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U. Colorado’s new conservative Prof. speaks about ideological diversity in academia

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 2:00pm

You may remember a College Insurrection report from February about the University of Colorado at Boulder which was looking to hire a conservative professor. He recently spoke at a school event.

Spencer Case of The College Fix reports.

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First Impressions Lead to College Major Choices

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 12:30pm

New study finds choice of major influenced by quality of intro professors.

File this story under “First Impressions are Important”.

Why are some majors more popular than others with undergraduates? Is it the perception that they lead to good (well paying) jobs? Are certain fields naturally more attractive to new undergraduates? Will students respond to tuition incentives to pick (or bypass) some fields?

Maybe it’s...

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Porn prof. had sex with students as recently as 2011

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 11:00am

College Insurrection readers are sure to remember Hugo Schwyzer, the porn professor from Pasadena who just can’t stay out of the news. He’s back again, folks.

Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.

Porn prof admits to having sex with students, wants disability pay

In a dramatic reversal of his previous statements, embattled pornography...

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UC Berkeley students consider “no confidence” vote on Janet Napolitano

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 9:30am

The good news: Berkeley students may have found their limits of support for big-government-embracing, progressive bureaucrats.

The bad news: This sort of rejection may compel her to leave for a stint on the Supreme Court (hat-tip, Instapundit)

The student government of the University of California at Berkeley is kicking off the academic year...

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Number of reported rapes at Harvard nearly doubles

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 8:00am

One rape counselor who’s quoted below claims that these numbers reflect a growing number of victims who are willing to come forward and seek help.

Christina Hager of CBS Boston reports.

Number Of Reported Rapes Nearly Doubles At Harvard

CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – A troubling new statistic has Ivy League women concerned. “It’s very frightening,”...

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Is higher education headed for a shakeout?

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Posted by    Monday, September 9, 2013 at 6:30pm

Jon Marcus says yes in a new article at the Hechinger Report.

Higher education is headed for a shakeout, analysts warn

Facing skeptical customers, declining enrollment, an antiquated financial model that is hemorrhaging money, and new kinds of low-cost competition, some U.S. universities and colleges may be going the way of the music...

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Entrepreneurs can fix America’s college problems

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Posted by    Monday, September 9, 2013 at 5:00pm

Mike Maddock of Forbes suggests that innovators can and should change the face of higher education.

Trump Aside, Why Higher Ed Needs Entrepreneurs

There has been plenty of news lately about Donald Trump, President Obama and the role of the private and public sectors related to changing our higher education system.

While I’ve heard...

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U of M Student: Farmer’s Markets Have Conservative Roots

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Posted by    Monday, September 9, 2013 at 3:30pm

Many people associate Farmer’s Markets with greenie, progressive types with little in common with conservatives.

University of Michigan student Derek Draplin argues that stereotype is full of organic debris, as the system clearly has free market roots and can-do conservative appeal.

Farmer’s markets are a perfect example of the free market at work....

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College Republicans blast Obama over recent jobs report

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Posted by    Monday, September 9, 2013 at 2:00pm

The College Republican National Committee has seen the most recent jobs report and they are not happy.

Here’s an excerpt from a recent post on their blog.

Stagnation Nation

President Obama’s disastrous handling of the conflict in Syria has drawn nearly universal scorn and derision. But if his advisers are looking for even the...

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Texas “spreads the tuition wealth” through special tax rule

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Posted by    Monday, September 9, 2013 at 12:30pm

Texas scholars and their parents, especially those with taking out students loans, may want to make note of a law requiring that a portion of each college students’ tuition go towards providing financial aid for other students.

Katherine Timpf of Campus Reform has these details:

“Internal accounting is not set up to sort...

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Syracuse University prohibits using computers to send “offensive messages”

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Posted by    Monday, September 9, 2013 at 11:00am

If you go to Syracuse University, you better make sure the language in your emails doesn’t offend anyone.

Samantha Harris of The Fire reports.

Speech Code of the Month: Syracuse University

FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for September 2013: Syracuse University.

Syracuse has just one “red light” speech code on its books,...

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Loyola U. Med School Becomes First in the U.S. to Accept Illegal Immigrants

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Posted by    Monday, September 9, 2013 at 9:30am

Via The College Fix comes a disturbing new first for American colleges and universities.

The Loyola Phoenix, a campus newspaper of Loyola University Chicago, reports that the university’s Stritch School of Medicine will begin accepting applications from illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.

For the first time, the Stritch...

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Michigan State student writes Op-Ed about prof’s anti-Republican tirade

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Posted by    Monday, September 9, 2013 at 8:00am

Matthew Joyner is a junior at Michigan State and a member of the College Republicans. He recently penned an op-ed for the Detroit News about Professor William Penn’s anti-Republican classroom diatribe.

Where college begins, tolerance ends

Last week, during a literature class at Michigan State University, Professor William Penn was filmed berating Republicans...

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Colorado Legislator’s Full Reversal on Campus Gun-Control Laws

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Posted by    Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 5:00pm

A Colorado state senator targeted for recall recently told college students that she was for campus gun-control measures before she was against them.

Katie England, a student at Colorado State University-Pueblo, files this report:

State Sen. Angela Giron (D-Pueblo), when asked about her backing of proposed legislation that would have banned concealed weapons on...

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Winston-Salem State prof. hosted Democratic politician in classroom, drove students to vote

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Posted by    Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 3:30pm

There’s no political indoctrination going on here. Sarcasm aside, this story is outrageous. Can you imagine the uproar if the politician was a Republican?

Robby Soave of the Daily Caller reports.

Prof invited Democratic politician into classroom, drove students to voting booth

A professor at a college in North Carolina invited a Democratic city...

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Fascinating interview with a college admissions essays coach

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Posted by    Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 2:00pm

The new novel, Early Decision: Based on a True Frenzy, is about a professional college admissions essay coach. The author,  Lacy Crawford, used her experiences catering to extremely wealthy applicants as the basis for the tale about four wealthy students and one low-income hopeful who receive the help of the central character.

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Videos – Sean Hannity hosts live college forum

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Posted by    Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 12:30pm

Sean Hannity often does shows with live guest panels. On Friday night, his panel was made up entirely of college students on both sides of the political aisle. Sean spoke with them about various issues.

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Advice to Adjuncts: Unionization isn’t the answer; the free market is!

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Posted by    Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 11:00am

Jay Schalin of the John Pope Center for Higher Education Policy has a few words of wisdom for adjunct professors who think unionizing will increase their pay and decrease their work loads.

He suggests an alternative approach (hat-tip, Instapundit).

The labor market for college professors has long been distorted. Tenure is a major...

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Swarthmore student offers a roadmap for building a conservative coalition on campus

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Posted by    Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 9:30am

Danielle Charette is a senior at Swarthmore and one of the founders of the Swarthmore Conservative Society. In a recent post at Intercollegiate Review, she explained how conservative students can work together on campus.

Fusing the Forces of Freedom

When I arrived as a freshman at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, I knew of...

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Princeton mom electronically spanks “Ivy League Grads Must Work” author

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Posted by    Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 8:00am

I reviewed a recent debate sparked by an op-ed written by Keli Goff saying that female Ivy League graduates have a duty to stay in the workforce.

Princeton alumni and stay-at-home mom Anne-Marie Maginnis couldn’t disagree more, offering her perpsective:

This type of thinking is regressive for women for many reasons. First, while...

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San Diego school district erases suspension records for 31 ‘twerking’ students

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Posted by    Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 5:00pm

It seems Miley Cyrus isn’t the only one causing controversy over “twerking”.

Fortunately for a group of San Diego students, the consequences for their video dance antics actions have been reversed by the district administrators.

Cyrus can only hope her fan base can be as forgiving.

The San Diego school district has agreed to...

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JP Morgan drops out of the student loan business

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Posted by    Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 3:30pm

Is this an isolated business decision or the first domino to fall? Discuss.

Halah Touryalai of Forbes reports.

JP Morgan Shuts Down Student Loan Biz

There will be one less player in the student loan business this fall.

Later today JPM will notifying colleges that come October 12 it will no longer accept applications for...

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