A specialist with the American University of Afghanistan was one of 21 people killed in a suicide attack staged by the Taliban.
Friends and family of a Chicago woman killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, say the 27-year-old was committed to helping others despite potential dangers, telling friends it was “something she was meant...
Students in Harvard University’s introductory computer science course are getting their first test when they opt for one of 3 courses.
The young scholars will be able to choose from among a certificate, a $350 voucher, or academic credit upon completing the class. Inside Higher Ed’s Carl Straumsheim has...
Baylor University student Danny Huizinga was one of many media watchers who noted the vast differences in media interest in scandals associated with a certain Republican governor versus those of a certain Democratic party icon.
…. In a press conference that lasted over 90 minutes, Christie directly and straightforwardly apologized for the...
“Sexual health” has been the preferred excuse for college administrators to permit a wide variety of perverse workshops, courses and lectures onto their campuses.
Sadly, this attitude seems to have filtered down to the middle school level, as one Kansas father was shocked to discover when a graphic poster was described as...
University of Connecticut student Devin Keehner has a “pro-choice” approach to birth control.
However, not in the PC way progressive campus activists hold dear.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is heading to the Supreme Court for the second, but probably not the last, time. That battle is now raging over the...
Late last year, Cornell held a Condom Couture Fashion Show.
Now, it looks like the idea has expanded to include a Montana institution.
Condoms aren’t just for safe sex anymore — Montana State University apparently considers them as great clothing material.
Next month the public university will hold a Latex and Lace Condom Fashion...
Bitcoin is the revolutionary online currency that uses innovative technology to facilitate instant payments directly between parties with no middlemen (hat-tip, Charles Fettinger).
Universities, struggling to get every tuition dollar possible, now are striving to get a slice of the Bitcoin pie.
The University of Cumbria is to accept the online currency Bitcoin...
Some progressive academics don’t quite get the concepts of “tolerance” and “inclusion” that were hallmarks of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s beliefs.
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill student Ben Smith files this report:
An observance at Duke University on Sunday meant to honor Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. ended up as a...
Check out the latest offering from Prager University, from their Life Studies Department.
Ever been in a bad mood? Ever lashed out at someone, only to later wonder what came over you? Join the club. You’re like every other person on Earth.
Happiness–namely, acting happy–is not natural. It takes hard work. In our...
It seems university professors can actually remember real history when it suits their agendas.
However, one Colorado State-Pueblo professor is now realizing that dramatic analogies to yesteryear’s events can have consequences today.
On Friday, many at Colorado State University-Pueblo nervously awaited word from administrators on exactly how many jobs would be eliminated there....
The Insurrection sites have been following the fallout from the anti-Israel academic boycott by the American Studies Association and discussions related to the boycott by the Modern Language Association (which blocked conservative media coverage of its events).
Sam Cohen, a junior at Yale University, has a scathing assessment of both groups:
…But the...
By targeting the battleground state of Florida and the votes of Young Americans, it looks like one contender may be out of the gate for the Presidential Race 2016.
Hillary Clinton is planning to visit the perennial battleground state of Florida next month, prompting more speculation about her presidential ambitions in 2016.
The...
Late last year, we reported that only 3 Camden, New Jersey high schoolers scored as “college-ready” on their SAT’s.
Governor Chris Christie took few moments away from the media hounding on #BrigdeGate to comment on the school district’s results.
During Governor Chris Christie’s New Jersey State of the State address on Tuesday, he...
Jordan Weissmann, senior associate editor at The Atlantic, reviews an under-reported aspect of the Higher Education Bubble in a detailed look at the numbers for debt-burdened doctoral students (hat-tip, Instapundit).
College debt. Law school debt. Medical school debt. These are all topics that have been hashed over ad nauseam in the past...
A tailgating party at a Harvard-Yale football game was the scene of a tragic accident in 2011, and the family members of the victim are now bringing a lawsuit against the allegedly involved fraternity members.
Eighty-six current and former members of a Yale University fraternity are being sued over a deadly tailgating...
Following recent open records requests targeting controversial professors at other institutions, the University od California Los Angeles releases its mission statement regarding the protection of privacy of scholarly communications.
Inside Higher Ed’s Colleen Flaherty has the details:
Saying that “frivolous” open records requests for faculty members’ emails and other communicati...
Given the massive failures now associated with Obamacare, college students and their parents will take cold comfort in learning about President Obama’s new policy priority.
Warner Todd Huston of Breitbart files this report.
The White House announced that President Obama and First Lady Michelle are to host an event focused on the costs...
One of the primary reasons that Obama’s approval numbers among college students has plummeted is his use of the National Security Agency’s and its policies and practices of spying utilizing social media resources.
George Washington University student Andrew Desiderio is using this anger to inspire fellow scholars to get active.
Last June, we...
This news offers proof that Governor Scott Walker’s reforms were steps in the right direction.
The the corporate world, mergers are generally considered a sign of confidence, as companies seek to expand their operations. Within organized labor, by contrast, they’re often a sign of weakness. The latter is certainly the case with...
One wonders if the students at this campus were concerned about the rising tuition costs and health insurance.
A story in India Today details an interesting archeological discovery of an ancient university, which is now home to two of the nation’s current institutions.
Remains of an ancient university have been discovered in Bihar,...
We covered the cheating scandal associated with the Atlanta Public School system when reviewing an article entitled “An Epidemic of Cheating.”
Now it looks like 6 former employees of th...
Given the music preferences for today’s college students, perhaps the scholars who proposed a new course for one South Carolina college thought this topic might be suited for ancient history?
College students who also happen to be fans of the Grateful Dead may share their appreciation for this legendary rock band’s eclectic...
