File this story under “Liberal Tolerance, Defined.”
Dartmouth College has demonstrated its vigorous commitment to tolerance and the free exchange of ideas this week by extending a job offer to a leading African bishop whose views on homosexuality differ from the views overwhelmingly held by elites.
No, wait. Scratch that. Scratch that utterly...
Most people in either the “Pro-life” and “Pro-Choice” camps plainly see the distinct differences between extracting teeth and what occurs during an abortion.
However, a group sponsoring an “#AbortionMatters blog carnival” doesn’t seem to think those differences matter much.
Abortion is safer, and about as common as “having your wisdom teeth removed,” a...
As Professor Glenn Reynolds says, “All is proceeding as I have foreseen“.
Nearly 4 million young people will be much better off financially if they refuse to buy an ObamaCare insurance policy and instead pay the fine for going without coverage next year, according to a study released Thursday by the National...
The latest news is the sexual harassment scandals plaguing San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is that one of the best-know businesses in the area, Hooters, is refusing to serve him at their establishments.
San Diego State University student Kenneth Leonard is unimpressed with the mayor’s subsequent handling of...
The Higher Education Bubble burst is spattering the American Dream.
Ruth Simon of The Wall Street Journal interviews recent college gradates who are trying to expand their new business. These young entrepreneurs are now finding that their poor credit scores, based on their student loan load, are crushing their startup business goals.
The...
The trend of school administrators living the high life is apparently not confined to California.
For example, Michigan’s Oakland University president is taking comfort in a fabulous exit package, obta...
Apparently some costumes are more equal than others.
For example, fallout is still occurring over the Obama-masked rodeo clown, who entertained the crowd but managed to offend the sensibilities of many progressives. The clown...
The campus “War on Men” has gone from dubious rape trials to attacks on iconic logos.
The Daily Caller Education Editor Eric Owens reports on how Brooklyn College spent $107,000 to its logo…because the school’s president thought looked like a penis:
When Karen L. Gould took over as president of Brooklyn College in...
Never let it be said San Diego is the only California metropolis with a notorious mayor.
Los Angeles recently elected a new head, so former high-living mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is taking a common step for former politicians. He is joining the staff of an elite university. It will be fascinating to discover...
File this story under “Union Privileges”.
The Buffalo Teachers Federation has filed a grievance against the public school district in Buffalo, New York because the district wants to serve breakfast in the classroom.
The grievance asserts that the breakfast program causes unsanitary conditions and unfairly forces teachers to do work that is beyond...
A new study reveals there are distinct lifestyle differences between student who go into debt for school and those that don’t.
In a nutshell: Those who borrow have less time for extracurricular activities. Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed takes a look at the report:
A study released here Saturday at the annual...
We took a look at the nationwide “War on Men” at American colleges and universities when we reviewed Dr. Helen Smith’s new book, “Men on Strike“.
Now, it seems that some campus men are fighting back:
With increasing frequency, women are filing federal complaints against colleges accused of failing to address sexual assault....
Last year, Washington State football coach Mike Leach has banned his Cougars from tweeting.
It seems the tweets put his school’s sports program in a bad light.
There are no reports on how successful the policy has been. However, one California school district is now issu...
The country is poised to mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s iconic “I have a Dream” speech.
However, it is apparent that the lessons within that King speech have been lost on some people.
The central message of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, according to Florida State...
In the golden days before the Higher Education Bubble burst, professors with tenure never had to worry about unemployment.
However, as the number of applications for law degrees decline, the forces of the free market are beginning to work (hat-tip, Instapundit).
The main body that accredits U.S. law schools is moving to reduce...
With such iconic conservative luminaries like Walter E. Williams associated with George Mason University, one assumes students are generally well-informed and reasoned in their opinions.
So this video of one of its scholars from the school’s Students Against Israeli Apar...
You cannot be faulted for thinking the bureaucracy in this country is comprised chiefly of fools, mad-men, and criminals.
The Wall Street Journal story offers an example of our-government-in-action, which tends to confirm the above assessment.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau performed a genuine public service this week by alerting taxpayers to the...
A new report provides a breakdown on international enrollments by discipline and institution, showing that some technical and science graduate programs contain more than 90 percent foreign students.
Elizabeth Redden of Inside Higher Ed analyzes the numbers:
International students play a critical role in sustaining quality science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduate...
American employers are well aware that many graduates majored in fun.
Some institutions, recognizing this fact, want to demonstrate that their degree programs actually have real value in today’s job market.
So, Northern Arizona University gets an A-plus for a new program that...
One Penn State professor recently encouraged other to follow his example and retire soon…to help solve the chronic faculty unemployment problem.
It looks like some faculty at a Purdue University regional campus have followed suit. However, given the fact that a significant number...
More and more American students are now seriously weighing the worth of a degree against the high price of tuition and college expenditures.
As a result, the actual relevancy of degrees to the job market is becoming an increasingly important factor. And, new study confirms the warnings offered by those monitoring the...
The Chicago Public School system plans is closing nearly 50 elementary schools.
When considering the reasons people are fleeing from its districts in droves, perhaps Chicago area teachers may want...
