Daniel Luzer

A professor at Liberty University, that shining example of legal and moral righteousness, objects to healthcare reform. Mathew Staver, dean of Liberty University School of Law, announced that he plans to challenge health care legislation as soon as Obama signs it: Congress does not have unlimited authority to regulate private actions. If the Constitution does […]

The College Guide’s focus on health care reform has mostly been about the reconciliation process, which will merge student loan reform into the bill. But then, as Jennifer Epstein points out in an article in Inside Higher Ed, actual health care matters for college students, too: There are several tangible ways in which the legislation […]

Apparently Ann Coulter has been warned. The conservative political pundit will speak today at the University of Ottawa. According to an article by Adam McDowell in the National Post: A senior University of Ottawa administrator has warned [Coulter] to use “restraint, respect and consideration” when speaking at the school. Francois Houle, vice-president academic and provost, […]

Apparently the University of Wisconsin suspected a professor from working with animals after officials noticed a pattern of sloppiness in the professor’s behavior. According to an article by Deborah Ziff in the Wisconsin State Journal: University administrators say researcher Michele Basso has had a bumpy history, citing a lack of respect for veterinarians, incomplete record-keeping […]

More higher education news from North Carolina: apparently illegal immigrants may soon be able to attend state community colleges. According to an article by Mark Johnson in the Charlotte Observer: The State Community College Board cast a final vote Friday to admit illegal immigrants at the 58 community college campuses. Illegal immigrants will have to […]

In order to save students money, a few schools are now experimenting with a three-year bachelor’s degree. But another, even more efficient, tactic might be to let high school students start college early. An article by Lauren Roth at the Virginian-Pilot indicates that: North Carolina has 70 Learn and Earn schools… that blend high school […]

“Everyone doesn’t need to go to college” has long been the cry of conservatives who decry the rising cost of colleges and financial aid. Why don’t they just get jobs? Surely we can’t afford all of these liberal arts majors anyway. Maybe, but how difficult is it to get a job, really? The trouble is […]

Missouri’s higher education commissioner, Robert Stein, announced in November that he was going to retire in July. And so the state earnestly began a search for his successor. The Missouri Department of Higher Education even posted the job advertisement for the position right on its Web site. And then it stopped the search. The governor […]

Congressional Democrats needed to make a lot of compromises to make student lending reform happen. The biggest concession was probably the decision at the beginning of this month to make student loan reform part of the reconciliation to the health care bill in the first place. But the Democratic leadership made other compromises to their […]

According to an article by Dina Omar in The Electronic Intifada, apparently Berkeley’s Student Senate voted on Thursday to: Divest from companies that provide military support for the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Debate began the night before at 9:00pm and ended and six hours later when the vote was held at 3:00am. The session was […]