“Our universities are employing as many administrators as full-time faculty.”—John McNay, president, Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors, before the Ohio House Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education.
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The Omen
“Most ominously, Americans now question the need – and significantly – the value of a college degree.”—Brian C. Mitchell, on the American Association of University Professors Academe blog.
Deconstructing The Constitution
The U.S. Constitution gets the Rodney Dangerfield treatment (“no respect”) in academia probably more than anywhere else.
Giving back
George Washington University School of Business Hosts 3rd Annual “Business Gives Back” on April 20. What did they take?
The Fix Is In
President Obama may have spoken warmly about charter schools but don’t expect his administration to do anything to aid them anytime soon.
Disabling Definitions
A Wharton School economist went a long way towards diagnosing the causes of the explosion in federal disability insurance costs but couldn’t quite bring himself to go the distance.
Sociologist Diagnoses President Obama
An African-American sociologist recently offered a diagnosis of America’s first African-American president.
A Two-Fer
“It pollutes our discourse with self-congratulation and self-flagellation at the same time.”—Bill McClay of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on “social justice” as currently defined.
Staying on Message
“The lesson of the Left’s sustained commitment to ‘social justice’ is that sustained commitment to a message, no matter how flawed, will eventually win out.”—Samuel Gregg of the Acton Institute at the Philadelphia Society meeting…
Quantity without Quality
Parents, students and taxpayers ultimately footing the bill for the epic cost of college should have buyers’ remorse.
Recent Articles
Professors who Share Similar Names to Confederate Leaders Mock ESPN’s Decision
College professors who happen to share the same name as Confederate leaders mock ESPN for removing an Asian broadcaster for a college football game several weeks ago.
Sam Houston State University Offers Course on ‘White Privilege’
Yet another college course on ‘white privilege,’ this time at Sam Houston State University in Texas: Sam Houston State University will offer an honors seminar this semester called “Understanding Whiteness: Historic and Contemporary Viewpoints on…
Ironic: Social Justice Activism is ‘Rife’ with ‘Oppression’, Study finds
The irony is that a journal article blasts social justice activists as being oppressive towards other social justice activists. Huh?!
Carbon Pricing And Colleges
More than 30 colleges are listed as endorsers of the #PutAPriceOnIt carbon pricing campaign developed by Our Climate and Years of Living Dangerously.
College Republican President Stirred Controversy at San Diego State
San Diego State University’s College Republican chapter president is in a controversial position due to a letter he wrote about how Muslim students should condemn the terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain.
Cal-Berkeley May Work on Free Speech Policies after Negative Rating
After receiving a ‘yellow’ rating by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), Cal-Berkeley may revamp parts of its speech policies.
UTampa Sociologist Finds Progressive Karma in Hurricane Harvey
University of Tampa sociologist Ken Storey got pink slipped when he tried to find a progressive silver lining in Hurricane Harvey.
California University Highlighted Anti-Trump Journal Article on Website
California university highlighted an anti-Trump journal article by one of its professors, who claimed Trump supporters are less-educated ‘male nativists.’
Evergreen State College Won’t Arm Its Campus Police with Rifles
College administrators won’t arm its campus police with rifles, which led to the campus police chief resigning from the police force.
Howard University Hates Diversity
If you’re going to support President Donald Trump, you better be careful where you do it.
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…
Recent Posts
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
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
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