Vanderbilt University’s Medical Center looks like the latest victim of new healthcare rules: It has trimmed over 1000 employees from its roles ahead of the implementation of new rules that adversely effect its finances in a variety of ways.
Vanderbilt is making these job cuts, according to [Jeffrey Balser, head of the...
The talk is being given by a professor from the University of Arizona. Let’s hope someone makes a video.
Brad Jones of The Daily Caller reports.
Univ. of Colorado asks, Is human extinction nigh?
Are the end-times near? Are humans bringing about their own extinction? The question is not theological but rather ecological, and...
Student gets lesson in Free Market from her readers.
Given the horrendous impact of the weak economy and student loan burden on young scholars, you would be tempted to think that students would be grateful for the opportunity to a potential employer.
And you would be wrong!
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Madeline O’Grady doesn’t think the companies at the school’s Job Fair...
This is just more of that open-mindedness we’ve come to expect from our friends on the left.
Kristan Hawkins of Life News reports.
Student at Indiana University Vandalizes Pro-Life Display, Screams “Abortion is Awesome””
Yesterday, the Students for Life at Indiana University gathered in Dunn Meadow outside of...
As unions continue to lose clout in America, there’s been a desperate rush to recruit new members. Adjunct faculty members are a prime target.
Lindsay Ellis of the Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
Tufts U. Adjuncts Vote to Unionize in Regional Campaign’s First Victory
Adjunct faculty members at Tufts University have voted to unionize...
Legal Insurrection has been following the fate of Detroit, where progressive policies and divisive rhetoric have combined to destroy a one vibrant city.
Hillsdale College student Walker Mulley offers this perspective on the situation, based on DePaul University associate professor Colleen Doody’s book, “Detroit’s Cold War”:
Postwar conservatives were united by anti-communism, but...
Well that didn’t take long. Yesterday we brought you the story of Professor David Gilmour who refuses to teach books by women or Chinese authors. Students are already protesting him.
Chris Kitching of CTV News reports.
U of T students protest...
John Palatiello is a successful business-owner, public affairs consultant, and President of the Business Coalition for Fair Competition, a coalition of firms, organizations and individuals fighting unfair government-sponsored competition with private enterprise.
He voluntarily shares his professional insights with students, noting that he often as to correct bad advice given to job...
Obama’s team of propagandists are taking their message directly to the college crowd.
Katherine Rodriguez of The College Fix reports.
Obama Speechwriter Misinforms College Students About Obamacare
WASHINGTON D.C. – President Barack Obama’s former speechwriter channeled Obama’s rhetorical tactics recently when he told a roomful of college students that people who know the least about ...
Some student reporters may be planning to pop some champagne open!
Student newspapers in Virginia just scored both a First Amendment victory and a financial win with an appeals court’s reversal of ban on alcohol advertisements.
Two major student newspapers in Virginia will be allowed to publish advertisements for alcohol brands and products...
Sounds like someone’s living in the past but it isn’t the American people.
Bryn Morgan of The Dartmouth has the story.
Professor discusses covert racism
Though racism is more covert today, blacks are subject to the same prejudice as they were in the 1960s, Duke University sociology professor Eduardo B...
The American press is already framing the narrative on the looming “government shutdown”.
Right on cue, higher education professionals are bracing for impact. And, while most institutions would likely feel only mild effects at first, Michael Stratford of Inside Higher Ed reports that advocates for colleges are bracing for larger funding battles.
The...
I’m amazed that they even let this guy speak on campus.
The College Fix reports
Ryan T. Anderson’s, ‘A Case Against Gay Marriage,’ Draws Huge Crowd at Boston College
Ryan T. Anderson of the Heritage Foundation has emerged as one of the primary voices of opposition to the movement to legalize same sex marriage...
When the Titanic sank, the ship’s orchestra went down with the vessel while playing “Nearer My God to Thee”.
With that image in mind, here is a story from The Daily Caller’s Eric Owens on a tune promoting Obamacare:
An Oregon-based ad agency has been generating national attention for its ads promoting Cover...
You know what I bet would help solve this problem? Spending more money on education. Isn’t that the liberal solution to everything?
Stephen Ceasar of LA Now reports.
SAT scores stagnant, many unprepared for college, officials say
The average SAT scores for the high school Class of 2013 remained stagnant from the previous year...
All eyes have been riveted on Ted Cruz and his quasi-filibuster this week.
However, St. John’s University student Edward Peichel reminds Americans that Obamacare isn’t the sole piece of legislation threatening their economic health:
I have written before about the Farm Bill; in summary, it’s the sole piece of legislation that controls Agriculture...
Sensible Americans are high skeptical of Iran’s willingness to adhere to international agreements when it comes to its quest for nuclear weapons.
Yale student Harry Graver shares this view, as he critiques the new “Global Zero” anti-nuke campaign:
They boast: “This isn’t your grandma’s anti-nuke campaign.” And when it comes to scale, that’s...
This story should go over well with feminist activists on college campuses. I hope this professor has a good lawyer.
Liz Bury of The Guardian reports. Hat tip to Blazing Cat Fur.
Canadian author David Gilmour sparks furore over female writers
Toronto literature professor and Giller prize-longlisted author David Gilmour has found himself at...
A start-up company recently launched a Princeton branch for their new social media app directed to helping students meeting others with shared interests .
The release spurred sophomore Shruthi Deivasigamani to thinking about the hold social media has on student lives.
While at a brief glance it might seem like a small, rather...
According to Rob Port of the Say Anything blog, this is an effort to increase dismal graduation rates at the school.
University Of North Dakota Says They’re Shrinking Enrollment With Tougher Admissions Standards
“The number of incoming freshmen decreased by 449 from last year for a total of 1,908 this fall,” reports the Grand...
It loos like our young men are not the only ones suffering from the enforcement of progressive feminist principles on campus.
One anonymous Smith College coed, who wanted to form a straight-only sorority that would promote an entirely different diversity outreach approach that was favorable to men, is now the t...
Earlier this week, we reported that Providence College, a Catholic school, was not allowing a talk by a professor who is an advocate for gay marriage. The school has now given in to complaints from liberal students and faculty.
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Who Can Speak at Providence?
Providence College announced...
