As Michelle Malkin mentioned earlier this afternoon, a Columbia University alumn sent her a tip that former green jobs czar Van Jones will be speaking at the Columbia’s Business School (CBS) this coming Monday, Feb. 15. Here are some additional details.
Faculty Lounge
PETA Pressures Neumann Alumni
PETA, the radical animal rights group, has convinced the Neumann University Alumni Association to stop offering discounted tickets to a Barnum & Bailey’s Circus event, reported CNS News yesterday.
Peace Out for Volunteers
The Peace Corps recently announced which schools had produced the greatest number of volunteers. The results probably will not surprise you.
Modernization or Memory Hole
Modernizing history may be the ultimate oxymoron.
GWU Goes For It
Apparently George Washington University thinks it is too anonymous. On February 4, 2010, Drew Spence reported in the GW Hatchet Online that “Five new staff members have been hired to GW’s Office of Media Relations over the last six months in hopes of increasing the amount of media coverage the University receives.”
How Much is My Bachelor’s Really Worth?
Mary Pilon writes for the Wall Street Journal on February 2 that researchers are questioning whether college graduates actually gain $800,000 or $1 million in additional lifetime earnings over those with only a high school degree.
Nursing in Name Only
Boston College has appeared to have taken the ultimate step in breaking with Catholic doctrine.
Mickey Gets a Mickey
Apparently, the federal government is employing more than one use of the word “stimulated” when it doles out grants to colleges and universities.
Student Readers Go Rogue
Sarah Palin’s memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life, is number 4 on the Chronicle of Higher Education’s What They’re Reading on College Campuses bestseller list. This could produce the biggest shock wave to hit faculty lounges since Reagan captured the youth vote, you betcha’.
Senators Query MIT Economist
MIT economics professor Jonathan Gruber was contacted last week by two Republican Senators who took exception to his role in the Administration’s health care reform efforts.
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