Target Launches $5 Million Campaign for Education

Target put together some excellent clips for this advertisement, which has been running throughout the Olympic Games. The amazing responses ...

Western Nevada College Professor Requires Students to Masturbate in Order to Pass 'Human Sexuality' Class

And that's bad enough. Students also have to reveal their most private sexual fantasies. See Robert Stacy McCain, " Professor Pervo...

How to Bag the Perfect Husband at College

At London's Daily Mail, " University of Georgia student writes step-by-step guide on how to bag the perfect husband ." One Uni...

Long Beach City College to Abandon Placement Testing for New Incoming Students

This is part of the college's Promise Pathways initiative. Student success at the college is so dismal the administration is willing to ...

Reports: University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan Fired Because She Wouldn't Cut German, Classics Programs

Actually, it's theoretical, but Inside Higher Ed makes a strong case. See, " Reports Suggest UVa Board Wanted President to Eliminat...

'You're Not Special' — David McCullough Jr. Defends Graduation Speech

The Los Angeles Times actually agrees with David McCullough, Jr., and slams the "self esteem movement." See: " David McCullou...

CSU Chancellor Charles Reed to Retire

Well, I guess now's as good a time as any. See the Los Angeles Times , " Cal State Chancellor Charles B. Reed to retire ": Cal...

The Left's Road to a National Educational Curriculum

Pat Austin reports, " Will Common Education Standards Nationwide Solve America's Education Problems or Is It Another Obama Power Gr...

CSU Faculty Union Calls Strike for All 23 Campuses in Cal State System

At the Long Beach Press-Telegram , " California State University faculty vote to authorize strike ." LONG BEACH — California State...

Community Colleges Offer Path to Four-Year Degrees

Well, this is interesting. At the New York Times , " Opening Up a Path to Four-Year Degrees ": PHILADELPHIA — At the end of his fi...

Los Angeles Times Faults Report On 'Crisis of Politicization' at University of California

The funny thing, of course, is that the Times publishes communist cartoonist Ted Rall 's work, including his cartoon last week that pok...

How California's Colleges Indoctrinate Students

From Peter Berkowitz, at Wall Street Journal (via Google ): The politicization of higher education by activist professors and compliant univ...

California State Colleges and Universities May Screen for Sexual Orientation in Admissions Applications

Tina Korbe beat me to this story, " California state colleges consider asking students about sexual orientation on application forms ....

Santa Monica College to Launch Two-Tiered Pricing for Classes

Well, once you get your foot in the door it's hard to close. Perhaps we'll see more of this, which will bring some demand-side accou...

Black Students, Especially Boys, Face Much Harsher Discipline in Public Schools, Department of Education Report Claims

All this really tells us is how f-ked up our public discussion of public schools has become. I listened to Secretary Duncan at the clip and ...

Sports Illustrated: 'Not the UCLA Way'

I saw this interesting headline at the  Los Angeles Times yesterday afternoon: " UCLA: Gene Block, Dan Guerrero respond to Sports Illu...

Huge Finance Scandal at L.A. Trade Tech College Foundation Established to Help Needy Students

You have to spend some time around the community colleges to really get a feel for this. Local educational and political officials exploited...

Big-Time Sports Have Become the Public Face of American Universities

This is one of the other big topics of discussion when Professor Greg Joseph and I meet for lunch. USC's the worst (or at least we think...

Budget Cuts Force 'Rationing' at California Community Colleges

This isn't just about cutting class offerings, which is discussed at the clip by Ann-Marie Gabel, LBCC Vice President for Administrative...

Dr. Gaither Loewenstein Appointed New Vice President of Academic Affairs at Long Beach City College

This is a controversial appointment. The college's announcement is here: " LBCC Announces New VP of Academic Affairs ." But se...