higher education on Townhall

• Hiring the Right College: Return on Investment Thu Apr 18
  Harry R. Jackson, Jr.
  In 1965, Yale and Princeton raised their tuition, making them the most expensive Ivy League schools at the time. The hefty price tag? Just $1950 a year. ... more
• The Campus Crusade for Crust Mon Apr 15
  Mike Adams
  Welcome back students! My name is Biff Latane and I am the campus director of Jesus Crew (or J. Cru for short) here at Denton State University (or DSU for short). Before I tell you more about J. Cru at DSU, I want to take a few minutes to apologize for an episode that occurred during our last meeting at the end of the last quarter. ... more
• University of Tennessee uses Student Fees to pay for Lesbian Bondage Expert Thu Mar 14
  Todd Starnes
  A lesbian bondage expert and a campus-wide condom scavenger hunt are among the activities planned for The University of Tennessee’s first-ever “Sex Week” – an event paid for in-part by student fees. ... more
• Resist the Data Siren Song Wed Mar 13
  Neal McCluskey
  It seems easy: collect data, process data, publish data, and everyone becomes better informed and wiser. It’s seductive, and it was clear listening to President Barack Obama and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) that both are under data’s spell when it comes to budget-busting higher education. But the main college problem isn’t a shortage of useful information -- it’s massive federal student aid discouraging its use. ... more
• Higher Education, R.I.P. Sat Feb 23
  Paul Greenberg
  What ever happened to the medium once known as Little Magazines? This country once had a select group of literary and political journals that represented the vanguard of American thought and art. Some were both literary and political. High Culture, it was called when there was still such a thing. ... more
• Columbia Professors Behaving Badly Wed Feb 20
  Katie Pavlich
• Bursting the University Bubble Fri Jan 18
  Suzanne Fields
  The last of the college applications have been rewritten, tweaked and polished, and at last entrusted to the tender mercies of the U.S. Mail or the Internet. Fretting over deadlines morphs into waiting, and yearning, wishing and praying for coveted letters of acceptance. This is the annual crisis in thousands of homes with ambitious high school seniors -- the high school seniors and their parents who still believe that college is the route to the American Dream. ... more
• The World of All 8 O'clock Classes and No Cuts Thu Jan 10
  Jackie Gingrich Cushman
  My undergraduate studies took place at Presbyterian College, a liberal arts school of about 1,000 students in Clinton, S.C. The town was so small that you had to leave it to find a McDonald's or go to a movie. ... more
• Every Idea Is an Incitement Mon Jan 7
  Mike Adams
  Dear CRM 495 Students:Welcome back! It's hard to believe that Christmas break is over and that it's time to start a new semester. It's almost as hard as believing that one of your professors is actually sending you an email using the word "Christmas." But even the liberals agree that I am no ordinary professor. Please allow me to explain. ... more
• “Education Is The Key?” Assessing The Value Of A College Degree In A Tumultuous Economy Sun Jan 6
  Austin Hill
  Half of recent college graduates can’t find employment. Those who find a job often settle for something less than a “college level job.” ... more
• When Government Offers to Help, It Often Makes a Mess Mon Dec 31
  Michael Barone
  There's a natural human impulse to help people who need a hand. In the political world, that often translates to an impulse to have government help people who need a hand. Who wants to argue with that? ... more
• A Light In The Dark Sat Dec 8
  Paul Greenberg
  We'll know there's still hope for what Thorstein Veblen called "The Higher Learning in America," low and overpriced as it may be, when the appearance of a great new work of scholarships gets as much attention as the weekend football scores. Or the passing of a great scholar-educator merits as much coverage as the death of another Hollywood celebrity from an overdose. ... more
• Should College Students be Getting Their XXX Degrees? Tue Dec 4
  Ashley Herzog
  That question was posed in response to a new report from WORLD on Campus about the pornification of American universities. According to WORLD, self-styled “porn scholars” in fields ranging from literature to law “believe in immersing their students in the porn culture. Last year, 50 schools offered courses that included in-depth pornography content.” ... more
• Fordham Student on Ann Coulter: 'I Think She's an Awful Person' Tue Dec 4
  Bronx, NY
  The O'Reilly Factor interviews students on Ann Coulter's canceled invitation to speak at their university. ... more
• The Tyranny of Good Intentions at U.S. Colleges Thu Nov 29
  Michael Barone
  In 1902, journalist Lincoln Steffens wrote a book called "The Shame of the Cities." At the time, Americans took pride in big cities, with their towering skyscrapers, productive factories and prominent cultural institutions. ... more
• Bankrupt State University Thu Nov 29
  Mike Adams
  Many of my friends and readers are disheartened by recent cultural and political trends. Many blame our universities and wonder whether we can ever restore sanity in our nation, given that the enemy seems to control the modern university. They see no chance to win in the war of ideas as long as they are forced to support the public university and, therefore, forced to fund a war against their own cherished values. ... more
• The Power of High Places: Academia and Media are Hives of the Left That Sway the Culture Wed Nov 28
  Marvin Olasky
  The second book of Kings in the Old Testament is a usefully depressing history on national decline. It starts with fire coming down from heaven to convince a king, and Elijah ascending to heaven via chariots of fire. It ends with the former king of Judah taken into captivity and dependent on the ruler of Babylon, who condescends to give him an allowance. ... more
• Evidence Tampering U Mon Nov 12
  Mike Adams
  For years, I've been writing about the issue of censorship on our nation's campuses. But I have given far too little emphasis to due process violations within the so-called campus judiciary. Today, that all comes to an end. This will be the beginning of a series of columns highlighting the worst colleges in America when it comes to due process violations. I will reveal the name of this week's winner after explaining why this university is being ushered into the due process Hall of Shame. ... more
• Diversity and Catatonic Schizophrenia Fri Sep 28
  Mike Adams
  Dianne Harrison is the new president of California State University, Northridge (CSUN). It’s a small college in the Golden State but it sure is loaded with diversity. How do I know? Because Dianne has written a letter to the entire university, telling everyone how diverse they are and, more importantly, what a great person she is because she loves diversity. In her short email of around 800 words she refers to diversity no less than 17 times. ... more
• UNCW Invests in “Stimulating” Technology Wed Sep 19
  Mike Adams
  The worst part about censorship is that there are college professors who are too stupid to know what it actually means, or worse, that sometimes pretend to be too stupid to know what it actually means. Censorship occurs when the government stops objectionable speech from being disseminated. It does not occur when the government refuses to actually subsidize speech that may be deemed objectionable. But sometimes professors and low-level college administrators pretend that refusal to fund government speech is censorship. ... more
• When Students Cheat Liberals Retreat Fri Sep 14
  Mike Adams
  The best argument against liberalism is that it doesn’t work. That should be obvious to any teacher who has to deal with student cheating. Even some sociology teachers are beginning to learn this although they are not aware that they are learning it. Like rats in a Skinner box, their behavior is being modified by reality even when they lack the intellectual capacity to recognize it. It warms my heart to see old liberals changing their ways, even if mindlessly. So I have written a column about it, which I am hoping will someday be reprinted by the New York Times. ... more
• The Higher-Ed Bubble is Bound to Burst Wed Sep 12
  Jeff Jacoby
  "If you want to go to college," my mother said, "you'll have to get a scholarship." ... more
• Paul Ryan Pens Op-ed: “A Better Future For Graduates” Sat May 19
  Daniel Doherty
• The Kings of the World Mon May 14
  Bruce Bialosky
  They walk where no mortals dare. They face challenges that melt the resolve of ordinary people. They fearlessly stride the pathways of the world, towering over the feeble masses. Commoners worship them as gods, without whom their lives would dissipate into madness and chaos. Who are these giants that rule the world and whose wisdom is essential to our daily existence? They are economists. ... more
• Obama to speak to students about higher education Fri May 4
  AP News

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