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Sicko Studies
Look for the latest documentary from self-described gadfly Michael Moore to make the rounds of American college campuses in the not-so-distant future.
Bucknell Bolsheviks
About half-a-dozen times, college administrators at various schools decided that I was a threat that required police intervention. And I admit, the threat I posed was grave: I was asking questions.
The Cop Killer & the KGIA
On August 10, Debbie Almontaser resigned as principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy [KGIA], a New York City public school billed as an “Arabic-themed” institution. She was pressured to resign following her response to a T-shirt that read, “Intifada NYC.”
NC Middle Class Subsidy Expands
A case study of an anti-poverty program that became a middle-class subsidy.
The Relevance of Social Work Education
It is the considered view of The National Association of Scholars that American schools of social work have lost their noble mission. They no longer adhere to the basic principles of intellectual inquiry.
African Studies Practicum
For decades, African diplomats to the western countries especially the United States focused inter-alia on increasing aid flow to Africa. However, current dynamics of global war on terror have changed foreign policy objectives and consequently changed the wave of international development and humanitarian aid.
Prestigious Universities Flunk Civic Studies
The National Civic Literacy Board of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute has just announced the shocking results of its second collegiate study: “Some of America’s most prestigious universities, Yale, Harvard, Cornell, UVA, Brown and Duke, have all flunked basic civic studies.”
Another Presidential Legacy?
It is very clear that Iraq will be a major part of the inheritance of the next U.S. president whether that chief executive is a Republican or Democrat.
Accountability 101
Miriam Grossman, M.D., author of Unprotected, is fed up with the politically correct expectations of psychiatry, which have led her to avoid discussing the psychological ramifications of faith, promiscuity, abortion, and infertility with her patients at UCLA.
Recent Articles
Texas Professor Corrects Ban on “God Bless You” in Syllabus
Fox News with the latest: A Texas professor issued a syllabus last week telling students to refrain from certain classroom behaviors, including “saying ‘God bless you,’” claiming that doing so would be disruptive. The University of…
Yale Law School to Open an Islamic Law Center after Large Donation by Saudi Benefactor
Abdallah Kamel is worth $20 billion and made a $10 million donation to start an Islamic law center at Yale.
Syllabus says to Not Say “God Bless You” in Class
As College Fix reported: It seems a professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley indicated on his syllabus that students should “refrain from saying, ‘God bless you.’” A snapshot of the syllabus went…
Increasingly Uncommon Common Core
As more states learn what Common Core involves, fewer of them want anything to do with it. “The number of states participating in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Common…
Democratic Congressman says It’s Okay to Expel Innocent Students
Jared Polis, a California representative, said it’s okay to expel both innocent and guilty students when accused of sexual assault.
On 9/11 Anniversary, Professor Called for Remembrance of Anti-Black Violence
Specifically, Stony Brook assistant professor Crystal Fleming tweeted about “racial terror” against blacks.
Libertarianism and Conservatism Not Incompatible
Supposed sages in academe and beyond have been trying to create a schism between Libertarianism and conservatism that need not exist. “Freedom and virtue have declined together and must rise together,” author M. Stanton Evans…
Sacramento University Opens Food Pantry for Starving Students
As the College Fix reported: Students living on ramen at California State University Sacramento have been thrown a lifeline – the student government recently opened a pantry on campus that offers food, beverages and toiletries…
Student T-Shirts at Tailgating has Nebraska Vice Chancellor Upset over Native American Imagery
Someone is offended, as the College Fix reported: The University of Nebraska’s vice chancellor for student affairs is not happy about some t-shirts that fans are wearing during football tailgate festivities. Juan N. Franco says…
The Decline of English Departments
The John William Pope Center’s Jay Schalin recently published a report detailing the decline of America’s college English departments. More and more, traditional English literature classes and other similar icons of the English language in…