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Colleges Wary of Scott Walker’s Higher Ed Reforms
The Donald might not notice him and even Jeb Bush may barely acknowledge his existence, but Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is still causing absolute apoplexy on the part of his state’s university professors. ‘Tenure no…
Hillary Clinton’s Higher Ed Tax Increase
Hillary Clinton recently unveiled her higher education plan to reduce college student loan debt. As the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) points out, Hillary’s plan, called the “New College Compact,” involves: States creating grants to…
Academic Privilege By the Numbers
The nation and the Republican Party may or may not need ‘The Donald’ but a cursory look at what statistics we can extract from academia today suggests that the academic world needs somebody like him….
Education Wonk Changes His Mind on Arne Duncan
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Michael Petrilli recently wrote an apologetic op-ed for Fordham’s e-mail newsletter entitled “The new ESEA will be ‘loose-loose’ because Arne Duncan went overboard with ‘tight-tight’.” A champion for Common Core,…
Colleges Micromanaging Free Speech
Back in the day, when bosses and CEOs got a little too attentive to detail, we would wryly note that they were “micromanaging.” Today, students actually want university administrators to micromanage free speech, putting the…
Adieu to Two Scholars
Here at Accuracy in Academia, we mostly get to cover only ersatz intellectuals. Actual scholars, we too frequently find, are far fewer in number. Their ranks just got thinner this month with the passing of…
Several GOP Presidential Candidates Increased College Spending as Governors
At least half a dozen current and former governors are running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Two-thirds of that sextet have records on higher education that resemble those of their Democratic counterparts. The John…
Wisconsin Faculty’s Mass Exodus
He may not be getting as much attention as The Donald but Governor Scott Walker’s higher education reforms in Wisconsin are having a real world impact there. “Who wants to work in a state where…
What’s Going On in the Catholic Church?
FRONT ROYAL, VA — Millions of Americans, including many Catholics, were stunned when Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Catholic Archbishop of New York, attacked opponents of illegal immigration as “nativists” in a recent and widely-circulated column in…
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UC-Irvine Discovers CyberSecurity
But is it just an excuse to bash Trump? A recent lecture there might make you wonder.
RPI Shuts Down Students With Eminent Domain
Actually, it was the rent-a-cops at Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute who tried practicing law without a license. The ABA should be up in arms.
Parkland Students Say Cruz Was Bullied
It turns out that in the Parkland shooting, the assailant who opened fire on his classmates had been bullied a lot.
Ole Miss Coach Under Fire Over Flag
Not the confederate one, the American one
Professor: Colleges Ought to Pay Women Extra for ‘Emotional Labor’
A female professor at University of San Francisco is pushing for colleges to pay women extra for “emotional labor,” as they expend emotional energy while they grade papers and other work-related activities.
Former Governor Hired By GMU
Well that didn’t take long.
Confucius Institutes Say Bad Tidings to USA
With so much home-grown K-12 and college curricula in the United States, is it necessary to import courses from America’s adversaries?
‘Social Justice Rapper’ to Perform at ‘Social Justice Week’ at Wisconsin University
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is hosting a “Social Justice Week,” which involves panel discussions, lectures and roundtables on social justice in America and an invited ‘social justice rapper.’
Margaret Spellings’ Nest Egg
Not many Republicans make it into academia but one who did, Margaret Spellings, who captained the Department of Education during the Bush Administration, has come to find it rewarding.
Cesar Chavez, Immigration Hard-Liner
But maybe not in the way you might have thought.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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