Unless you’re a mathematician or scientist, having a term based on your name is rarely a good thing.
Proving the point, Boston herald Op-Ed columnist Michael Graham analyzes higher education’s new prime directive and rechristens the “Higher Education Bubble” (hat-tip, Instapundit):
Call it the “Liz Warren Effect.”
You remember Faux-cahontas’s days as a “token...
I recently reviewed Dr. Helen Smith’s new book, Men on Strike: Why Men are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood, and the American Dream — and Why It Matters for Legal Insurrection.
Now, I would like to focus on Smith’s chapter, “The College Strike – Where the Boys Aren’t”. In this section, she takes a...
Do you ever wonder what happens to those amazing kids who win major spelling bees?
Wonder no longer:
Of the 85 kids who have won the National Spelling Bee, only one became an instant movie star.
For the millions who watched back in 1999, her face is frozen in time. She’ll always be the...
Conservatives often note there is too much theory and not enough common sense in many economic proposal.
Baylor University student Danny Huizinga discusses an assertion from a noted economics expert that the field may rely too much on math and not enough on human interactions.
Does ec...
In the Big Apple, teens can’t purchase a Big Gulp.
Yet New York City is now offering an app that gives them directions to sexual health services such as abortion, as well as links to videos covering complex and mature subjects. Penny Starr of CNSNews.com files this report:
The New York City Health...
Minnesota Congresswoman and Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann is leaving the House after she completes her term, though speculation remains that she will remain involved in the political process in some fashion.
The news was received with a great deal of joy at progressive campuses across the country, including George Washington University....
Good news / bad news related to the Higher Education Bubble crisis. Debt is growing, but delinquencies down a bit.
Contributor Phil Izzo of The Wall Street Journal files this report:
While student-loan debt continues to grow, delinquency rates dropped a bit in the first quarter, according to new data from the...
The reviews on Senator Elizabeth Warren’s student loan proposal are coming in.
Margery Eagan of the Boston Herald gives it a thumbs down (via Instapundit).
It’s swell then that U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in her first piece of legislation, just proposed a bill to lower interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford loans from...
We recently discussed Former Education Secretary William Bennett’s new book, Is College Worth It.
Dartmouth College alum Joseph Asch reviews the notes of a recent faculty meeting, which proves Bennett’s case.
Last Monday’s faculty meeting could not have been a clearer example of what ails the College. While book after book is published...
Colorado may soon be joining North Dakota, in terms of becoming a hotspot for the natural energy drilling boom.
University of Colorado-Boulder student Aslinn Scott has on report about the campus debate ove fracking, the technology being this fuel bonanza. Campus environmentalists are being challenged by pro-business groups for support.
Case in point –...
File under “Only in California!”
A San Francisco State University professor considering a run for Oakland mayor is drawing scrutiny for a class assignment that asked students to create a political campaign ad and gave them the option of developing it for him.
Joe Tuman said he would use the ad if it...
Conservatives often prove to be their own worst enemy in the arena in free speech.
Bloomberg contributor Francis Wilkinson takes a look at what this means on college campuses, especially in the context of “epistemic closure”.
We recently noted that a Northwestern student government nominee’s confirmation was blocked because he is a ‘heterosexual white male.’
Another Northwestern University student penned a letter to the school newspaper in defense of the Student Senate’s decision:
Nominee Stephen Piotrkowski’s bid for the associate vice president of diversity and outreach was derailed earlier this...
Harvard Law School is Bogus is a website by a small group of brave Harvard Law School students “dedicated to the candid examination of corruption and conflict of interest at the Law School, and of its long-standing practice of censoring and otherwise chilling politically incorrect speech.”
They are unimpressed with the guest...
One of the first lessons in Spanish 101 centers on colors.
Red = Rojo
White = Blanco
Blue = Azul
Black = Negro
So, it seems a little shocking to hear about a Spanish teacher being booted for the proper use of a common word in that language. The Daily Caller Education Editor has more details:
In...
The fallout from the Internal Revenue Service harassment of conservative groups continues to rain down on the Obama Administration.
Alex Uzarowicz of Knox College offers his view about what the Obama Administration could do to clean-up the continuing mess, noting that the lack of leadership is a roadblock to the “bipartisanship” liberals...
As an owner of a chemistry degree, I can attest to the fact that one of the biggest challenges I faced was enrolling in science laboratory classes because of tight space restrictions.
Now, in my home state, one university is looking to break science lab course bottlenecks, changing life sciences education by...
A statement to a local newspaper by a prominent evolutionary biologist that, “teaching creationism is like denying the Holocaust”, has evolved into focus of support for campus religious freedom by a large anti-theist organization.
Macaela Bennett of Campus Reform has the details:
Bestselling author and popular lecturer, Professor Jerry Coyne, made the comment...
In a move that highlights the consequences of the education bubble burst, the Chicago Board of Education is now closing almost fifty elementary schools.
The Daily Caller Education Editor Eric Owens files this report:
Autumn seemed like dark days for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The Chicago Teachers Union had declared a strike, shutting...
We recently covered the case of Matthew Werenczak, a Syracuse University student defended by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) after being expelled for Facebook comments.
His comments were about an experience as a tutoring event, during which condescending remarks about...
We recently reported that the lack of conservative speakers at graduation ceremonies nationwide had gotten so bad, even the Los Angeles Times noticed.
The newspaper published several reader letters in response to the observation:
Steve Murray, Huntington Beach:
It’s an ironic turnaround. When I was in college, students demonstrated for free speech on campus....
One concern about the “pornification” of college campuses is that it is filtering down to high schools.
One Florida high school, however, is bucking that trend. The Daily Caller’s Education Editor Eric Owens has these details:
Is a cigar sometimes just a cigar? That debate will remain unresolved, but The Daily Caller can...
