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New York Times Columnist David Brooks to Teach ‘Humility’ Course at Yale

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Posted by    Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 6:30pm

There are so many things wrong with this story I don’t even know where to begin.

Joe Coscarelli of New York Magazine reports.

David Brooks to Teach ‘Humility’ at Yale

Star New York Times columnist and Jay-Z enthusiast David Brooks is taking his talents to New Haven. The Yale Herald’s Bullblog noticed that every...

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Feds sponsoring drone research projects at several public universities

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Posted by    Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 5:00pm

The announcement by Amazon that they planned to start offering 30-minute deliveries via drone-like “octocopters” generated a lot of buzz.

Now, Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports that Unmanned aerial drone research is coming to several public universities, according to a recent announcement from...

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University of Texas Law Prof. Says We Should Throw Out the U.S. Constitution

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Posted by    Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 3:30pm

Isn’t it a shame the way the constitution keeps liberal progressives from getting everything they want?

The College Fix reports.

Prominent Law Professor Says We Should Throw Out the U.S. Constitution

A University of Texas law professor says we need to trash our nation’s founding document, and come up with a new, more...

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FIRE taps Troy U. and Virginia State U. as 2013 Speech Codes of the Year “Winners”

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Posted by    Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 2:00pm

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has flagged two of campus speech codes as so egregious that they deserved special mention as 2013’s Speech Codes of the Year “winners”.

Troy University

Troy, a public university in Alabama, defines harassment (PDF) as “any comments or conduct consisting of words or actions that...

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Michigan State Prof. Who Called Republicans Racists Headed Back to Class This Spring

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Posted by    Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 12:30pm

I’m sure you remember creative writing professor William Penn, who was suspended from his post when a student filmed his hateful tirade against Republicans. He’s headed back into the classroom this spring.

Russell Westerholm of the University Herald reports.

Anti-GOP Professor Who Called Republicans ‘Old, Cheap and Racist’ in Michigan State Classroom Reinstated...

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Jewish Professor from Vanderbilt U. Backs ASA’s Academic Boycott of Israel

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Posted by    Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 11:00am

Professor Jacobson has been covering the push-back against the American Studies Association’s (ASA) academic boycott of Israel, which has been forcefully rejected by Trinity College and dozens of other institutions.

Yet, a Jewish professor has just published her support for the boycott.

… Colin Dayan, the Robert Penn Warren professor of Humanities at...

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Aleister’s Top 10 College Insurrection Posts of 2013

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Posted by    Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 9:30am

Like my esteemed colleague Leslie Eastman, I wanted to take an opportunity to highlight some favorite posts from the last year.

1. 15 Conservatives You Wish Had Spoken At Your College Graduation I wrote this around graduation season last spring when I noticed the lack of conservative speakers at graduation ceremonies.

Along those...

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London U. Offers Apology After Censoring Muhammad and Jesus Cartoons

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Posted by    Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 8:00am

A couple of London students created an uproar over t-shirts they created that depicted Jesus and Muhammad.

However, the London School of Economics (LSE) has been forced to apologize for squelching their free-speech rights by forcing them to cover-up. Breitbat’s Raheem Kassam files these details:

In October it was reported that two students, Chris...

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Penn State Student Reviews “Duck Dynasty” Drama

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Posted by    Monday, December 30, 2013 at 6:30pm

It’s truly hard to believe that the executives at A&E were oblivious to the religious and political beliefs of a star of its hit TV show, “Duck Dynasty.”

And while the network big-wigs debate about killing the duck that laid the golden eggs after Phil Robertson’s recent interview went viral, Pennsylvania State University...

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Boston College Prof. “We are creating Walmarts of higher education”

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Posted by    Monday, December 30, 2013 at 5:00pm

What’s wrong with Walmart? After all, they’re more selective than Harvard now.

Timothy Pratt of The Atlantic has the story.

‘We Are Creating Walmarts of Higher Education’

Universities in South Dakota, Nebraska, and o...

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Michigan bill would strip truant students of driver’s licenses

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Posted by    Monday, December 30, 2013 at 3:30pm

File this under “Cruel and Unusual Punishment”.

Legislation proposed in Lansing, Mich., would strip students of their driver’s licenses if they repeatedly miss class.

Rep. Andy Schor, of Lansing, introduced two bills last week in the Republican-controlled state House to combat truancy, the Associated Press reported.

“Children need to be in school learning,” the...

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Video – Students at University of Pennsylvania Invent Robotic Arm

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Posted by    Monday, December 30, 2013 at 2:00pm

This is pretty incredible, especially considering the small budget the students were working with.

Now That’s College has the story.

University of Pennsylvania Students Invent Robotic Arm That Makes You Stronger

University of Pennsylvania mechanical engineering students invented a robotic arm that allows the human arm to carry an additional 40 pounds. Oh, and...

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John Jay College prof blames ‘southern white radicals’ for Obamacare failure

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Posted by    Monday, December 30, 2013 at 12:30pm

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Constitutional Law Professor at John Jay College in New York City, wrote an essay published on Christmas day that is a truly marvel of modern scholarship!

The PoliticsInColor piece denounced 2013 as a year of disappointment for black Americans, and offers true insight into race-based progressive doctrine.

She cites several...

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Harvard Prof Says the Tea Party Will Win in the End

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Posted by    Monday, December 30, 2013 at 11:00am

As you’ll read below, the professor actually makes a very logical case.

Tony Lee of Breitbart reports.

Harvard Prof: Tea Party Not Going Anywhere, More Likely to Win

A government and sociology professor at Harvard writes that the Tea Party is more likely than not to “win in the end” in an age when...

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Leslie’s Top 10 College Insurrection Posts of 2013

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Posted by    Monday, December 30, 2013 at 9:30am

As we enter into the New Year, I wanted follow one of blogging’s finest traditions: The Top 10 List.

The top of my favorite post list features those about the wonderful Canto Talk interviews I did with my compatriot, Aleister of American Glob.

1) College Insurrection Night on Canto Talk: Aleister and I...

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High School Student Creates College Research Method Using Twitter

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Posted by    Monday, December 30, 2013 at 8:00am

You have to hand it to this kid. Her research was so compelling that the Washington Post published her story.

The College Twitter Happiness Index can help students

The college hype machine is overwhelming. So I decided to bypass the sugar-coated information of tour guides, review books and even adults seeking to help...

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Greensboro College Hires Security for Nativity Scene

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Posted by    Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 5:00pm

The following story is a sad comment on the state of religious “tolerance” that exists on some American college campuses.

Keeping an eye on the Nativity display at Greensboro College is a full-time job for Stancil Locklear. That includes Christmas.

“It’s my first time ever having to work on Christmas and being away...

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Walmart is Now More Selective Than Harvard

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Posted by    Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 3:30pm

Harrison K. Wexner of the Harvard Crimson and Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central seem to think this is a humorous situation. Keep laughing, guys.

Sorry, Class of 2018. Harvard Is No Longer America’s Most Elite Institution

Harvard may have met its match. In a segment that aired earlier this week on “The Colbert...

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Rejected: Ohio Representative’s Proposal for State-Approved Homeschooling Parents

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Posted by    Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 2:00pm

The following story highlights the concerns Americans should have about the degree of progressive indoctrination at the nation’s universities.

The Daily Caller’s Education Editor Eric Owens has the story on a law proposed by an Ohio representative, a graduate of Stanford and Georgetown, which would have required background checks on homeschooling parents.

Ohio...

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Baptist Universities Win Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate

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Posted by    Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 12:30pm

It’s about time liberty won a battle, isn’t it?

The wonderfully named Cypress Creek Mirror reports.

Baptist universities win lawsuit against controversial HHS mandate

On Friday a Houston federal court delivered a major blow to the controversial Health and Human Services mandate ruling in favor of East Tex...

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British High School Offers its Students “Man Days”

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Posted by    Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 11:00am

One British school is waging an intriguing counter-attack in the “War on Men”.

An analysis of the situation highlights the need for more male teachers instead of specialized lessons (hat-tip, Instapundit).

CHASE High School in Westcliff, Essex, is offering students ‘man days’. An Ofsted inspection found achievement among male students was “inadequate”. Victoria...

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Gender Neutral Restrooms are Coming Soon to a College Near You

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Posted by    Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 9:30am

This is just the latest effort by progressives to make everyone equal. Equally miserable, that is.

Trey Sanchez of Truth Revolt has the story.

Coming to a College Near You: All Gender Restrooms!

In an attempt to “desegregate Wesleyan bathrooms,” a group that calls themselves “Pissed Off Trans* People” have been tearing down the...

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