Surprising results? A Brookings report discovered that the higher the college tuition and the wealthier the student body, the more likely that the college will stifle the open debate of ideas (see: Middlebury College): “The…
Topic: academia
Conservative Students Feel Harassed, Intimidated over Politics at Minnesota College
Conservative students at St. Olaf College, a small college located in Minnesota, are keeping their mouths shut in light of the election of Donald Trump due to the political backlash by their colleagues and professors….
Professor’s Op-Ed Wonders if White Parents are Raising Children to Avoid Racism
Are white parents raising racist children, or at least dispelling racism while raising children in today’s society? A Drake University professor wondered about that in her op-ed in the New York Times: In a Tuesday New…
Is there a ‘Trump Effect’ that Increased Canadian International Student Enrollments?
Inside Higher Ed reported how Canadian universities and colleges are experiencing a surge and spike in applications to their higher education institutions, with some staffers claiming that it is due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
Obama Economist Can’t Spin Trump Jobs Data
Lisa D. Cook, a Michigan State economist who served on President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), took sharp aim at her old boss’s successor in an appearance at the Center for American Progress (CAP)…
Students Still Need Econ 101 Classes
A great piece from the James G. Martin Center on why, more than ever, college students need economics 101 courses: In an article published recently in the Atlantic, “The Curse of Econ 101,” University of Connecticut law…
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Apparently, the word “homosexual” can be offensive to gays at Emerson College. Instead, students are recommended to use the words “gay” or “lesbian.”
Students for Trump has gone into Hibernation Mode on College Campuses
Some conservative and right-leaning activists and leaders worry that this hibernation of the Students for Trump could cost the GOP come 2020 and beyond. Many of the members have been absorbed into other campus groups…
New York Times Skewed Survey Data to Show Foreign Students are Intimidated by Trump’s Policies
The Daily Caller with the scoop on how the New York Times skewed survey data on foreign student applications to American colleges and universities to prove a political point about President Trump’s policies. Instead of…
Bethel University Faculty: Christianity Tells Us to Avoid Using Words like ‘Man’ or ‘Mankind’
This sounds like satire, but it is actually true: A guide published by the Bethel library called “Language is a Powerful Tool” tells Bethel employees that their Christian faith and the Bible compel them to use…