A Catholic university president actually takes a stand defending Catholic tradition.
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Law School Letdown
Strange as it may seem, it is quite possible for someone who has never gone to law school to be a good attorney.
War On Terror On Campus
The David Horowitz Freedom Center announced today that it has launched a Terrorism Awareness Project to combat the complacency and disinformation in American universities about the intentions of the radical Islamists who escalated the holy war on the United States and the West on September 11, 2001.
Campus Roundup
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi’s answer to the problem of soaring college costs is a problem in itself according to research.
The Organized Catholic Ethic
In their zealous push for every item on the countercultural agenda, modern-day labor leaders and their alleged academic supporters may be alienating some of their natural allies.
Boys Night Out
Is it time for more Americans to consider single-sex education?
Traditional Values Triumph Again
Perhaps inadvertently, a Harris poll released earlier this month shows the benefits of a religious education over a secular one.
Citizen Collegiates?
Higher Education in the United States is causing a “Coming Crisis in Citizenship” and the situation has prompted renewed efforts by groups like the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), the Young America’s Foundation and the Leadership Institute to name but three.
Kindergarten Censorship Update
A trial concerning the censorship of art depicting Jesus Christ starts today
in the federal case of Peck v. Baldwinsville School District.
The case involves a school district’s censorship of a kindergartner’s
art poster containing a picture of Jesus.
California Credentials Questioned
We should streamline our credentialing system so that every child has access to teachers highly qualified not because they hold a paper credential but because they demonstrate subject-matter competence, classroom performance, and passion for their job.
Recent Articles
Arizona State Paid Clinton Foundation $500,000 but Other Universities Got the Clintons Mostly For Free
The foundation was reimbursed for expenses incurred by the University of Texas, which is almost getting the Clintons and their foundation work for free. But, if that was an option, why did Arizona State pay…
Public College Plutocrats
When Hillary Clinton, President Obama and other progressives rail against “the fortunate,” “the haves,” and “the lucky,” don’t expect them to rail against public college presidents, no matter how much they richly, every pun intended,…
UNC Accused of Bias Against Conservatives
This is nothing new, on-campus bias against conservatives, conservative groups and their messages by the liberal academia. No conservative was invited to an all-inclusive diversity dinner with the university’s chancellor this past January.
In Texas, Campus Carry is Now a Thing
It’s good that students can protect themselves with sidearms, considering the hoopla over campus sexual assaults. That’ll deter criminals.
No to Gov’t Intervention in Collecting College Student Data
Great take by Joy Pullmann on the potential lifting of a ban on collecting national student data. Let’s not let the government take over another part of education, please?
Missouri Proposes New Frat Rules: No Women after hours on weekends
Yup, the sexual assaults controversy may lead to banning women from being near fraternities at night on the weekends: “Proposed puritanical rules governing Greek life at the University of Missouri, particularly at fraternities, have sparked both…
Study Marxism to Understand Hillary Clinton
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s speech that launched his presidential campaign on Monday noted that Hillary Clinton’s “progressive agenda” includes the admonition that traditional religious beliefs “have to be changed.” Mrs. Clinton’s entire quote, in…
15% of Retirees have Student Loan Debt, Study finds
The College Fix reported: “Among retirees, education loans made up less than 1 percent in 1989 but grew to 15 percent by 2013,” according to the recently released LIMRA study. “The data suggests that parents…
Censure Issued to University of Illinois after Salaita Controversy
As the College Fix noted: “…The American Association of University Professors voted to censure the University of Illinois for rescinding its job offer to Steven Salaita.” “Having already released a report in April that said…
CIA Director John Brennan Critized by Professors at Alma Mater
As the College Fix reported: “A cohort of faculty at Fordham University dedicated to opposing torture have vehemently denounced CIA Director John Brennan for defending enhanced interrogation techniques used in the wake of Sept. 11…