As the “Higher Education Bubble” bursts and classes are cancelled as a result of Obamacare rules, you would think Americans would begin learning that nothing in life is free…especially when it comes to colleges.
However, people often find that logic and reason go out the pet-door when it comes to their treasured...
Can’t afford law school? No problem! Just go to Georgetown and get a law degree on the taxpayers’ dime.
Dylan Matthews of the Washington Post reports.
How Georgetown Law gets Uncle Sam to pay its students’ bills
Did you know that you can go to Georgetown Law absolutely free of charge? No, really. If you...
An economics professor has wisely applied one of the guiding principles of the free market to the problem of getting more students interested in STEM degrees: When things cost less, people buy more.
Wall Street contributor Daniel Akst has an analysis:
…Business leaders and others agree that the U.S. needs more engineers to...
Conner Dwinnell of the College Conservative has a suggestion for fixing America’s entitlement problem, look to Ronald Reagan.
The Reagan Model Fix to Our Entitlement Culture
If there’s one thing that’s sapping the life out of our economy, it’s the rapidly spreading, virus-like entitlement mentality. When did the American dream change from “even...
A 22-year-old candidate for student council president at California State University – San Marcos may have a future in politics someday.
But he will have to complete is jail sentence for cyber vote fraud before pursing it. This story is straight from the FBI crime files:
Matthew Weaver used small electronic devices called...
Too bad Colorado Christian University can’t just be exempted from Obamacare. You know, like the members of congress who passed the law.
Andrew Evans of the Washington Free Beacon reports.
Christian College Re-Files Lawsuit Challenging Obamacare Contraception Mandate
A Christian college in Colorado reopened its lawsuit on Wednesday against the Department of Health and...
Earlier this year, we covered a new proposal that colleges should bear some of the risk associated with student loans.
This “skin in the game” concept was recently discussed at two American Enterprise Institute conferences, as well as promoted by law professor Glenn Reynolds and former education secretary Bill Bennett and coauthor...
It’s almost like the government is trying to create more low information voters. Almost.
Anne D. Neal of National Review reports.
NAEP ‘Indefinitely Postpones’ Tests of U.S. History and Civics
Haley Strauss of the Heartland Institute picks up on an important, overlooked development:
The National Assessment of Educational Progress exams in civics, U.S. history, and...
Just as the school football season is poised to begin, it looks like one team may be facing some serious challenges already.
The College Fix files this report:
The Tennessean reports that four Vanderbilt University football players have been banned from campus, and kicked of the team, amid a police investigation into alleged...
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s friends from UMass-Dartmouth faced a judge and the music today.
John R. Ellement of The Boston Globe reports.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college friends indicted
Two former UMass-Dartmouth students with ties to Boston Marathon terror bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were indicted today on obstruction of justice charges for allegedly trying to impede the Boston...
As the Executive Producer of Canto Talk, one of BlogTalKRadio.com’s most popular podcast shows, I have arranged to chat with my College Insurrection compatriot, Aleister of American Glob.
He will be my guest tonight. Listen Live – 7 pm PST/9 pm CT/10 pm ET.
We will be featuring a...
College grads can’t find jobs and their parents can’t afford to pay their tuition. The writing is on the wall and it isn’t good news.
Chris Denhart of Forbes reports.
How The $1.2 Trillion College Debt Crisis Is Crippling Students, Parents And The Economy
Total Student Loan Debt: $1 Trillion
Two-thirds, that’s right, two-thirds of...
Russia’s handling of Edward Snowden is just the latest example of President Obama’s failure to “grasp the cruel game of nations”, notes Josef Joffe, who teaches U.S. foreign policy at Stanford University.
Joffe (the author of the soon-to-be published book, “The Myth of America’s Decline: Politics, Economics, and a Half Century of...
The Center for American Progress recently held a joint meeting on education with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. You can probably guess the rest.
Spencer Irvine of Accuracy in Academia reports.
Progressive Education Sans Data
Progressives always want conservatives to “move beyond ideology” but never budge from their own.
Last week, the Center for American...
From The College Fix comes an inspiring and moving story.
Former ESPN producer Lisa Fenn tells of what happened four years ago when she crossed paths with two disabled inner-city kids during her quest for news about young athletes.
But what I found on the wrestling mats at Cleveland’s Lincoln-West High School in...
We recently told you about Geoffrey Miller, a professor from the University of New Mexico who came under fire for telling overweight Ph.D students not to apply.
Miller is now facing censure from his university.
Lauren Ingeno of Inside Higher Ed reports.
#Penalty
Geoffrey Miller, a psychology professor, has been censured by the University of...
We recently covered the fact that, despite the fiscal troubles faced by students, University of California administrators faked medical excuses to fly first class and garner other lavish travel perks.
In a move that confirms how tone-deaf the UC system bureaucracy is, one campus has just hired a pricey new communication’s director...
As College Insurrection recently reported, there is a war going on at Purdue over leftist historian Howard Zinn.
Michael Bradley of The College Fix reports the latest news.
Intelligent Design vs. Howard Zinn: A Case Study in Academic Double Standards and Hypocrisy
Purdue and Ball State universities, nestled roughly 100 miles apart in central...
Top Sober Schools Also Noted!
As America’s young scholars start their preparation for another academic year, some may take comfort in the new list by Princeton Review.
Here is its selection of TOP PARTY SCHOOLS:
1. University of Iowa
2. UC Santa Barbara
3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4. West Virginia University, Morgantown
5. Syracuse University
6. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
7....
Anyone who thinks a course devoted to Dracula is a waste of time should read the classic novel by Bram Stoker before voicing any criticism. It’s not Twilight, folks.
Kara Mason of The College Fix notes that the course is incredibly popular among students.
Public University Devotes Course to Dracula
Nowadays, vampires are everywhere:...
We recently noted that when school resumes in Arkansas’ Clarksville School District resume, new security plans called for over 20 district employees walking the hallways carrying concealed weapons, making use of a little-known Arkansas law that allows licensed, armed security guards on campus.
Now, a state attorney has given the scheme a...
We recently told you about the dumbest questions you might see on a college application but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take the process seriously.
CBS MoneyWatch has compiled a list of mistakes you should strive to avoid as you fill out a college application.
7 college application mistakes to avoid
The newest version...
