Students who are in the mood for a change of pace during their current academic year might think about checking out one of the many bizarre and unusual classes currently being offered on our nation’s campuses.
Faculty Lounge
Law School & The Murder Conviction
Normally, one might assume that mentioning a second-degree murder conviction on a student’s law school application might lessen one’s chances of getting accepted.
Academia’s American Flag Phobia
Perhaps one reason that American flags are harder to find on campus than off is that university officials fear that exposure to Old Glory might inspire students to engage in extreme behavior—like voting for the GOP.
No Childhood Left Behind
Because this writer has gratuitously boosted Penn State football coaching legend Joe Paterno in the past, it behooves him to do a 180-degree turn now and leading from the third-person makes the task a little easier.
Dartmouth’s Misleading Health Data
The intersection of academia and government is one in which the interests of elites can collide with our own well-being.
Scholar Multiplies Gender Studies
The degree to which scholars can get creative with math can be truly breathtaking.
Religion=Lower Crime Rates
It turns out that religion doesn’t just make people feel safer in places of worship.
Does This Sound Familiar?
Herman Cain is not the first conservative candidate for president to alarm the elites.
Litigation-Free Recession?
It seems that law school is not the recession-proof profession that budding barristers thought it was. Indeed, they may become barristas first.
More Hope & Change
Amid all the depressing news about the failures of business schools, particularly the more well-known ones, there is a ray of hope.