Um, this sounds like a terrible and exclusionary idea: The “Examining White Privilege: A Retreat for Undergraduate Students Who Self-Identify as White” is predicated on the notion that white privilege is real, and that it…
Monthly Archives For August 2016
How American Higher Education Turned into a False Promise
From our friend George Leef at the Pope Center: One is the proliferation of college graduates who can only find jobs that don’t call for college education. As the number of Americans holding college credentials…
Federalizing the MLA
Colleges and universities are forever feeling shortchanged by taxpayers. They needn’t worry. For one thing, they are far richer than those of us who actually pay federal levies. For another, academia has succeeded in securing…
UGA Dean says a Monica Lewinsky Joke could Encourage Sexual Harassment
After an University of Georgia professor accidentally sent a pun-filled and off-color joke about Monica Lewinsky to a student listserv than his colleagues, a dean at the university said it was inappropriate (which he’s probably…
Global Warming Advocates Update Doom-and-Gloom Olympics Scenarios
Great reporting by The College Fix on this, where academics updated their predictions that by 2085, not many cities will be able to host a Summer Olympics due to climate change/global warming. The College Fix…
Study finds School Choice Saves Money for Public Education
An interesting study, indeed: The study, a working paper published by the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, specifically looks at the Louisiana Scholarship Program. The program gives tuition scholarships with an average value…
North Texas Professor Takes Issue with Rio Olympics Coverage
Tracy Everbach, an associate professor at North Texas, took issue when Rio Olympics coverage appeared to be racist (to her). One example? A local newspaper column, which was referring to American gymnast Simone Biles’ performance,…
Houston Parents Upset at School District Spending $1.2 Million to Rename Schools
From the College Fix… over $1 million is being budgeted to rename and rebrand eight schools due to name ties to the Confederacy.
Washington D.C. Area has the Worst Student Loan Debt Situation in the Country
From the College Fix: Six of the 10 richest counties in America are clustered around Washington, D.C. But the city itself has a big problem when it comes to student debt loads and availability of…
Oregon State Introduces Pilot Program for Social Justice Training for Freshmen Students
Imposing social justice training sounds inclusive, doesn’t it? The course will debut as a pilot program during the fall term, which starts in late September, and the full roll-out will happen toward the beginning of…