The College Fix noted the following: Earning a master’s degree from a for-profit online university may be a viable option, but many say it’s not necessarily worth the bang for your buck. With the proliferation…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Colleges Still Have Strict Free Speech Codes
The College Fix reported on a recent Foundation for Individual Rights in Education report: According to the foundation’s report, “Spotlight on Speech Codes 2015: The State of Free Speech on Our Nation’s Campuses,” nearly 55…
UNC’s Silent Sam Statue Vandalized, Again
As the College Fix reported: The University of North Carolina’s memorial “Silent Sam” statue was spray-painted yet again, this time with the question “Who is Sandra Bland?” Bland is the African-American woman who, after her…
Physics Professor Chains Himself to Entrance to Natural Gas Facility
The Campus Reform reported: A professor of physics at University of Rhode Island was arrested Thursday morning and forcibly removed from Spectra Energy’s Burrillville Compressor Station after he was found chained to the entrance
Colleges Micromanaging Free Speech
Back in the day, when bosses and CEOs got a little too attentive to detail, we would wryly note that they were “micromanaging.” Today, students actually want university administrators to micromanage free speech, putting the…
Are Lawyers Getting Dumber? Looks like it
Uh, this is not encouraging. Bloomberg Business has the latest on it.
University of Minnesota Recommends Diversity Training for Admissions
Not the administration, but the students are pushing for this! Campus Reform with the latest: Students at the University of Minnesota (UM) are pressuring the administration to institute special training for admissions faculty aimed at…
Male Students May Think Twice before Applying to Washington and Lee University
Want to know why? Hans von Spakovsky said: The fundamental lack of due process and oppressive tactics used by university administrators at Washington & Lee University (W&L) should lead any family to keep their sons…
Yale Professor sees College Title as Offensive
One Yale professor did the following, per the College Fix: Yale Religious Studies Professor Stephen Davis has made it known that he does not want his students to refer to him as “master.” The title…
Jeb Bush, John Kasich Distance Themselves from Common Core Support
Looks like they are backtracking way too fast for comfort on their past support of Common Core, huh?