Battle of the Dukes Week at College Insurrection

Battle of the Dukes Week at College Insurrection

Saddle up, pilgrims.

• Family of John Wayne Fights with Duke University Over Name

I’ll take John Wayne over Duke University any day. Oh, and speaking of Duke…

• The Duke Porn Star is a Libertarian?

Young Americans are catching on.

• A bright future? NYT says teenagers might grow up to be conservatives
• Poll Says Millennials Find Government Inefficient and Abusive of Power
• Princeton Student to Obama “I Want My American Dream Back”

Maybe this has something to do with it.

• University at Buffalo Won’t Reveal Hillary Clinton’s Speaking Fee

There was plenty of sports news this week so let’s get right to it.

• Redskins Game at UMN Could Cause Campus-wide Protests
• University’s Football Clinic for Women Offends Feminists
• University Changes Fight Song To Make It More Inclusive

There was also some union news.

• Union Severs Ties to United Negro College Fund for Accepting Donation from the Koch Brothers
• College Football Players at Northwestern Trying to Unionize
• No unionization of scholarship athletes, say college presidents
• Down with Duncan: Nation’s largest teachers’ union wants Education Secretary to resign

And now a pop quiz.

• Prager University – Do You Pass the Israel Test?

Who says higher education skews left?

• Bias Report Prompts Alarm at University of Colorado
• Freshmen Reading Lists Consist Exclusively of Liberal Books, Study Finds
• Universities battling for Obama presidential library

Rape culture update.

• New York Times Runs Letter About Rape Culture by College Insurrection Contributor
• Are Colleges Capable of Trying Sexual Assault Cases Fairly?
• Feminist Ad Campaign Smears Top Universities with ‘Rape Problem’
• Campus Rape Crisis Figures May Not be Accurate

False alarm everyone…

• Harvard bomb threat another hoax
• Starbucks’ Free College Tuition Program to be Funded by Taxpayers

Putting the high in higher education.

• Marijuana Major: New school teaches exclusively about pot
• University of Arizona Drops Prof who was Studying Use of Marijuana for Vets With PTSD

Just after July 4th…

• U. of South Carolina President Refuses to Teach Nation’s Founding Documents

Higher ed bubble update.

• For-profit Corinthian Colleges to sell most campuses
• New Hampshire May Freeze University Tuition for Four Years
• Report Examines College Grads’ Employment Experiences in Years After Recession

Keep the faith.

• Emmanuel College Prays for Donations in Massive Cash Shortage

And remember to laugh.

• British professor performs striptease in class, still has job

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