The Ashley Madison website, dedicated to conducting extramarital affairs, has a lot of university-related e-mail addresses, as the College Fix reported: Almost 75,000 accounts to the adulterous dating site Ashley Madison were registered with .edu emails, more…
Topic: academia
Academic Privilege By the Numbers
The nation and the Republican Party may or may not need ‘The Donald’ but a cursory look at what statistics we can extract from academia today suggests that the academic world needs somebody like him….
Stealing from Wal-Mart isn’t a Crime, says College Administrator
The Director of Community Relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison made this claim, which is ridiculous when you think of the rule of law.
University of Toledo Adopts Free Speech Policy after Censoring Protesters
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) reported this victory for free speech at the University of Toledo.
Western Illinois University Now Offers a Minor in… Queer Studies
We echo the same sentiment as the College Fix: Just what the higher education bubble needs, more “queer studies.” Western Illinois University announced Monday the new minor, calling it a recruitment tool and a way to…
Online Master’s Degree More Attractive at Traditional Univeristies, Not For-Profits
The College Fix noted the following: Earning a master’s degree from a for-profit online university may be a viable option, but many say it’s not necessarily worth the bang for your buck. With the proliferation…
Colleges Still Have Strict Free Speech Codes
The College Fix reported on a recent Foundation for Individual Rights in Education report: According to the foundation’s report, “Spotlight on Speech Codes 2015: The State of Free Speech on Our Nation’s Campuses,” nearly 55…
UNC’s Silent Sam Statue Vandalized, Again
As the College Fix reported: The University of North Carolina’s memorial “Silent Sam” statue was spray-painted yet again, this time with the question “Who is Sandra Bland?” Bland is the African-American woman who, after her…
Physics Professor Chains Himself to Entrance to Natural Gas Facility
The Campus Reform reported: A professor of physics at University of Rhode Island was arrested Thursday morning and forcibly removed from Spectra Energy’s Burrillville Compressor Station after he was found chained to the entrance
Colleges Micromanaging Free Speech
Back in the day, when bosses and CEOs got a little too attentive to detail, we would wryly note that they were “micromanaging.” Today, students actually want university administrators to micromanage free speech, putting the…