Rebecca Schuman of Slate has put together a report about professors who quit or are thinking about quitting academia. Hat tip to Instapundit.
“I Quit Academia,” an Important, Growing Subgenre of American Essays
Sarah Kendzior, Al-Jazeera English’s firebrand...
Washington Free Beacon contributor Robert Charette reviews assertions made by ESPN’s “Tuesday Morning Quarterback” Gregg Easterbrook in his new book, which warns that football’s very popularity risks ruining the game.
InThe King of Sports: Football’s Impact on America, Easterbrook says that hat the sport’s future is endangered by professional football being beamed...
So this is what performance art has devolved into? I wonder if this student is planning to invite his family to the “show.”
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller has the scoop.
Art student’s stunt will be publicly losing his anal virginity
Meet Clayton Pettet. He’s 19. He’s gay. He is a student at...
Harvard University is one of the many American institutions that promote “Sex Week”….all for student health, of course.
The College Fix Assistant Editor Jennifer Kabbany shares some information about another, less well-known, sex-oriented program at the school.
….And while people across the country raised eyebrows at some...
We first told you about University of Kansas Professor David Guth back in September. He was suspended for wishing death on the children of NRA members but now he’s headed back to work. He won’t be teaching but will be assigned other duties.
FOX News reports.
State official slams University of Kansas for...
It is not often that a university turns to venture capitalism as a model for innovative instruction.
However, University of California-Los Angeles student Eitan Arom reports on such a program at his school that is a great model for other offerings.
For three academic quarters out of the ye...
Sometimes it’s so easy to forget that Georgetown is a Catholic school. Now is one of those times.
Matthew Archbold of Catholic Education Daily reports.
EXCLUSIVE: Georgetown Law Class Required to Work for Pro-Abortion Lobby
A class at Georgetown University’s law school scheduled for next semester will have students working with a pro-abortion rights...
Of course, the object of the ACLU’s concern is the Occupy movement. One has to wonder if they would have rushed to defend the Tea Party in the same way.
Katherine Long of The Seattle Times reports.
ACLU: Seattle college’s proposed free-speech rule unconstitutional
The American Civil Liberties Union...
An Ohio football player became the latest victim of zero tolerance bullying policies, for writing poetry for a class assignment mourning the results of a recent game.
On Friday, at Rittman High School just outside of Akron, Ohio, junior Nick Andre’s composition class assignment was to write a poem about something that...
The funniest or saddest part of this farce is that it’s a doctor of economics degree. Gotta love that North Korean economy, huh?
Choe Sang-Hun reports in the New York Times.
Following Dear Leader, Kim Jong-un Gets Title From University: Dr. Leader
SEOUL, South Korea — Make that Dr. Kim Jong-un.
North Korea has long...
Many American students are crying for more gun control rules based on emotion.
However, Brown University student Andrew Powers uses facts to shoot holes into many popular gun control memes:
It seems to be almost a constant background fixture of national debate — periodically taking to center stage in the aftermath of horrific...
The government doesn’t rank the private companies that receive federal funds. Why should higher education be any different?
Julio M. Ottino and Mark P. Mills report at Real Clear Politics.
“Cost-Effective” College Plan Could Chill Innovation
Rising prosperity and all associated social benefits flow from innovation — none of which is found in the...
Shouts heard: “You let them die!”
Despite the attempt of the American press to sweep Benghazi over the rug, it seems Americans haven’t forgotten.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was heckled about Benghazi terrorist attack as she tried to deliver a speech at a New York university.
Clinton was speaking at the University of Buffalo as part of the university’s...
This is an update to a story reported by College Insurrection on October 17th.
Nina Golgowski of The New York Daily News reports.
Ohio University student in hiding after website identifies her as ‘false...
The recent government shutdown and debt ceiling date show there is a rift between Tea Party and the “Republican Establishment” on whether to go with strategy or ideology.
Knox College student Alex Uzarowic says that despite the differences, it is essential that the two groups work together.
…Words like RINO (“Republican In Name...
To make matters worse, many of the kids who participated in the protest had been completely misled by organizers.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller has the story.
Race hustlers heckle libertarian event, lie to kids about affirmative action
A libertarian student event at the University of Michigan was interrupted by radical activists–including at...
Following the success of the Obama presidential campaign’s approach to micro-targeting voters, increasingly sophisticated data slicing tools are now being used in for college student recruitment.
Inside Higher Ed’s Ry Rivard offers these details:
For years, colleges have sought out applicants who have high test scores or who can throw a football. But...
Ellen R. Wald (née Horrow) recently wrote a letter to Princeton’s alumni magazine in which she makes it clear why she’s not giving the school any more money. Be sure to read the whole thing.
Behind Academia’s Curtain
In June I received a call from a classmate, soliciting a donation for Princeton’s Annual...
It is heartening to see the concept of “chivalry” being discussed on campus outside of history courses.
We have covered the story of a group of women at Arizona State University honoring young men for chivalry in their “Gentlemen’s Showcase”. Now, Justin Manry of Townson University adds his perspective:
…The purpose of this...
Back in September, Legal Insurrection broke a story about Hamilton College which was planning to run a diversity program segregated by race.
In a recent post at Minding The Campus, Robert Paquette provides some background on the man behind Hamilton’s outrageous plan.
The Sorry State of Hamilton College
On the evening of 19 September,...
Never let it be said that outraged campus feminists confuse themselves with common sense.
Proving the point, Washington Post editorial writer Ruth Marcus reviews the fury at Slate’s recently published advice column to young women from Emily Yoffe about binge drinking (hat-tip, Instapundit).
The message of Emily Yoffe’s Slate article about binge drinking...
We recently reported that more than 130 faculty members at Wellesley College signed an open letter urging the college to reconsider its institutional partnership with Peking University if a professor of economics there is fired for his outspoken advocacy of democracy...
