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Chicago School System’s $1 Billion Deficit Forces Layoffs for 850 Teachers, Staff
Is this the Hope or the Change?
The worst fears of Chicago Public School teachers and staffers were confirmed Friday when district officials announced it was laying off some 850 employees.
“Given the historic financial crisis facing our...
Judge Says Interns Should Get Paid for Their Work.
In the Obama Economy, unpaid interns are the modern-day equivalent of entry-level employees…minus the pay and benefits.
It seems young Americans have caught on, to the point there is a website for those who want to get in on upcoming class action lawsuits against companies engaging in unfair labor practices.
Ricochet contributor D.C....
We’ve reported on this phenomenon at College Insurrection before, as it has happened at American colleges. Now it has crossed the Atlantic.
Nicola Murphy of Irish Central reports.
Students in Northern Irel...
Of course, if any illegal immigrants want access to a large soda that will be a completely different story.
Glenn Wilburn of MyFOXNY reports.
Mayor Bloomberg speaks at Stanford University commencement
MYFOXNY.COM –
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was a guest speaker at Stanford University’s commencement in Palo Alto, California Sunday.
Bloomberg addressed the graduates speaking about immigration...
Something certainly has to change. America can’t keep turning out year after year of college graduates with such grim job prospects.
Eduardo Miranda of the YAF blog reports.
Progressive Policies Harm Youth Employment
At a recent policy discussion I attended in New York City, several individuals embraced support for increasing the city’s minimum wage....
Student injured after posterior ignition hijinks can’t sue.
And here we thought “butt-chugging” was dangerous!
A West Virginia judge has dismissed Marshall University from a lawsuit filed by a student who was injured because of his response after seeing another student shoot a bottle rocket out of his ass at a frat party.
The Marshall University Board of Governors was able...
Maybe that’s why they’re so bitter and mean
In his book, Worthless: The Young Person’s Indispensable Guide to Choosing the Right Major, author Aaron Clarey deems journalism degrees as one of the biggest time-and-money wasters for students.
An recently published analysis backs his assertion:
A new study by Bankrate.com of various college majors shows that among four-year degree programs, journalism is dead last...
In a new post at Minding the Campus, Mark Bauerlein points out the hypocritical lack of diversity at the top levels of higher education.
President Mills, It’s Time to Resign
This week’s Chronicle of Higher Education has a story on diversity in higher education that begins, “Despite decades...
But wait, call now and they’ll double the offer (almost)
Let’s make a deal. What do I have to do to get you to enroll in this law school today?
Elie Mystal of Above The Law reports.
Law School Tries To Pressure Students Into Snap Decision With ‘Buy Now’ Sales Tactic
It really bothers me when law schools resort...
It is my suspicion that the Koch Brothers must be enjoying the attention generated by their possible newspaper purchases too much to stop.
After the Los Angeles Times reporters threatened to leave in...
Newer [i.e. younger], lower-paid workers are the goal
This sort of thing could become more common as colleges look to hire younger employees for lower pay.
Joseph Gerth of the Courier-Journal reports.
300 accept University of Louisville buyouts in cost-cutting move
About 300 longtime employees of the University of Louisville — roughly 5 percent of the school’s work force — h...
File this op-ed under “Delusional”.
Bill O’Reilly’s column last Saturday was an example of faulty logic. He claims universities prefer “liberal” speakers and professors and ignore “conservative” ones, universities being bastions of “liberal indoctrination.”
When you stop laughing I will continue. …
Consider scientific principle, since college is largely about intelligent pursuits. Scientific investigation...
The creator of the site got the idea from the American website Rate My Professors and some British professors are not happy about it.
Chris Parr of Inside Higher Ed reports.
‘We Are Not Dancing Bears’
The man behind the Rate Your Lecturer website, which encourages British university students to publicly praise or censure...
It seems NYU’s commitment to free speech only goes so far.
James Covert of the New York Post reports.
NYU booting blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng amid Shanghai expansion: sources
NYU isn’t letting a pesky thing like human rights stand in the way of its expansion in China.
The university has booted a blind Chinese...
What is the cure for “diversity” complaints?
If you run the #1 Winner of The College Stupidity Award, the answer is: Even more diversity!
Florida Atlantic University launched a website promoting diversity following complaints from Jewish groups about activities on campus by a pro-Palestinian group.
The website features a video on which faculty and students...
Sometimes, this best way to judge something is to figure out who’s for it.
If a supporter is Obama, according to California State University at Fullerton Kieth Fierro, then it probably is full of fail.
Republicans are acting like the immigration bill is a discussion on what to have for dinner, like the...
The College Fix Editor Nathan Hale has complied a list and checked it twice, finding out which school is naughty and which one is just plain worthless.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has published data on graduation rates at more than 1200 colleges nationwide. Below, I’ve compiled a list of the ten...
Opposing gay marriage isn’t a policy platform — by itself, at least.
Without naming any names, far too many Republican leaders are turning to incendiary rhetoric to address the be-all and end-all issue of our time, serenading together as the “firm advocates of traditional family values.” They cling to their Bibles and paraphrase the...
German University Says “auf Wiedersehen” to Masculine Professor Titles For Men
America has recently seen its newspapers try to ban terms such as “illegal immigrant”, “undocumented immigrant”, and “Islamist“.
Some languages offer even more interesting challenges for the “Language Police”! Nonetheless, one German university has said “auf Wiedersehen” to some key grammar rules (hat-tip, The College Fix).
The University of Leipzig has voted to...
This story is an absolute disgrace.
What kind of horrible person does such a thing?
Breitbart News reports.
CA School Vandalized with Swastikas, Offers Counseling to Staff
Over the weekend, a special education school in Reseda, California was vandalized with swastikas, anti-Los Angeles Police Department messages, and anti-President Obama graffiti. The graffiti was discovered at...
Hmmm…
Danielle Powell was close to getting her bachelor’s degree when she was kicked out of her university for being gay in 2012, and now says the only way the school will transfer her credits to another school is if she agrees to pay $6,300. In response, Powell has launched an online...
College Fix contributor and Hillsdale College student Jack Butler answers this question in a piece forThe Washington Free Beacon:
The financial crisis and its aftermath have exposed the truth about modern higher education despite decades of airy pieties....
