On November 7, the Heritage Foundation hosted Dr. Deirdre McCloskey, Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who argued that socialism is immoral and that free markets are moral.
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Economics Lecturer Caught In Political Vandalism
This is actually the type of behavior you might expect from students. “A lecturer at the State University of New York at New Paltz was caught on video stealing Republican yard signs in New York,”…
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Should The President Obey The Supreme Court?
Now here’s a debate you’re not likely to hear on campus.
McCaskill U
Yet another U. S. Senate candidate locked in a tight race was able to count on a state university for not only emotional but financial support but this time it was an incumbent who was able to maximize her incumbency.
Majority of Adjunct Faculty Older, Unhappy Untenured
The survey discovered that the majority of adjuncts are over the age of forty, and they mostly teach at one university or college.
Putin’s Information Wars
The information wars of Vladimir Putin are mainly a United States problem, Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University said on November 1 at the Cato Institute.
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University Presidents Oppose Two Gender Solution
Several University Presidents Unhappy with Impending Department of Education Definition of Transgender Individuals
A Small R Republican History Lesson
One wonders if the calls to end the electoral college come from the type of people who think it is an actual college. As economist Walter Williams recently pointed out, even a superficial review of…
New Education Opportunities in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has charter schools.
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Harassment of Pro-Lifers on Catholic Campuses
Once inextricably linked to the Catholic Church, the pro-life movement has become increasingly estranged from it, particularly at the college and university level.
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Protesters Disrupt Speech at Beloit College, Forcing Cancelation
Protesters disrupted a speech by Blackwater executive Erik Prince and forced organizers to cancel the speech, which the protesters called a victory for whatever they stood for.
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Anti-Trump Activist Linda Sarsour Speaks at NYU, Advocates for Voting for People of Color
Outspoken anti-Semitic activist Linda Sarsour recently spoke at NYU, pushing for people to vote for candidates who aren’t white.
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UCLA Stalled Public Records Request for Over a Year on Campus Visit by Trump Treasury Secretary
UCLA has stalled a public records request for over 391 days, related to a visit to the campus by the Trump Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. What is there to hide?
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Taser Incident at Cal-Berkeley Upsets Students
Students at the University of California-Berkeley were upset when campus police officers tried to take a taser away from a student, but the student resisted, despite the fact that tasers are banned on the campus.
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Wake Forest University Investigating ‘Build a Wall’ Comment
Wake Forest University students and faculty were upset when a comment on a social media post said the phrase “build a wall,” a reference to President Trump’s border wall pledge.
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Harvard University Removes Portrait of University Leader to Avoid Offending Students
Harvard University removed a portrait of one of its previous presidents because the university felt one of his proposals was offensive and merited his portrait’s removal.
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Christian Speaker: Cornell University Disinvited Me due to Christian Beliefs on Sexuality
A pro-life, Christian speaker claimed she was disinvited from a debate on abortion because of her Christian beliefs about human sexuality.
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Oregon State University’s Pride Center Opposed Addition of Veteran Student Group to Lounge Area
The Pride Center at Oregon State University opposed the addition of a veteran student group to an open lounge area in the university, but quickly deleted their social media post after criticism arose.
Canadian University Canceled Talk by Former Muslim after New Zealand Terrorist Attack
A Canadian university canceled a speech by a former Muslim speaker, who is now atheist, after the New Zealand terrorist attack on at least one mosque. The reasoning was the university wanted to be sensitive to the post-attack sentiments of others.
New Jersey Politicians: We Don’t Want ‘Huck Finn’ in Schools
Two state legislators in New Jersey do not want the Mark Twain book, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” to be used in schools due to the use of the N-word.