A new study authorized from the State Department shows that the number of international students studying in this country has hit record levels.
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are flocking to U.S. colleges and universities, helping to drive the number of international students studying in America to record levels.
Similarly, all-time high...
The classic Kurt Vonnegut Jr. short story “Harrison Bergeron” comes to mind.
Emily Yavitch of The College Fix reports.
‘Sizeism’ Joins Campus PC Lexicon
Have you heard of sizeism? You will soon.
It’s the latest ‘ism’ to join the higher education discrimination lexicon, courtesy of San Diego State University’s recent “Tunnel of Oppression” theatrical exhibit.
Every...
File this story under “Campus Justice”.
A Rocky Mountain College art student who flunked and dropped math classes required to earn a degree is suing to force the school to allow her to substitute two non-math courses so she can graduate.
Hannah Valdez’s disabilities prevent her from passing two basic math courses —...
These young men have a bright future in the private sector. If they were destined for government work, their site would have taken three years and hundreds of millions of dollars to build. Also, it wouldn’t work.
Kristin Tate of B Swann reports.
Three 20-Year-Olds Make Their Own WORKING Obamacare Site – In...
Recently, we covered the rising popularity of Libertarianism on college campuses.
William and Mary student Elizabeth Marcello has a few thoughts on the trend, and how campus Republicans should respond.
Over the past few years, the Republican Party has faced internal tension with fervent Tea Party supporters, often causing conflict in debates over...
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes…
Eugene Craig III of the student paper The Bulldog Collegian reports.
How ObamaCare is Hurting Bowie State Students
From $54/semester to a proposed $750/semester to a proposed $1900/year to CANCELLED, is the roller-coaster Bowie State University Students have been on for the last couple semesters in the University’s attempt to find a health...
“Focus our efforts on our opponents, not ourselves.”
Pennsylvania State University student John Plucenik takes an in-depth look at the results at the Virgina governor’s race, offering the Libertarians and Republicans some sound advice on how to address stealth “Libertarian” candidates like Robert C. Sarvis in the future.
…After accumulating this information, it becomes evident that it’s not a Libertarian...
We recently showed you Jesse Watters’ visit to the sexiest college in America.
Now, the least sexy college in America which is the University of Houston.
Watch.
Even the campus of Brown University is not immune to market forces.
In the current job market, those students with science or technical degrees are finding better employment opportunities. In this context, student reporter Joseph Zappa reviews the fall in the number of humanity majors in and how the departments are responding.
The...
It’s a good thing Cornell has never tried to do this. 🙂
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Chicago State vs. Faculty Blog
Last year, Chicago State University briefly required that all professors have prior approval to talk to any reporter, use social media or engage in most forms of public communication. Facing...
Veterans Day, dating back to the WWI Armistice, honors those who served in one of the branches of the U.S. military.
Until today, I had not heard of Veterans Day being internationalized into a general holiday honoring anyone who served in any military, domestic or foreign.
A reader who is a student at HLS writes...
Many significant problems related to the Obamacare program implementation have surfaced, which has lead many to question how effective big government is at managing large-scale health programs.
This includes University of Madison – Wisconsin student Ali Sinkula, who argues that the free market system is better suited to address the health needs...
Kevin Blackstone is a U. Maryland professor and sometimes commentator on ESPN. He recently said on the air that the Star Spangled Banner is a war anthem. The university is standing behind his comment.
Ben Shapiro of Breitbart reports.
Publicly-Funded University of Maryland Defends ESPN Commentator’s ‘War Anthem’ Comments
In honor of Veterans Day,...
The famous author Gore Vidal might find the dramatic, page-turning legal developments related to his estate worthy of a novel (via TaxProfBlog).
[Burr] Steers revealed … that his uncle [Gore Vidal] had left nothing to his family or intimates in his will. Instead, he bequeathed his entire fortune and assets to Harvard...
Higher education bubble? What higher education bubble?
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.
Student loans skyrocketed 463 percent under Obama
President Obama won two national elections in large part due to the hard work and support of struggling American college students, who believed his promised reforms would alleviate their financial difficulties and souring...
It looks like the makers of two of the country’s most important scholastic tests will be undergoing an examination of their own….a legal one.
The companies that administer the SAT and ACT college entrance exams are being sued over their sales of students’ personal information to outside parties.
A lawsuit filed this week...
Would some students be better off skipping higher education to pursue accomplishments in the real world?
Mike Bruschini of Reason reports.
Just Say No to College
Paul Gu is the winner of a Thiel Fellowship-a two-year $100,000 grant designed to encourage teenagers to skip college and pursue scientific or entrepreneurial projects in the real...
Dartmouth College’s fraternity culture is often featured at College Insurrection.
The following candid account is excerpted from a new Dartmouth memoir called “Three For Ship” by from Crispus Knight, who graduated from the school after an academic expulsion.
I make no excuses, nor can I adequately explain what happened. The truth of the...
Want to maximize your chances of getting into the school of your choice? Watch what you say on Twitter and Facebook.
Paul Caron of the TaxProf Blog has the story.
NY Times: 30% of Colleges Downgrade Applicants Based on What They Find on Social Media
New York Times: They Loved Your GPA. Then They...
It looks like one high school’s mascot is living up to its hype.
A graduate from a Southern California high school under fire for its “Arab” mascot says the mascot is not a swipe at any ethnic group, but rather a source of pride at the school.
“There was no intention to demean...
Now if we could only get a few political science professors on board with this sort of thing.
Chris Deaton of Red Alert Politics reports.
It took a law school professor to create the ‘Anything But Law School’ scholarship
Just call him the Billy Madison of lawyers, telling students who say they can’t wait...
Southern Methodist University student Hayley Waring has a few words for Vice President Joe Biden, who recently state that Tea Party conservatives are the biggest impediment to progress in America, and tied his ramblings into the “war on women”.
There are very few things that anger me quite as much as when the...
