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…
Topic: higher ed
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…
Cal-Berkeley to build a “Global” Campus just 10 Miles Away
Doesn’t sound very “global” to me, to build a satellite campus ten miles away from the main campus. Here’s the kicker: It’s just a vision and has no funding to build such a campus.
Physics Professors tackle the NFL “Deflate-Gate” Scandal
Don’t they have something better to do than test deflated and inflated footballs? Apparently not.
Community College pays its president $750,000 in Buyout
A community college named DuPage has THAT much money to throw around? But, this community college president lost the confidence of the community after e-mails were released to the public.
Academics Ignore Saudi King’s Human Rights Abuses, Praise Education Dollars
The deceased Saudi King Abdullah sent tens of thousands of students to study overseas from his home country, which isn’t a bad thing. But, to overlook his human rights abuses? Not good at all.
Quick Hits: Community College Grad Rates
Via Columbia University’s Community College Research Center: “According to a recent study by the National Student Clearinghouse, 15 percent of students who started at two-year institutions in 2006 completed a degree at a four-year institution…
41% of North Carolina Community College Students Graduate in 6 Years
This is not a lie, but a real statistic. That is barely 4 in 10 community college students earning a two-year associate’s degree in 6 years. That isn’t good enough. The worst part is that…
Obama’s “Free” Community College Plan Prolongs High School
A really good take from The Federalist: “Grade inflation and enrollment inflation caused by converting community college to an entitlement will produce a high school graduating cohort that is ill-equipped for college work and weighed…
What Makes For-Profit Colleges Different?
Convention has mandated that once a student completes his/her high school studies, one must enroll at a four-year college or university; to begin study at an ivory-tower institution of higher learning marks for many Americans…