Do you ever wonder what happens to those amazing kids who win major spelling bees?

Wonder no longer:

Of the 85 kids who have won the National Spelling Bee, only one became an instant movie star.

For the millions who watched back in 1999, her face is frozen in time. She’ll always be the...

Conservatives often note there is too much theory and not enough common sense in many economic proposal.

Baylor University student Danny Huizinga discusses an assertion from a noted economics expert that the field may rely too much on math and not enough on human interactions.

Does ec...

Nathan Harden is the editor of the College Fix and College Insurrection has linked that site many times.

Recently, Mr. Harden wrote an essay for Minding The Campus in which he offered numerous examples of abusive use of student fees on college campuses.

Student Fees, Snooki, and a Drag Queen Superstar

Like a creeping...

A high school teacher administering a school survey advised students that they have a right not to answer. He’s now dealing with professional consequences for doing so.

Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.

Teacher advises students against self-incrimination, faces punishment

A high school teacher may lose his job after advising his students not...

Perhaps Dean Hammonds has a future at the Department of Justice.

Steve Kolowich of the Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

Harvard Dean Steps Down Following Secret Searches of E-Mail Accounts

Less than three months after Harvard University administrators admitted to signing off on secret searches in the e-mail accounts of more than a dozen...

The student is Patrick Seaworth and he recently told his story at The College Fix.

How Ohio State Failed Me

There is a motto at Ohio State University emblazed on its crest: “Disciplina in civitatem.” Translation: Education for Citizenship.

Unfortunately, the school does not live up to its creed.

J...

In the Big Apple, teens can’t purchase a Big Gulp.

Yet New York City is now offering an app that gives them directions to sexual health services such as abortion, as well as links to videos covering complex and mature subjects. Penny Starr of CNSNews.com files this report:

The New York City Health...

Minnesota Congresswoman and Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann is leaving the House after she completes her term, though speculation remains that she will remain involved in the political process in some fashion.

The news was received with a great deal of joy at progressive campuses across the country, including George Washington University....

Hillsdale is one of the most reliably conservative colleges in America so it’s no surprise they invited Ted Cruz to speak.

Erika Johnsen at Hot Air reported.

Ted Cruz at Hillsdale: “Economic freedom and the prosperity it generates reduces poverty like nothing else”

President Obama’s lecture commencement speech to the Naval Academy graduates on...

Writer and teacher Carl McCoy has written a new piece for the Wall Street Journal in which he offers some advice for recent college grads. Don’t believe everyone who tells you to do what you love.

Carl McCoy: Dear Grads, Don’t ‘Do What You Love’

This month, commencement speakers across the country are...

This is the sort of innovation and competition that is desperately needed in American higher education.

Troy Onink of Forbes has the story.

Georgia Tech, Udacity Shock Higher Ed With $7,000 Degree

Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a partnership with Udacity to offer an online Masters Degree

in Computer Science for $7,000, down 80%...

A high school in central Kentucky decided to hold onto its tradition of including a prayer at their graduation ceremony. Not everyone was pleased.

Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports.

Graduation prayer at rural Kentucky high school irks atheists, delights Christians

As another year of high school comes to a close in communities...

Good news / bad news related to the Higher Education Bubble crisis. Debt is growing, but delinquencies down a bit.

Contributor Phil Izzo of The Wall Street Journal files this report:

While student-loan debt continues to grow, delinquency rates dropped a bit in the first quarter, according to new data from the...

The reviews on Senator Elizabeth Warren’s student loan proposal are coming in.

Margery Eagan of the Boston Herald gives it a thumbs down (via Instapundit).

It’s swell then that U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in her first piece of legislation, just proposed a bill to lower interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford loans from...

We recently discussed Former Education Secretary William Bennett’s new book, Is College Worth It.

Dartmouth College alum Joseph Asch reviews the notes of a recent faculty meeting, which proves Bennett’s case.

Last Monday’s faculty meeting could not have been a clearer example of what ails the College. While book after book is published...

The public relations people at Northwestern have their work cut out for them right now. Talk about bad optics.

Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Mocking Angry Parents

In the film “Admission,” the fictional members of the Princeton University admissions office have a large notepad on an easel to note the various things...

So you’ve graduated from college. Congratulations! Are you ready to enter the real world?

Arrianne Talma of Red Alert Politics has created a handy checklist for you.

7 signs you’re not prepared for the real world

Just because you’ve walked across the stage at graduation and received your diploma doesn’t necessarily mean you’re ready...

Colorado may soon be joining North Dakota, in terms of becoming a hotspot for the natural energy drilling boom.

University of Colorado-Boulder student Aslinn Scott has on report about the campus debate ove fracking, the technology being this fuel bonanza.  Campus environmentalists are being challenged by pro-business groups for support.

Case in point –...

It’s a good thing too, because if current economic trends continue they’re going to need their savings.

Meghan Keenan of Red Alert Politics reports.

Millennials actually better than their parents with saving money for the future

Millennials get their fair share of criticism from Gen-Xers and baby boomers – that they are rude, immature,...

That’s a question asked by Richard Vedder in a new piece at Minding The Campus.

Why So Much Lying on Campus?

One of the things that strikes me about modern universities is the inordinate amount of lying that goes on -both by institutions and members of the university communities- and how little is...

Gabriella Morongiello of the Yaf blog recently visited Washington, DC where she was reminded of the liberal tolerance we’ve all come to know and love.

Liberals’ Lack of Civility Dooms Discourse Among Youth

I recently traveled to Washington with some immigration policy reformers. For three days, she and I trekked all over Capitol...

Last month, Ron Paul spoke to a capacity crowd at Brown University.

Olivia Conetta of the Brown Spectator has the story.

Ron Paul: “It’s the cause of liberty that I stand for”

Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) championed the cause of liberty in front of a packed and enthusiastic crowd in Salomon 101 at...