Those who would herd millions of Americans into college never wonder if they might be better off somewhere else. Perhaps they should.
Faculty Lounge
Education Dollars, Well Spent?
The president’s favorite think tank continues to press for more federal funding for public schools, even while acknowledging recent failures of such subsidies.
Crazy Like a Foxx
At least one congressional representative is not prepared to give higher education a blank check, probably because she worked in it.
Apostasy on the Left
Although she still considers herself a liberal, veteran journalist Claudia Dreifus found out just how intolerant the Left can be when she critiqued one of their totems in the book she co-authored, Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids—And What We Can Do About It.
Confucius Makes A Comeback
One of the lesser known policies of the era of Mao Tse Tung was the relegation of Confucianism to the memory hole in Communist China. Lately, Confucius has been making a reappearance there, according to an historian from the University of Pittsburgh.
Hot Off The Presses
Class warfare may have little appeal to the masses but academics, who are mostly in the upper class, can’t get enough of it.
The Other Royal News
The Royal News of my alma mater—the University of Scranton—brings me the latest at Da U.
Public Intellectual Rejects Scrutiny
Academics rarely miss a chance, in or out of the classroom, to promote their ideas. What they do far less frequently is invite inquiry.
Academics Miss TEA Parties
Probably because they wouldn’t be caught dead going anywhere near one, academics frequently misunderstand the nature of TEA parties, then go public with their conclusions as though they were revealed truth.
Redistribution of GPAs
A group of College Republicans at the University of California-Merced recently made a video in which they asked fellow students who support redistribution of wealth if they would support redistribution of GPA points.