It’s one thing for conservative pundits to question the Obama Administration’s latest higher education subsidy. It’s quite another for a writer in The Atlantic to start asking inconvenient questions. “President Obama wants to provide free…
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What GOP 2016 Candidates Have to Say about Common Core
With a little less than two years to go until the 2016 presidential contest, GOP contenders are staking out positions on the Obama Administration’s Common Core education reforms that are markedly to the right of…
Where Common Core Pays $$$
It’s interesting that the people who are usually in a fruitless search for Republican fat cats have failed to notice the actual ones for whom Common Core math actually does add up. On September 20,…
Does Harvard Hate ObamaCare?
Harvard not only educated the president but has steadfastly supported him and even his more controversial policies, until now. “For years, Harvard’s experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how…
Why Schools Cost So Much
It is time for the State of Maryland to make it a top priority to find ways to build schools more cost-effectively. At the current pace of enrollment, it is expected that more than 30…
Time to End Federal Aid
Could the time to end federal aid to higher education have long passed? “The federal government has no constitutional authority to do anything with regard to higher education (or any level, for that matter),” George…
Global Warming on the Rocks
When it comes to evidence of global warming, who are you going to believe, your professors or the facts? “While it is common these days for politicians, journalists, and other observers to say the climate…
Jeb Bush and Common Core in 2016
As 2014 drew to a close, at least three probable contenders for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 have taken fairly clear positions on the Common Core education reforms favored by the Obama Administration. Former…
Happy New Year!
My old alma mater—the University of Scranton—recently made the news with a year-old study on New Year’s resolutions. Richard Asa reported in the Chicago Tribune on December 16, 2014 that “a 2013 University of Scranton…
Programmers at CNES saw no reason to counter Israel criticism
After the holidays, when Congress prepares to reauthorize Title VI of the Higher Education Act, legislators should take a cold, hard look at the case of UCLA’s Center for Near East Studies (CNES), a recipient…
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Diminishing Returns from Advanced Degrees
When college and university representatives urge you to get an advanced degree, you may want to get a second opinion.
ACLU Warned University of Alabama for Alleged Expelling Student over Racist Social Media Rant Video
After a female student was expelled from the University of Alabama due to racist remarks in a social media video, the ACLU warned the university that it violated her First Amendment rights.
UCLA has a Pilot Program to Fine Itself for Air Travel
UCLA will add funds to a sustainability fund, penalizing itself for airline flight travel that some academics allege contributes to global warming/climate change.
Have College Degrees Become Obsolete?
This is a question being asked on both sides of the Ivy-covered walls.
Campus Conservatives Try To Oust Professor
If they succeed, they could embolden others.
At Least 1,500 Professors Vow to Uphold Viewpoint Diversity
Heterodox Academy, an effort started by two professors to help instill a culture of viewpoint diversity on college campuses, said that 1,500 professors agreed to allow for this kind of free debate on their college campuses.
Pastor at Chicago College Suspended due to Officiating Same-Sex Wedding, Going Against Church Doctrine
North Park University’s campus pastor was suspended by a church for officiating a same-sex wedding, which went against the church’s doctrine and stance on marriage.
Adjunct Professor was Fired, but Not Because of Fox News TV Appearance
Adjunct professor Lisa Durden was fired from Essex County College, but not for the reasons that the college claimed.
Do A. A. Degrees Matter?
Not the way they are constituted now, a study from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) concludes.
The Sociology of School Chairs
Beyond the difficulty of sitting in them on parents’ night, most of us probably had no idea that they were so significant. “This philosophically driven work is intended to trouble the position of the small…
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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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The Origins of Political Correctness
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