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Cloning Eggsploitation @ Columbia
Scientists at Columbia University in New York have created cloned human embryos and then destroyed them for their embryonic stem cells.
Donors Beware
What colleges do to donors takes “biting the hand that feeds you” to a whole new level of tetanus.
Answering Tenure Arguments
Academia, in the person of the formidable John K. Wilson, has found our 100 arguments against tenure wanting, to put it mildly.
Academe Answers Anti-Tenure Arguments
Noted scholar John K. Wilson objected to our quarterly review of professors we have covered.
Omaha Public Schools Mismanaged
The rift within the Omaha School Board over decision making, along with a series of fiscal and administrative blunders and consistently low test scores have made it abundantly clear that the Omaha Public Schools system is not working as it should be.
Minority Report: Academic Scores Media Bias
A tenured professor at UCLA rates media bias.
100 arguments against tenure, Part III
Here’s the rest of our arguments for tenure, so far this year.
Commerce Creation by Congress
“Congress has the power to regulate commerce; but does it, as here, have the power to create commerce—i.e., to force individuals to engage in interstate commerce by purchasing health care insurance from private providers?”— Edward J. Erler, Professor of Political Science, California State University, San Bernardino, Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar on May 24, 2011, in Dallas, Texas.
Hand-Me-Down Curriculum
“With all this stuff about state standards, I just assumed that every school had a curricula handed down from the state.”—Derek Neal, economist, University of Chicago, at Brookings Institution conference on September 27, 2011.
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Drexel Faculty Investigates Conduct by Professor after Tweet about Airline Passenger Giving Up Seat for Uniformed Soldier
Drexel professor George Ciccariello-Maher is in trouble again, this time for tweeting about an American soldier getting a seat on an airplane. He got in trouble last December for tweeting he wanted a white genocide for Christmas.
LA Times Editorial Board: Dear Colleges, Stop Squeezing Free Speech
If the editorial board of the liberal Los Angeles Times has to say, “don’t squeeze free speech on college campuses,” then maybe the college campuses are doing things wrong since both are usually aligned as hotbeds of liberal ideology.
Facebook Political Discussion Leads to Professor Calling Employers on Conservatives
A Facebook political argument led to a Texas State University history professor calling at least one employer of someone who argued with her.
Oh, the Irony: Feminists Host ‘Make Your Own Da** Sandwich’ Event
Feminists at George Mason University held a sandwich-making event to highlight the gender pay gap (myth) and importance of their brand of feminism.
Facing Lawsuit over Racial Discrimination in Admissions, Princeton Sues to Keep Admission Records Private
Princeton University, facing a lawsuit over racial discrimination in college admissions of Asian-Americans, is suing to keep their admissions data private.
United States Falls in ‘Human Freedom Index’ Rankings
The irony: America’s bureaucratic largesse as well as its erosion of property rights and rule of law are affecting the country’s Human Freedom Index, while Hong Kong remained the top-ranked entity due to more free-market ideas.
University President Rejected Safe Space Request, Upsetting Students
Students at Northern Arizona University were unhappy that their college president is not a fan of safe spaces, and demanded that she resigned over those comments.
Law School Professors Reject Property Rights
People without college degrees, or even high school diplomas, appear to understand property rights. Why can’t law school professors? Evidence of the former can be found trend can be found in the number of signs…
Mizzou Shuts Down Three Dorm Halls due to Plunging Enrollment
Three dorm halls at Mizzou are being taken offline due to plunging student enrollment.
Student Gets Accepted to Stanford after Writing ‘Black Lives Matter’ in Essay 100 Times
Somehow, a high school student was accepted into Stanford University after writing #BlackLivesMatter in his application 100 times.
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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