s Central High School became the target of death threats after he penned an op-ed for his school newspaper denouncing the “race justice” demonstrations at the University...
