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Rewarding Bad Behavior
3 presidents at public colleges, including Penn State’s Graham Spanier, made more than a million in 2010-2011. —Chronicle of Higher Education almanac.
Uncommon Cold War Myths
The not-yet published Common Core standards give every indication of mangling Cold War History.
Common Core: Historic Detour
Original documents are presented in such a manner as to actually diminish them.
Racial Preferences Hurt Blacks
Find out how racial preferences hurt blacks in higher education in the latest issue of AIA’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
Shariah’s American Breeding Ground
We now know that the Muslim Students’ Association (MSA) in the United States served as a incubator for the spread of Shariah law in the Mideast. No less a personage than Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi can count himself an alumnus of the MSA.
The Bill Ayers Primer
Ayers and his allies used the “critical policy area” of education, and through four aims: “local school councils,” small schools, social justice teaching, and payment of reparations through education spending.
Obama’s Academic Fight Club
Conspiracy theorists may go bananas over the latest evidence of collusion between higher education and the Obama Administration, but it may just be a case of birds of a feather working together, albeit more closely than ever.
Race To The Crisis
“Race to the Top” required that states commit to yet-to-be-written Common Core standards in math and English/Language Arts (ELA).
Who/Where is William Ayers?
When initial White House visitor logs were released in 2009, the administration quickly dismissed speculations about visits by “William Ayers.”
Recent Articles
“Should Every School Serve Everyone?,” asks Cato
The discussion was focused on whether or not private schools, especially those receiving funds from voucher programs, should be required to serve every student rather than those who coincide with their values and beliefs.
Columbus State University Designated ‘Safe Spaces’, then Considers Re-Naming Them
Administrators at Columbus State University may consider renaming their ‘safe spaces’ to avoid criticism from others.
Utah Parents Sue School Districts for Not Having All-Girls Football Teams
All-girls football teams in Utah? A lawsuit by parents in the state is centered on that very concern.
Ayn Rand 101
She’s still a best-selling author off-campus, where people are not forced to buy her books. On campus, where everything is mandatory, Ayn Rand’s novels and essays are hard to find
Professor Implied It was Racist to say Homework was Easy, then Retracted the Statement
A professor implied that saying homework was easy could be construed as racist, then retracted the statement without an explanation.
University will Remove Crosses from Chapel after Lawsuit
East Central University will remove several crosses from its chapel after a lawsuit by an organization focused on the separation of church and state.
Campus Progressives Now Implement Segregation
Today’s progressives, in the faculty lounge and on the quad, like to trace their lineage to the civil rights heroes of history but there is at least one crucial distinction that they fail to make.
It really is an Ivory Curtain
It might sound hyperbolic to compare today’s academic climate to an ideology that claimed at least a million lives but the parallels are startling.
Are the Gifted Being Stiffed?
A pair of researchers at the American Enterprise Institute seem to think so.
UCLA Discovers Human Nature
Here’s the problem with social science research: When it’s accurate, it’s obvious.
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
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
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