As Hansen put it: “A bachelor’s degree is no longer proof that any graduate can read critically or write effectively. National college-entrance-test scores have generally declined the last few years, and grading standards have as…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Barry University Suspends Student for Video
Laura Loomer, a student at Barry University, was suspended on Monday. Her crime? Embarrassing the university, by recording an undercover video for James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas in which she duped employees into expressing support for…
Wisconsin College Student says Wisconsin has to Stop Anti-Walker Efforts
As The College Fix reported: “Tayler Studinski is fed up.” “The 19-year-old University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point sophomore has silently watched as peers elected to represent her campus denounce Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed University of Wisconsin budget…
Academic Freedom, Conservatively Speaking
Believe it or not, it is possible to make a conservative case for academic freedom without mixing opposites. In fact, one of the conservative movement’s sages, Russell Kirk, made the case quite eloquently more than…
University of New Mexico Students want an “Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance and Resilience Day”
As the Campus Reform said: “The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico (ASUNM) voted unanimously earlier this month to officially recognize a new holiday: Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance and Resilience Day.” “The University of…
Journalistic Blindspots Exposed at Rolling Stone and Beyond
Biased journalists view the world locked into paradigms dominated by their own preconceptions. Often, they and their editors select stories designed to confirm those narratives at the expense of the facts. This is pure punditry…
Education: A Special Need
In their efforts to educate special needs children, public schools often miss one key facet of the school experience—education. Leanna Carolla, a public elementary school teacher in the Sacramento area, saw this trend first hand…
Texas College Students Upset at Pro-Life Display
A pro-life display, with crosses representing the number of abortions a day, has riled up at least 200 people at the University of Texas-Arlington who signed a petition to ask it to be removed.
Ithaca College Starts Online Microaggression Reporting System
Microaggressions are a thing, at least at Ithaca College. Seriously?!
University of South Carolina Wrongly Suspends Student for Racism
The University of South Carolina has suspended a student, apparently for writing the N-word on a white board in a study room on campus, revealed in a photo that was posted online: This controversy has…