Laurel Conrad of the Cornell Insider reports that not everyone in the student body is happy about the choice of a liberal Democrat to deliver the convocation at Cornell this spring.
Democrat Politician Announced as 2013 Convocation Speaker
Conservative students and alumni may be upset upon hearing the announcement of Cory Booker as 2013...
University of Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman has his own YouTube channel and his videos have been attracting lots of attention.
Zack Budryk of Inside Higher Ed reports.
‘Perls’ Before Cornhuskers
Like a lot of people before him, Harvey Perlman thinks YouTube is a good forum in which to air his thoughts. But Perlman is...
Recently, Salon.com writer Andrew Leonard argued that conservatives have declared war on higher education.
Glenn Reynolds notes: Actually, the academic class is doing pretty well on its own.
In Minding the Campus, Andrew P. Kelly and KC Deane fisk Leonard’s arguments, including the fact budget trimming has bipartisan support:
Bipartisan Support for Cutting Higher-Ed
The...
Sometimes people on the left say outrageous things like this just to upset conservatives. In this guy’s case it’s hard to tell.
The College Fix reports.
Atheist Professor: Pig More ‘Human’ Than Fetus
Atheist Professor Richard Dawkins riled the prolife community Thursday after he tweeted that a pig is more human than a fetus.
“With...
School claims fiscal reasons, though LBGTQ community claims victory,
Some campus Chick-fil-A outlets were targeted for closure in the wake of the statements by the firm’s president supportive of traditional marriage.
Yet, many students enjoyed both the stance and the food, and defended the presence of the popular fast food chicken chain at their schools. However, Red Alert Politics contributor Laura...
There’s a growing movement among progressives on America’s college campuses which calls for a divestment from the nation of Israel.
In a new post at the Brown Spectator, writer Olivia Conetta offers an alternative view.
The Problems with Divestment
Divestment has recently become a buzzword at Brown. The Brown Divest Coal Campaign calls for...
This news should go over well with the Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric (nation of cowards) Holder.
Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports.
Federal judge: Arizona can ban classes promoting ‘racial resentment against ‘whites’
A federal appeals judge has upheld most of a 2010 Arizona state law that prohibits school districts...
When male students head off to Brown University to study biology, this is probably not what their parents had in mind.
Oliver Darcey of Campus Reform reports on a special “Sex Week” event that seems less “inclusive” than typical Brown fare, as it clearly is directed at only one gender:
Brown University is...
The Northwestern Chronicle has a new blog dedicated to guns and ammo called Down Range.
In one of their first posts, writer Max Baird says if you want to buy a gun, you should take a serious look at the AR-15.
So You’re Looking at an AR-15…
With all of this talk about gun...
The school plans to give attendees course credits.
“White Privilege” is the theory advanced by people desperate to claim racism but who can’t actually find racism. So it’s no surprise that many White Privilege conferences are held on campuses.
In Campus Reform, Timothy Dionisopoulos reports on an event being held at a Colorado pubic university that is being promoted with the...
We have covered a myriad of ways in which students are financing their higher education.
However, one Michigan students has utilized her pet and the court system to enhance her educational finances. Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports:
Grand Valley State University, a large public school in western Michigan, has been justly...
If you read the full report below, it’s clear that this isn’t a case of a guy who just happened to take a picture of some friends after gym class and then posted it to his Twitter account.
Rachel Katz of ABC News reports.
University of Arkansas Student Charged for Tweets of Men...
I have a tragic mix of College and Legal Insurrection to share today.
I regularly cover the challenges students and recent graduates have in handling their education loan debts. Sadly, student debt seems to be the root cause of two murders and a suicide.
In an Above the Law post, Elie Mystal notes...
Supporting the Second Amendment has become the trendy, new movement for students nationwide.
Hundreds of scholars at one Texas university are petitioning their state for the right to concealed carry. Scott Greer of the Campus Reform has a report:
More than 600 students at Baylor University signed a petition in support of a...
Is this a sign of young libertarians taking over the GOP or progressives taking over the College Republicans?
Amelia Evrigenis of the College Fix reports.
Ivy League College Republicans Back Same-Sex Marriage
College Republican presidents at two Ivy League schools recently threw their support behind same-sex marriage, a sign of a growing trend among...
Harvard University administrators are dealing with criticism after they secretly searched 16 residential deans’ e-mail last year in order to track down a leak about a cheating scandal.
IT experts say that the school would benefit by adjustment in policies. Ry Rivard of Inside Higher Ed has the details:
University information technology experts...
We live in a culture where harsh but truthful criticism, or exposure of wrongdoing, is viewed by some as “bullying,” especially when it affects someone’s inflated “self-esteem.”
For example, “DePaul University has punished a student for publicizing the names of fellow students who admitted to vandalizing his organization’s pro-life display,” classifying his...
Ryan Bolyard is the president of the Hillsdale College Republicans.
In honor of Rand Paul’s historic filibuster, Mr. Bolyard has suggested that CPAC attendees stand for the duration of Senator Rand Paul’s speech.
Oliver Darcy of Campus Reform reports.
Student calls on CPAC attendees to stand through duration of Sen. Rand Paul’s speech
A conservative...
A university president of less than two years gets fired over spring break and no reason is given? There’s obviously more to this story.
FOX News reports.
Pennsylvania university ousts new president, refuses to offer reason
A Pennsylvania college has reportedly terminated its president of less than two years, stunning faculty and students who...
So far.
Pennsylvania State University will be reeling from the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal for years to come.
The school has just received an $8 million bill for an investigation by the (added) former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; an article in USA Today has the details:
Penn State has released a...
In a new post at The Brown Spectator, writer Oliver Hudson provides an accurate and helpful translation of Obama’s second inaugural address.
Translating the President
President Barack Obama delivered his second inauguration address Jan. 21. Much of the speech was a string of unintelligible platitudes, so, as a public service, The Spectator has...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) put out a call for consumers to share their student loan stories on its message board to try and established sensible new rules for student loans.
Among the comments were these horror stories, complied by Mandi Woodruff in The Business Insider:
Steve Macintyre: $100,000 in debt and...
