Pointless Studies Week at College Insurrection

MIKE LACHANCE AUG 2, 2014 8:30 AM

Who’s up for wasting some time and tax dollars?

• Yale and NYU Get $200K Government Grant to Study why Wikipedia is Sexist

Maybe we really do need an extra grade.

• Freshman Year of College to Become Grade 12.5?

We can use it to focus on spelling.

• University of Texas Misspells ‘Texas’
• UC Berkeley Diploma Features Unusual Typo

To be fair, Texas is getting some things right.

• Admiral William McRaven Named New Chancellor of University of Texas System

Why do people have a problem with free speech on campus?

• Free Expression vs. Campus Speech Codes
• Last Year Was Big for Campus Censorship

And why is higher education still obsessed with rape culture?

• Campus Rape Culture Activists Form Circular Firing Squad
• About that 1-in-5 College Women are Raped Statistic…
• Harvard All But Does Away with Due Process in Sexual Assault Cases

So, is this a thing now?

• Hidden Cameras Found in University of Delaware Restrooms
• Former San Fran State Univ. Professor Charged with Filming Students in Bathroom

Let’s learn something about teachers unions.

• Prager University – Teachers Unions vs. Students

Compare and contrast the following stories.

• U. Georgia student looks at today’s new low in public opinion of news media
• Former TV Reporter Brings College Newspaper Back from the Brink

There’s something in the water in California.

• Water Pipe Bursts and Floods UCLA Campus
• U. California Math: Short on Money One Day, Executive Bonuses the Next
• Black Leaders in Fresno Say a White Man Can’t Teach Cultural Studies

Israel and Gaza update…

• Student Palestinian Group Blames their University for Deaths in Gaza
• College Student Blasts Leftist Targeting of Israel

Campus sex update.

• Sex Themed Rituals Cause Scrutiny of Ohio State Marching Band
• Students at Berkeley Call for Legalization of Prostitution
• Dartmouth Hosts Sexfest 2014

The higher ed bubble cometh.

• Bryman College to Close its Doors
• Student Resorts to Selling Letter from Obama to Pay for College
• Anthem College Closes Minnesota Campus

Feminism isn’t what it used to be.

• Elite Feminists Ignorant of Legal Underpinnings of Hobby Lobby Decision
• ‘Women Against Feminism’ Blows Up on Social Media

Here’s a good question.

• Why Are There so Few Conservatives in Higher Education?

Let’s part on a humorous note.

• The Onion Cites Fascinating New Report on Higher Education
• College Student Offers Guide to Offending Absolutely No One

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