Gee, I wonder why Obama is so specifically interested in community colleges?

Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed reports.

The Old Community College Try

President...

In addition to tuition inflation, grade inflation among American colleges and universities is prevalent.

A new study may offer an explanation: Applicants from institutions with grade inflation are favored over those who had more rigorous instructors.  As schools market the success of their graduates, those that inflate grades are rewarded.

Inside Higher Ed...

It’s reassuring to know there are students out there who know when their free speech rights are being violated.

The College Fix reports.

Sexual Harassment Policies Threaten Legitimate Free Speech on Campus

Megan Zielinski of the University of Washington, St. Louis has written an article for the free speech advocacy group FIRE, arguing that...

A cyber-security firm’s new study found college students’ personal and financial information is jeopardized by many universities, as they allow students to send such data through unsecured, unencrypted emails easily read by identity thieves.

The College Fix analyzes the troubling report:

At least one tech expert dismissed the survey as somewhat unimpressive, saying unless students are...

A professor at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) just wrote that all higher education should be completely free to students.

Clearly, the man doesn’t teach economics.

Campus Reform writer Timothy Dionisopoulos has the details:

Dr. Kevin Lyles, an associate professor in the UIC political science department, made the claim in a post on...

The reason this young man received such a hefty settlement is because the DEA left him to deteriorate in a jail cell for four days with no food or water.

Unbelievable.

The Daily Caller has the story.

Engineering student who DEA forgot in jail for four days settles for $4.1 million

An attorney for the...

File this story under “Frontiers of Science”:

A professor at Idaho State University in Pocatello has announced that his plan to use an unmanned aerial vehicle to search for Bigfoot is nearly ready for launch.

The man behind the world’s first Bigfoot drone is Jeffrey Meldrum, Ph.D., a versatile professor of both anatomy...

Just yesterday, we published a post about America’s supposed recovery with regard to Millennials.

Now the Washington Post reports this stunning news.

Unemployment rates rise in 90 pct. of US cities as college students, graduates look for work

WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates rose in nearly all large U.S. cities in June as college graduates...

The University of Alamaba’s police force is one of the busiest in the nation.

After issuing over 50,000 parking tickets, the school’s police have stepped on the free...

Back in April, the University of Wisconsin came under scrutiny due to allegations that the school was hiding millions of dollars from the state.

Yesterday, UW System President Kevin Reilly announced that he will step down at the end of 2013.

Jessica Vanegeren of The Capital Times reports that W...

Obama’s recent comments on “phony scandals” that are somehow preventing the awesomeness of his policies to be fully appreciated is drawing widespread criticism and derision.

For example, the mother of a slain victim of the Libyan embassy attack was deeply offended, as her son’s death was very real.

Hillsdale College student Conner Dwinell...

Nothing teaches critical thinking and reinforces math skills like race baiting, right? If Mary, who is white, has five apples and John, who is not white, has two apples, how many of Mary’s apples is John entitled to take?

The College Fix reports.

Teachers Combine Math With Social Justice Lessons

Ben Velderman at EAGnews.org ...

After the Sandy Hook school shooting tragedy that took the lives of so many young children, many states went forward with plans to arm teachers.

Arkansas was one of those states.

At first, one of the state’s community colleges allowed staff concealed carry privileges.

Now, 0ne of the state’s school districts is now arming...

You may have read one of our earlier posts about Professor Anthea Butler who called God a white racist in the wake of the Zimmerman trial verdict.

She wants you to know that she’s very upset that people heard what she said and dared to take issue with it.

Conservatives bashed me for...

To say that the faculty and students across the University of California’s school system are unhappy with the appointment of former Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano would be an understatement.

...

I’ve lost track of how many posts College Insurrection has done on the subject of young people and unemployment but we cover it for a reason.

As politicians in Washington fiddle, an entire generation of Americans is losing part of its life and bringing the country ever closer to another financial crisis.

Nathan...

As law school graduates outnumber professional jobs by a two-to-one ratio, more and more Americans are opting for different careers.

Subsequently, one new law school has failed to meet its target enrollment and the student-to-faculty r...

There’s been plenty of talk about student loan rate deals in congress. Here’s how the House and Senate bills would actually affect parents and students.

Philip Elliott of the Associated Press reports, via Breitbart.

Congress Nears Student Loan Deal Ahead of Recess

UNDERGRADUATES:

Senate: Undergraduates who take subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans would pay the...

File this under “Fascinating”.

California’s universities are a bastion of progressive indoctrination, to the point that many of its educators are fighting back on agenda-driven academia.

So, while it has just made a former Obama administration official its head, the UC Regents has just adopted a new policy that impacts free speech rules.

The...

Of course. It’s all the same thing, right? I may not have a law degree but even I know why this is a dumb comparison.

Tom Blumer of News Busters reports.

In WaPo Column, Georgetown Prof Equates Defending Tsarnaev, Ariel Castro … and George Zimmerman

Abbe Smith, who has written an almost 1,500-word column...

We have noted that the evolution of MOOCs (massive open online courses) is shaking up the world of higher education.

Danielle Allen, a professor of social science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, says that an online revolution is coming and takes a look at what is developing as campuses...

This is a pretty good metaphor for where the country is heading. Even faculty members who don’t smoke see this for the personal intrusion it really is.

Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Do You Smoke? Pay $75 a Month

First Pennsylvania State University made employees verify that...