Occasionally, we report that some bureaucrat or politician is touting the benefits of a “free public college education“.
In The Wall Street Journal, Lindsay Gelmman describes true meaning of free public education.
The kids are back in school. And you’ve probably shelled out for pencil cases, notebooks, a new backpack—and AP French.
“Free public...
The University of Kentucky just installed a 2,000 security cameras across its campus, and a number of its students have have voiced serious privacy concerns – especially as one of the cameras aimed at the school’s free-speech zone.
Christopher White, a University of Missouri graduate student and an editorial assistant for The...
In the aftermath of the destruction of a 9/11 memorial at Middlebury College, the school’s staff council has issued an official statement denouncing the act.
Middlebury’s blog has the statement.
September 11th incident – Staff Council statement
The Middlebury College Staff Council recently sent this email to all Middlebury College staff:
Members...
The workshop in question took place on 9/11. Isn’t that just lovely?
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
USC Student Workshop: White Males are Privileged and Cops are Racist
Students at the private University of Southern California spent the evening of 9/11 at an action-packed workshop held at the “Ground Zero” theater during...
Administrators at John Hopkins University admit that they ordered a professor to a remove a blog post critical of National Security Agency (NSA) for tinkering with encryption standards and recruiting large corporations to offer them unrestricted access to American’s data.
Josiah Ryan of Campus Reform files this report:
The university, which according to...
Andrew Breitbart always said the key to shifting America’s political landscape is in the culture. In a way, I think that’s what Shelby Tankersley is getting at in this new post from Intercollegiate Review.
When Young Conservatives Meet Hipsters
I, like many young conservatives, have a complicated relationship with the hipster lifestyle. I...
A spate of recent student overdoses involving a deadly from of ecstasy have lead some colleges to revise their drug education programs.
Megan Rogers, Inside Higher Ed writer, files this report:
Many colleges are reaching out to students about the dangers of the illicit club drug “Molly” following a series of fatal overdoses,...
The destruction of the 9/11 memorial at Middlebury College was motivated in part by claims that the land belongs to the Abenaki Tribe but tribal leaders have rebuked the incident.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.
Native American tribe calls protesters who destroyed 9/11 memorial ‘disgusting’
The protesters who uprooted a 9/11 memorial...
It looks like the I.R.S. isn’t the only entity putting up bureaucratic roadblocks to campus conservatives’ free speech efforts.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) offers a video reviewing the situation at the University of Cincinnati, in which conservatives gathering signatures for a ballot measure were confined to a free...
The recent disgraceful attack on General David Petraeus by CUNY students was organized in part by Communist groups.
Sterling Beard of National Review reports.
Communist Groups Helped Organize Petraeus Protest
Protests against General David Petraeus Monday by CUNY students were organized by an ad hoc committee that includes several Communist groups.
A leaflet for the protests, which...
While the professors’ union have defended anti-GOP ranter, Michigan State University’s William Penn, from the consequences of his first-day tirade, a student offers an entirely different perspective on the incident.
In The Weekly Standard, Michganian Jonathan Bronitsky (a doc...
That question is addressed directly in a new post by Richard Vedder at Minding the Campus.
Is the University of Virginia Going Private?
It was bound to happen sooner or later: an important committee at the University of Virginia (UVA) has recommended the de facto privatization of the institution. Specifically, “The University of...
In a sensible attempt to reinvest the state budget surplus into wealth-generating sectors, the Missouri legislature recently passed House Bill 253, which gradually reduces the state income tax from 6.0% to 5.5% while dropping the corporate income tax from 6.25% to 3.25%.
University of Missouri-Columbia student Will McMahon reports on student government...
In a victory for gun rights, Colorado successfully recalled Senate President John Morse and Senator Angela Giron, both gun control advocates, from office. Before the polls had even closed, desperate Democrats attempted to blame the result on “voter suppression.” Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz
In a world filled with economic turmoil, The College Fix editor Nathan Hale wants students to ask the really important question:
College students have scores of majors to choose from. Since most college students see getting a well-paying job the primary purpose of a college degree, it’s worthwhile for them to ask:...
Sister Simone Campbell may be a nun but she approves of the HHS mandate in Obamacare and has even appeared on the Colbert Report. She’s slated to give an address at Mount Marty College and the diocese of Sioux Falls doesn’t approve.
Dr. Susan Berry of Breitbart reports.
Sioux Falls Bishop Won’t Endorse...
We live in a nation of euphemisms: from “police action” as another term for war to “downsizing” as a way to avoid saying “layoffs,” Americans are increasingly becoming accustomed to meaning one thing and saying another. If, like me, you don’t see this as a positive development, you may be dismayed...
The federal government’s favorite solution to a problem is to throw money at it.
The deeply entrenched unpopularity of Obamacare is one a classic example, and it looks like universities are going to be the recipients of these funds. Michael Cipriano , a student at American University, offers these details.
The feds have...
Why? Because new restrictions on free speech might apply to them.
Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Requiring Civility
Push and pull between administrators and faculty unions during contract negotiations is to be expected. But some faculty members at the University of Oregon say administrators in their contr...
University of North Carolina student Alex Thomas spent this summer writing for the the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy.
As an example of the campus “War on Men”, Thomas recounted the school’s treatment of Art Pope, an UNC alum who helped found the Libertarian Party of North Carol...
Blaming capitalism? Gee, where did these kids get that idea?
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
Anti-War College Protestors Blame Capitalism, American Imperialism for Possible Strike on Syria
Students at universities across the nation this week have come out against President Barack Obama’s plans to bomb Syria, and many largely blame capitalism and American...
Those following the story of Arkansas school districts’ plans to allow teachers and staff to act as armed security may be experiencing some news whiplash.
First, we noted that Arkansas’ Clarksville School District ‘s</...
