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Yoga Cred
Needham, Mass. High School principal Paul Richards made Yoga a graduation requirement.
Buried Alive In Bolivia
Lynched, stoned and buried alive; these are just some of the ways that people have been punished in recent years by indigenous, communal judges in the South American country of Bolivia.
Choices Not Echoes
Only 68 percent of 9th graders graduate high school on time, and of that number, a mere 40 percent enroll directly into college.
Global Linguistic Citizenship for All
Under the language department reforms proposed by the MLA, students would be trained as global citizens freed from the “Manichean” tendencies of American culture.
Did China Triumph in Taiwan?
The result of the last election in Taiwan in which the opposition Nationalist Party or Kuomintang (KMT) won an overwhelming majority over the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) reinforces the influence of China in Taiwan.
Striking Out
The popular online professor ratings site, ratemyprofessors.com, has been eliciting some fiery responses from professors objecting to insulting comments by anonymous posters.
Ron Radosh & NR
We have tried to point out some of the many errors in Ron Radosh’s critique of Blacklisted By History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies by M. Stanton Evans that appeared in National Review last month. Now, esteemed Elizabethtown College political scientist W. Wesley McDonald weighs in at Takimag.com.
Carbon Footprint of the MLA
At least one academic, University of Minnesota at Twin Cities associate professor Mark Fedelty, has concluded that travel to academic conferences contributes to global warming.
Another Token Dropped
Contributing to the political imbalance on university payrolls, the University of California just lowered its quota of Republicans.
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Seattle Pacific University Removes Pledge of Allegiance from Worship Service
The move angered veterans at the school and alumni as well, which was due to some people being uncomfortable with the Pledge being recited during a worship service.
University of Nebraska: Words like Rape, Crazy are Hurtful and Harmful for Students
Yes, by banning or discouraging the use of words, all of life’s problems will be solved. Or, it’ll create an atmosphere of intimidation on college campuses.
White Professor Discriminated Against by Historically Black College, is Awarded $4.85 Million in Lawsuit
The College Fix reported: A white instructor at a St. Louis-based historically black university who was continually passed over for promotion and then laid off before her black peers has won nearly $5 million in a…
Common Core Standards Failing
A recent American Institutes for Research (AIR) assessment noted that Common Core standards are not matching National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) standards at the fourth grade level: “There are substantial differences in some content…
Lone Grad Student Starts Hunger Strike at Mizzou over Cancelling Planned Parenthood Contract
He says he’ll either starve to death or the University of Missouri will fire their president. Uh, good luck with that.
Professors Oppose Unionization Efforts at University of Washington
242 professors at the University of Washington, or 4% of the faculty, have signed a petition to NOT unionize at the university.
Harvard Law Professor and Democratic 2016 Long Shot Candidate Lessig Drops Out
But, his fundraising numbers were a bit surprising as he raised more donations than some GOP candidates.
Academics Want Your IRAs
When academics are ready to fix a problem, hold onto your wallets. “America’s middle class faces a growing retirement crisis,” Christian Weller and Teresa Ghilarducci write in an issue brief for the Center for American…
Cal-Berkeley Refuses to Test Anti-Rape Wearable Alarm
The College Fix has more on this: Robocopp is marketing its first product, the “Grenade” wearable alarm, to local college students as a personal-safety device that can guard them against sexual assault as well as…
Academia’s Rejection of Diversity
There is an imbalance within academia, especially when it comes to politics: Scholarly studies have piled up showing that race and gender diversity in the workplace can increase creative thinking and improve performance. Meanwhile, excessive…
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
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