War is one place where the “everyone gets a trophy” philosophy doesn’t apply.
Jonah Bennett reports at the Daily Caller.
So Many Stupid Kids Are Going To College, Marine Officers Are Actually Getting Dumber
A new study indicates that Marine Corps officers’ intelligence has consistently declined over a 35-year period, and researchers are placing...
Just saying yes isn’t good enough at this school.
Colin Crossman reports at the FIRE blog.
Consent at Coastal Carolina Must Be Enthusiastic, Sober
According to Coastal Carolina University, sex is only consensual if both parties are completely sober and if consent is not only present, but also enthusiastic. This is a troubling standard...
Most schools require professors to have office hours to advise students but mentoring?
Scott Jaschik reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Mentoring as Tenure Criterion
Purdue University, like most colleges and universities, evaluates faculty members up for tenure on their accomplishments in research, teaching and service. And as is the case at most...
In a new video from Prager University, history professor Larry Schweikart explains why religious tolerance is uniquely American.
Watch below.
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“Debt-free college” is a new buzz word for Democrats and one leftist outfit has floated a new plan for it.
Eric Owens reports at the Daily Caller.
Progressive Group Outlines Fuzzy Dreams Of Debt-Free College For All
The chorus of calls for debt-free college education has grown steadily more strident among Democrats as the...
You might have thought the term “treehugger” was just a stereotype. Not at Berkeley.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
At UC Berkeley, naked treehuggers protest fire hazard abatement plan
A eucalyptus grove at UC Berkeley played host Saturday to a protest in which naked tree huggers – literally – took a stand against a FEMA-planned...
A psychology professor at the University of Maryland has made the news with an exam question.
Tiffany Arnold writes at WTOP.
University of Maryland professor’s extra credit problem goes viral
WASHINGTON — A University of Maryland psychology teacher’s mind-bending extra credit offer is pretty much blowing up the Internet.
Dylan Selterman told his social psychology...
So it’s come to this.
Hannah Smothers reports at Fusion.
Girls gone wired: Why college women are embracing online sex work
For just a dollar, you can send your first message to Valerie, a 22-year-old college student living in southern Georgia. If she responds, you can spend more money to keep chatting. Maybe you’ll...
The professor has thought better of her earlier comparison.
David Hookstead writes at the College Fix.
Embattled Wisc. professor who compared Scott Walker with Hitler: ‘I clearly caused offense, and I’m sorry’
In interview with The College Fix, University of Wisconsin professor Sara Goldrick-Rab apologizes as criticism and defense of scholar mount
University of Wisconsin...
Activists in the fossil fuel divestment movement on college campuses want people to choose sides. It’s a pretty simple choice.
Rachelle Peterson writes at the National Association of Scholars.
Whose Side Are You On?
“#Whoseside” is the hashtag of one of the protest movements currently roiling American college campuses. The embedded question, “Whose side?”...
Transparency always looks good on paper, but what if it interferes with free speech?
Joseph Cohn writes at the FIRE blog.
Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Including Violations of the First Amendment
There have been numerous media accounts of the current threat to academic freedom and faculty free speech in Wisconsin. This attention is...
Naturally, the media will ignore this movement.
Dr. Susan Berry of Breitbart reports.
Students for Life Launches #WomenBetrayed National Rallies to Defund Planned Parenthood
National pro-life group Students for Life of America (SFLA) and its partner organization Pro-Life Future are launching an initiative called #WomenBetrayed which urges citizens across the country to host rallies...
Just what education needs. More unions.
The College Fix reports.
Women’s college agrees to let adjunct faculty unionize after giving up NLRB fight
Rather than keep fighting adjunct faculty who want to unionize, Barnard College is giving up.
The Columbia Spectator reports that the women’s college, affiliated with Columbia University, spent 13 hours in negotiation with...
She’s just teaching the classes ordinary American students won’t take, right?
Alexandra Zimmern reports at the College Fix.
LA professor offers lessons exclusively for undocumented students
Educator takes college student ‘Dreamers’ on trips to Mexico – with surprising results
This winter, a professor at Cal State Long Beach will take a group of undocumented students...
He won’t be attending in person, but studying in his prison cell.
Reuters reported.
Mass killer Breivik to study at Oslo University, from jail
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik won a place on Friday to study at Oslo University from solitary confinement in prison, despite outrage at his massacre of 77 people four...
Once again, The Onion hits the nail squarely on the head. This is pretty funny.
Parents Dedicate New College Safe Space In Honor Of Daughter Who Felt Weird In Class Once
In an effort to provide sanctuary for Lynnfield College students exposed to perspectives different from their own, a new campus safe space...
This story is pretty amazing and shows what an influence the politics of the last seven years have had on day to day business.
Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reports.
Top College Donor’s Tip: ‘Play The Race Card!’
A major donor to Ohio University (OU) is under fire for his novel strategy to...
It looks like the school had second thoughts about this.
Alex Morey reports at the FIRE blog.
Mizzou Says Years-Old Confederate Flag Twitpic Not a ‘Threat,’ Retracts Statement
Officials at the University of Missouri said they will not take action against people photographed three years ago with a Confederate flag in a picture that...
There’s still time to join and attend their national conference this summer.
This is the group Professor Jacobson joined for a trip to the Reagan Ranch.
The College Republicans allege that the professor sent some questionable tweets.
Jennifer Kabbany reports at the College Fix.
Wisc. prof who compared Scott Walker with Hitler faces shocking new allegations
Shocking new allegations emerged Wednesday against the University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who tweeted that Scott Walker and Adolf Hitler share “terrifying” similarities.
The University of...
Banning bottled water didn’t solve the problems it was supposed to. Isn’t that amazing?
The Huffington Post reported.
When The University Of Vermont Banned Bottled Water, Students Drank More Unhealthy Beverages
A ban on bottled water at the University of Vermont actually increased the number of bottles sent to the trash,...
One of FIRE’s main jobs is defending the free speech rights of students on college campuses.
As you can see below, they do their job very well.
Congratulations to FIRE for a great year!
