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Academics Ignore Obama Mentor
The latest thesis circulating in academia lends further credence to the observation that academics may only rival journalists in their tendency to miss the obvious, whether by accident or design.
Dropout U
The President’s favorite think tank, the Center for American Progress (CAP) is so anxious to help the White House reach its goal of 60 percent of the population with college degrees that they are considering high school dropouts as likely targets for recruiters.
Excessively Taxed
“The taxes we rely on most have marginal excess rates of 40 to 50 percent.”—Duke University economist Chris Conover at the Cato Institute on October 13, 2010
John Dewey & Soviet Progressives
It turns out that progressive educator John Dewey’s books were not only influential in the United States.
Ayers Endorses Stewart/Colbert Rallies
Priceless publicity.
Welfare As We Want It
A historian at Penn makes the case that education is a welfare benefit then goes on to virtually endorse it as such.
Tenured Weathermen
For decades, media elites and academics alike have accepted the accounts that veterans of the anti-Vietnam War movement gave of themselves, particularly when those vets occupied academic berths.
Baby Rebuts Peter Singer
For once, a left-wing speaker on the college lecture circuit got heckled and by a most unusual heckler.
Phantom Budget Cuts
Berkeley prof bemoans phantom budget cuts.
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Former al-Qaeda Recruiter-Turned-University Fellow Arrested for Cocaine Possession
You can’t make this up, can you? A former al-Qaeda recruiter, Jesse Morton, served time for recruiting for a terrorist organization. George Washington University hired him as a homeland security expert, which stirred controversy. But,…
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College Fix Estimated 600,000 People Turned Out for March for Life, 75% were Millennials
From The College Fix: WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 600,000 people participated in the 44th annual March for Life in Washington D.C. on Friday, and nearly 75 percent were millennials, proving the claim that young…
Teen Threw Paper Airplane at Teacher, Faces a Month in Jail
From Reason: Georgetown County, South Carolina, sheriff’s deputies arrested a 17-year-old for throwing a paper airplane at a teacher. The teen was charged with third degree assault and battery, and faces 30 days in jail….
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Walter Williams Doesn’t Mince Words on College Snowflakes, “Spineless Administrators”
From Walter Williams’ latest piece on the college “snowflake” generation and college administrators: One wonders just how far spineless college administrators will go when it comes to caving in to the demands of campus snowflakes….
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School Choice Rally at Texas State Capitol Pushed for Better Education
From Reason: Texas has a reputation as a business-friendly state that favors the free market and consumer choice over heavy government regulation. But when it comes to education reform and school choice, they’re actually behind…
MLA Vocabulary Contest
There is at least one way in which the Modern Language Association (MLA) that thousands of English professors belong to lives up to its name: they traverse in a vocabulary most of us working stiffs…
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Over 50 Student Government Leaders Sign Letter to Trump asking to Continue DACA
Student government leaders aren’t too happy with Donald Trump’s proposed policies and how it affects illegal immigrant students: More than 50 student government presidents have signed a letter to President Trump asking him to continue…
Cornel West: Donald Trump is ‘a Product of American Empire’ and ‘We’re All Responsible’ for His Election
The left-wing professor Cornel West was at a Harvard guest lecture and blasted Donald Trump: West used some colorful examples of what he considered “gangster,” adding, “I’m not trying to engage in some kind of…
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Workers of Berkeley Unite!
Now here’s a man-bites-dog story: Labor strife at Berkeley. Janitorial, custodial and cafeteria workers at Berkeley are fighting to maintain their raise from $9 to $17 an hour with benefits at a university that prides…
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Group Pushed for ‘Black Lives Matter’ Week at Philly-Area Schools
Since the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement has appeared to fizzle without political progress, indoctrination is the next step for The Left. This from The College Fix: “Black Lives Matter Week” began yesterday at schools all over…