MIT economist Jonathan Gruber got his 15 weeks of fame in 2014 when videos surfaced in which he candidly admitted to deception, and a jaundiced view of American public opinion, while promoting Obamacare as it…
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The Constitution: Dead or Alive?
If indeed there is a problem with the Constitution, perhaps it is that it is not being followed in a bipartisan fashion. Read about it in the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
Merry Christmas from us at AIA!
Accuracy in Academia would like to wish you and yours the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of new years!
Journalism Professor at Michigan Hates Republicans
A feminist professor of communications at the University of Michigan has become a laughingstock for a poorly-sourced column in a socialist newspaper about the academic basis for hating Republicans. In the article, Susan J. Douglas…
Brick and Mortar.Edu
Students may be increasingly opting to get their degrees online but universities still dismiss them as a fad. “Udacity does have one partnership with a research university—Georgia Tech,” Udacity’s vice president of business development Clarissa…
Feeding the STEM Myths
As we have reported, contrary to current wisdom, studies consistently show that there are more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors than there are STEM jobs. Nevertheless, those with a vested interest in perpetuating…
Study: Pornography hurts Couples and Relationships
There are certain givens in life, things we take for granted because they’re so obvious. In cultural terms, one of them is that pornography is a plague, a moral disease contributing with increasing tenacity to…
Colbert Report visits D.C. and George Washington University
His poll ratings may be in the basement and his policies might have mostly blown up in his face but there is one place where the president can still boost his self-esteem. Stephen Colbert, the…
The Real Millionaire’s Club: College Presidents
If you’re still looking for the one-percenters, you might try checking out college campuses rather than corporate boardrooms: As tallied by the Chronicle of Higher Education, 36 college presidents were paid more than one million…
Common Core Curtailed in Colorado
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Thus, no matter how full-throated the endorsements of Common Core by such worthies as former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, the parents go marching on. “Colorado…
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Will Universities Cut Overhead?
When most of us get in financial binds, we look at ways to cut expenses. Not universities.
Oxford University Gives Female Students More Time to Finish Exams due to Stress
Alleged “undue pressure” felt by female students at Oxford University, when they’re in coed classes with male students, led the university to give female students more time to finish exams.
McAdams Appeals Marquette Suspension
With one court ruling against him, John McAdams, the conservative Marquette professor suspended for criticizing a graduate assistant who would not allow her students to express disagreement with same sex marriage, is taking his case to the next level.
Newsflash: Students Are Getting Less Indoctrination
Because their teachers are spending less time in the classroom.
School Choice Week Is Here!
Unfortunately it’s not every week of the school year.
AAUP & NEA Circle Wagons for Agency Fees
Academics and educators may not like westerns but when their politcking is at stake, they are more than willing to circle the wagons.
Law Professor: Being Black in America is a Disability
A law professor at Fordham made the claim that being a black American is a disability in U.S. society.
Small Classroom Chairs Disempowers Women, Professor Claimed
A college professor in Australia, in a recent journal article, claimed that small classroom chairs disempowers women and is a mode of sexism against women.
Who is silencing science?
The type of people who have been trying to gag global warming skeptics, no matter their scholarly credentials, are now complaining that they themselves cannot be heard.
Sanity Returns to San Diego State
Somebody there got to appreciate an old cliche’: actions have consequences.
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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The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
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