When President Obama’s economic stimulus bill was signed into law, it included $1.1 billion for “comparative-effectiveness research.”
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Bon Voyage
With GM, Chrysler and Ford reporting losses because of the economic downturn and consumers not willing to buy, the future of the big three is questionable.
More Hispanics in College
The number of Hispanics enrolled in college rose 15% between 2006 and 2007. Hispanics accounted for 11.5% of the overall college student population in 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Inadequate Paranoia Defined
Veteran journalist M. Stanton Evans explained his “law of inadequate paranoia.”
Carrots, Sticks and Iran
President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and United Nations ambassador Susan Rice have implied that direct talks with Iran are a priority.
Mexico’s Other Export
Mexico has a major export that never gets discussed in free-trade agreements.
Free At Last?
Harvard University’s 2008 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics was not about the press, and it was only about politics generally. It was about race.
Dropout Grants
With President Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2010 moving forward, academics are lining up to suggest areas in higher education which could get more funding.
Media Maladjustment Defined
The winner of Accuracy in Media’s 2009 Reed Irvine award for a lifetime of achievement in investigative journalism gives examples of media bias that you probably haven’t heard.
U.S. Policy in Africa
At an Africa Action event in collaboration with Howard University African Studies Department, U.S. policy in Africa under the Obama Administration was discussed.
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Some Students Protest Arrest of Campus Vandal
From the Campus Reform: The recent arrest of an alleged college vandal has caused an uproar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW), where students are calling his arrest an act of white supremacy and racism….
Conflict of Interest Forces Clemson Official to Recuse Self from Investigation
Campus Reform reported that a Clemson University official at their Office of Community and Ethical Standards, Alesia Smith, recused herself from a racial bias investigation at the university after it was discovered that her son was…
Alleged Art Piece of Jesus on a Dartboard Surfaces at Rutgers University via Facebook
The Campus Reform has reached out to Rutgers to confirm whether this claim is true, that there is a dartboard art piece with Jesus on it.
University of Oklahoma’s Student Gov’t Feels Slogan ‘Boomer Sooner’ is Offensive
Everything is offensive! This from Campus Reform: The Oklahoma University student government rejected a resolution Tuesday congratulating the school’s sports teams amid concerns that the traditional “Boomer Sooner” salute is offensive to Indigenous students. According…
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Defunding the Marxist Madrassas
Noam Chomsky, a Marxist professor who says he has been at MIT for 65 years, maintains that we need a new economic system. He has endorsed something called “the next system,” which is supposed to…
Pro-Palestinian Student Group Stages Die-In Protest during Jewish Student Union Event
From the Campus Reform: The University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) interrupted a Jewish Student Union (JSU) event on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 with protests and a staged “die-in.” Roughly 20 SJP…
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Pro-Trump Chalk Written on Campus Buildings Under Investigation at Georgetown University
Technically, it is vandalism if there is graffiti on campus buildings at Georgetown University, which is what the writer of the pro-Trump messages did.
Dept of Education Sued by Georgia Lawmaker for Due Process Violations
Finally, someone is trying to do something about the misconduct of universities in mishandling sexual misconduct cases: The Department of Education and its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) have harmed not only students but their…
Yale Professors Officially Request Removal of “Masters” Titles
Political correctness running amok: According to the Yale Daily News, the Yale Council of Masters has recommended to President Peter Salovey that the title “master” be among the forthcoming name changes at the school. The…
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Can College Demonstrators Lose Liberal Support?
College demonstrators might be losing support for the causes they claim to hold dear from their most natural, and effective allies. “Even sympathetic observers end up a tad uncomfortable here: Those of us who support…