Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers, agreed that bad teachers should be let go. This is a major change, as she defended teachers who helped students cheat on tests in previous years.
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Barnard College may reduce Language, Science Requirements and add Diversity
This isn’t a joke. The Columbia University-affiliated (and all-female) Barnard College could reduce their language and science requirements and replace it with a diversity one.
Unemployment Rate for Journalism Grads Continues to Climb
A new report by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce shows that unemployment rates for recent college graduates are falling for almost everyone except for those in journalism. The report, Hard Times to…
Another Liberal Myth: More Black Men are in Jail than are in College
Just like the rape and sexual assault myth, and the gender pay gap myth, liberals are seeing their rhetoric fall apart when facts are lined up. This time, the myth that there are more black…
Scott Walker’s Mainstream Higher Ed Reform
When Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker unveiled his higher education reforms for the state university system, the reaction from that quarter was predictably negative. Yet and still, Governor Walker’s proposals are remarkably similar to several that…
30% of Millennial College Grads Live at Home
This isn’t good if America is trying to build a society of future homeowners and self-sufficient workers.
Concealed Carry Efforts at Texas Colleges Drives Houston Chronicle Nuts
The Houston Chronicle claimed the concealed carry efforts on Texas college campuses could siphon away money from universities. Yeah, they went there.
Notre Dame could Open Chinese Satellite Campus
This led to concerns by faculty whether opening a satellite campus in China would compromise the university’s Catholic leanings. Specifically, faculty thought it could send a wrong message as the Communist Chinese government has oppressed…
Protesters Interrupt Missouri Prosecutor who was involved in Ferguson Case
Student protesters at St. Louis University chanted and sang, interrupting the speaker, before they were escorted out by campus security. The speaker was the St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert McCulloch, who was the chief prosecutor in…
UCLA Student denied Membership in Student Body because she’s Jewish
Anti-Semitism is rearing its ugly head yet again, but it isn’t a new thing for the University of California system in light of recent divestment-from-Israel votes.