You would think the college might thank the student in this story. He saved the school from a potential disaster.
Ethan Cox of National Post has the story.
Pupil expelled from Montreal college after finding ‘sloppy coding’ that compromised security of 250,000 students personal data
A student has been expelled from Montreal’s Dawson College...
We recently covered the news that a gay rights activist wrecked a newly-installed “Free Speech Wall” at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.
James Peron is the president of the Moorfield Storey Institute, which he describes as “an independent think tank dedicated to equality of rights before the law, social tolerance and civil...
Despite repeated studies showing affirmative action policies backfiring, some elite academics still cling to their beliefs.
Minding the Campus writer John S. Rosenberg analyzes those beliefs, in a a piece by featuring Berkeley professor’s ode to race based preferences.
Troy Duster, a past president of...
It will be interesting to see how the MSM covers this, if they pay any attention at all.
Jon Street of CNS News reports.
College Students to Stage National Silent Protest for Concealed Carry on Campus
(CNSNews.com) – “Stop colleges from trampling on the rights of good people wanting to defend...
This may not seem like big news at first glance but if you read the new post from Accuracy in Academia by Don Irvine below, you may change your mind. The Occupy movement has disguised its intent and the media has let them get away with it.
Language of...
The man makes a good point which you can read below. As College Insurrection has reported, the academic obsession with diversity is replacing actual scholarship.
NBC affiliate WBIR of TN reports.
Tenn. senator wants to end diversity programs on college campuses
A Tennessee state lawmaker believes it’s time to end diversity programs and preference...
This is one lesson that may go into college courses focused on social media.
The College Fix reports on the death of Aleksey Vayner, a 2006 Yale graduate who became notorious after his outlandish video resume went viral online.
The Yale student who catapulted to Internet infamy with a disastrous video resume he...
The Obama Administration announced it was opening up combat positions to women.
California State University – Fullerton student Keith Fierro shares his views on this change in military policy.
Of the several victories women have won in this country since enfranchisement in 1920, the least liberating of them is having mothers of small...
Apparently, the folks of Americans United for Separation of Church and State have a problem with prayer at West Point. One has to wonder how many of their members have ever put their lives on the line in service to America.
David J. Hacker of Speak Up University blog reports.
Atheists Wage War...
Students are forced to pay ever increasing tuition costs, and with a tight job market, their hard-earned degrees offer no guarantee of financial success.
We recently took a look at the salaries of Ivy League administrators, which is part of the reason for the troubles at America’s institutions of learning. Analyzing another...
American college students often protest for their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech or freedom of religion.
Usually, they are not demonstrating in support of the Second Amendment. However, according to a report in The College Fix, that is changing.
Most college campuses forbid students to carry concealed weapons on campus. But...
College life can be overwhelming, especially for freshmen and transfer students. Tim Griffin, the dean of students and pastor of Grand Canyon University in Arizona, says students can find a stabilizing benefit in faith.
PHOENIX– The key to a well-rounded college experience is balancing academic pursuits with individual and spiritual growth, according...
This is almost as hypocritical as the concept of Occupy Harvard. Almost.
J.K. Trotter of the IvyGate Blog reports that Harvard’s student life publication, The Harvard Voice, recently attempted humor at the expense of Asian people.
Way to go with that whole celebrate diversity thing, Harvard.
Harvard Students Attempt Satire: ‘Asians…practically indistinguishable from...
Liberals who think all Republicans are against diversity are just wrong. As writer billsnyder93 at the Cornell Insider points out below, political correctness and an automatic assumption that all cultures are equally “good” is often the issue.
Evaluating Diversity
At the weekly Student Assembly meeting this afternoon, the student members voted on a...
One of the ways that institutions are dealing with the “higher education bubble” is by using online courses as part of their degree programs.
UCLA student Lucas Bensley thrilled with the prospect, as the University of California system weighs the possibility of granting credit for this type of study.
It sounds almost too...
The competition for higher education dollars continues to stiffen.
In Higher Education Today, Paul Fain reports on a development in Michigan that impacts educational options for that state’s students.
Michigan gave its community colleges the legal authority to issue bachelor’s degrees last month, becoming the 21st state to do so. That figure has...
We recently reported that Moody’s Investor Service recently gave American institutions of higher learning a failing grade.
Minding the Campus contributor KC Johnson analyses the report in depth, and comes to some troubling conclusions.
To the extent, then, that Moody’s forecast about a possible tuition squeeze is correct, the likely impact is doubly...
The Obama Administration has announced its decision to allow women to serve on the front lines in battle. Below, you can read a variety of opinions from American academics.
The College Fix reports.
Professors Weigh in on Women in Combat Decision
Here’s a round-up of what some professors said Wednesday about the decision to...
We have been covering the revised meaning of words as they are used on college campuses recently (e.g., tolerance, diversity, free speech).
In...
It seems that Cornell University is now competing with Yale for students interested in sexual scholarship.
In Cornell’s Chronicle Online, Gwen Glazer reports that the library is about to get a significant contribution from a writer versed in “sexual politics”.
A quarter of a century ago, Cornell University Library began to gather books,...
The University of Toronto’s sexual education center began its annual Sexual Awareness Week next week at “a downtown club that bills itself as a water-themed adult playground, where swingers are welcome and sex is allowed everywhere but the hot tub.”
Since Canada’s progressive programs...
When it comes to Nanny State politicians, no one holds a candle to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In a new post at The College Conservative, writer Brian Miller takes a deeper look at the effectiveness of the mayor’s policies.
Bloomberg’s Ever Expanding Nanny State
The only redeeming quality of the nanny state...
