In a new video from Prager University, writer and historian Amity Shlaes explains why Coolidge was a great president.
He did very little and it worked out pretty well.
Here’s more information.
Course Description
Americans today place enormous pressure on presidents to “do something”…anything, to get the economy going. There was one president, though, Calvin...
That’s one creative way to pay for your college tuition.
Linda Matchan of the Boston Globe via WCVB.
Woman uses ‘GoFundMe’ site to pay for Harvard education
Tonika Morgan has not had an easy life. Now 32, the Toronto woman says she left home at 14, was homeless for four years, and slept in...
If my college asked me to do this, I would say no. It took me a long time to pay off my own student loan debt.
Nick Anderson of the Washington Post reports.
Howard U. asks alumni to help clear student debts before graduation
A couple weeks before Howard University’s 147th commencement, its president...
The college claims it would lose tens of millions of dollars if they went through with it.
The Washington Times reports.
Swarthmore College rejects divesting from fossil fuel
Swarthmore College has dealt a blow to the climate change movement by rejecting calls to divest from fossil fuels, an unexpected move given the college’s status...
I know you’re as shocked as I am to learn this.
The Harvard Crimson reports.
Harvard Faculty Donate to Democrats by Wide Margin
Eighty-four percent of campaign contributions made by a group of 614 Harvard faculty, instructors, and researchers between 2011 and the third quarter of 2014 went to federal Democratic campaigns and political...
The protest is being staged by a student group called the Tufts Labor Coalition.
The Boston Globe reports.
Tufts students to begin hunger strike over job cuts
Five Tufts University students began a hunger strike Sunday to protest the planned layoff of janitors on the college’s Medford campus.
The Tufts Labor Coalition, a student group...
This student says ‘yes means yes’ isn’t enough. I suspect nothing will ever be enough for the rape culture crowd.
Katherine Timpf of National Review has the story.
Student Op-Ed: ‘Yes Means Yes’ Is Not Enough Because Sometimes ‘Yes Means No’
When it comes to consent, it’s not enough to teach that “no means...
I wonder if diversity of thought will be on the agenda.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
National diversity conference at Ohio State — because, apparently, colleges never discuss the topic
Because there is such a dearth of diversity — and discussions about it — at universities across the land, Ohio State will...
I’m glad there are smart people in academia to explain things like this to us.
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller.
Vanderbilt Prof Blames Baltimore Riots On ‘White Privilege,’ Calls For Massive Surveillance Of White People
A black sociology professor at Vanderbilt University is arguing that “white privilege” is to blame for last week’s...
According to a new Harvard poll, young voters are slipping away from the Democratic Party.
Guy Benson of Townhall.
Harvard Poll: Democrats Slip Among Young Voters
Harvard University’s Institute of Politics has released its biennial poll of young voters (aged 18-29), producing mixed results for conservatives:
(1) President Obama’s approval rating has improved to 50...
Campus reform visited Georgetown and asked students to help them end urinal privilege. Only men can use them, after all.
From IJ Review.
Progressive College Students Concerned About Gender Equality Have Made a New Enemy – Urinals
Campus Reform took a camera to Georgetown University to ask college students to support their ‘campaign’ that...
Not everyone is on board with the plan.
Cleveland.com reported.
Changing the University of Akron’s name draws strong opposition
Ohio – Changing the University of Akron’s name, perhaps to Ohio Polytechnic Institute, is drawing strong opposition.
A name change may not be imminent. But it could result from new President Scott Scarborough’s plans to “reposition...
These attacks have been an ongoing problem at Rutgers for some reason.
SC Magazine reported.
FBI investigating Rutgers University in DDoS attack
The FBI is working with Rutgers University to identify the source of a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that have plagued the school this week.
The assault began Monday morning and took...
Why else would anyone go to college, right?
Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.
Learn how to become an abortion activist at university’s Sextravaganza
Even by the standards of the average university “sex week,” the University of Washington’s Sextravaganza next week is outlandish.
The Daily reports that transgender activ...
Of course he does. Everything should be free, right?
Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Independent Take on Free
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders made it official on Thursday by announcing his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Vermont Independent, who is 73, used part of his informal, 10-minute news conference on Capitol...
‘Undocumented Students’ is liberal speak for illegal immigrants.
Mass Live reported.
College students to march from Amherst College to UMass to highlight plight of undocumented students
Bryan Torres came to the United States from El Salvador nine years ago but because he has only a work permit, he was unable...
This actually sounds like a fascinating field of study.
Ars Technica reports.
College students can now major in drone studies
On the night of May 4, 2007, a tornado classified as a 5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale reached the town of Greensburg, Kansas. Within 20 minutes, the storm ravaged 95 percent of the...
If you think the point of college is social justice activism, you’re wasting time and money.
David Hookstead of the College Fix reports.
Marquette ‘students of color’ say they’re oppressed, demand ‘white privilege’ classes
Students allege they’re victims of ‘discriminatory violence’ from school’s historic seal and its lack of...
This could be the one thing that will never ever get protested at UC Berkeley.
Elizabeth Harrington of the Washington Free Beacon reports.
UC Berkeley Misused $1.8 Million in Taxpayer Funding
The University of California, Berkeley, misused nearly $2 million in taxpayer funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on unallowable salaries for researchers...
You’ve got to hand it to The Onion. Sometimes they get it just right.
College Encourages Lively Exchange Of Idea
Students, Faculty Invited To Freely Express Single Viewpoint
BOSTON—Saying that such a dialogue was essential to the college’s academic mission, Trescott University president Kevin Abrams confirmed Monday that the school encourages a lively exchange...
The hits from the new book ‘Clinton Cash’ just keep coming.
Geoff Earle of the New York Post reported.
University paid Bill while Hillary steered State Dept. money to its nonprofit affiliate: book
Bill Clinton collected hefty speaking fees as the “honorary chairman” of a for-profit university, but suddenly ended his relationship last week...
One example given by CAIR is conservative writer David Horowitz.
Eugene Volokh of the Washington Post writes.
Council on American-Islamic Relations says anti-Muslim college speakers “create a hostile learning environment for Muslim and Arab-American students”
Huffington Post (Alexandra Svokos) reports that conservative firebrand David Horowitz spoke at the University of North Carolina, and said...
