As College Fix noted: The candidacy of a University of Missouri law professor running for Missouri’s Attorney General post has a small group of Republican lawmakers in the Midwestern state probing whether the university is…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Several GOP Presidential Candidates Increased College Spending as Governors
At least half a dozen current and former governors are running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Two-thirds of that sextet have records on higher education that resemble those of their Democratic counterparts. The John…
Christian Universities Remain Firm in light of SCOTUS Marriage Decision
The College Fix reported the following: Several top Christian universities have no plans to change campus policies in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide, campus officials have told The College…
Textbook Prices have Risen over 1,000% since 1977
Wait, what?! Yes, that’s what the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated.
Sound Familiar? Secret E-mails Released, but from Illinois University over Firing Controversial, anti-Israel Professor
As the College Fix reported: University of Illinois officials conducted official business and discussed controversies on email accounts that they didn’t make available for public records requests, the school admitted Friday. Freedom of Information Act requests…
Whistling Now Considered Sexual Assault at California-Santa Barbara
Whistling makes the list of what constitutes sexual assault at the University of California-Santa Barbara.
Wisconsin Faculty’s Mass Exodus
He may not be getting as much attention as The Donald but Governor Scott Walker’s higher education reforms in Wisconsin are having a real world impact there. “Who wants to work in a state where…
Missouri Teacher Suspended over Traffic Tweets after Black Lives Matters Protesters Blocked Highway
The College Fix reported: Hating on protesters who block traffic isn’t exactly a new thing. But it appears to have gotten a Missouri teacher suspended. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that special education teacher Stacy…
Student Loan Debt: Now at $1.27 Trillion
Holy cow, that’s a lot of money and student loan debt. The national debt is at least $18 trillion, so that’s a huge amount of debt by students.
Harvard Professor Explores 2016 Presidential Bid
Seriously?! Yes, Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig said he’s exploring a presidential bid and identifies strongly with the Democratic Party.