Much to the delight of left wing radicals everywhere.
Perry Chiaramonte of FOX News reported.
Michigan dubs birthplace of 1960’s radical movement official historical site
A Michigan union camp where 1960s radical students signed their manifesto will be recognized as an official historical site, in a development critics say lends unwarranted legitimacy to a...
As the idiom goes, “give them an inch, they’ll want a mile.” So of course liberals are lining up to push Obama’s plan for “free” community college even further.
Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times writes:
Obama’s free education proposal: Why stop at community colleges?
President Obama’s proposal unveiled Thursday to provide free...
The protesters want ‘undocumented students’ to be able to enroll.
Lee Shearer of Online Athens reported.
Nine arrested during Freedom University sit-in protest on UGA campus
University of Georgia police arrested nine people Friday night after a protest about immigrant rights turned into a sit-in at the university’s Moore College, the building housing UGA’s...
Here is a perspective on President Obama’s community college plan. Find out more about the unlikely future of this costly proposal that looks awfully similar to a past Obama proposal.
Community College is an Expensive Freebie
It’s one thing for conservative pundits to question the Obama Administration’s latest higher education subsidy. It’s quite...
Speech codes and Microaggressions wouldn’t permit it.
Greg Piper of the College Fix makes an excellent point here.
Charlie Hebdo ‘wouldn’t have lasted 30 seconds’ on an American campus
New York Times columnist David Brooks calls for a “teachable moment” about the respect for free expression we should have on American college campuses if...
As states fight back against common core, Indiana just might be on to something.
According to the tenth amendment center:
In 2014, Indiana legislators moved forward with a bill that was intended to withdraw the state from Common Core. However, the final version passed included a requirement for the new state standards to...
We recently wrote that Brandeis was restricting Daniel Mael’s movement on campus. That punishment has now been lifted.
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon reports.
Brandeis Lifts ‘No Contact Order’ on Student Journalist
Just hours after the Washington Free Beacon revealed that Brandeis University student journalist Daniel Mael had been slapped with a...
Ever wondered how it is to be a Republican on a college campus? Perhaps you are one yourself and can relate to the experiences of Elizabeth Marcello.
Ms. Marcello is a current sophomore at the College of William & Mary, but this is an article that describes the experience of young Republicans...
While President Obama might mean well in his effort to provide “free” community college to all “responsible” students, in reality his plan if implemented, could do an awful lot more harm than good.
Judah Bellin of Fox News reports:
Obama’s free community college plan: Why it could hurt more than help
Watch the latest...
And with good reason. This should be the free speech policy at every campus in America.
The FIRE blog reported.
FIRE Endorses University of Chicago’s New Free Speech Statement
CHICAGO, January 7, 2015—Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) endorses the free speech policy statement produced by...
To commemorate their sixtieth anniversary, Sports Illustrated is sharing sixty of their best stories. This one landed in the higher education category.
Gary Smith of Sports Illustrated writes:
Higher Education: How Perry Reese Jr. changed an Ohio community forever
This is a story about a man, and a place where...
The cheating took place in an ethics class. We covered the story last fall.
Matt Rocheleau of the Boston Globe reported.
64 Dartmouth College students face discipline over cheating
Up to 64 Dartmouth College students — including some athletes — could face suspension or other disciplinary action for cheating in an ethics class this...
The case against Officer Darren Wilson has just been resurrected. Professor Richard Kuhns, an expert on evidence and criminal procedure, from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis argues his view to not accept this case as closed.
Read this story by Nathan Rubbelke from the College Fix.
Law Prof, NAACP,...
Many students think that tuition is already too high and can’t understand why the school would spend so much on something unnecessary.
FOX News reported.
NJ college students give school ‘F’ for spending $210G on hawk statue
New Jersey’s second-largest public university is spending $210,000 for a 17-foot tall bronze statue depicting the school’s...
President Obama has announced a proposal for free community college.
Of course, there’s no such thing as free. Someone is paying.
Obama Proposes 2 Years of Free Community College
President Barack Obama announced his proposal Thursday to provide two years of free community college tuition to American students who maintain good grades.
“Put simply, what...
College Insurrection is reporting on another story coming from the Ivy League walls of Princeton University. This time it isn’t about Cool Whip.
This story is about a freshman that urges Princeton to set up measures to have his fellow students check their privilege. Here is the full story by Jennifer Kabbany.
Princeton...
The word ‘diversity’ is no longer inclusive enough or something.
Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.
‘Diversity’ becomes a bad word for Northwestern student government
First abortion-rights advocates drop “pro-choice” and now a student government wants to junk “diversity”? This has been an interesting year for unfavored euphemisms.
Northwestern University’s student government is considering...
The Constitution shouldn’t be controversial, alas…
A South Carolina lawmaker would like the second amendment to become part of state school curriculum. And he’s not the only one.
Lara Rolo at ABC News 4 reports:
Lawmaker wants time set aside in schools for Second Amendment lessons
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — An Horry County lawmaker wants...
Here we go again.
Chris Deaton of Red Alert Politics reports.
Elizabeth Warren’s ‘top priority’ in 2015: student loans
Sen. Elizabeth Warren will again make student loans her top agenda item as the 114th Congress gets underway.
In a meeting with Massachusetts newspaper editors, the Democrat reiterated the burden that student debt places on the...
A professor has apologized for his publicized twitter rant in response to the French terrorist attack.
UPDATE: Prof. apologizes for French terrorist attack rant
The professor who ranted on Twitter about the nature of Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical publication where several employees were massacred Wednesday has, since apologized and denounced the attacks.
Adam...
Wendy McElroy of the Daily Bell has written a new piece about Microaggressions. Watch out, they’re everywhere.
Victims Frantically Search For Offense
Microaggression. The word may soon be knocking on your door to demand supplication or another form of payment. Microaggression is the new politically correct campaign being launched by “disadvantaged” elites who...
Looking for more evidence that educational freedom might be the better route? Look no further than this shocking report.
The Honorable Kent Grusendorf and Michael Barba released the following statement with Texas Public Policy Foundation:
TPPF Releases Analysis of School Finance Trial Ruling
AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released an analysis...
