This wasn’t the smartest move, by any stretch of the imagination. What were administrators thinking?!
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One Catholic University approves Internships for Credit at NOW
The National Organization for Women (NOW) advocates for abortion, which goes contrary to Catholic doctrine. But, this isn’t the first time the University of St. Thomas has come under fire for aligning with pro-abortion organizations, as…
Scott Walker tells Wisconsin Professors to work harder to get Funding
He proposed a $300 million cut in the University of Wisconsin budget over the next two years, and suggested that professors teach more classes and work harder.
Colleges Get Billions in Federal Aid regardless of Graduation Rates
Not an earth-shattering revelation, but frustrating. How is there no accountability?!
Bobby Jindal: School Choice Week is Freedom Week
That pretty much sums up why school choice has become increasingly popular, but check out Gov. Jindal’s op-ed HERE.
VCU ditches SAT scores for Applicants
Virginia Commonwealth University, located in Richmond, Virginia, will ditch using SAT scores for applicants with a GPA at 3.3 or higher. Apparently, they’re not the first to do so, as 800 other colleges have done…
Scientists Balk at Global Warming and 2014 was the “Hottest Year” claim
Great write-up and analysis by Climate Depot’s Marc Morano. It also seems arrogant to think only humans caused a slight uptick in global temperatures, instead of accounting for wildfires, volcanoes and other natural causes.
New York Times Columnist Screams Racial Profiling after Son is Detained by Yale Police
A burglary suspect fled the scene of a crime, and the Yale police ended up pulling aside the son of Charles Blow, a columnist for the New York Times. Blow tweeted his outrage, but his…
Obama drops his Tax on College Savings Plans
It’s been only one WEEK after his State of the Union address and he’s already backtracked his proposed tax on college savings, which was tax the 529 college savings plan. Talk about a quick about-face.
Out-Of-Print Humanities Textbooks will become Free e-Books
It is a joint project by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to make humanities textbooks available to everyone, at least the ones out of print.