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.
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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…
The Kellyanne Conway Factor: Gives Conservative Women a Voice
An interesting op-ed by Diane Banister in the Washington Examiner on Trump’s manager Kellyanne Conway: Unfortunately, the major media outlets did not poll on the Kellyanne factor. A lovely yet unabashed conservative setting the record…
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…
Hoover Institution Republishes ‘American Individualism’
From the Hoover Institution: The Hoover Institution Press re-released the timely volume, American Individualism, by President Herbert Hoover with an introduction by acclaimed Herbert Hoover biographer George H. Nash. In 1921, then secretary of commerce Herbert…
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…
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…
CSUN Claimed ‘Logistics’ Won’t Let ‘No Safe Spaces’ Documentary to Film On-Campus
From The College Fix: Comedian Adam Carolla and radio show host Dennis Prager won’t get to include California State University-Northridge in their campus documentary No Safe Spaces, at least for the time being. The duo’s…