A play featuring Norse mythology has inspired Yale student John Aroutiounian to reflect on “diversity” and Christianity in our era.
…”Valhalla” raises unsettling questions about how people arrive at conclusions about what they want and who they are, and about how family and societal conceptions can help or hurt the process. It’s...
Do you think this student would have been told he couldn’t talk about sex, sexual orientation, how awful conservatives are, how fake religion is, etc.?
Of course not. Those are the new sacred subjects on college campuses.
Andrew Desiderio of The College Fix reports.
LAWSUIT: Student Talking About Jesus Told To Shut Up
Conservative attorneys...
One California law school is ending its practice of discount pricing in hopes of getting away from a confusing “high tuition, high discount” model.
Inside Higher Ed’s Ry Rivard files this report:
The University of La Verne College of Law is the latest institution, and perhaps the first law school, to stop offering...
We told you about Dartmouth’s ‘Freedom Budget’ group back in February.
They’ve now taken over the college president’s office.
Joseph Asch of Dartblog reports.
Freedom Budgeters Occupy Pres’ Office
There’s never a dull or unembarrassing moment at Dartmouth College. A few days ago,...
Though the police reports blame “underage drinking”, I suspect there were other chemicals floating around in one Notre Dame student’s bloodstream.
A student at the University of Notre Dame was arrested this weekend, cops say, after he smashed a stained glass window at a massage therapy facility in downtown South Bend with...
Congratulations to Long Island, NY high school student Kwasi Enin for such an impressive accomplishment. Undoubtedly, it took a lot of hard work to achieve such a feat.
The Chicago Tribune reports.
New York high school student accepted at all eight Ivy League schools
A high school senior on Long Island has been accepted...
UCLA student columnist Eitan Arom features an intriguing letter from a UC-Berkeley alumnus on the subject of a recent Daily Bruin column, “Editorial: Crop of commencement speakers lacks diversity”.
I am a 61-year-old white man, the sort that is often considered irrelevant and accused of being angered by the loss of privilege...
What business does NASA have studying economics and capitalism, you ask? Just another example of of the politicization of everything under the sun in a progressive administration.
Kaitlyn Schallhorn of Campus Reform reports.
University researchers use NASA-funded model to blame capitalism for inevitable collapse of civilization
A study—relying on a NASA funded model—partly blames...
“Common Core opposition is …grassroots, and support is so astroturf. ”
In addition to Obamacare, it looks like American voters may be heading to the polls to issue a referendum on Common Core:
Parents across the country may hold the key to this year’s mid-term elections as they vent their anger over the implementation of a controversial education achievement measure called the Common...
We recently told you that some faculty members at Rutgers were objecting to the choice of Condoleezza Rice as commencement speaker. Now the student government has voted and the objectors lost.
The College Fix reports.
In Narrow Vote, Rutgers Student Government OKs Condi Rice As Grad Speaker
In a close vote preceded by plenty...
About a year ago, we covered the story of a University of Virginia student who spent the night in jail when her water bottle and cookie dough purchases were confused for something illegal by Alcoholic Beverage Control agents.
It looks like that purchase may be very, very expensive…for the state.
The Daily Caller’s...
The left is methodically politicizing every area of study in higher ed. Even the arts are no longer safe.
Richard Perez-Pena of the New York Times reports.
Using the Arts to Teach How to Prepare for Climate Crisis
University courses on global warming have become common, and Prof. Stephanie LeMenager’s new class here at...
We have been following the drive for unionization by the Northwestern University football team.
If they proceed, due to the rules of Obamacare, it looks like the school will be buying maternity coverage for...
Professor Dalton Conley of NYU wrote the article excerpted below for the Washington Post with his son. I guess we can file this story under economic justice.
Were your parents rich? Maybe you should pay more in taxes.
We have both been lucky enough to attend one of the best public high schools...
The University of South Carolina Upstate is hosting a production of “How to Be a Lesbian in 10 Days or Less.”
But….I thought that you were born that way? Progressive activists really need to learn to be more consistent.
The event is part of the school’s “Bodies of Knowledge 6 Symposium and Conference”....
Luckily for Chris Matthews, since he’s a liberal, students won’t show up to protest his appearance, rudely interrupt his speech or get up and walk out. That only happens to conservative speakers.
Collin Binkley of The Columbus Dispatch reports.
Ohio State students upset Chris Matthews tapped as commencement speaker
Some Ohio State University students...
After a New York University scholar sets up a date using the Hook-Up Facebook page, what music may best set the proper mood?
Given the escalating tuition costs, I might suggest the ever cl...
Last week we shared a video of American University students who were unable to name a single US senator.
This weekend, the president of the College Republicans at the school appeared on Fox and Friends to respond.
Watch below.
Waynesburg Univeristy student Nika Anschuetz thinks that instead of pitting men against women (as often occurs as part of progressive campus activism), the qualities of both should be cherished and celebrated.
…Equality is overused by both political parties. Political leaders aim to sway voters by using the term “equality.” Gender...
$10,000 seems like a such a reasonable price for a Bachelor’s degree. Looks like Florida’s governor Rick Scott is getting results.
Channel 13 News of Florida reports.
Daytona State College board approves $10,000 bachelor’s degree in education
Earning a bachelor’s degree in education at Daytona State College will soon be more affordable than ever.
Beginning...
We have been following the efforts of the Northwestern University football team to unionize.
In potential landmark case, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) backed bid for collective bargaining by Northwestern...
Given the student debt crisis, you’d think more colleges would follow this model.
Lisa Rathke of Pilot Online reports.
Students’ jobs pay off tuition at N.C. work college
Many students spend years after college working off tens of thousands of dollars in school debt. But at seven “Work Colleges” around the country, students are...
