We’ll probably hear much more about this story on the FOX News channel in the coming week.
The College Fix reports.
University Disinvites Geraldo Rivera Over Semi-Nude Selfie
The tweet seen ’round the world is still having repercussions for newsman Geraldo Rivera.
The veteran journalist, on his Twitter feed Friday, said he was disinvited to...
Robert VerBruggen is editor of RealClearPolicy, and he has crunched numbers in response to the ongoing debate whether a college degree is actually worth the investment.
The detailed analysis is in response to Dylan Matthews of the Washington Post, who claims that college is a good investment and argues against critics like...
Since having a solid understanding of how business works tends to help one find a job, you’d think students would demand good courses on Capitalism.
Jessica Cruzan of The College Fix reports.
SURVEY: Capitalism Often Maligned, Ignored at Many Colleges
When the “Moral Foundations of Capitalism” class was axed at Stanford University last spring,...
File this story under “Fiscal Justice”.
As revelations about lucrative compensation and bonuses for university presidents continue to outrage the public, a donor to Westfield State University said he has had enough.
John P. Walsh, owner of a cosmetics company, has decided to withdraw his $100,000 donation to...
Spencer Irvine of Accuracy in Academia has a new report that breaks down financial aid recipients by household income. The findings might surprise you.
Financial Aid for Wealthy
One-third of the students who get financial aid come from families who make $100,000 or more a year, according to the U. S. Department...
As his summer vacation is wrapping up, Will McMahon of the University of Missouri – Columbia has a few thoughts about eco-activism.
It is my habit to take a vacation each summer to Northern Michigan in the hopes that the deep pine forests and vast, pure lakes will sooth my troubled soul...
This piece by Betsy Karasik is stunning. She focuses on the case of Stacey Dean Rambold, a Montana high school teacher who recently received a 30 day sentence for raping a 14 year old student who later killed herself.
It’s difficult to understand how this made it onto the pages of the...
The last time we checked in on Townson University, its “White Student Union” was set to start nighttime campus patrols.
Now, administrators at the school have suspended the cheerleaders for some of...
Ever wonder where low information voters obtained their facts?
Low information writers, of course. And few would probably rank lower that Slate editor Allison Benedikt, who argues that it is evil to send children to private schools instead of public ones.
In a recent column titled, “If You Send Your Kid to Private...
John Zmirak of Intercollegiate Review has written a new post which outlines numerous examples of conservative free speech being shut down on college campuses. Here are a few key excerpts.
Campus Chaos: Free Speech for Me but Not for Thee
Universities like to present themselves as defenders of free speech and free association....
Not all Washington state’s college students are enamored with Democratic Party policies.
In the University of Washington’s The Daily, student Preston Sahabu explains his reasons for chaffing at Seattle’s one-party rule.
Seattle is commonly hailed as a liberal bastion of America, where everyone is free to marry whomever they love, our police department...
It appears the White House is poised for a military strike against Syria, though it still offers no timetable or decision. The justification for this potential action, as put by the White House statement on the matter, is use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government. The statement says that “The...
During the 2012 election season, Colorado State University – Fort Collins, students doled out free pizza for Obama votes and had a complaint filed against them by the Colorado Republican Committee.
Nonetheless, Obama won. However, it does looks like an important lesson may have been learned on how to obtain student votes.
The...
Liberals are obsessed with fairness but rarely practice what they preach. Aslinn Scott of The College Fix provides a perfect example.
UNC Slashes College Republican Budget, Gives More To Anarchists and Feminists
Student government representatives in charge of doling out campus club funding requests at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill...
Professor Jacobson has been covering the race-incident hoax at Oberlin College.
As the “Higher Education Bubble” continues to burst, several prestigious liberal arts colleges have had their credit ratings downgraded. One of those colleges is Oberlin.
Perhaps it is “fiscal justice”, as students and parents want to spend tuition dollars on an education...
An associate professor of sociology at University of Texas – Austin crunches the numbers on today’s hookup culture and concludes women are selling themselves short on the campus sex market.
Dr. Mark Regnerus, author of the recent book Premarital Sex in America: How Young Americans Meet, Mate, and Think about Marrying, recently explored...
Why should anyone be surprised that Obama’s plan to forgive student loans puts the burden on taxpayers? Every idea Obama has ever had sticks it to taxpayers.
Howard Husock of Forbes reports.
‘Public Service’ Loan Forgiveness: A Flawed White House Aid Plan
In a series of speeches last week, President Obama promoted policies designed...
The following story, in which the head of a state employees’s union says higher education can be free, offers useful insight into why California is in such an economic mess.
Could public colleges be free?
Yes, says the head of the union for University of California’s 4,000 instructors and librari...
Earlier this month, College Insurrection reported that liberal academia was courting Hillary Clinton. According to a new report from Josiah Ryan at Campus Reform, Harvard has offered Hillary a job and she’s considering it.
REPORT: Hillary Clinton considering Harvard University job offer
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is considering a job offer...
A group of Minnesota teachers say that discrimination is the reason their schools don’t have air conditioning.
Perhaps they didn’t understand the progressive memo on such units, deemed evil because they contribute to global warming.
A group of Minnesota teachers, parents and students are blaming discrimination for what they call “intolerable” conditions in...
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that Professor Steven Salaita has no family members serving in the United States military.
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
Virginia Tech Professor Argues Against ‘Support Our Troops’
A Virginia Tech University professor has taken a stand against the popular “Support Our Troops” expression,...
President Obama’s policies are often personal.
His recent “College Affordability” plan touted on his recent campaign-style tour. It seems our current Commander-in-Chief carried a hefty amount of student loan debt.
The Obamas had not repaid all of their $120,000 student loan debts until his election to the Senate in 2004.
In a series of...
