Virginia Foxx, North Carolina congresswoman, has criticized the Obama Department of Education for their higher education policies. Now, she’s in charge of a congressional committee overseeing the department.
Topic: academia
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“Feminism is drowning in myth-information,” says Christina Hoff Sommers
Christina Hoff Sommers blasted radical feminism in a piece at the Washington Post: Feminism is drowning in myth-information. Advocates never tire of telling us that women are cheated out of nearly a quarter of their…
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Trump Derangement Syndrome
The Left struggles to come to grips with the reality of a Trump White House. Here are ten examples of college Trump Derangement Syndrome: Notre Dame. Notre Dame’s president, John Jenkins, is weighing whether to…
Thomas Aquinas College Froze Tuition for Fifth Straight Year
From Thomas Aquinas College’s press release: THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE FREEZES TUITION FOR FIFTH YEAR Board of Governors offers relief to current and prospective students SANTA PAULA, CA—Dec 7—Thomas Aquinas College’s Board of Governors recently voted…
A Win for Free Speech: West Georgia Nixes Restrictions on Free Speech
From Young Americans for Liberty’s press release: Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) is pleased to announce a victory in the national Fight for Free Speech campaign at the University of West Georgia. As part of…
Whistleblowing University of Texas Regent Discovered Slush Fund Scandal, but Remains Criticized by Faculty
Wallace Hall, a University of Texas graduate, is a Regent board member of the university and had discovered a slush fund scandal that led to a dean’s resignation, in addition to a law school admission…
Government Regulation is the New Growth Industry, says Georgetown University
A few years back, universities were touting “green jobs,” to college graduates, implementing environmental regulations but they never materialized. Now Georgetown thinks it has found a new growth industry. “In the ever-changing and complex landscape…
Attacking the Federal Government’s Regulatory Beast
Stories surfaced this year to the effect that federal employees would quit if Donald Trump were elected. Unfortunately, that’s not likely to happen. “Most of what we think of as federal law is written by…
Feds Should Stop Pushing College Students into Ruinous Debt
That sounds like a reasonable assertion, right? Why is the federal government pushing America’s future into ruinous student loan debt? This from George Leef: Bad borrowing decisions are almost impossible to escape. Consider the case…
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California University Held ‘Whiteness Forum’ to Look at White Privilege
This ‘Whiteness Forum’ also had a ‘Make America White Again’ display to poke fun at Donald Trump: Students at Cal State San Marcos on Thursday hosted a “Whiteness Forum” as part of a communications class…