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Goodbye 2014 Week at College Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 03, 2015 1 Comment

Your weekly dispatch from the world of higher education.

Harvard Law Review Editor on exam delay request: Our Weakness is Our Strength

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2014 53 Comments

"our nation is starving for a genuine discussion about mental health."

Brian Leiter, supporter of Steven Salaita, embroiled in his own civility controversy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 26, 2014 9 Comments

U. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign may have lucked out that Brian Leiter is boycotting it

Hot Car Death Case: Police description of video surveillance challenged

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 23, 2014 47 Comments

Atlanta Journal-Constitution reviewed video surveillance and noted discrepancies between what they viewed and what was described in police detective's testimony.

Shocking Audio of Race-Baiting Ads Used In #MSSEN Race

Posted by Bruce Carroll on June 27, 2014 13 Comments

Racially charged ads played on African-American community radio stations in Mississippi

My wild ride through wildfires roaring through San Diego County

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 15, 2014 19 Comments

Wildfires gone wild.

Cherokee women want to meet Elizabeth Warren on book tour

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 19, 2014 40 Comments

To get Warren to understand why they are hurt and angry that she assumed, then discarded, Native American identity.

Before Obamacare: what about those pre-existing conditions?

Posted by New Neo on February 13, 2014 25 Comments

Complaints about lack of access to insurance for preexisting conditions may be overstated

Absolutely brutal (and correct) assessment of Wendy Davis’ core political problem

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 24, 2014 61 Comments

"Americans will forgive a lot in a politician. But a woman who leaves her kids is just beyond the pale."

“Everyone Gets A Trophy” Week at College Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2013 4 Comments

In a campus culture devoted to giving everyone a trophy: The most common grade at many schools? “A” of course! Ignoring Failure in Higher Education LA Times Report: Getting into College is Easier Except for white males, whose Trophy Privilege has gone on long enough:...

“Save the Big Red Bear’s Dudeness” Week at College Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 02, 2013 10 Comments

Save the Bear’s Dudeness, Dudes: Cornell students demand end to “male heterosexual” Big Red Bear mascot The Tigress Insurrection: A Princeton Alumna Explains Why She Won’t Donate Anymore: “The notion of academic freedom is also false, as faculty stifle and ostracize those who produce scholarship...

Supporters show up to rally behind bullied student after aunt’s Facebook post

Posted by Mandy Nagy on October 20, 2013 10 Comments

It started with a single Facebook post. When the aunt of a high school student realized he was being bullied at school, she took to Facebook to invite what turned out to be about 100 of his “new friends” to meet her nephew at school and...

One lesson for mass killings: Don’t trust media reports for at least 24 hours

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2013 33 Comments

It happens in just about every mass shooting or terrorist event. The initial media reports are inaccurate, yet those hurried inaccuracies feed a political narrative that is hard to break even after the facts are “corrected.” In the Newtown shooting, the wrong person was identified...

Zimmerman Closing Analysis – O’Mara: No Evidence of Guilt; Guy: Martin Deserves the Truth

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 12, 2013 277 Comments

(Note: the first couple of paragraphs reflect today’s earlier, short post. To start at the newest updates, skip to the first heading, “Mark O’Mara Delivers Compelling Narrative of Innocence Based on Evidence & Law.” The remainder of the post also contains embedded and linked video...

Zimmerman Trial Day 7 Wrap Up: Prosecution recovers a little, prepared to introduce college records

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 02, 2013 320 Comments

We covered the morning’s events with our mid-day update, available here at the link below. If you’ve already viewed it, be aware that I have just now added to that post the video recordings of the morning testimony, so if you are interested in seeing...

Zimmerman Jury Selection — Day Five Wrap-Up

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 14, 2013 7 Comments

Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through seven candidates by the end of the day. As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much exposure the prospective juror had to the case through the media and other channels,...

Zimmerman Jury Selection — Day Four Wrap-Up

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 13, 2013 13 Comments

Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through 10 candidates by the end of the day. As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much exposure the prospective juror had to the case through the media and other channels,...

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