The Camden, New Jersey superintendent who reported the following results for his district can at least take comfort in the fact that his students are not test-cheaters.
The new school superintendent in Camden, N.J., says it was a “kick-in-...
Students who were born in New York and other neighboring states will have to pay full price, of course.
Matt Friedman of the Star Ledger reports.
Chris Christie and N.J. Democrats reach agreement on DREAM Act
Students who grew up in New Jersey but are in the country illegally will soon be able to...
Score another victory for First Amendment rights, thanks in part to the team from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
We recently reported that a California community college student was prevented from passing out copies of the Constitution — on Constitution Day, of all days, because of campus “free speech zone” restrictions.
It...
Meet Michael Gross, a professor from East Carolina University.
Courtesy of Jay Schalin from National Review.
Shut Up and Learn Communism!
What’s the latest fashion statement to hit campus? How about a T-shirt that says, “
We recently reported that there were meningitis outbreaks at Princeton and University California – Santa Barbara.
Andrew Desiderio, a student at George Washington University, has more details on infected students on those campuses and updates on other...
The job market keeps on shrinking and the higher ed bubble continues to grow.
Breanna Deutsch of the Daily Caller reports.
Law school enrollment drops to lowest level since the 1970s
To some prospective students, law school is no longer worth the cost.
According to the American Bar Association, the number of first-year law students...
Finals week at Harvard was interrupted by a hoax bomb threat, which annoyed students ready for their exams.
However, as with many emergency response incidents, there were lessons to be learned. The Harvard Crimson’s staff offered its assessment:
Within minutes of receiving an emailed bomb threat yesterday, Harvard University Police Department officers and...
In a new post at The College Conservative, Elizabeth Marcello examines what it means to be a young conservative woman.
The Real “War on Women”
My entire life, others have tried to convince me what a real woman is. At my all-girls high school, much of the curriculum focused on only what the women...
Flags are flying high at Davidson College, a liberal arts college in a small North Carolina town.
Gay Pride flags, that is.
Rainbow flags flew from many Davidson College dorm room windows last week in a show of support for an undergrad who was told he could not fly a gay pride flag...
Santa Clara University is a Catholic school and the church’s position on abortion is pretty clear. Maybe the faculty members who disagree could find work at one of the thousands of non-Catholic schools in the country.
Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Policy Denied
In an unprecedented move, the Santa Clara University Faculty...
The following story should put a chill in any excessive drinking plans college students may have for upcoming holiday celebrations.
A college student in Duluth, Minn., may lose one or more of her hands and feet after spending a night unconscious on the porch of the house next-door...
Do we even need to explore the “what if” scenario here?
The College Fix reports.
Black Student ‘Lynches’ Two White Guys, Calls It Art
An African-American student at Sacramento State University is under fire for her recent work of art – which consisted of “lynching” two white men from a tree on the northern...
The office of Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) just released a 177-page overview of questionable projects that have been allotted nearly $30 billion in federal funds.
“The Blaze” has scoured the list to pick the top six money wasters, and a Hope College project leads the list.
1. Nearly $300,000 for a Video Game
The...
A new activist group called “Take Back UC” is made up of students, community groups, and labor unions. A quick glance at their website reveals that it’s a liberal group.
From whom are they taking the school back? The liberal governor of California? The liberal school administrators? The former Obama administration official...
A Colorado professor who had her teaching assistants portray prostitutes claims she is being forced to retire after the ensuing controversy.
The College Fix offers the details:
“It is with a sad heart that I share the news that I am being pressured to accept an early retirement package by the University of Colorado,” CU Boulder...
There seems to be no end to zero-tolerance stories in education these days. The latest is brought to us by a high school in Atlanta.
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reports.
Student hugs his teacher, gets suspended for a YEAR for sexual harassment
A high school senior in the suburbs of Atlanta has...
While we report often on the fiscal challenging facing students working on undergraduate degrees, it appears that those going for even pricier graduate ones are also being slammed hard.
And an analysis of recent numbers shows that as the Higher Education Bubble pops, fewer undergrads are opting to go for those...
Given the atmosphere on some college campuses today, Catholics have bigger things to worry about than donations from the Kochs.
Michael Patrick Leahy of Breitbart reports.
Leftist Catholics Wary of Koch $1M Donation to Catholic University
On Friday, a group of left-wing Catholic academics bashed the Tea Party in a letter to John Garvey,...
As the recent bomb scare at Harvard shows, the campus police are ever ready to respond to emergency situations in a professional manner.
However, for many college towns, there is increasing concerns about their boundary of their reach, especially in high-crime areas.
…[A] proposed expansion of authority has stirred concerns in Washington, D.C.,...
Monday’s bomb threat at Harvard was a hoax. Cheryl K. Chumley of the Washington Times reported yesterday that many Harvard students suspected fraud.
CBS News in Boston now confirms.
Harvard Student Charged In Bomb Hoax
A Harvard student has been charged in connection with Monday’s bomb threats which shut down four Harvard buildings and...
There is a new group of students that diversity outreach programs don’t really seem to address: Homeless students.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid estimates that there are 58,000 homeless students on campuses nationwide…and between the burden of student loans and high cost of tuition, the number of students without homes...
Stanford economics professor Michael J. Boskin has written an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal which examines Obamacare. At the time of this writing, it’s the most read story at Real Clear Politics.
ObamaCare’s Troubles Are Only Beginning
The White House is claiming that the Healthcare.gov website is mostly fixed, that the millions...
