While many in the mainstream press wasted no time in blaming conservatives for creating a climate of incivility that led to the tragedy in Tucson, a leading academic, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau also stepped up to the plate several days after the event to blame what he called the “climate” of speech in Arizona for the shooting.
Articles By: Deborah Lambert
IPAD NATION
The latest teaching tool to show up in America’s classrooms is the Apple iPad, a product that many educators seem to view as the magic potion that will ignite a lifetime of learning for our nation’s students.
COLLEGE SCAM?
A national debate is growing over the importance of a college degree, and how much it helps graduates to live a better life.
THE GUT COURSE RULES
For students who whine and moan about the stress from their course overload, there are some ways to lighten up.
Castro on Campus
An education blogger you may never have expected.
Campus Obmamania Over?
While the White House might argue the point, it appears that the epidemic of Obamamania that swept across the nation’s college campuses a couple of years ago ended before the midterm elections.
CAMPUS CONSERVATIVES’ SURVIVAL TACTICS
While the perception of conservative students is that they are constantly being shouted down and/or silenced on their left-leaning campuses, that is apparently not always the case.
Will Litigate For Food
Apparently “a new generation of law students and graduates is rising in protest over the failure of law schools to give them honest accountings of the job market and their professional prospects.”
Video Games Get Censored
It’s a well-known fact that the $20 billion dollar video gaming industry is producing products that glorify “guns, car theft and gang violence” that make parents cringe.
Prison Ball Fad
In a safety-obsessed society that bans dodge ball and tag for elementary school kids, perhaps it’s predictable that one of the newest fads on college campuses is something called Prison Ball.