Seven years of grad school down the drain
Graduate students in the humanities rarely intend to pursue non-faculty careers — but with more of them doing so, a new survey suggests that doctoral programs may need to change.
Carl Straumsheim of Inside Higher Ed has an analysis of this new trend:
Many humanities Ph.D.s have put their training to work in...
According to the report below from CBS 2 in Pittsburgh, the student had shaved her pubic hair into the shape of a cross and was passing out condoms.
Classy. Carnegie Mellon must be so proud.
CMU Parade Controversy Over Naked Woman, Dressed As Pope
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Students at Carnegie Mellon say it’s freedom...
I wonder if this professor thinks the victims of Newtown were exploited to justify gun control? And for the record, I’m not saying there’s any comparison between 9/11 and Newtown, because there isn’t.
Jenna Neumann of the College Fix reports.
Feminist Professor Says 9/11 Widows Exploited To Justify Bombing Afghanistan
Images and interviews of...
Recent allegations of plagiarism against a writer at the Stanford Review were so serious that Editor Emeritus Nahdiv Rahman has responded personally.
Note from the Editor Emeritus: Accusations of Plagiarism
It brings me great disappointment in having to address you under such circumstances, but on behalf of the Stanford Review, I would like...
Len Tria of Hernando Today has written a new column which raises some very legitimate issues.
Professors of hate
People wonder why the country seems to be in a decline rather than growing intellectually and why our youth harboring such disdain for our country and our way of life.
The rise of progressive th...
““one in four” chant should be abandoned and replaced with the more appropriate, albeit less catchy, 1 in 400”
Rape and sexual assault are horrible and the victims of these crimes deserve help and support.
While no one would dispute that as a fact, the Brown Spectator takes issue with some of the statistics associated with these crimes on American campuses.
Ryan Fleming reports.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Rape Statistics
Brown is in the...
Any young men who have ever considered taking acid or LSD may want to read this story before proceeding.
Kathryn Varn of The Alligator reports.
Acid trip gives UF student the shaft
A UF student, claiming he was under the influence of LSD, was arrested early Monday after he stripped in front of police...
Via Instapundit, this report from Tim Grant of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette warns parents of getting in over their heads when it comes to borrowing money for higher education.
Parents should beware of borrowing too much to pay for children’s college education
Faced with rising college costs and a shortage of savings, many p...
One of the luxuries Americans have given up in these hard economic times is gourmet cupcakes.
Forbes contributor Maura Pennington likens the “cupcake bubble” to the “higher education bubble” in a recent article.
It is with great satisfaction that I direct your attention to an article in today’s Wall Street Journal about the...
Just last November, the College Republicans of Fordham University were bullied into disinviting Ann Coulter from speaking on campus.
Somehow it was OK for noted abortionist Peter Singer to speak on Fordham’s Catholic campus a short time later.
Just last week, I wrote a post about Ann Coulter’s upcoming appearance at Syracuse and asked...
The politician in the video below is Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) and you’ll be shocked to hear her cite Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts as the inspiration for her idea.
Via Campus Reform.
I’m trying to imagine how this conversation would go. Hey mom and dad, thanks for spending $150,000 on my college education, I have great news…
Susanna Kim of ABC News reports.
College Student’s Dream Job: Water Slide Tester
A British university student just snagged a hedonist’s dream job: a water slide tester who will...
In today’s economy, the needs of retirees seem destined to be pitted against the needs of the young.
David Freddoso, a New York Times bestselling author, takes a look at the pension situation in Illinois, which is adversely effecting the state’s education budget (hat-tip Instapundit):
What does it look like when your state’s...
Two students at Emerson College decided to make and sell t-shirts to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Their campaign went viral and they’ve raised over half a million dollars.
Anna Buckley of Emerson’s student newspaper The Berkeley Beacon reports.
Boston Strong raises $562,000
Two Emerson students’ Boston Strong fundraiser has sold over...
Students for Life is conducting a college campus tour to educate people about Planned Parenthood. When they got to UNC Chapel Hill, things did not go well.
Emphasis is theirs.
Theft, Profanity, and Pro-Aborts at UNC-Chapel Hill
Monday was an interesting day on The Planned Parenthood Project tour. On our 5th stop, at University...
One of the interesting takeaways from this article is that the president of the Colgate College Republicans identifies as a Libertarian.
Andrew Sorensen of Your News Now reports.
Young Libertarians could play into GOP future
HAMILTON, N.Y. — College campuses have long been thought of as a breeding ground...
Student funds used to sponsor ‘Hindu same-sex mock wedding’.
Usually, its the Christian faith that is the target of questionable campus antics.
However, Harvard groups recently held a same-sex marriage support event that featured Hinduism. Katherine Timpf of Campus Reform has the details:
Harvard University spent a “generous” sum of student funds and other school money on a fake same-sex Hindu wedding...
A student notorious at the University of Arizona for his aggressive preaching style was apparently not getting the attention he wanted.
So, he escalated his antics to a whole new level this week. And, to their credit, the school’s administrators seem to be cognizant of First Amendment issues.
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller...
The makers of the video were trying to parody a song by Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z. Not smart, guys.
Jane Yamamoto and Julie Brayton of NBC 4 in California report.
UC Irvine Fraternity Sparks Outrage After Making Video Using Blackface
A scene 55 seconds into a two-minute homemade music video posted on Youtube is...
The investigation into the Islamic radicalization of the two men accused of the Boston Marathon bombing continues.
A report by Yamiche Alcindor in The Tennessean show that the younger brother did not exactly live a strict Muslim life:
Several students described a shared shock and disbelief as classmates discovered that Tsarnaev faces federal...
The ridiculous overreaction of the day is brought to you by a school in Cupertino, California.
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller has the story.
Fifth-grader suspended at overnight nature camp for bringing Swiss Army knife
A fifth-grader in Cupertino, California was suspended and threatened with expulsi...
