Those interested in studying real economics may want to take note of the following news:
Paul Krugman, a Nobel-prize winning economist who has used his New York Times column to champion greater government action to stimulate growth and create jobs, is leaving Princeton University for the City University of New York.
He will...
The last time we heard from students at the University of Ottawa, they were trying to ban the Olympics, now this.
Tyler Conway of The Bleacher Report has the story.
University of Ottawa Hockey Team Suspended After Sexual Assault Allegations
University of Ottawa announced the suspension of its entire men’s hockey team Monday, amid...
Two New Jersey parents are facing a lawsuit following their “tough love” approach to disciplining their 18-year old daughter.
Perhaps “Judge Judy” would be the best one to hear the case.
A Morris Catholic High School honor student and athlete who claims her parents threw her out of their Lincoln Park home when...
So former Black Panther Angela Davis can be the keynote speaker at a University Minnesota Diversity event but Condoleezza Rice isn’t fit to speak at Rutgers? Explain that to me.
Via Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit who calls this racism, straight up.
Scott Greer of The Daily Caller reports.
Rutgers faculty urge school to drop...
Perhaps this will be an event at the 2018 Winter Olympics?
Two enterprising University of Minnesota Duluth students took advantage of the massive amount of snow in their backyard by trying out “snow swimming,” a feat as difficult as it may seem.
UMD seniors Shane Campbell and Steve Morris last only a couple...
Writing at National Review, Bernie Reeves imagines a scenario in which your college education might fail you.
You Thought You Were Educated
I said to a gathering of brainy undergraduates and graduate students: You will be attending a drinks party in London in your role as a freshly minted investment banking trainee. You...
“You are powerful, and you are equal. And so am I. And so are men.”
UC Berkeley student Claire Chiara joins conservative pundit Tammy Bruce in calling for a reboot of feminism.
Chaira’s brilliant essay starts by recalling an encounter that “did remind me of one of the glaring hypocrisies of our day: new-age feminism.”
…Women today march around kicking and screaming in a stubborn refusal to be...
Who could have imagined that they would come to such a conclusion?
Malcolm A. Kline of Accuracy in Academia reports.
Universities Want More Money
A team of researchers from Penn looked at the condition of higher education and came to about the same conclusion that academics usually come to when pressed to make a self-examination: Universities...
Most high school students think their literature assignments are torture.
For some North Carolina students, that is very nearly the reality.
A North Carolina school board will keep in its high school curriculum a book that tackles abortion, torture, rape and prostitution.
The Watauga County school board voted 3-2 on Thursday to keep Isabel...
This story has gotten very little play in the mainstream press but the details raise some serious red flags.
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
Wanted: Answers On Iranian Grad Student at Georgia Tech’s Homemade Bombs
Conservative news watchers want more answers on why an Iranian grad student at George Tech nearly burned...
For those who wonder why some colleges are developing “proficiency ratings”, look no farther than California State University – State Los Angeles.
Instead of focusing on teaching marketable skills, its professors just voted to require all students to take a course in race or ethnicity. However, they but fail to adopt the...
This story has privacy violations written all over it. Welcome to the brave new world.
Jaleesa Baulkman of University Herald reports.
Tennessee State University Policy Forces Students, Staff To Wear Trackable ID Badges At All Times
Students, faculty, staff and administrators at Tennessee State University will be required to wear and display official trackable...
During a recent lunch, University of St. Thomas student Vladimir Davidiuk was inspired to share some observations about the lessons children could learn from actually participating in the free market.
…When we went to pay for our bill at the cashier station, I was somewhat taken aback to see such a young...
College students beware. You never know who’s reading what you write on social media.
One Boston College student is learning that lesson the hard way.
Jack Pickell of Boston.com has the story.
Reports: Boston College student’s Facebook brag costs family $80,000
It might be the costliest status update in Facebook history.
According to a Miami Herald...
Given the fact that rates of federal student loan default rates are the highest since 1995, one has to wonder about the real reasons behind a lawsuit brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) against ITT Educational Services, Inc.
The agency claims that the for-profit company engaged in predatory lending by...
U. Iowa president Sally Mason recently committed the thought crime of acknowledging human nature.
FOX News reports.
Regent blasts University of Iowa president for sex assault remark, lack of communication
The Iowa Board of Regents met behind closed doors Friday afternoon to evaluate the performance of University of Iowa President Sally Mason, who has...
When everyone gets an “A”, how can schools distinguish true scholars from slackers?
One college has come up with an innovative exit assessment to make its final determination.
Assessment can be a dirty word, especially when it comes from the top down, and neither faculty nor students are convinced that it measures anything...
Jon Liedtke of The Urbanite reports that students at the University of Windsor have voted to approve a boycott of Israel.
Read all of Legal Insurrection’s BDS coverage here.
UWindsor becomes first university in Canada to approve BDS through undergraduate referendum
The University of Windsor Students’ Alliance has become the first student union in...
“Time and time again, I was disappointed by councilmembers’ misplaced priorities.”
UCLA student Evan Moffitt is now the former director of community engagement for the General Representative 3 office of the Undergraduate Students Association Council.
He has just resigned in protest over the group’s focus on politics instead of students.
Time and time again, I was disappointed by councilmembers’ misplaced priorities. In meetings, instead...
Apparently, the administration of Purdue University needs a remedial course on donor relations.
Todd Starnes of FOX News reports.
University removes ‘God’ from plaque
Purdue University, which once defended the right of a private speaker to blaspheme Jesus, has banned an alumni donor from using the word “God” on a plaque because it might...
It’s “War on Women”…conservative ones, that is.
Despite authorizing the funds for other student trips for political events, three female College Republicans at the University of Colorado – Boulder were denied their request for financial support from their student government to travel to CPAC.
The College Fix Associate Editor Jennifer Kabbany files...
Anyone else getting tired of living in an America where there are two sets of rules? Why should colleges and universities, which overwhelmingly lean left, be exempted?
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Higher Ed Groups Ask IRS Not To Change Political Activity Rules
A coalition of higher education associations on Thursday urged the Obama administration...
