A surprising number of views held by political conservatives about higher education are shared by people who don’t share their philosophy, or at least their party label.
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Teacher Strikes of Spring 2018
If you didn’t know that thousands of teachers went on strike this year, it’s probably because the media outlets you consult didn’t cover the strikes much.
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Did Immigration Laws Enable Mollie Tibbetts’s Killer?
It’s a question that the parents of college students in America, not to mention the collegians themselves, should want the answer to.
Fordham Professor Twists In National Spotlight
The Fordham professor who dismissed Mollie Tibbetts, who was murdered by a killer whose immigration status is unclear, received her first truly unfavorable rating on Rate My Professors.com (RMP) after briefly discussing the collegian’s murder on MSNBC.
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NYT Gets Professor To Critique Charter Schools
What could go wrong when the paper of record gets a credentialed scholar to take apart charter schools?
University Of Scranton Responds To Sex Scandals
The Jesuit university I went to responds to the diocesan scandals in Pennsylvania by renaming buildings.
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Is Accuracy Making A Comeback In J-Schools?
Its return has been long overdue and the president may be the catalyst.
Colleges & Universities Cutting Math & Science
Unfortunately, what they are excising are the courses many outside academe might consider most valuable.
Questionable Cuts At University Of Akron
The rationale for doing so is about the same for all these disparate majors–low enrollment, although there are some interesting variations.
None Dare Call It Recruitment
When LGBTQ activists camp out in high schools.
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Colorado State University’s Pride Resource Center: ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ is ‘Transphobic’
Colorado State University’s Pride Center claimed the phrase ‘ladies and gentlemen’ is ‘transphobic’ and should not be used.
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Cuts to Colleges in Alaska have Administrators Scrambling
The Republican governor of Alaska proposed huge budget cuts to the state’s university system in an attempt to close the $1.6 billion budget deficit.
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Arizona State University Students felt ‘Intimidated’ by Image of Pro-Life High School Student
Arizona State University students and faculty were upset when flyers with the face of a pro-life and pro-Trump student appeared on its campus, which they felt were targeting students.
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College Investigates Students over ‘Potential Slander’ of College President
A private college in Memphis, Tennessee, is investigating student government complainants because they criticize the college’s president over neglecting cleanliness in its facilities.
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Professors Claim Pro-Life Movement is a Pro-White Movement
A Notre Dame professor claimed that pro-life activists are white supremacists, in comments during a ‘Reverse Roe’ event on the college campus.
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Female Students Sue Yale University for the Right to be Enrolled in Fraternities
Female students sued Yale University because they want to be admitted into male-only fraternities.
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Ohio State University Held ‘Sex Week’ to Observe Valentine’s Day
Ohio State University held a weeklong ‘sex week’ to celebrate Valentine’s Day, including a Planned Parenthood-sponsored discussion on the stigma of abortion.
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Women Prioritizing Relationships over Careers isn’t Sexist, says Academic
An academic at North Carolina-Chapel Hill spoke at a conservative think tank and pointed out that relationships, not career, should be the priority of working women nowadays, contrary to the claims of liberal feminists.
Cornell University Students Host ‘Pink Gala’ on Valentine’s Day to Donate Proceeds to Planned Parenthood
Student councils at Cornell University hosted a ‘Pink Gala’ to send proceeds to a local Planned Parenthood on Valentine’s Day.
Valentine’s Day Speaker at University of Alabama-Huntsville Claimed Christianity Pushed Him to be a Liberal Activist
The University of Alabama-Huntsville students hosted a left-wing activist who spoke on Valentine’s Day on how his Christian faith led him to left-wing and liberal politics.