We recently report that Stanford University is teaming of with Harvard and MIT to develop a computer system allowing colleges to offer free online courses.
However, It looks like Duke University is bucking the online trend. Ry Rivard reports on the decision by the school’s faculty:
Duke University faculty members, frustrated with their...
Spring is in the air and college students are swarming resort areas for spring break activities.
The College Fix has compiled reports on two events that went beyond wet-shirt contests and volleyball tournaments:
Tens of thousands of college students descended on Virginia Beach over the weekend for an event called “College Beach Weekend,...
We recently covered the story of a student attending a
University of California- Santa Cruz conference for on lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender issues who used Craigslist to get help staging a hoax
rape.
Now, a Wyoming student has used Facebook for another fake sexual
assault incident. Eric Owens of The Daily...
Despite the fact progressives want to encourage girls’ interest in the sciences, progressive “zero-tolerance” policies are causing grief for one innovative teen.
Though no one was hurt and nothing was damaged, the 16-year old is facing charges.
Florida teen with an exemplary record is facing federal charges after conducting what a classmate calls...
Last week Emory University student David Giffin shared his thoughts about one liberal pundit David Sirota’a wishes about the identity of the bombers.
He continues the theme, focusing on the concept of liberal privilege:
The real issue with white privilege or male privilege is that it almost never stays confined to such neutral...
Prager University is offering its newest course, focused on faith and reason. The video class is from the Religion/Philosophy Department and features Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, who touches on science and philosophy in his discussion.
Perhaps one test for a schools adherence to First Amendment
principles is whether it has a Chick-Fil-A franchise.
Emory University recently closed theirs. However, despite
student protests against their school’s store, administrators
at...
College Insurrection readers may have wondered where New York University students got the idea for the “Hook-Up” Facebook page.
Perhaps it was from faculty members such as professor of social and cultural analysis Judith Stacey. During a recent law school debate, Stacey argued against the nuclear family and monogamous relationships, and for...
Graduate students in the humanities rarely intend to pursue non-faculty careers — but with more of them doing so, a new survey suggests that doctoral programs may need to change.
Carl Straumsheim of Inside Higher Ed has an analysis of this new trend:
Many humanities Ph.D.s have put their training to work in...
One of the luxuries Americans have given up in these hard economic times is gourmet cupcakes.
Forbes contributor Maura Pennington likens the “cupcake bubble” to the “higher education bubble” in a recent article.
It is with great satisfaction that I direct your attention to an article in today’s Wall Street Journal about the...
In today’s economy, the needs of retirees seem destined to be pitted against the needs of the young.
David Freddoso, a New York Times bestselling author, takes a look at the pension situation in Illinois, which is adversely effecting the state’s education budget (hat-tip Instapundit):
What does it look like when your state’s...
Usually, its the Christian faith that is the target of questionable campus antics.
However, Harvard groups recently held a same-sex marriage support event that featured Hinduism. Katherine Timpf of Campus Reform has the details:
Harvard University spent a “generous” sum of student funds and other school money on a fake same-sex Hindu wedding...
The investigation into the Islamic radicalization of the two men accused of the Boston Marathon bombing continues.
A report by Yamiche Alcindor in The Tennessean show that the younger brother did not exactly live a strict Muslim life:
Several students described a shared shock and disbelief as classmates discovered that Tsarnaev faces federal...
Online courses are increasingly popular for schools to offer and students to take.
Now, one California university shows that students pass rates are better for programs featuring online instruction.
San Jose State University’s test results are in: Online education technology appears to improve pass rates in real-world college courses.
The university, which is Silicon...
School logos can inspire sports teams or spark a lot of debate.
However, one student says her school’s iconic graphic promotes assaults on women. Robby Soave of The Daily Caller News Foundation has the details.
The new logo for the University of Connecticut’s sports teams is a terrifying husky dog that calls to...
Princeton mom Susan A. Patton’s recent letter recommending young women find husbands before they graduate certainly sparked serious discussion on the internet.
However, it looks like her opinion is backed-up with hard data. In the Boston Glober, Kevin Hartnett discusses a study that shows most people marry others with similar educational backgrounds.
It’s...
The last time we checked on David Petraeus, he was angling to be President of Princeton.
However, that was before a sex scandal forced him to resign as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He has just accepted another university position that is a little less lofty:
David Petraeus, the war hero and...
Yesterday we reported that in response to student activists’ antics, Dartmouth College cancelled classes and made everyone attend a speech given by a “social justice and diversity” consultant.
Dartmouth alumnus Joseph Asch fisks the speech given by that expert, Carol Folt.
How to understand these words? Perhaps we can start with a story...
We have reported that hazing rituals have lead to the deaths of students by alcohol poisoning and internal injuries.
Tragically, death by drowning can be added to this sad list: The two missing Virginia State University students now seem to be the victims of a hazing rite gone wrong.
Robby Soave of The...
A Florida professor and noted conspiracy theorist, who argued the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre “did not happen as reported — or may not have happened at all”, states that the Boston Marathon bombings were a “mass casualty drill.”
On his personal blog, Florida Atlantic University communications professor James Tracy questioned accounts of...
Every week, we seem to write about a campus “Sex Week” event that features porn stars glamorizing the adult film industry.
A recent post was particularly troubling to me. One businesswoman is rebranding pornography, and her events near college campuses encourage young people to share their intimate tapes on her website.
In a talk...
