Never underestimate the ability of university administrators to make decisions that defy all logic, reason, and common sense. Here is an example:

The National Federation of the Blind planned to announce Wednesday that the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Syracuse University won't consider big rollouts of the electronic reading device unless Amazon makes it more accessible to visually impaired students. » read more »

In his latest column, Walter Williams demonstrates the rapidly diminishing value of a college education. He first address grade inflation, which is rampant. He then discusses ways in which universities engage in deceptive techniques designed solely to raise their ratings in the annual "U.S. News and World Report" college ranking. (Williams cites a particular article that can be accessed here. It is worth reading.) » read more »

In a pair of columns (here and here), Ashley Herzog describes a very interesting test that was presented to college students by the Young America's Foundation (yaf.org). They asked students what they thought of a policy that would distribute grades more evenly, taking points earned by strong students and giving them to other students that hadn't done as well. » read more »

In this column, Burt Prelutsky discusses academia's latest offering upon the altar of Almighty Diversity. While reviewing the representation with America's collegiate student body of various demographic groups, someone has noticed that a particular segment of society was underrepresented -- specifically, poor people. » read more »

Vox makes some good points:

I have never understood why so many otherwise intelligent individuals have such a difficult time understanding the fact that, by definition, criminals pay no attention to the laws. » read more »

An administrator at Marquette University removed a quote that a graduate student had posted on his door. That's not news, nor is it the point of the post. Once he got wind of it, a journalist at the Miami Herald wrote a hilarious blog post that is a must-read.

In case anyone is curious, the quote was from humorist Dave Bary, and it read as follows:

As Americans we must always remember that we all have a common enemy, an enemy that is dangerous, powerful, and relentless. I refer, of course, to the federal government. » read more »

Here is a summary of a student's conversation with a leading biologist at a Christian college. Be sure to query such "Christian" schools thoroughly before abandoning your children to them!