Inequality is a Riot Week at College Insurrection

MIKE LACHANCE APR 19, 2014 10:00 AM

Noted rich liberal to teach income inequality for a gigantic pile of cash.

• CUNY to Pay Paul Krugman $225K to Teach Income Inequality

Everyone reacts differently when they feel they’re not being treated equally.

Some people just give up and cheat.

• Academic Dishonesty on the Rise at Harvard

Or deny reality.

• Stanford Students Aren’t Allowed to Feel ‘Unwelcome’

Or stage ridiculous protests.

• Victor Davis Hanson Revises Dartmouth Protester Demands for Accuracy

Still, there’s no doubt that some people are treated more equally than others.

• Student Pro-Life Group Denied Membership to Yale’s “Social Justice Network”
• Students booted from Hawaii college council for questioning fees for non-existent services

Sometimes stupid people riot when they think they’re not being treated equally.

• U. Minnesota Students Riot After Hockey Loss

At its core, equality is really about fairness, so here are some questions…

Is censorship fair?

• Some British Colleges Now Banning The Sun Newspaper on Campus

Is revisionist history fair?

• CA History Lesson Parallels Cherished Civil Rights Icon with Cop Killer

Is it fair that Condoleezza Rice is targeted while Obama gets a pass?

• Liberal Students at U. Minnesota Want Campus Police to Arrest Condi Rice During Visit
• Shouldn’t UC Irvine Rescind its Invitation to ‘War Criminal’ Commencement Speaker Obama?

Sometimes fairness is just based on appearances.

• College Student in Canada Finds People are Nicer to Her When She’s Wearing a Hijab

Or stupidity.

• Brandeis Students Who Heckled Israeli Soldier Trying to Renew Partnership With Al-Quds

In the end… life isn’t fair.

• 15 Employees Laid Off at Loyola University Maryland
• Student Tour of Humboldt U. Ends in Bus Crash Tragedy
• Education Dept. Reaps $127 Billion in Profits on Backs of Student Borrowers

Just try to be an inspiration to others.

• Duke Porn Star Inspires Other Co-Eds to Become Strippers

And try not to hurt yourself.

• U. Alaska Fairbanks Students Told to Inject Each Other With Strange Substance
• FBI Warns American College Students Studying Abroad are Targets for Espionage

Because despite the horrible economy…

• Troy University Prof Explains Economists’ Prediction Failures

And the higher ed bubble…

• Small Colleges Inch Closer to the Higher Ed Bubble

If you work hard you can get a job.

• Most Employers Don’t Care Where You Went to College

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