America Week at College Insurrection

MIKE LACHANCE JUL 5, 2014 7:30 AM

As long as it’s 4th of July weekend let’s start with America, our country and the film.

• College Students Rally for Dinesh D’Souza’s New Movie “America”

While we’re on the subject of America, here’s some news about our president.

• Obama Drives Up Tuition Through Expanded ‘Pay As You Earn’ Program
• Professor Jonathan Turley – Hobby Lobby Ruling a Huge Blow to Obama

Some Americans want this person to be the next president.

• Hillary Clinton Made Almost $2 Million in Campus Speaking Fees Last Year
• Students Want Hillary to Return $225K Speaking Fee

Say, don’t we still have free speech in America?

• Professors Sue Chicago State for Trying to Shut Down Faculty Blog
• Video: A Look at Modesto J.C., a Campus Free Speech Battleground
• Student Sues Citrus College District over “Shut-Up Culture”

Speaking of culture, here’s an update on “rape culture.”

• New Data Contradicts Campus ‘Rape Culture’ Claims
• New York Times Says Lower Evidence Standard for Campus Rape is Justified
• Panel Says Epidemic of Campus Rape May Be Overblown

Most Americans have a good sense of humor, even professors.

• Video: Professors Read Mean Reviews About Themselves

Conservative women are making themselves heard on campus.

• Conservative College Group for Women Gains Ground on Campuses Nationwide
• The Next Generation of Conservative Women are on Campuses Today

Higher ed bubble update.

• Corinthian College Collapse would be Largest in History of the For-Profit Education Industry
• Video – Mark Cuban Explains the Higher Ed Bubble
• College Endowments See Lower Returns

Here’s some news from the best and brightest.

• Prof Claims Proposed Alcohol Ban in Public Park is ‘White Privilege’
• Tufts University to Offer Course on Hipsters
• Leader of Mississippi College Republicans Quits to Join Democrats
• Security Breach at Butler U. Exposes Personal Data of Nearly 200,000

Religious studies update.

• Cal Poly Student: Christian Students Discriminated Against by Anti-Discrimination Rules
• Loyola Student: SCOTUS Ruling Gives Christian Colleges Hope For Obamacare Exemption
• Wake Forest Student on Hobby Lobby: A Question of Faith and Profits

Finally!

• U. of Utah Researchers Discover Region of the Brain Which Causes Hangovers

Site news: My colleague Leslie Eastman is moving on to other work and no longer will contribute posts at College Insurrection. Leslie will still contribute at Legal Insurrection. Huge thanks to Leslie for all her hard work.

Also, we would like to welcome to College Insurrection new Cornell undergrad contributors Casey Breznick and Nathaniel Hunter.

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