EducationCommentary
The Trump administration’s proposed budget blueprint for 2018 significantly cuts waste in federal higher education spending. For decades, the federal government has increased spending on… Read More
EducationCommentary
While college administrators and professors accept disgraceful behavior, we as taxpayers, donors, and parents should not foot the bill. Let’s look at some of that… Read More
EducationNews
Cornell University students hosted a protest to demand the college provide funds for all illegal immigrant students. The protest, organized by the Cornell Coalition for… Read More
EducationCommentary
It’s no secret that free speech is increasingly under threat on U.S. college campuses. A number of University of Chicago activist groups, including U of C… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Recent news about U.S. colleges has not been flattering. We’ve seen a tidal wave of stories from campus protests and violent riots, to sexual assault… Read More
EducationCommentary
In 1964, students at the University of California, Berkeley joined together to fight for their right to free speech. Last night, a group of over… Read More
EducationCommentary
Breitbart News’ Milo Yiannopoulos’ speech at University of California, Berkeley was canceled Wednesday night. Here’s the account of what happened directly from UC Berkeley’s statement (emphasis… Read More
EducationCommentary
In the words of Supreme Court Justice William Brennan Jr., America serves as a “marketplace of ideas.” A state-funded college campus, of all places, should… Read More
EducationCommentary
In case you ever had any doubts about the inefficiencies of the Department of Education, look no further than the recent revelation that the agency… Read More
EducationCommentary
One wonders just how far spineless college administrators will go when it comes to caving in to the demands of campus snowflakes. For those unfamiliar… Read More
EducationNews
Student members of the Young Americans for Liberty chapter at Kellogg Community College are suing their school after they were arrested for passing out copies… Read More
EducationCommentary
In 1636, the first college in our nation was founded for Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae (for Truth, for Christ, and for the Church). Since then,… Read More
EducationNews
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an “aggressive” new plan to provide free college tuition to families earning up to $125,000 a year. Under the… Read More
EducationNews
The number of speakers who faced opposition or disinvitation this year reached a record high, according to a report from the Foundation for Individual Rights… Read More
EducationNews
Students at the University of Pennsylvania have removed a portrait of William Shakespeare and replaced it with a picture of a black, lesbian poet for the sake… Read More
EducationCommentary
Conventional wisdom says that students need a four-year degree to make it in today’s economy. But do the numbers back that up? According to a… Read More
EducationCommentary
What are we to make of higher education when students and institutions respond to the recent presidential election with cry-ins, canceled exams, therapy dogs, Play-Doh,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published as a letter to the editor at The Cornell Daily Sun. You can discern a lot about a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A group of students and professors at the University of Virginia want to give the founder of their school the shaft. In a letter to… Read More
EducationCommentary
Do you wonder why Sen. Bernie Sanders and his ideas are so popular among American college students? The answer is that they, like so many… Read More
LawCommentary
The next front in the battle over in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants will play out in a California appeals court on Nov. 3 in… Read More
EducationCommentary
With outstanding student loan debt now exceeding $1.3 trillion, it is no wonder that the sticker price of college tuition has gotten a lot of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Last year’s college news was about demands for safe spaces, trigger warnings, and bans on insensitivity. This year’s college news is about black student demands… Read More
EducationCommentary
The University of Chicago’s president, Robert J. Zimmer, wrote a Wall Street Journal article, titled “Free Speech Is the Basis of a True Education.” In… Read More
EducationCommentary
Let’s concede at the outset that many students find their college years enlightening and enriching. But something is rotten in the state of academia, and… Read More
EducationCommentary
If you want to be unquestionably affirmed and unchallenged in all your beliefs and views, don’t go to the University of Chicago. In a letter… Read More
EducationCommentary
As the fall semester begins, parents, students, taxpayers, and donors should be made aware of official college practices that should disgust us all. Hampshire College… Read More
EducationCommentary
A new regulation issued by the Obama administration could impose yet another cost on higher education, with no real benefits. The proposed rule, published last… Read More
EducationNews
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill caused an outcry when it published “microaggression guidelines” on a college forum. Although UNC quickly removed the… Read More
EducationAnalysis
The House Education and Workforce Committee recently marked up a number of proposals concerning higher education. Instead of using the opportunity to address the drivers of… Read More
