Dr. Andrew Holt, a professor of history at Florida State College, makes good points in warning about the reach of the Islamic State: The Islamic State’s online propaganda machine is powerful and should not be…
Monthly Archives For June 2016
Researchers Admit “Minor Error” in Correcting Paper that Linked Conservatives to Authoritarianism
“Minor error,” huh? Okay. The correction came three years after the paper claimed social liberals were linked with “Social Desirability,” and conservatives with authoritarianism. The paper “Correlation not Causation: The Relationship Between Personality Traits and…
Oklahoma Wesleyan to Offer Certificate in Pregnancy Center Management, Pro-Life Activism
From the College Fix: OKWU is launching an “applied bioethics” certificate program this July that will train students in pro-life activism and pregnancy center management. It’s a partnership with theLife Training Institute and Care Net….
Are Charter Schools Working?
Charter schools are becoming a huge piece of the market in some of America’s most troubled cities.
Professor Still Thinks ‘Jury is Still Out’ on Homeschooling
Homeschooling is on the rise, but one professor isn’t convinced.
Students for Justice in Palestine Warned after Calling Faculty Member a “Zionist Pig”
That’s classless, to call someone a “pig”: “Two students involved in a February 16 anti-Zionist protest at Brooklyn College received a verbal warning after interrupting a faculty meeting and allegedly calling one faculty member a “Zionist pig”.”
Student Leader at NC State Threatened with Impeachment after Disagreeing with Guest Speaker
Harrison Jenkins’ personal political views were supposedly used in the pre-impeachment process, where impeachment did not occur after all the hearings and hoopla.
Will the Media Also Examine the Clinton For-Profit Education Scandal?
Is the race for the White House really coming down to which presidential candidate was tied to the less scandal-plagued for-profit school? Not if the media have anything to say about it. They only want…
San Diego State Faculty Upset at President Who Won’t Condemn anti-BDS Movement Poster
It’s all because some faculty members don’t like a poster that says the BDS movement is linked to Palestinian terrorism.
Latino Professor Resigns from CSUN after Personal Views were Criticized
He hasn’t announced his next move, but it sounded like an untenable situation. The College Fix reported Robert Lopez, an associate professor of English, did have tenure and still decided to resign: Professor Robert Lopez…