Author: Mike LaChance

Mike LaChance

Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.

Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Daily Caller, Breitbart, Gateway Pundit, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet.

Mike is a Generation X, New England lifer who describes his political views as conservative and libertarian.

You can find him on Twitter @MikeLaChance33

Overall Enrollment is Down but Purdue University is Flourishing

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 30, 2017 0 Comments

"Purdue is skyrocketing. Here's why"...

Conservative Students’ ‘Deplorable Radio’ Show Banned at University in Minnesota

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 30, 2017 0 Comments

"officials have refused to allow the student radio hosts back on the air"...

Professors Claim Farmers’ Markets Sustain White Privilege

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 30, 2017 7 Comments

"spaces where the food consumption habits of white people are normalized"...

Dershowitz Deserted by Liberal Friends Over Trump-Friendly Mueller Analysis

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 30, 2017 26 Comments

Professor Alan Dershowitz is a liberal Democrat who voted for Hillary. He also believes in the law and has a rational view of the Mueller investigation. Unfortunately for him, not having Trump Derangement Syndrome is ruining his social life.

Mike LaChance’s 10 Craziest Higher Education Stories of 2017

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 30, 2017 3 Comments

2017 was a wild year for news and politics in higher education. Let's all take a look back and have some fun. I already did a top 10 list about Trump Derangement Syndrome on campus, so this list will exclude that topic. Here are the top 10 craziest stories from colleges and universities across the country that I covered in 2017 in chronological order.

Research Finds Increased Student Aid Leads to Higher Tuition

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 29, 2017 5 Comments

“Bennett Hypothesis”...

Drexel University ‘White Genocide’ Prof Steps Down

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 29, 2017 3 Comments

"his supporters have said that his comments have been distorted"...

Prof’s Lecture Includes Call for ‘Abolition of White Democracy’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 29, 2017 2 Comments

"Americans “exist in a white supremacist, patriarchal, heteronormative, capitalist system”...

New Conservative Christian College to Open in Boston Next Fall

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 29, 2017 12 Comments

This is a fascinating story. It's not every day that you see the founding of a new college. A Boston area business man named Finny Kuruvilla is putting up millions of his own to found Sattler College as a conservative Christian school in Boston.

University of Chicago Pays Big Bucks to Leadership

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 28, 2017 2 Comments

The school president and other officials earn millions....

Bill de Blasio Thinks He is Mahatma Gandhi

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 28, 2017 14 Comments

There used to be a stereotype about people with delusions of grandeur believing they were Napoleon Bonaparte. In Bill de Blasio's case, he thinks he is Edison, Henry Ford and Gandhi all rolled into one.

Yale Students Develop Plug-in to Combat Fake News

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 28, 2017 2 Comments

"designed as an extension for Google’s Chrome browser"...

Profs Recommend Students Wear Name Tags With Preferred Gender Pronouns

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 28, 2017 7 Comments

"To rid classrooms of microaggressions"...

College Student Expelled for Rape Found Not Guilty by Jury in 28 Minutes

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2017 4 Comments

"his life has already been ruined beyond repair"...

Federal Worker Pay About to Rival Compensation of Senators

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2017 22 Comments

Working for the government has become very lucrative. In fact, some federal workers are inching very close to the same pay enjoyed by United States senators. Is this the way it was supposed to be?

UVA Reverses Position and Recognizes Conservative Student Group

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2017 1 Comment

“In the wake of public outcry"...

Bard College Pronoun Guide Warns People Not to Use ‘Binary Language’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2017 3 Comments

“If I ask someone their pronouns once, is that enough?”...

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