When academics help to craft a law, they can take a leave of absence to shepherd it through Congress, then go back to class to proclaim its virtues. The rest of us get to live under the statute.
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The War on Police
Rather than being victims of police brutality, a new video shows that Occupiers at UC Davis knew they were going to be pepper sprayed and didn’t mind it.
Academia: For Democrats Only
In what might be a record, 22 Obama Administration officials have already left the government for academia.
Ten Questions About Tenure, Or Less
Naomi Schaefer Riley of the Wall Street Journal answers questions about tenure, the subject of her book, The Faculty Lounges.
Campus Safety At Risk
When elites pass judgement on the efforts of police to keep the peace on campus it is the students on the quad who are put at risk.
MLA Job Security Angst
When the Modern Language Association, America’s largest association of English professors, demonstrates a sudden concern for the rising debt level of college students as they did in a recent issue of Inside Higher Education, these sentiments bear closer scrutiny.
More than equal
“In my law school, we had begun to defend the enemy combatants [in the war on terror] to the point where they had more protections than most Americans do.”—Charles Hill, senior lecturer at Yale in remarks at the Heritage Foundation on November 17, 2011.
Which came first?
“I’ve had students say, ‘rights come from democracy,’ and I say, ‘No, democracy comes from your rights.’”—Charles Hill, senior lecturer at Yale University in a speech at the Heritage Foundation on November 17, 2011.
Anti-Military Hate Speech
The right to free speech is protected in the First Amendment to our Constitution, but there are times when what is said, taxes the limits of one’s patience.
Classical Education
The content of the standard education changes from generation to generation, but seldom, if ever, has it deteriorated as it did in the twentieth century.
Recent Articles
Outcry as New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez Vetoes Higher Education Funding
Academics are in a panic in New Mexico as the governor vetoed funding higher education institutions to stop the legislature from raising taxes.
Final Exam or an Anti-Trump Protest? Arizona State Professor Allows Options for Final Exam
Final exam, or an anti-Trump protest project? The latter won out at Arizona State University.
Wichita State Reversed Decision to Not Recognize Conservative Student Group
Wichita State University will now recognize a conservative student group after a judicial body overruled the student senate decision to bar the recognition of the group.
George Mason University English Assignment Compared Slavery to Black Lives Matter Rhetoric of Police Brutality
An English assignment at George Mason University irked a conservative student, who then told The College Fix of why the essay was objectionable.
Michigan Professor: ‘The English language is Sexist’
An English professor at the University of Michigan claimed that “the English language is sexist” in a lecture at Iowa State University.
University Disqualified Professor from Competition since Professor Won It Last Year
A college professor was disqualified from a university competition because… the professor won it last year.
Class Warfare Among College Professors & Adjuncts?
Class warfare, or more like class struggles, are hitting academics and college professors as adjuncts are not being paid fairly, in their mind.
Lawsuit: Student Committed Suicide after Sexual Harassment Allegation
A Title IX lawsuit alleged that the University of Texas-Arlington did not provide due process for a student accused of sexual harassment. The student, Thomas Klocke, later committed suicide.
College Majors that Report High Underemployment
Can you guess what is on the list? Forbes reported that the following majors have higher underemployment: Physical education teaching Art Human services You can read the entire list here.
Fresno State Professor Reported to FBI for Tweeting that President Trump ‘Must Hang’
A Fresno State University professor tweeted that Trump “must hang” and now could face an investigation from the FBI.
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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