The July 2007 Immigration Bill brought along with it unexpected levels of controversy and public interest.
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MLA Exposed
To show what college and university English Departments are really teaching,
Accuracy in Academia Executive Director Malcolm Kline and former AIA staff writer Julia Seymour compiled The (Real) MLA Stylebook: Highlights of the Modern Language Association’s 2005 Convention.
Murdoch Studies
Surprise. Criticism of Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch can be traced back to…academia.
Middle School Teacher Fails History
Public schools may look like they were inspired by him but at least one teacher cannot recognize the visage of Karl Marx.
First Amendment Flush
In a bizarre case at Pace University, former student Stanislav Shmulevich has been accused of taking two copies of the Koran from a “meditation room” and throwing them in toilets.
Islamic Party Sweeps Turkish Elections
The Justice and Development Party (AKP), a conservative Islamic party in Turkey, expanded its electoral lead in the July 22, 2007 elections by 13% over its 2002 levels, garnering 47% of the popular vote.
Academic Freedom for Gideons
Officials in Key Largo, Florida were apparently living by the old adage of “going the extra mile”(Matthew 5:41). In January, two Gideons were arrested for distributing Bibles on a public sidewalk outside a local elementary school.
Global Deceit
This July, Washington Post writer Marc Kaufman championed a two-year Global Warming study by the Union of Concerned Scientists in his article, “Study: Inaction on Warming Will Be Disruptive, Costly.” The study, which the author obviously supports, makes sweeping pronouncements about the global Armageddon to come.
Waking the Board
When awake, trustees on university boards tend to be more Republican than professors.
CAIRing School Districts
Atheists are no longer getting the special treatment, in certain schools anyway. Allah is “what’s up” now.
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Professors Divided on Birthright Citizenship
Interesting how there’s actually division among professors on this topic.
Colleges Wary of Scott Walker’s Higher Ed Reforms
The Donald might not notice him and even Jeb Bush may barely acknowledge his existence, but Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is still causing absolute apoplexy on the part of his state’s university professors. ‘Tenure no…
Title IX Officer Describes Flaws in “Yes Means Yes” Policy, but Still Backs It
Wait, what?! A Title IX officer at Santa Clara still believes in the “yes means yes” consent policy, although it is flawed: The Title IX coordinator at Santa Clara University, a Catholic school with very…
USC College Republicans Accused of Discriminating against Minorities in Student Paper
As the College Fix reported: Classes hadn’t even started back up yet this month when Ellenhorn was accused of white privilege, oppression, discrimination and appropriation in the Daily Trojan campus newspaper. An Aug. 19 op-ed stated in…
GoFundMe Campaign Started to Help Keep Jefferson Davis Statue in Main Part of UT-Austin’s Campus
As the College Fix reported, a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign has been started to help pay for the legal fees to keep the statue where it is, on the Main Mall at the University of Texas-Austin…
California Bill Passes Senate, would Allow Community Colleges to Punish Students for Off-Campus Sexual Assault
As the College Fix reported, it is a tricky situation: California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson’s (D) bill, which would allow community colleges in the state to punish students for off-campus sexual assaults, was approved by the…
Stony Brook University Offers ‘Masculinities Studies’ Class
Sounds like a waste of tuition dollars: Beginning in 2017, Stony Brook University will offer a master’s program via the school’s Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities. The brainchild of Michael Kimmel, a…
Hillary Clinton’s Higher Ed Tax Increase
Hillary Clinton recently unveiled her higher education plan to reduce college student loan debt. As the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) points out, Hillary’s plan, called the “New College Compact,” involves: States creating grants to…
College Board’s Biased Liberal Tests may have an Alternative
As WORLD reported, the College Board’s Advanced Placement exams are liberal and heavily biased: The College Board, the massive nonprofit organization responsible for the Advanced Placement Exam as well as the SAT and PSAT tests,…
University of Maryland Researcher: Ban the Southern Belle
A research associate at the University of Maryland said that we should ban the “Southern belle” and “remove the Southern belle from her inglorious perch.”