Naropa is a Buddhist institution and the professor has apparently taken a vow of silence. That doesn’t work too well for someone who’s being paid to teach.
Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Vow of Silence
It’s not uncommon for students at Naropa University, a Buddhist institution, to take vows of silence, even...
A Texas news station reports that state college students are giving Obamacare very low marks.
In fact, University of Texas student Zach Moss flatly says he is not going to sign up:
Obamacare is now adding unwanted stress and expenses for Texas college students. According to KETK-TX “many young adults are refusing to...
Big Brother is watching and he doesn’t need to ask for permission.
College Fix editor Nathan Harden reports.
Yale Officials Can Read Student Emails Without Notice or Consent
Do you know who is hacking into your email account? Maybe a better question would be–Who isn’t these days?
Obama and the NSA are doing it. Harvard got...
Who would have thought that anthropology could be so contentious?
A journal editor’s comments have angered biological anthropologists, and offers an intriguing insight into debates that have been occurring within that discipline.
In 2010, when the word “science” was left out of a plan for the American Anthropological Association, many in the discipline’s...
As we’ve pointed out, even Janet Napolitano isn’t thrilled with Obama’s college ratings plan. In a new post at See Thru Edu, Lindsey Burke provides more reasons to be skeptical.
If You Like Obamacare, You’ll Love the Fed’s College Rating Proposal
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) showed some clear thinking on the Obama administration’s...
The students at the University of Oregon seem to take their winter sports and football seriously, which has landed them in hot water with campus police.
Breitbart’s Jon David Kahn has the details.
In an attempt to enjoy the rare coat of snow blanketing the University of Oregon campus last Friday, the football...
The Obama administration’s gamble on a key component of its healthcare legislation has come up “snake-eyes!”
Conservative pundit John Fund explains that young Americans, upon whom so much of Obamacare rides, prefer websites with better odds.
President Obama is back selling his health-care law with the manic intensity of a late-night-infomercial pitchman who...
This is a win for second amendment supporters. Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed has the story.
Gun Bans in Danger
A divided Florida appeals court ruled Tuesday that public colleges and universities — except in limited circumstances — lack the legal right to regulate gun possession on campus.
The ruling came in a...
When Michigan State University’s football team defeated their Ohio rivals, there was a “firestorm of celebration.”
Now, campus police are offering a reward for information on those students who may have organized the conflagration.
Police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrests of the Michigan State University students responsible...
A sad story, especially given the time of year.
Tracy Connor of NBC News reports.
New York college freshman dies in fraternity pledge ‘ritual’: prosecutors
A New York City college freshman was fatally injured during a fraternity hazing ritual that required blindfolded pledges wearing weighted bags...
Question: How much diversity is too much?
Answer: Swarthmore College.
On Monday, the Swarthmore College Hillel Student Board passed a resolution opening its doors to anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian speakers and groups. The student board posted the resolution on its Facebook page. It read:
Swarthmore Hillel declares itself to be an Open Hillel; an organization that...
You have to wonder who looked at the Princeton human resources website and signed off on this. Whether or not you agree with the outrage, you had to know it was coming.
The College Fix reports.
After Complaints, Princeton Removes Its ‘Racist Stereotypes’
After complaints, Princeton University recently removed a 4-year-old human resources job listings...
Professor Jacobson covered the story of a Canon City school six-year-old boy, accused of sexual harassment and suspended for kissing a girl on the cheek and hand.
It looks like the ensuing shaming produced some results….shaming of the school, that is.
Officials at a Colorado school where a 6-year-old boy was suspended for...
Who knew?
Universities UK is an organization that involves itself in British higher education policy with press, suggested guidelines, publications and so forth.
Their new guidelines suggest gender segregated seating is fine for Muslim students.
Sara Khan, writing for the Independent UK, isn’t buying it.
Segregating men and women at university events won’t lead...
Laura Meyers is a freshman in journalism and political science.
She is also a Christian conservative at Kansas State University, which makes her a genuine minority in the majors she has selected. Meyers shares her experiences about the realities of the campus “diversity” and “tolerance” culture.
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Remember when liberals believed in personal choices? Those days are over.
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.
Harvard Votes To Banish Bottled Water
Harvard University students agreed by vote that plastic single-use water bottles should no longer be sold on campus, leaving the fate of plastic water bottles in jeopardy at the Ivy...
Implementation of the new “Common Core” education standards have resulted in a wide range of complaints, from pants-wetting to unsolvable math problems.
Green Bay area Bishop David Ricken h...
Students at Virginia State better make sure they don’t offend anyone.
Samantha Harris of The FIRE blog has the story.
Speech Code of the Month: Virginia State University
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for December 2013: Virginia State University.
According to Virginia State’s Student Code of Conduct (PDF), “[s]tudents shall not injure,...
The world media has been focusing on the global mourning for South Africa’s former political prisoner/President, Nelson Mandela.
Cornell University student Alane Otani interviewed some South African scholars on campus for their impressions of Mandela.
…South African student Christina Mosalagae law said she was floored when she learned of Mandela’s death.
“When I heard...
In a new post at Minding the Campus, Cathy Young profiles the “War on Rape” and the loss of free speech that comes with it.
‘Rape Culture’ and Free Speech
Much has been said about the campus “war on rape” and the way it imperils students’ due process rights, but there is another...
It looks like another young American is giving Obamacare a failing grade.
University of Wisconsin – Madison student Caleb McCardell, a junior majoring in medical microbiology & immunology and neurobiology, has the following analysis of the President’s signature piece of legislation….which focuses on the role his generation is suppose to play in...
Here’s the latest obnoxious stunt from the college BDS movement we’ve all come to know so well.
Alicia Adamczyk of The Michigan Daily reported.
‘Evictions’ in residence halls cause stir on campus
Students in six residence halls across campus woke up to eviction notices Tuesday morning.
The notices, which were satirical, were distributed by Students...
