Those who thought academia couldn’t get more trivial might do a face palm over the trend toward gaming in higher education. “Several courses in my department at the University of Michigan have been gamified,” Kentaro…
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Tim Wolfe Resigns from the University of Missouri
John K. Wilson on the American Association of University Professors blog offered his own interesting take on the UMizzou controversy: Tim Wolfe, president of the University of Missouri, resigned this morning under intense pressure. I’m…
Common Core Standards Failing
A recent American Institutes for Research (AIR) assessment noted that Common Core standards are not matching National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) standards at the fourth grade level: “There are substantial differences in some content…
Academics Want Your IRAs
When academics are ready to fix a problem, hold onto your wallets. “America’s middle class faces a growing retirement crisis,” Christian Weller and Teresa Ghilarducci write in an issue brief for the Center for American…
Chicago Showers Locker Room Policy with Criticism
In one Chicago school, girls are getting a lesson in anatomy their parents never bargained for. In the latest chapter of madness at the Department of Education, the federal government is ordering Township High School…
Division at Home Can Subtract from Math at School
Money can buy a lot of things, but a good education may not be one of them. Yesterday, the National Assessment of Educational Progress released its two-year report, and it’s not exactly a glowing one….
Truly Gun-Free Zones
There may be a solution to school shootings, but liberals might not want to hear it because it involves either calling the cops or carrying a gun. “Dr. J. Eric Dietz, director of Purdue University’s…
Tech Meets Narrative: New App Address Campus Sexual Misconduct
In a press release, the Association of Title IX Administrators (known as ATIXA) championed a new app called U of Nine. The purpose of U of Nine is to help “colleges and universities to educate…
The Growing Backlash Against Liberal Media Bias
If you think media bias is bad now, brace yourself. It’s no secret that students these days are being taught to be biased in the direction of the “progressive” point of view. The trend in…
Students for Justice in Palestine Seeks Social for All—Except Jews, Of Course
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared on Times of Israel’s website. Perhaps when literary critic C.S. Lewis despaired of “omnipotent moral busybodies . . . who torment us for our own good,” he was speaking…
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AP Defames Christians and Conservatives
Christianity teaches us that we are all equal in the eyes of God. Apparently, college professors didn’t get the memo.
Syracuse Faculty Condemn Alleged Gender Pay Gap with Ad in Student Paper
In the Syracuse University student newspaper, the Daily Orange, faculty members took out an advertisement to condemn the alleged gender pay gap between men and women at the university.
Over 50 Student Groups at NYU Push Administration to Boycott Israeli Goods
Over fifty student groups at New York University are pushing a petition to encourage the university administration to divest from Israel-produced goods and products such as Sabra-brand hummus.
What Shall Corporations Overcome?
A UCLA law professor avers that they do indeed have civil rights.
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George Washington University Students Again Push to Divest from Israel
Another divest-from-Israel student resolution is making its way in the George Washington University student association, after a failed attempt to do so last year over lack of attention to detail.
Student Streaks at Harvard: The 70s Show?
Was he on a one man crusade to bring back the 70s or was he behind the times?
NYU Allegedly Threatened Anti-Fossil Fuel Protesters with Revoking Financial Aid, Housing
New York University students protested the investment in fossil fuels, but the university administration allegedly threatened to take away their financial aid and housing, which led to the disbandment of the protest.
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What Do Women March To?
At least college student who went alleges that the expression there was not so free.
Time for Conservatives to Deconstruct Academia
In fact, the academy is no longer a haven for First Amendment absolutists, if it ever was.
Blue Math Scores & Red Reading Scores
The latest numbers from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveal some interesting dichotomies.