It reads like a soap opera, doesn’t it? The executive cabinet of the George Washington University Student Association will have to go through “diversity training” due to a squabble over funding for a guest lecturer….
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Did the Feds Mess Up the 2008 Recession?
That was the question on the minds of several economists at a panel discussion held at the Cato Institute recently. Daniel L. Thornton, former vice president and economic adviser for the Federal Reserve Bank of…
Canadian University Imposes Quotas on Self-Identifying Applicants
From the College Fix: Criticism of diversity quotas is coming from an odd place: an editor of a Canadian newsweekly. The University of Manitoba is set to institute a quota system that reserves 45 percent of…
66% of Yale College Students Agree Free Speech is Threatened on Campuses
Well, how about that result? A majority of students who attended a debate on free speech at Yale University Tuesday left convinced that First Amendment rights are threatened on college campuses, especially their own. According…
College Students: The American Dream is Free Stuff!
No wonder college students are on the ‘Feel the Bern’ Bernie Sanders train. Photo by aj.hanson1
Counter-BDS Movement Has a Good Month
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Louis B. Brandeis Center website. Last week the British government issued guidance banning local government and public sector Boycott Divestment and Sanction (BDS) actions toward any country…
Middlebury College Paper Adds Trigger Warnings due to White Staff
Yup, the school paper is too white, so there’s a trigger warning now.
University of Buffalo Students: We’re Exhausted from Spring Break
So partying and relaxing on the beach are exhausting?! Students at the University of Buffalo (UB) feel spring break trips are causing them to be more depressed and stressed than before they left thanks to…
Um, Ok: Court Rules George Mason University Violated Rights of Expelled Student
Uh, this is a different kind of constitutional right case: In a sweeping ruling that also encompassed speech codes and sexual privacy, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis in Alexandria, Va., ruled that George Mason University…
Ethnic Studies Boosts GPAs
Education School researchers at Stanford found that ethnic studies courses boost grades and attendance. Apparently, it never occurred to them to ask what exactly the students learn in them. “New research shows gains in attendance…