College Not Necessary for Many New Careers

U.S. News & World Report, which has made a name for itself by ranking and announcing the Best Colleges every year, is now ranking and listing the Best Careers for young people. A comparison of the latest lists shows a shocking disconnect and makes for dispiriting holiday reading. 1-02-08 Read more

Community College In-State Tuition Decree for NC Illegal Aliens opposed by ALIPA, 11-28-07

The Raleigh based national organization ALIPAC, which was credited with helping to defeat in-state tuition for illegals in NC (2005), is taking aim at the administration of Governor Mike Easley (D-NC) for the recent decree that illegal aliens will now be allowed in all community colleges. The Easley administration is known nationally for giving hundreds of thousands of licenses to illegal aliens, an issue that NY Governor Spitzer was pummeled for even considering.

NC Community College Attorney, David Sullivan who issued the order, falsely claims that this move will not cost NC taxpayers because the illegal aliens will be charged out of state tuition. Unknown to most North Carolinians, provisions were secretly placed into law years ago that qualifies illegal aliens for in-state tuition for community colleges in NC.

Read entire article, November 28, 2007

How Much Is That Degree Really Worth?

Do you know any young people with college degrees working in restaurants, retail stores, or somewhere else for which their degree is worthless? Do they owe tens of thousands of dollars in student loans? There are lots of them out there. Perhaps they are reevaluating the worth of a college education. I’m not talking about people who want to be engineers, nurses, biologists, or something else in the hard sciences. I’m talking about some of the so-called “soft sciences” like Women’s Studies or Art History, or some other useless course of study. Only people with huge trust funds should pursue these majors. By Tom McLaughlin, October 23, 2007

Visa Fraud Results in Illegal Immigration Crisis

Watch Lou Dobbs: Visa Fraud Results in Illegal Immigration Crisis

Colorado illegal immigrants will get college aid in N.M.

Fort Collins - At least 10 illegal immigrants from Colorado will get to attend classes at the University of New Mexico this fall, with many not having to pay for tuition or books. Denverpost.com, July 16, 2007

A High Cost for Denying the Cross

The removal of the Christian cross from Wren Chapel by the College of William and Mary’s President Gene Nichol has taken a huge toll on the school. Not only did the school lose a $12 million planned donation, but William and Mary’s undergraduate applications have increased only 1% over last year and the endowment growth rate is down from 12% to 2%. “The school sustained serious damage to alumni relations, fundraising and reputation under the current Administration and is in serious danger of falling further in the rankings,” according to William and Mary alumnus Lance Kyle. A local independent newspaper has suggested to the college’s Board of Visitors not to renew President Gene Nichol’s contract. Worldnetdaily.com", 4- 21- 07.

What Cho Learned In The English Department

What was the motive behind 23-year-old Cho Seung-Hui's killing of 32 students and teachers at Virginia Tech? Why was he consumed with hate, resentment and bitterness?

Read more of Phyllis Schlafly's May 9 column

Conservative icon draws protests at TCNJ

EWING -- Commentator and activist Phyllis Schlafly's conservative views are well known. She has spent more than 50 years writing and speaking out in favor of Republican principles and traditional family values, and against the women's liberation movement and feminist beliefs. NJ.com, May 03, 2007

Missouri State University's Social Work Program Fails External Review

MSU student Emily Brooker filed a suit against the school for violating her First Amendment rights after she objected to signing her name to a letter to the state legislature supporting homosexual adoption. MSU agree to settle with Brooker and to both clear her academic record and reimbursement for her attorney fees. After the settlement, MSU’s social science department was reviewed by deans from two other universities. MSU’s President Mike Nietzel said that the review was “as negative a review of an academic program as I have ever seen.” Belleville.com, 4-6-07.

What Colleges Teach -- and Don't Teach

Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says that the Federal Government needs some accountability for the billions of dollars the taxpayers pour into university education. That's right, we do; but her plan, to set up a national database to track students plus a system of testing like No Child Left Behind, is not the solution. April Phyllis Schlafly Report

What Colleges Don't Teach

Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says that the Federal Government needs some accountability for the billions of dollars the taxpayers pour into university education. That's right, we do; but her plan, to set up a national database to track students, plus a system of testing like No Child Left Behind, is not the solution. Phyllis Schlafly column, 4/11/07

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College of William and Mary Paid High Cost For Removing Cross

The institution lost what would have been a $12 million donation from a formerly dedicated donor who disagreed with the college for removing a brass cross that had stood in the campus chapel for 75 years. Liberty Counsel Press Release, 3-1-07