$17 million is a large sum to spend in any context, but to decline on how Dartmouth College will spend it on mental health services call into question the effectiveness of this spending plan.
Faculty Lounge
The Passing of Two Great Scholars
We lost two sages.
Pomona College Progressives Don’t Like Speech Policies
When left-wing students, and faculty, at a left-leaning college think that speech restrictions in the name of sensitivity have gone too far, we should be sensitive.
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Border Of Free Speech In High School
It’s more rigidly enforced than either of our physical land borders are.
California’s Historical Spanish Mission Bells ‘represent Genocide,’ Students Claim
Apparently to some college students in California, historical Spanish mission bell markers are symbols of oppression and should be removed.
Florida State University to Remove Statue of Thomas Jefferson’s Grandson over Slave Owning-Past
A committee at Florida State University voted to remove a statue of Francis Eppes, the grandson of American Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, over the concerns that he was a slave owner.
Segregation At Georgetown
It usually occurs at liberal events.
Cherry Hill High Won’t Party Like 1776
The 1776 theme for the school prom may have seemed appropriate, particularly since it is being held at the Constitution Center, but some partygoers didn’t think so.
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Whatever Became Of Arne Duncan?
The former Secretary of Education following the path of his predecessors at the U. S. Department and continuing to propose ineffectual reforms that may backfire on his political constituency.
University of Mary Washington Administrators Axe Printing Budget for Student Newspaper, Get Reasons Mixed Up
The Blue and Gray Press, the student newspaper for the University of Mary Washington, saw its printing budget axed by the school administration over alleged environmental concerns, which starkly contrasted with previous statements by administrators on their reporting standards.