Bills have been introduced in both houses of the Maryland legislature that would amend the current law that allows alleged victims of child sexual abuse to file civil suit against the offender up until the age of 25.
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Cooperative Chaos
If students’ heads are being filled with mush these days, there’s a reason. In fact, there are many.
The Bill Ayers Diet
While today’s teaching methods have certainly not improved students’ standardized test scores, tomorrow’s students may shock and surprise everyone with their knowledge about the politics of obesity.
The Obama Effect
Apparently President Obama’s success may not only raise human spirits but students’ grade point averages as well.
Signs of the Times
How you can tell if the country is still in a recession? Here are some clues.
Is U-Chi Free to Choose?
When word surfaced at the U. of Chicago that a new institute would be named in honor of Dr. Milton Friedman, it sparked some controversial opinions.
Free Markets & Free Will
Recently at the Brookings Institution, a panel which included former Bush chief speechwriter William McGurn asked the question: does the free market corrode moral character?
Reading Between the Studies
David Kipen, representing the National Endowment for the Arts, travelled to this year’s Modern Language Association Convention to promote The Big Read, a NEA program which combats declining reading habits by enlisting members of the community to read a piece of literature simultaneously
Brave New Pedagogues
Academics pride themselves on dreaming up the cutting edge ideas that govern us. That might not be a good thing.
Lincoln at Peoria
Abraham Lincoln was a man dedicated to equal rights and was opposed to the expansion of slavery in the United States.
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White Privilege Includes Singing a Song by the Music Artist Rihanna
Huh? Apparently, that’s what one class at Oklahoma taught their students. Photo by Bob Xu Photo by Bob Xu
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The Re-Education Camps We Call Universities
The totalitarian attitude on campus hit me in a very personal way on March 30 as I was sitting on an airplane at Reagan National Airport on my way to Albany, New York. I was…
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Duke Sit-In Protesters Leave President’s Office After a Week, No Demands Met
Well, they left empty-handed.
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Student Union Backs Female Student who Confronted White Male with Dreadlocks
The Black Student Union at San Francisco State University was unhappy with how the video of the confrontation went ‘viral.’
Villanova, a Catholic University, has a Class on Racism and the Catholic Church
Doesn’t that sound like the course accuses the Roman Catholic Church of racism from the start? Doesn’t sound academically honest, does it? Photo by cplong11
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SUNY Cancels Debate which involved AIM’s Cliff Kincaid
The Accuracy in Media’s Center for Investigative Journalism director, Cliff Kincaid, saw that due to his conservative views, a university canceled their debate that he was going to participate in. So much for diversity of opinions…
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Mizzou to Close 2 Dorm Halls after Falling Enrollment
Wow: Following a drop in students applying for housing, the University of Missouri will not be placing students in two dorms for the fall 2016 semester. Mizzou will be closing the Respect and Excellence halls…
Politically Correct College Tour
You cannot walk through a tour of most colleges without getting lectured about the need for “diversity” and the prevalence of women’s and even queer studies. My youngest son and I took a tour of…
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WATCH: Female Student Confronts Male Student over Hairstyle Choice
The incident, where a young black college student went after a white male student who had dreadlocks, happened at San Francisco State University.
Davidson’s President Condemns North Carolina Public Bathroom Law
The college’s president, Carol Quillen, tweeted about her outrage at the North Carolina law which keeps public facilities and bathrooms male and female-only.