Have we raised a generation of wimpy college students? Students who were admitted in spring semesters, who may not be as talented as those admitted in the fall, were called “spring admits” up until now…
Monthly Archives For April 2015
Decade of Silence
Gay rights groups are promoting a day of silence on campuses around the country on April 17. Across the country, they would like those who merely passively do not endorse their lifestyle to remain silent…
Columbia University Dean: Journalists need to get Both Sides of Campus Sexual Assault Stories
Uh, yes, this should be established and common sense for journalists, but we’ve seen with the Rolling Stone story about UVa that it is no longer true for journalists.
College Education Doesn’t Guarantee Anything, writes Victor Davis Hanson
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…
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…
University of Michigan Canceled, then Rescheduled, ‘American Sniper’ Screening after Outcry
Originally, the University of Michigan decided to not screen the movie ‘American Sniper’ and was going to screen ‘Paddington’ instead. But, after significant outcry and backlash, the ‘American Sniper’ screening is back on.
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…