The National Organization for Women (NOW) advocates for abortion, which goes contrary to Catholic doctrine. But, this isn’t the first time the University of St. Thomas has come under fire for aligning with pro-abortion organizations, as…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Scott Walker tells Wisconsin Professors to work harder to get Funding
He proposed a $300 million cut in the University of Wisconsin budget over the next two years, and suggested that professors teach more classes and work harder.
Progressive Calls for Immigration Control
Yes you read that right, and an academic one, no less, much to the consternation of the circles he travels in. “I’m a philosophy professor specializing in ethics and political philosophy, and like many of…
Colleges Get Billions in Federal Aid regardless of Graduation Rates
Not an earth-shattering revelation, but frustrating. How is there no accountability?!
Bobby Jindal: School Choice Week is Freedom Week
That pretty much sums up why school choice has become increasingly popular, but check out Gov. Jindal’s op-ed HERE.
Al Jazeera Makes an Appearance at the MLA
Haidar Eid, an associate professor at al-Aqsa University in the Gaza Strip, who also has a blog with Al Jazeera, pre-recorded his remarks to the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention in Vancouver, Canada. Eid apologized…
VCU ditches SAT scores for Applicants
Virginia Commonwealth University, located in Richmond, Virginia, will ditch using SAT scores for applicants with a GPA at 3.3 or higher. Apparently, they’re not the first to do so, as 800 other colleges have done…
MLA Out of Touch with Reality
At the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention in Vancouver, Canada, the degree to which many professors are divorced from reality was brought into sharp focus. Few panels at the conference that draws thousands of English…
Scientists Balk at Global Warming and 2014 was the “Hottest Year” claim
Great write-up and analysis by Climate Depot’s Marc Morano. It also seems arrogant to think only humans caused a slight uptick in global temperatures, instead of accounting for wildfires, volcanoes and other natural causes.
New York Times Columnist Screams Racial Profiling after Son is Detained by Yale Police
A burglary suspect fled the scene of a crime, and the Yale police ended up pulling aside the son of Charles Blow, a columnist for the New York Times. Blow tweeted his outrage, but his…