Seriously?! Yes, Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig said he’s exploring a presidential bid and identifies strongly with the Democratic Party.
Monthly Archives For August 2015
What’s Going On in the Catholic Church?
FRONT ROYAL, VA — Millions of Americans, including many Catholics, were stunned when Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Catholic Archbishop of New York, attacked opponents of illegal immigration as “nativists” in a recent and widely-circulated column in…
Christian University in Memphis Pledged to Help Illegal Immigrant Students
That’s one way to subsidize illegal immigrant students over citizens and legal residents: In a response to the growing Hispanic population in the Memphis, Tenn. community, Christian Brothers University (CBU) has pledged to help its students…
The Next Wave of College Innovation? Western Governors University
Western Governors University offers a different model for students than your typical brick-and-mortar university model. Quite an interesting read by the Academe Blog.
American University Law Professor Not a Fan of Conservative SCOTUS Justices
Campus Reform reported: In a recent op-ed for The Xenia Gazette, Jamie Raskin, a professor of Constitutional Law at American University and Maryland State Senator who is currently running for U.S. Congress, notes that four…
Matching Poor Students to College
Education researchers, college administrators and professors at the American Enterprise Institute expressed concern that more poor kids aren’t going to college. Yet and still, they might be luring people to college who might be better…
Professor who Claimed Racial Profiling is Arrested, Ticketed for Making a False Statement
As Campus Reform noted, the professor lied about being pulled over and now justice has run its course: Minati Roychoudhuri, a professor of English at Capital Community College in Hartford, Connecticut, was ticketed in Wethersfield…
UNC Chapel Hill Orientation Skits Cast Whites as Villains
Specifically, straight white males are the villains. There are other observations from one student’s perspective af the state of North Carolina’s flagship university.
Study: Both Parties’ Presidents Increase Regulations While in Office
Both political parties like to reinforce the image of Democrats embracing government regulations while Republicans fight them but a new study from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University shows that, as George Gershwin might…
Title IX Administrators say to Give Accusers an Advocate, Maybe Help the Accused
Sounds one-sided to me. Give rape accusers an advocate in cases on campus, and possibly give the accused students some help if you want: The Association of Title IX Administrators has a new “position statement”…