Quite a strong allegation from panel of political science professors at Northern Arizona University: The Northern Arizona University Political Science department recently hosted a “Specter of Fascism” event at which professors repeatedly compared Donald Trump…
Topic: AIA
Rating the Presidents – and Obama
Editor’s Note: This report originally appeared at the American Spectator. I’ve been getting emails from bewildered colleagues asking about a survey of presidential scholars that determined that Barack Obama is the 12th best president in the history…
After Berkeley Riot, Campus Police Reconsidering ‘Hands Off’ Approach
From Campus Reform: Berkeley Police Sgt. Sabrina Reich, however, defended the officers’ placidity, pointing out that several officers fired paintballs to mark certain rioters for arrest, but could not ultimately follow through because up to…
University of Pittsburgh Deciding over ‘Sanctuary Campus’ Status and Risking Federal Funds
Per Campus Reform, the University of Pittsburgh is weighing whether the possible loss of federal funding is worth declaring itself a ‘sanctuary campus’ to appease the pro-illegal immigration activists (faculty and students) on their campus.
Texas Assembly Advanced Bill on Defunding Sanctuary Campuses
From Campus Reform: Senate Bill 4, which passed the Texas Senate on February 8, threatens fines of up to $25,500 and the withholding of funds from cities or campuses that refuse to cooperate with federal…
Appointing Richard Vedder could Help Reform Higher Education
From the James Martin Center: DeVos’s department is also deeply involved in higher education, but the issues are different. What roils higher education are problems such as excessive costs, lack of intellectual diversity, faltering academic…
West Virginia University Student Harasses Conservative Group
From The College Fix: West Virginia University’s student government has approved funding for a leftist student group whose leader was recorded physically attacking members of a conservative group three weeks ago. The Left Alliance had also told…
Academics and the Reproduction of Cultural Hegemony
Here’s an excerpt from a piece at the James G. Martin Center (formerly the William Pope Center) on Marxists occupying college administrations and academic circles: Much as Martin Center readers may disparage Marxism, there is…
The SAT has become Political
The Wall Street Journal (beware of the paywall) had a piece blasting the politicization of the annual college entrance exams called the SAT.
CSPAN Presidents Survey: Lincoln, Washington are Top Two for Historians
A survey of historians of American presidents ranked the following as the top five presidents: Abraham Lincoln George Washington Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt, or “FDR” Dwight D. Eisenhower, or “Ike” Obama made the…