I guess we can file this story under the higher education bubble.
HT to Instapundit.
Kaitlin Mulhere of the Sentinel Source reports.
Franklin Pierce University to cut six academic programs
Franklin Pierce University said Wednesday it will stop offering degrees in six academic programs, effective immediately.
The university will no longer offer majors or minors in...
Conservative pundit Dinesh D’Souza took time out from dealing with his legal wranglings centered on alleged campaign law violations to debate former domestic terrorist and current Obama supporter Bill Ayers.
The event was at Dartmouth Colege, and student Sandor Farkas has this report:
The debate, titled “America: Good or Bad?” started right away...
It looks like the craft beer degree is poised to become one of the most popular on college campuses.
We recently noted that the University of California – San Diego had scholarships available for their beer program. Now, three North Carolina community colleges have created”stackable” degree tracks for the fast-growing craft beer...
This is a sneak peek at a piece that’s going to appear in the Spring 2014 issue of Intercollegiate Review.
Rand Paul, who is the author of this piece, has a talent for connecting with college students.
Sneak Peek at the IR’s Newest Issue: Rand Paul’s Challenge to Students
One of the things I...
File this under “If you can’t beat them, join them.”
Some school officials try to prevent students from tweeting in class. But others are embracing social media as a learning tool, saying sites like Twitter can expand discussions beyond a classroom’s four walls.
Chris Lazarski teaches public policy at Wauwatosa West High School...
Apparently, Pope Francis isn’t acquainted with Notre Dame professor Gary Gutting.
Dr. Susan Berry of Breitbart reports.
Pope Francis Tells Univ of Notre Dame to ‘Defend, Preserve, Advance’ Catholic Faith
On Thursday Pope Francis delivered a statement to...
A federal judge has overturned an agency’s 2012 decision to revoke a massage school’s accreditation — and imposed a $429,000 financial penalty as well.
Interestingly, the approach the judge used in deciding the case could apply to any accreditor’s review of any college, and it raises issues much more broadly for higher...
This new piece from the College Fix points out some the issues faced by conservative students on campus.
Former College Fix assistant editor writes today for The Detroit News about the recent racial controversy at the University of Michigan, claiming that political conservatives are the real victims on campus:
On Martin Luther King...
It can be argued that students are tiring of the “diversity” emphasis on campuses when they organize parties that completely contradict today’s progressive messaging.
However, it appears that one Arizona fraternity took their counter-culture attitude one step too far:
Knowing they attend a university that has high standards when it comes to costume...
The this is Stanford’s version of a law professor, I think I would prefer to take my chances on new their electronic faculty.
A Stanford University law professor took the view that the Second Amendment permits strong gun control, telling the crowd that “restriction has to be at the core” of the...
Conner Dwinell writes for The College Conservative. In a new post he examines the recent state of the union address by President Obama.
A Lesson in Contradictions: The State of the Union
Someday, the only college mascots left will be fluffy bunnies and cute kitties.
An, even then, they may become the target of a PETA campaign.
A small, Christian college in Watertown, Wis., has decided to toss its longtime “Crusaders” mascot, saying the word is too controversial.
“In light of our global outreach and more...
I expect many colleges and universities will be following suit, given lower enrollment and the stagnant economy.
Ry Rivard of Inside Higher Ed reports.
The Last $5M Payday?
Brandeis University paid its former president, Jehuda Reinharz, $4.9 million on Jan. 2, three weeks before it announced an overhaul of its executive compensation policies.
Reinharz, who...
The following story is a cautionary tale for college budget experts trying to trim staff.
A Missouri university had a library preservation officer, who was let go several years ago. Now, their collection has millions of dollars in mold damage.
University of Missouri Libraries officials are trying to decide what to do with...
The folks at the Modern Language Association seemed to think so.
Malcolm A. Kline of Accuracy in Academia reports.
Marxist Poetry @ the MLA
Only at the Modern Language Association (MLA) can you find an English professor who will boldly go where no Marxist has ever gone before. It is one thing to think...
It looks like another campus black student group is issuing demands.
This time, it is at the University of Minnesota (hat-tip,
There’s a lot of truth to what Obama says here but it probably won’t score him any points with his base.
Andrew Johnson of National Review has the story.
Obama Alienates Base, Telling Off Art-History Majors
In an effort to encourage more young people to consider jobs in “the trades,” President Obama took a...
It looks like the math team of Common Core has done it again!
The latest nightmarishly awful Common Core math worksheet to bubble up courtesy of Twitter is for third graders, according to Twitchy.
Here it is, in all its surreal, subtly cruel glory:My 3rd grader’s #CommonCore math homework. Note that there are...
Jim Windham of See Thru Edu has a new post about the real world of college financing that may surprise you.
Exposing the Dirty Little Secret in College Finance
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal by Douglas Belkin exposes a shady element of college finance that, while long- and well-known by...
In an upcoming release, The Monuments Men, an unlikely World War II platoon rescues art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returns them to their owners.
It looks like they missed one, and it landed at the University of Oklahoma.
The Jewish Daily Forward reports some details on the history of the pa...
Confused? You should be. This is the efficiency of your government at work.
College Fix editor Nathan Harden reports.
True Story: Government Conducted a Study of a Study about Studies
The United States government paid for a study to analyze a Defense Department study that evaluated a series of other studies.
This really happened.
How much...
Last year, the University of Tennessee hosted a Sex Week so distasteful that it inspired law school student Brandon Whiteley to detail The Big Orange Screw.
Fox New’s Bill O’Reilly also had a report covering the controversy.
Student reporter Jessica Carr offers a description of some of this year’s events.
UT Sex Week has...
