It looks like the country isn’t the only American entity poised for a credit downgrade.

Via Glenn Reynolds/Instapundit in one of his “...

Math, science and American history are so passé. Kate L. Edwards of The Daily Caller outlines the classes which are sure to help today’s college grads land high paying jobs.

Outlandish college courses: The Dirty Dozen for private (non-Ivy League) schools

Course descriptions are reprinted verbatim from the schools’ websites.

Georgetown University, Sociology: Sociology of...

It seems that universities throughout the nation, with the possible exception of those in “oil-boom” North Dakota, are tightening their fiscal belts.

Cutbacks are also impacting student groups, too. University of California-Los Angeles Student Eitan Arom reports on a novel approach being considered to fund his campus’ organizations.

Boom-and-bust cycles are no fun....

When California Governor Jerry Brown recently unveiled a budget that touted a surplus, the announcement was met with both derision and skepticism.

The reason for these reactions is that most Golden State taxpayers recognize that the coffers are being emptied for programs such as the one described by Nicole Swinford of...

The “Scary Graphic of the Day” via Hot Air:

From the people who brought you Barack Obama’s second term:

Of the same group, when asked whether they want Roe overturned, 68 percent said no. Just five percent answered “don’t know.”

This graphic clearly underscores the point we have been making in several recent posts:...

Dr. Robert Paquette, Ph.D., a prize-winning historian who co-founded the independent Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, noted that American history courses have sacrificed “the pursuit of truth” to promote progressive agendas.

A study confirms that...

If Sonia Sotomayor didn’t need Affirmative Action, why does anyone else? Additionally, is her honor aware that sometimes Affirmative Action backfires?

The College Fix reports.

Justice Sotomayor ‘Not Aware’ of Impact of Affirmative Action on Her Career

In her new memoir, My Beloved World, Justice Sonia Sotomayor says she was not aware of the...

I guess this is that “new tone” Democrats have been calling for.

Oliver Darcy of Campus Reform reports.

Florida Atlantic prof: GOP ‘worships guns’ has ‘no concern for death of children’

A professor at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) took aim at the GOP on Friday accusing Republicans of worshipping guns and turning a blind...

We recently covered the story of a college student complaining about the “inclusion” approach to one of his political science classes that tried to make him uncomfortable about being a white, male heterosexual.

A report by Todd Starnes of Fox News Radio shows that this educational agenda is infecting high schools, and...

I have only one question for Colin Snell of the College Conservative.

Where do I sign up?

We Need A Libertarian Renaissance

Each generation is defined by its values. While each generation’s values and norms are different, the ideals of liberty and freedom have been consistent for every generation since our nation’s conception. Even...

Lynn University in Florida is going to require all new students to buy an iPad.  But this is no big deal, right?

Why should college students who voted overwhelmingly for a president who requires them to buy health insurance object to a college which requires them to buy Apple products?

Alexandra Tilsley of...

The young men and women who defend America’s freedom are often overlooked as a segment of America’s college students. Any report of increased attention to their academic success is heartening news.

Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Do Veterans Graduate?

ORLANDO, Fla. — Relatively little is known about the academic performance of student...

Via Hot Air, Michael Corkery of the Wall Street Journal notes the declining power of colleges to demand a premium price for tuition.

Colleges Lose Pricing Power

The demand for four-year college degrees is softening, the result of a perfect storm of economic and demographic forces that is sapping pricing power at a...

Have you noticed that many of the liberal celebrities and politicians calling for greater gun control are either protected by men with guns or profit from gun violence in movies?

So has Sarah Hind of the College Conservative.

Hollyweird, Journalists, and Their Firearm Double Standards

Yes, I’m still talking about guns. Because so long...

As College Insurrection recently reported, Republicans in California are proposing a freeze on fee hikes at state schools. Now it looks as though Nebraska may be looking to do the same with tuition.

Henry J. Cordes of The Omaha World Herald reports.

Proposed state-college tuition freeze reflects Nebraska’s priorities

Justine Goeden finds herself constantly...

A Michigan university has just published its 38th annual list of words and phrases that are used so much that they should be banished.

It must be noted, however, it would be difficult to discuss current events without them!

Ever hear of the expression “jumped the shark?”

It’s basically a phrase...

Shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School killings, a high school in Massachusetts was evacuated after the discovery of a threatening note.

The College Fix reports on the response to a tactic used by the investigators in their efforts to determine who wrote the threat.

The Republican of Northampton, Mass. reports that police...

With the ever increasing costs associated with higher education, the more inclined parents may be to put more money into their children’s college fund.

Inside Higher Ed contributor Scott Jaschik reports on a study that shows this approach may have unintended consequences.

Much discussion about higher education assumes that the children of wealthy...

In all the recent discussions about guns in America one issue has been largely ignored, good intentions don’t save lives.

Dane Stier of The Northwestern Chronicle writes.

The Statistical and Moral Case for Gun Rights

Of the more than 4,500 words in the United States Constitution, a mere 27 words comprise the most...

The intense focus on diversity, the political distortions of history, and the progressive nature of today’s classroom agenda are increasingly being questioned by students, parents, and education professionals.

Minding the Campus contributor Heather MacDonald takes a look at how these elements combine into an “academic-victimology” complex using one institution’s new prep course...

My College Insurrection colleague Leslie Eastman recently reported on a number of ways college students are selling themselves to pay off student loans.

Now Paul Bedard of the Washington Examiner reports another sad development in this arena.

Coeds turning to ‘sugar daddies’ to pay tuition

The ever-soaring price of college tuition, coupled with a...

It’s hard to imagine the seriousness of the higher ed bubble until you see a chart like the one below. As Joseph Asch of Dartblog points out, Washington is wasting its time debating the rising cost of healthcare.

In an interview with the New York Times upon being named as the College’s...