The last time we checked in with Rutgers University, the school decided that offering a course on Beyonce was a great leap in scholarship.

So, little wonder one of its professors is mystified about his suspension.  It seems his only mistake was being honest, and sharing his enthusiasm about learning the subject...

The piece is by Nicholas Kristof who notes that America would probably have more respect for college professors if it weren’t for the darn Republicans.

I especially like the part where he says we have a law professor in the White House.

Professors, We Need You!

SOME of the smartest thinkers on problems at...

Dartmouth student Sandor Farkas has a troubling article on an internet piece that seemingly targets a freshman for rape, and the social media response that has ensued.

An anonymous message recently posted on a gossip website affiliated with Dartmouth College that some have described as a guide on how to rape a...

This just might have something to do with the rising cost of college tuition.

The American Interest reports.

University Administrative Glut Worse Than We Thought

Last week we highlighted a study showing that university administrative positions rose 28 percent in...

A Pennsylvania State sorority is shutting down a little more than a year after a photo of members wearing sombreros and holding signs offensive to vaunted “diversity” sensibilities made the rounds on the Internet.

The Penn State Nu Gamma chapter of Chi Omega notified the Panhellenic Executive Board last night that it...

Maybe not.

The liberal publication known as The Nation recently posted a video of black law students at UCLA claiming they are underrepresented on campus.

Yet in a recent post at National Review, Nathan Harden points to an article from the College Fix which refutes the same claim made by another black student...

Detroit once exported cars; now, one student wonders if its current legacy will adversely affect other cities.

Stanford University student Brandon Camhi takes a detailed look at the proposed solution to Detroit’s troubled finances and expresses some concerns about its impact on the bond market.

Here we go again. Another epochal battle between...

I’m sure the administration of Reed College is as eager for spring to arrive as the rest of the country, maybe more so.

Steven Dubois of the Associated Press reports via The Spokesman Review.

Reed College students damage dorm with massive snowball

Two math majors at Reed College lost control of a massive snowball...

In a world where everyone earns an “A”, what can a school do to demonstrate its students actually achieved?

One Maine university is opting for a new way of rating student performance. Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed files this report:

The University of Maine at Presque Isle is moving beyond grades by...

File this story under priorities.

Lane Barton of The Whitman Pioneer reports.

Administration To Promote Race-Related Education

Ever since the Rally Against Racism last fall provoked a campus-wide conversation about race, the Whitman administration has been keen to promote future discussions on the issue. Although the upcoming Power and Privilege Symposium provides an opportunity...

One of New York City’s most elite institutions, Horace Mann School, is now plagued with another sex-filled scandal.

The Daily Caller Education Editor Eric Owens has these details:

This one is a revenge porn scenario allegedly involving Canh Oxelson, the director of the exclusive school’s college counseling unit. Police arrested Oxelson, 42, this...

The last time a woman wrote something like this it set off a firestorm. Let’s see if Susan Patton’s new piece at the Wall Street Journal gets the same reaction.

Susan Patton: A Little Valentine’s Day Straight Talk

Another Valentine’s Day. Another night spent ordering in sushi for one and mooning over “Downton...

When Benjamin Edelman was a Harvard sophomore, he earned $400 an hour as an expert witness for the National Football League against unauthorized Web broadcasting. As a senior, the American Civil Liberties Union paid him $300 an hour to oppose the government’s use of information filters in libraries.

Bloomberg’s John Hechinger h...

In an attempt to clarify the byzantine rules related to Obamacare work hour calculations, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has just released its final guidance on the approach to be taken by colleges and universities.

The ruling impacts both adjunct faculty and student workers significantly.

The upshot of the complicated regulation from the...

Well, he has to pay off the college crowd for voting for him somehow. They certainly aren’t being rewarded with jobs.

The College Fix reports.

Obama’s Latest Giveaway – Free Highspeed Internet For All Students

Did you know highspeed internet access is a civil right?

Students deserve it.

In reality, here’s President Barack Obama’s latest way...

It looks like Americans aren’t the only ones struggling to keep their kids interested in school.

The Learn for Life Foundation, a non-profit organization established to promote the importance of education in Western Australia, recently sponsored a video to warn about the dangers of truancy.

That the organization selected to have the video produced...

As Tyler Durden of Zero Hedge points out, this is a true measure of the economy. I have a question, is living in the basement part of hope or change?

The True State Of The Economy: Record Number Of College Graduates Live In Their Parents’ Basement

Scratch one more bullish thesis for the...

With most of the country in the midst of the “Polar Vortex”, a cup of hot tea or cocoa is probably preferable to ice water for many Americans.

However, that did not stop a team at an Arkansas school from spending valuable research time and money in an attempt to identify the...

Because of the way Russia’s leaders and bureaucrats have operated, Yale University student Tyler Blackmon wanted their Olympics to be a failure.

However, he has now changed his tune:

From the country’s overt persecution of gay citizens to the mass slaughter of stray dogs in preparation for the Games, Russia’s string of abuses...

Naturally. Because this is what the glory of the Olympics and sportsmanship are all about, right?

Alec Torres of National Review reports.

Class at University of Arizona Requires Participation in Condom Olympics

Are you a student who doesn’t like exams or papers? Well, if you attend the University of Arizona, take Professor William Simmons’...

Bernadette N. Lim, a Harvard student working on degrees in human evolutionary biology and women/gender/sexuality studies, pens a fascinating editorial on being an Asian-American at an Ivy League school.

I am a third generation Asian-American woman at Harvard, and I despise living under the impression that I belong to the “model minority.”...

What a revolutionary idea. Of course, this is the way it has been done in the private sector since well, forever.

Alex Stuckey of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

College presidents should answer for schools’ success or failure, lawmaker says

JEFFERSON CITY • Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, doesn’t want to close Missouri colleges and...