In an era when “diversity” is venerated and “bullying” is the most heinous offense of the day, one has to wonder what is really happening in American schools.
Kentucky’s athletic sanctioning body has ordered high schools to sideline postgame handshakes because of numerous physical confrontations the past three years during these rituals.
Tuesday’s...
The American Enterprise Institute and the Independent Women’s Forum co-sponsored event, “Should Single-Sex Schooling be eliminated?” that discussed the value of single-sex classrooms.
Given the “War on Boys” in school, it’s a discussion with some merit.
Spencer Irvine...
Usually, it’s the United States that is the target for student critiques, especially in regards to gay rights.
However, Washington State University student Dominique Wald has some scathing analysis on the Russians and their treatment of homosexuals.
The Olympic Games are a time of unity and pride...
Those who despair of electing sensible politicians in Massachusetts may have a reason for hope.
The Daily Caller’s Charles C. Johnson has a story on a candidate for the state’s 5th district that is a Harvard professor who is conservative. And while there is much disagreement on his stance about global warming,...
The latest victim of campus diversity campaigns is the theme party.
The University of California’s student government is seeking to ban them outright. Now, a Mexican-themed event at Cornell University is being labeled as “offensive and hateful”.
The athletic...
A Roman pundit once wrote, “Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings.”
University of California – Los Angeles student Katya Lavine offers a poignant personal story that touches upon both those blessings.
And thus, here I am, home in San Francisco. My reactivation of mono caused complications in my...
One of the most under-appreciated aspects of World War II was the genocidal actions taken the Japanese military on the local populace (e.g.,
Stanford University and the Khan Academy, a popular on-line educational site, have teamed up to to innovate medical education — and to bring students back to lecture halls.
Carl Straumsheim of Inside Higher Ed has the story:
To help medical students progress faster and find their calling in the field, two educators suggest...
While a California school was busy forcing a student to remove a t-shirt supporting the NRA because “it promotes violence”, a school in Arizona wanted a police-officer parent to leave his unif...
As the Higher Education Bubble continues bursting, even elite schools are being spattered.
Case-in-point: As students opt to follow more technology-based programs, the application numbers for one of America’s most prestigious business schools have dropped steeply.
Something at Wharton doesn’t add up.
Applications to the University of Pennsylvania’s business school have declined 12% in...
Not only is coursework going online, but so are teacher evaluations.
At that is a good thing, according to University of North Carolina student Ian Richardson:
When it came time to write our end of semester teacher reviews, I knew it was the perfect time to exact my revenge. I spent extra time...
With many professors balking at the idea of retiring, some institutions are creating emeritus colleges to give older faculty a new venue and allow space for new instructors.
Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed has this analysis:
Recent data suggest that baby boomer professors largely won’t retire at or even around 65. That’s...
The last time we checked in with Marquette University, the Catholic institution has been embarrassed into canceling a sex-oriented workshop featuring a “c**t coloring book”.
However, those in charge of booking events still fail to grasp the concept of “Catholic teaching”.
Remember that Catholic university in Wisconsin that recently cancelled a planned radical female...
About half of all college students will fail to complete thier degree programs.
However, they can recoup some of the money spent on that education, and The Wall Street Journal offers guidance on how to get refunds.
The last thing most parents expect to see packed for college is a pair of cold...
In an intriguing development for an American campus, a Washington university and its faculty union agree to base professors’ raises based on free market principles.
Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed offers this report:
Few professors would turn down a raise, but even standard contract pay bumps of 3 or 4 percent can...
At a time when students are struggling to finance college, one has to question the wisdom of using student fees to pay to teach students something they probably already know.
A sex lecturer paid for by required student activities fees at a public university will teach college kids masturbation techniques and give...
College Insurrection has been covering a spate of sexual assault hoaxes at schools across the country.
At U. of Rochester, a more classic form of hoax gave chemistry students a scare during their first session.
As the first meeting for Chemistry 131 started at the University of Rochester this semester, the instruc...
At a time former military leaders are chased down by campus activists and ROTC is still not welcome at some elite institutions, it’s nice to know that some schools still respect the American armed services.
UC Riverside’s exemplary work in creating a friendly and diverse campus atmosphere continues to receive national accreditation....
Tuition at the University of Virginia may go up substantially, depending on the results of November’s election.
A group of wealthy, out-of-state University of Virginia alumni who want to pack the university’s board with like-minded individuals and jack up tuition prices have persuaded Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe to support their cause.
All...
At College Insurrection, we too often report on some very outrageous and controversial statements made my supposedly learned and prestigious faculty at institutions across the country.
For a review, Townhall.com’s John Hawkins has complied 20 of the most obnoxious statements.
1) As to those in the World Trade Center…Let’s get a grip here,...
It’s nice to see a California school on a list for something good for a change!
Times Higher Education has named the California Institute for Technology (Caltech) as the best university in the world for the third year in a row.
The UK Guardian offers more details:
Harvard University jumps two places to join...
The last time we checked in with Pasadena City College’s Professor of Porn, Hugo Schwyzer, he had just admitted to having sex with students and wanted disability pay.
Now, he has caused another young women an entirely different kind of trouble.
Discredited American pornography scholar Hugo Schwyzer continued his unbelievable descent into public...
