The federal government is poised to adopt or at least preside over something politically correct college administrators have yet to achieve—national speech codes.
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CATO Forum on Medicare
At a policy forum at the CATO Institute in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2011, Lorens Helmchen of George Mason University presented a proposal to reform Medicare co-payments to reduce cost growth.
Cognitive Dissonance on Conservatism
Since they don’t really want to encounter any, academics keep striking out when they attempt to figure out conservatives. Berkeley’s George Lakoff is the latest scholar to miss the boat, and the dock is getting crowded.
The New DREAM Weaver
A new US Immigration and Customs Enforcement memorandum was released recently with stirring implications.
Behind The Ivory Curtain
Read highlights of the April Accuracy in Academia author’s night that featured veteran economist Richard Vedder in the latest issue of AIA’s Campus Report.
Union History’s Other Side
Violence and coercion are at the heart of the union movement.
Looking for Moderation
Representatives of MPAC, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, said at a June 20 forum on Capitol Hill, that they are concerned with what they see as Islamophobia sweeping the country.
Soros fights for-profit colleges
In a report published this month, the Capital Research Center (CRC), a nonprofit group that monitors the activities of politically active nonprofits, reported that the Open Society Institute, the grant-making arm of left-wing billionaire George Soros’s empire, supported groups advocating tighter regulation of for-profit higher education institutions.
Reclaiming or Redefining Islam?
Noah Bakr, Commissioner of the Montgomery (MD) County Commission on Women who just completed doctorate work in Near Eastern and Islamic studies at Princeton University defines Sharia literally as “a path to the watering hole” but the liquid is not all that clear.
Top 20 Academic Buzzwords
College frequently “means navigating an exhausting gauntlet of pretense and jargon.”
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Bethel University Faculty: Christianity Tells Us to Avoid Using Words like ‘Man’ or ‘Mankind’
This sounds like satire, but it is actually true: A guide published by the Bethel library called “Language is a Powerful Tool” tells Bethel employees that their Christian faith and the Bible compel them to use…
University of Nebraska gave students a ‘queer and trans community language’ guide
Sounds like a productive use of university resources, doesn’t it? Spending time to create a language guide for their students was a priority, apparently.
Northwestern Professor Shouted Down by Activists at Wellesley
Another free-thinker shouted down at a college campus; this time, it was at the liberal arts college Wellesley and it was Northwestern University’s Laura Kipnis who was the focus of the protesters’ ire: Nearly two…
Trump Provides Teachable Moments for Liberals
There’s a reason why nobody really noticed when major media outlets dropped their education beats: They weren’t doing much to begin with, other than recycling public school press releases. You can get a flavor of…
‘Freshmen’ Out, ‘First-Years’ In? Possible Plan Underway at Yale to Redo Wording
To avoid offending people, Yale is considering changing the name of first-year students from “freshmen” to “first-years.” Why? “Freshmen” is too gendered.
University of Chicago Student Leaders Upset over White Nationalist’s Campus Visit
The student leaders demanded that the university president, Robert Zimmer, meet with them to discuss why he allowed white nationalist Richard Spencer to appear on the campus of the University of Chicago. Have these leaders…
Curing Deafness could become ‘Cultural Genocide,’ said Professor at University for the Deaf
Of all things to say, a college professor said that curing deafness could be “cultural genocide.” The professor in question, Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, works at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. Gallaudet is a university for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Lawsuit Filed to Force University of Michigan to Hand Over Emails Discussing Trump
After University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel called Trump supporters hateful and the like at a vigil, a think tank filed a lawsuit (after their information records request was filed in November and has yet…
‘Activism Labs’ at CSU-San Marcos to Teach Students New Protest Tactics
Sounds like a good use of taxpayer dollars in California? The first seminar, subtitled “More Than A Hashtag,” focused on ways that student activists can enhance their protest game by moving beyond social media activism. “Learn…strategies…
CalArts Student’s Master Thesis is a Cheetos Art Display
Out with paint, watercolors and other traditional art mediums and styles. In with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, and lots of it. For her master’s thesis, a student at CalArts poured hundreds of pounds of Cheetos (a…
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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