This young man is probably going to regret this decision. Especially since it’s not a huge amount of debt. It seems like he acted rashly.
USA Today reports:
A college grad flees U.S. to avoid student loan debt: ‘I had to escape this prison’
Eventually, Chad Albright just couldn’t take it anymore. The rejection,...
Good luck getting that toothpaste back into the tube. Perhaps this concept shouldn’t have been introduced to the academic environment in the first place.
The College Fix reports:
‘Microaggressions’ professor: ‘Not everything is a microaggression’
Derald Sue, a professor at Columbia University and one of the principal popularizers of the concept of “microaggressions,” recently...
As we pointed out recently, Linda Fairstein, the New York City sex crimes prosecutor who handled the famous ‘Central Park Five’ case, has been subjected to a purge after the premiere of a new Netflix program on the subject.
She claims the program has distorted the truth and maligned her unfairly. Now...
Cabot Phillips of Campus Reform recently interviewed our own Professor Jacobson to get his thoughts on the case and the outcome.
Jon Street of Campus Reform has details:
Cornell law prof: Oberlin bakery onslaught an ‘example of the mob not waiting for facts’
Cornell law professor William Jacobson says that the recent controversy at...
Republicans are making a real effort on this issue lately. Democrats, not so much.
The College Fix reports:
Texas governor signs sweeping new law protecting free speech on college campuses
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday signed a sweeping new law that aims to protect free speech on college campuses across the Lone...
You just knew that Gore wouldn’t be able to get through this event without bashing Trump.
Campus Reform reports:
Al Gore calls Trump ‘would-be-autocrat’ in Harvard speech
Al Gore used his 2019 Harvard Class Day speech to indirectly criticize President Donald Trump...
Here’s a tip. If you practice Wicca, maybe don’t take a job at a Catholic university.
Inside Higher Ed reports:
Not Bewitched
St. Bonaventure University didn’t let a professor of communication advance in her career because she’s a woman — and a witch — according to a lawsuit filed last week in a federal...
The Daily Beast recently came under fire for investigating and ultimately outing a private citizen for the crime of sharing a video that makes fun of Nancy Pelosi.
Now they are claiming that speculating about Joe Biden’s health is out of bounds.
1984 just turned 70 years old, but as Erec Smith points out, it isn’t being celebrated by academia as a great piece of literature, it’s being used as a guide.
He writes at the Washington Examiner:
Academics ignore the anniversary of 1984 because they know they’re living it out
Seventy years ago today, George...
Why do institutions of higher learning even have bias response teams? It’s like something out of a dystopian science fiction story.
The College Fix reports:
At University of Illinois, 265...
The Associated Press report below is a classic example of media bias. Note how the issue is framed, right from the headline.
The subtext is clear. Buttigieg’s failure to pay off his student loans is a good thing because it brings focus to...
America has never seen such a large field of Democratic contenders for president. There are more choices than ever, yet a majority of voters are saying, “meh.”
Swalwell is barely registering in polls, but he is still running. He also has some serious college debt.
Townhall reported:
Eric Swalwell Can’t Manage His Own Finances But He Wants Access To America’s Checkbook
Despite making a six-digit figures over the six years as a congressman, Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has failed to pay down...
There seems to be a distinct lack of Democrats supporting this. Isn’t that curious?
Campus Reform reports:
Nearly a dozen U.S. senators sponsor campus free speech resolution
Ten U.S. senators have sponsored legislation showing support for free speech on college campuses and signaled opposition to free speech zones.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Campus...
People who think this way are not ready for college. It’s just another example of why college should not be free.
The College Fix reports:
Student op-ed: Course evaluations should ask about ‘feelings of acceptance, support, inclusion’
We’ve all filled them out: professor and course evaluations at the end of the semester. And a...
Joe Biden’s campaign strategy so far seems to be divided between hiding from the public and shifting his positions, depending on what the left wants today.
The rest of the...
Stacey Abrams continues insisting that the race for governor in Georgia last fall was somehow illegitimate, and that voter suppression prevented her from winning. The fact is that she lost fair and square, but Democrats running in 2020 are repeating her ludicrous claim.
