Showing that he isn’t afraid to really shake things up by weighing in on serious matters of the day, the Holy Father has a few thoughts on school choice.
Pope Francis said Friday parents have the right to determine how their child is educated, and their children should not be subjected to...
The higher ed bubble, coming soon to a college or university near you.
Carrie Wells of the Baltimore Sun reports.
Loyola University Maryland lays off 15 employees
Loyola University Maryland has laid off 15 staff members and its president said Friday that the college had reached a “critical moment” where large tuition increases could...
A sorority at the University of Connecticut has taken the “gender equality” ideal a little too seriously.
It now faces suspension for its hazing rituals, which is usually the punishment ladled out to fraternities.
University of Connecticut has temporarily suspended the Delta Zeta sorority chapter following hazing allegations.
The sorority allegedly hazed members of...
Ann Coulter probably didn’t expect the civil reception she got at Notre Dame this week. Kudos to the student body for respecting her right to speak even if they disagreed with her.
Susan Kruth of The FIRE reports.
Notre Dame Students Embrace Opportunity for Dialogue in Coulter Visit
The University of Notre Dame’s College...
In a stunning example of agenda-driven scholarship, one California district has a history lesson forcing students to “draw parallels” between an iconic American with a murderer.
And while it is no longer a formal part of the curriculum, the lesson is still accessible and provides insights into the reasons behind the state’s...
New Jersey’s anti-bullying law, which covers both schools and colleges, is so overly broad that a fourth-grader was punished just for noting, in response to a question, that a classmate had suffered from head lice. A civil-liberties group called the Rutherford Institute is now helping that kid bring a First Amendment...
A little ray of sunshine is peaking through the dark clouds of law school graduates’ employment opportunities!
Employment prospects for law-school graduates are less bleak than in past years, according to new data, but the job market is also showing few signs of improvement.
Law schools reported that 57% of class of 2013...
Franklin and Marshall College student Daniel Pellegrino has a few thoughts on the forced resignation of the CEO of the Mozilla Corporation, Brendan Eich, and what it means for today’s American culture.
…The irony that those who preach diversity and inclusion attacked and shut down someone who disagreed with them should not...
As we all know, hurting other people’s feelings is a serious crime on college campuses today.
Andrew Desiderio of The College Fix reports.
Sorority Apologizes For ‘Insensitive’ Display of School Spirit
The Gamma Phi Beta sorority at the University of North Dakota has apologized for what has been deemed an “insensitive” and “...
University of Utah’s student government has just voted to change its fight song, Utah Man, to make it “more inclusive.”
Here is the offending anthem:
The student newspaper reports:
The [Associated Students of University of Utah Assembly] ASUU voted last week to support a potential change to make the U’s fight song, “Utah Man”...
Professor Brian Clarke of Charlotte School of Law is a survivor of depression and is telling his story in hope that he can help other people.
The ABA Journal reports.
‘You are not alone’: Law prof who considered suicide tells his story
Charlotte School of Law professor Brian Clarke has a message for lawyers...
A new graph based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals how bad the job market really is for Young Americans during this “Great Recession.”
Its conclusion: Some scholars are better off getting the barista job before going to college instead of after.
Just last week we asked “Is college waste of time...
Do you think colleges should be able to conduct background checks to weed out shady applicants for sensitive jobs, like people who have criminal convictions or financial problems that might tempt them to steal your student-loan money to pay off their debts? If so, rejoice in a recent appeals court decision...
Higher One Holdings, the leading provider of campus debit cards on American campuses, faces an investigation by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in connection with the practices of a former bank partner involving college students’ accounts.
The new probe follows an investigation of Higher One by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,...
We have been following the drive of the Northwestern University football team to unionize.
Despite a recent ruling allowing the team to proceed, the unionization plan still may be tackled by the players themselves.
The National Labor Rights Board (NLRB) may have allowed Northwestern University’s football players on a scholarship to unionize, but...
In a new post at the College Conservative, Elizabeth Marcello notes the “cool” factor which has become so pervasive in American politics.
Want the Youth Vote? Be Cool
As a young Republican in liberal academia, I find it quite difficult at times to make political progress with my peers, especially other women on...
The promulgation of the “campus rape culture” meme has spilled over into the local bar scene at one university.
A hysterical and overwrought reaction by a North Carolina student to the song “Blurred Lines” has caused a permanent ban on both the song and the DJ who played it at a...
Common Core: Rewriting history according to progressives one page at a time.
College Fix editor Nathan Harden has the story.
Common Core Text Portrays White Voters as Obama-Hating Racists
A biography of Barack Obama designed for fourth graders and approved under the new federal Common Core curriculum standards portrays white voters as racists, hell...
Conservative icon Ann Coulter is addressing Notre Dame students as part of the Notre Dame College Republican’s Lincoln Day celebrations.
Kudos to the school for not rescinding her invite, though she can expect the usual brouhaha from the usual suspects upon her arrival.
Conservative political pundit Ann Coulter will address Notre Dame students...
Saint Louis University hides behind its tax exempt status as a reason not to allow political discourse on campus. The FIRE is calling them out on it.
Saint Louis University Kicks Political Speech Off Campus
ST. LOUIS, April 9, 2014—Last fall, Saint Louis University (SLU) demanded a student group take an event featuring...
Students at Washington University in St. Louis are staging a sit-in, calling for the school to cut its ties to Peabody Energy, a coal company.
Dozens of students are pledging to camp out on campus until the University removes the coal company’s CEO Gregory Boyce from the school’s board of directors, CBS...
Oh boo-hoo. I’m a victim of hate who just happens to go to one of the most exclusive universities in the world.
If this kid is representative of the spoiled brats who took over the office of Dartmouth’s president, I weep for America’s future. Frankly, I’ve never seen a better argument for...
