Even at the collegiate level, it is a good idea to look carefully at proposals that are “bipartisan,” such as the proposed increase in student fees at George Washington University here that students there recently rejected in an online vote that both the College Democrats and College Republicans supported.
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Melting Pot Blues
Looked at one way, it is somewhat surprising that academics have become advocates of open immigration.
The LOST Colony
In promoting their latest cause, liberals have managed to enlist a member of a small group getting smaller by the year—conservatives in academia.
Up the Down Scorecard
Recent data place American students on an upward academic trajectory.
When Liberalism Was Tough
On the evening of Thursday, September 20, 2007 at the offices of The
Education Sector, Albert Shanker was remembered as “the founding father of modern
teacher unionism,” as a “leading education reformer” and a “tough liberal.”
Mahmoud at Morningside Heights
Monday’s Columbia University reception for Iran’s dictator Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was not “the great thing about America.”
No Culture Left Behind?
Under the federal No Child Left Behind law, students continue to enroll in more and more multicultural classes while, conversely, studying fewer and fewer foreign languages.
Useful Idiots at UNC-Chapel Hill
Claims that professors use their classroom positions to indoctrinate rather than educate their students crop up frequently in today’s polarized political climate. A geography course at Chapel Hill appears to be a perfect example.
Intro to Public Diplomacy
As foreign policy becomes increasingly complicated in the Middle East, the lack of a public diplomacy strategy by the U. S. State Department becomes problematic, Michael Waller, the author of The Public Diplomacy Reader, told the crowd in a recent appearance at the Heritage Foundation.
Master of Social Change
Tufts University’s Tisch Civil Engagement Program is likely to change the approach to higher education system at U.S Colleges and Universities in the near future.
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College Journalists Hold a Boot Camp for Free Speech and Training
College Fix reported: National journalism organizations established “The J-Team” last month to train student journalists against suppression attempts by college administrations. The move follows Muscatine Community College’s crackdown on The Calumet, which led the editors…
Universities Teach Gender Fluidity as Fact and Push LGBT Agenda
College Fix made several good points about how gender fluidity is now a fact for academia: Whether it’s from the podium, inserted into the curriculum, integrated into orientation training, the message is clear: gender is…
Larry Summers Stands Up for Labor Unions
Lawrence Summers, former U.S. Treasury Department Secretary and current Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University, defended the concept of labor unions and blasted the South at a recent panel discussion at the Center…
8 Catholic Colleges Cut Ties with Planned Parenthood
As Campus Reform noted: In the wake of a Cardinal Newman Society report that revealed dozens of ties between Catholic colleges and universities and the country’s largest abortion provider, eight of the mentioned schools have…
DePaul, a Catholic College, Takes Down Planned Parenthood Volunteering Links after Outcry
College Fix with the latest: Catholic colleges are known for employing many faculty and administrators who oppose the church’s social teaching on abortion and contraception, but one school is learning there are limits to its cooperation…
Bernie Sanders Signs On as Co-Sponsor of Campus Sexual Assault Bill in the Senate
He is now a co-sponsor of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.
Increased Computer Use in the Classroom could be Bad for Learning
A study recently pointed this out, as Academe Blog noted.
Obama Criticizes Lack of Diverse Views on College Campuses
But does he mean it, or is it just lip service? If he really cared, he could push the Department of Education to ensure actual diversity of opinion is represented on college campuses.
Obama’s Feared College Rating Website Opens With… No College Ratings
Obama barked a lot about college ratings, fairness and stuch, but his bark is far worse than his bite.
Author: Removing Confederate Relics, Statues Threatens the Preservation of History
An interesting insight by a Southern native and author: A Georgia native who recently penned a book that pays homage to Southern history and culture said that current efforts to eradicate from campuses any and…
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
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