Education
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Smith Students Get Lecture on Libertarian Connection to 'Traditional Bigotry'
What? Libertarianism is an intellectual and political tradition with roots in radical equality movements.
No, Harvard Students, Betsy DeVos Is Not a 'White Supremacist'
More school choice, and fewer Title IX kangaroo courts, would actually help black students.
Is That Poll That Found College Students Don't Value Free Speech Really 'Junk Science'? Not So Fast
Or how writing about survey methodology can go wrong fast
My Alma Mater American University Cancelled My Title IX 'Hate Speech' Panel
The American Association of University Women at AU celebrated when a talk about feminism, Title IX, and sex on campus got canceled.
Hate or Hoax? When It Comes to Campus Bias Incidents, We Usually Have No Idea
A confusing report from BuzzFeed suggests perpetrators are seldom caught and true motivations are often unknown.
Harvard Crimson: University Is Right to Ban Fraternities, Wrong to Ban Sororities
Assault on freedom of association
Stossel: Entrepreneur Saves Free College Courses from Government Ban
An internet entrepreneur saved 20,000 free online college lectures (and more) after the government declared them illegal.
College Isn't Higher Education and May No Longer Be the Best Way to Deliver the Goods
Many Americans are said to be turning against higher education. They may just be sick of an expensive and dysfunctional model that's outlived its usefulness.
University of California Blows Big Money on Gold-Plated Pensions
They are far from the only public institution in the state to do so.
To Commemorate Constitution Day, Princeton Professor Says 'F%*# Free Speech'
The academy, the director of the African Studies program contends, has never considered speech a central value.
Feminist Group Loses Fight to Declare Yik Yak App a Civil-Rights Violation
Court rejects Title IX complaint against University of Mary Washington over failure to ban the social-media platform from its campus
Northwestern Investigated Laura Kipnis Again for Violating Title IX with Her Opinions
"So she was investigated for writing about being investigated for writing about being investigated?"
Study: 44% of Students Incorrectly Think the First Amendment Does Not Protect Hate Speech
"The majority of students appear to prefer an environment...that shelters them from offensive views."
Middlebury College Will Cancel Speakers If Students Make 'Imminent, Credible Threats'
How to make the heckler's veto a formal rule
Fatal Police Shooting of Georgia Tech Student Should Have Been Avoidable
Lack of stun guns meets the typically poor handling of people having mental health crises.
How About a Little Free Speech Protection for Unprotected Adjunct Professors?
Students aren't the only ones on campus struggling with the First Amendment.
College Journalist Attacked for Not Being Visibly Non-Fascist Enough
We all knew the 'punch Nazis' thing would inevitably end up here.
Justin Amash and Rand Paul Talk Congressional Pushback on SiriusXM Insight from 2-4 p.m. ET
Matt Welch interviews the libertarian-leaning legislators, as well as Emily Yoffe and Eli Lake, on Channel 121
We Need to Talk About Black Students Being Accused of Rape Under Title IX
What to make of the fact that students of color are far more likely to be accused of sexual misconduct?
Fraternity Investigated for 'Free House Tours' Banner, a Possible Title IX Violation
At Wichita State University, the bar for sexual harassment is apparently very low.
Bad Science Behind Campus-Rape Guidance Echoes '80s Trauma Myths
The "neurobiology of trauma" on campus is based more on social-justice goals than science. We've been here before.
Forget the Violent Campus Protests—This College Cop Is Gunning for Unlicensed Hot Dog Vendors
Watch a Berkeley officer seize the cash out of the wallet of a street merchant.
Penn Law Prof. Amy Wax on Her Controversial 'Return to Cultural Norms' Editorial
"People believe that the elite academy is destroying our country, and what's good about it."
Union-Run Schools Dump Struggling Kids on Charters
Public schools cherry-picking students, something they once accused charters of doing.
Stop Subsidizing Football
Taxpayers shouldn't be supporting a sport that's giving kids brain damage and shouldn't build stadiums for billionaire NFL owners either.
Betsy DeVos: The Era of Weaponized Title IX in Campus Rape Cases Is Over
"Through intimidation and coercion, the failed system has clearly pushed schools to overreach," says DeVos.
Western Civilization Holdout Reed College Under Activist Student Attack
The Reedies Against Racism think a Greek philosophy and literature course is an attack on them.
Questioning College Rape Epidemic Could Get You Fired
Resident assistants at Fordham University at Rose Hill want no part of a skeptical narrative.
Is Edinburgh Really Investigating a Student for Mocking ISIS on Facebook?
Student Robbie Travers is suspected of putting "minority students at risk and in a state of panic."
Democrats Blame Trump for Disappearing Sexual-Assault Report…That Was Archived by Obama Administration
The report's removal from the White House website was totally standard operating procedure.
Proposed Free Community College in Seattle Will be Anything But
Past programs have blown budgets and funneled money to well-off students
Hey, Berkeley Mayor: Do Your Job and Protect Free Speech in Your City
The possibility of violent reactions should not be used to call for censorship.
The Junk Science Behind 'Smarter Lunchrooms'
A federal program to help public-school students eat healthier is based on highly problematic-and perhaps fraudulent-research.
Racially Motivated School-Secession Case Shows Need for Expanded School Choice
The NAACP has filed an appeal to stop the secession, on the grounds that race was an underlying factor in creating the new school district.
Local NAACP Leader Defies Own Group, Supports New Florida Charter School
It's not racist to want access to school choice. It's racist to deny it.
Judge Hammers Penn State a Second Time For Its Treatment of Students Under Title IX
Says the school failed to follow policies it supposedly put in place after his first rebuke.
Stossel: Private School Success Around the World
In South Korea, the best teachers are paid like star athletes. Why can't U.S. schools reward talent?
