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How Dennis Prager’s Conservative Online University Reaches Millions
Radio host Dennis Prager and his business partner Allen Estrin had a big problem on their hands. It was October, 2013. Several years earlier, the… Read More
EducationCommentary
What This College President Thinks Obama’s College Scorecard Is Missing
The U.S. Department of Education has released its “College Scorecard,” a searchable college-affordability database that President Obama described as containing “reliable data on every institution of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Obama’s Problematic College Scorecard
Last weekend, the U.S. Department of Education released its College Scorecard—a massive federal data set on America’s colleges and universities. The Obama administration hailed the scorecard… Read More
EducationCommentary
What the Obama Administration Isn’t Telling You About Its College Rankings
The White House just released a controversial scorecard system for the nation’s colleges, leveraging aggregated tax income data to rank colleges by how much graduates… Read More
EducationCommentary
Five Caveats to Obama’s ‘Free’ Community College Proposal
“[F]or every young person willing to work hard, I want two years of community college to be as free and universal as high school is… Read More
EducationCommentary
Over 1 in 10 With Student Loans Don’t Even Know They Have Them
A postsecondary credential is almost universally viewed as important. As student debt levels continue to rise, however, Americans are losing confidence in the quality and… Read More
EducationCommentary
Enough With the Outrage Police: Free Speech Matters
Americans take justifiable pride in their right to free speech. People may be muzzled by their government in places such as Cuba and North Korea,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why Professors Are Becoming Scared of Their Students
Professor Edward Schlosser (a pseudonym) recently wrote a provocatively titled piece: “I’m a liberal professor, and my liberal students terrify me.” The professor discusses identity… Read More
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Columbia Shut Down Student Group Known to Be Beijing Front Group. What Does That Mean?
We celebrated Monday that Columbia University had shut down a Chinese student society reputed to front for Beijing, seeing in it a ray of hope… Read More
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Why Are US Colleges So Afraid of Letting Students Speak Freely?
“Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech.” The words of the First Amendment couldn’t be plainer. Yet more than two centuries after… Read More
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DeMint at Yale: Academic Censorship as a Political Weapon
The following are Jim DeMint’s prepared remarks delivered to the William F. Buckley Jr. Program at Yale University. I’d like to start out by telling… Read More
EducationCommentary
How Colleges’ Focus on Multiculturalism Can Foster Anti-Semitism
Reports that a Jewish candidate at University of California, Los Angeles’ student council was subjected to an anti-Semitic inquisition by fellow students have the media… Read More
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‘Dumb?’: Joe Scarborough Schools Howard Dean on Scott Walker and the Value of a College Degree
Democratic commentator Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor who rose and fell quickly in the 2004 presidential race, sounded this morning like he thinks a… Read More
EducationCommentary
Howard Dean Is Judging Scott Walker for Not Having a College Degree. Why He Shouldn’t.
Howard Dean has a problem with Scott Walker’s lack of a college degree. “Scott Walker, were he to become president, would be the first president… Read More
EducationNews
Scott Walker Calls for Major Changes at University of Wisconsin System
MADISON, Wis.—More than 35,000 public employees would be removed from state government rolls if Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal stays intact through the legislative process…. Read More
EducationNews
Obama’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program Has $21.8 Billion Shortfall
The Obama administration’s student loan program came up $21.8 billion short last year because of unpaid and forgiven loans. According to Politico, which found the… Read More
EducationNews
Citing Gender Discrimination, University Bans ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’ Salutations
The City University of New York wants employees at its graduate center to stop using the salutations “Mr.,” “Mrs.” and “Ms.,” sparking a heated debate… Read More
EducationNews
Your 529 Plan Is Safe. Here’s Why the White House Changed Course.
President Obama is abandoning his controversial plan to tax the interest on 529 savings accounts, the White House announced Tuesday. The 529 plans are savings accounts… Read More
EducationCommentary
Obama Proposes Eliminating Tax Cut Designed to Help Families Save for College
The Obama administration will soon propose raising taxes on middle-income families struggling to save for college–at a time when college costs are higher than they’ve… Read More
EducationCommentary
Free Community College Is a Government Handout for Rich, Middle Class
When it comes to President Obama’s proposal of free community college for all Americans, middle-class Americans should just say no. Last week, the Obama administration… Read More
EducationCommentary
Cartoon: How ‘Free’ Community College Is Going to Work Out
From Lindsey Burke’s piece on President Obama’s community college proposal: The Obama administration announced that it will propose two years of “free” community college, paid… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why Free Community College Is Anything But Free
The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will propose two years of “free” community college, paid for by taxpayers, for students maintaining a “C” or better… Read More
EducationNews
Talking About Rape Is Now Too Controversial at Harvard Law
Sexual violence in the context of criminal law is now considered too disturbing to study for students attending the nation’s most prestigious law school. According… Read More
EducationNews
State-Run University Under Fire for Sloppy Fiscal Practices, Improperly Hiking Student Fees
As if the University of Virginia didn’t have enough of a negative spotlight, a new audit finds Thomas Jefferson’s institution isn’t keeping tight reins on… Read More
EducationNews
This College Will Pay Student Loans of Alums Making Less than $37K a Year
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com For many college students (and their parents), there’s a lot of concern that future salaries won’t be enough to… Read More
EducationNews
Did Unqualified Students Get Favorable Treatment at University of Texas?
Supporters of University of Texas President Bill Powers have for months worked mightily to deny or to marginalize evidence lawmakers were pulling strings to get… Read More
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Harvard Activists Call Israeli-Made Soda Machines a ‘Microaggression’
Harvard University’s dining services backtracked on a plan to boycott Israeli-based SodaStream following a rebuke from the university president. Palestinian students had complained that the… Read More
EducationNews
Ivy League Professors, Staff Donated Mostly to Democrats in 2014
Employees at Ivy League schools donated more than $2 million in the 2014 election cycle, largely favoring liberal candidates, committees and causes. It’s no secret… Read More
EducationCommentary
Confucius Institutes Under Congressional Scrutiny
Today, a House Committee will hold a hearing on the subject, “Is Academic Freedom Threatened by China’s Influence on U.S. Universities?” China’s aggressive promotion of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Harvard Professors Reject Obama Campus Rape Policies
How should colleges and universities deal with sexual assaults that occur on college campuses across the country? In 2011, the Obama administration provided top-down “guidance”… Read More
