That’s $350 million, all from graduates Dr. Gerald Lok-chung Chan and Ronnie Chi-chung Chan — so much money that Harvard has decided to rename an entire school after their father: The T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Matthew R. Zubrow at The Dartmouth Review has the story:
Harvard Continues Trend of Large...
In a new video from Prager University, Anne Bayefsky, director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights examines the UN and its scrutiny of Israel.
Here’s more information:
Course Description
Israel is a vibrant democracy with full rights for women and gays, a free press and independent judiciary. You would think that the United...
I wrote this up last night for the Cornell Review, a student conservative and libertarian newspaper. We’re trying to get this going viral. Please read and share either this link or the original one, here.
Conservative Columnist for Cornell Newspaper Personally Attacked in Anonymously Distributed Flyers
In several locations across campus, students have...
Our dear friend Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit has put together a new parody video which you must watch.
We’ve heard it ad infinitum, but it really is quality advice: don’t lie on your resume!
From the Financial Post:
Wal-Mart spokesman resigns over fake resume claim that he has a university degree
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s chief spokesman resigned after the company discovered an almost two- decade-old falsehood in his official biography, a person...
Gosh, isn’t that nice of them? Is there also a group that helps academic elitists combat their smugness?
Macaela Bennett of the College Fix reports.
College Launches Group for White Students to Combat Their White Privilege
Stonehill College has launched a campus group for white students to discuss “what it means to have whiteness”...
Chelsea Gruenwald at The College Conservative offers up some potential reasons why young women are rapidly abandoning the feminist movement:
The Rise of Anti-Feminism: The New Era of Feminism?
While feminist movements across the globe are gaining media attention, another movement has also gained attention: anti-feminism.
Not too shabby. Will the liberal school be sharing its wealth with less fortunate universities?
Joseph Asch of Dartblog reports.
Endowment Yields 19.2%; Rises to $4.5B
The endowment has risen from $3.73 billion to $4.50 billion as the College announced that its investments yielded a 19.2% return. Th...
As someone who tried to be an English major for a few semesters, I can tell you that most English departments have pointedly abandoned concepts like ‘literary merit’ and ‘the Western canon’ in favor of ones like ‘diversity’ and ‘social awareness.’
That summer reading lists only continue to harp on such doctrines...
This is pretty serious. File it under higher ed bubble.
Staci Zaretsky of Above the Law reported.
Troubled Law School Defaults On Its Bonds, May Be Forced To Cease Operations
While it’s true that things have been spiraling downwards for law schools since the Great Recession, it wasn’t until 2011 that things really got...
How about a study on how liberals and conservatives think differently? But we already know what the conclusion would be.
From the NY Daily News:
Liberals and conservatives smell different, are attracted to odors of those who share their beliefs: study
People are attracted to the odor of those who share their political beliefs,...
As you read below you may notice that the Obama library is going to cost twice as much as the George W. Bush library.
Anyone surprised?
Ella Vincent of State Column reported.
Four universities in the running for Obama presidential library
Four universities are on the short list for the President Obama’s library. The future...
Students at Salt Lake Community College are actually complaining about a dance class that counts for the diversity course requirement at the school.
Maggie Lit writes for Campus Reform:
Diversity dance class draws students’ ire in Utah
Can students learn about diversity through dancing? According to one community college in Utah, they can, but...
Aren’t you glad you don’t work in their human resources department?
Dave Huber of the College Fix reported.
Phony Ph.D. Fools West Virginia University, Many Others
Meet Anoop Shankar: He boasted a Ph.D. in epidemiology, and claimed to have “researched population-wide diseases.” He said he was a member of the Royal College of Physicians....
The Maryland college already ditched SAT scores back in 2007, so why not take it a step further?
Jonathan Marks at Minding the Campus has the story:
Goucher to Applicants: No High School Transcript, No Problem!
Goucher College is lowering its application standards even further. Having dispensed with the SAT requirement in 2007, it’s now making...
This was a nice surprise on Monday.
Talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh read from a College Insurrection post about sexual consent rules at Ohio State.
Here’s an excerpt from Rush’s transcript.
“At Ohio State University, to avoid being guilty of ‘sexual assault’ or ‘sexual violence,’ you and your partner now apparently have to...
The battle of the sexes comes to the written word.
From the Daily Beast:
Poll: Women Are Better Writers Than Men
Women write better, male writers get to the point faster, and both sexes are more likely than not to write about people like themselves, says a poll by the staff of Grammarly.
The poll...
Do colleges now employ people who are in charge of going around campus ruining everyone’s fun? Are there actual brigades of PC police roaming around looking for things like this?
Katherine Timpf reported at National Review.
Sorority in Big Trouble after Taco Tuesday Event Deemed Racist
A sorority at California State University Fullerton is...
To think, there were a number of students who didn’t want her to show up at all. This is definitely a moment of triumph for freedom of expression.
Jennifer Kabbany at The College Fix has the story:
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Given Standing Ovation at Yale
Ayaan Hirsi Ali received a standing ovation at the...
To be fair, not all students who were asked signed the petition. In fact, two of them let the f-word fly.
Here’s the kicker – this video was shot on September 11th.
Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon reported.
College Kids Sign Petition to Support ISIL
The terrorist group ISIL released its third beheading...
I guess Alec Baldwin is old hat now.
Kasey Marie Shores at The College Fix has the story:
University Cancels Alec Baldwin Appearance Due to Poor Ticket Sales
TUCSON, Ariz. – An upcoming appearance by actor Alec Baldwin at the University of Arizona has been cancelled because of poor ticket sales, a campus...
Can you imagine what it must be like to be one of these students who voted for Obama?
The College Fix reported.
Economics Profs Describe ObamaCare as Nightmare for Working College Students
Indiana University Southeast business professor Linda Christiansen and economics professor D. Eric Schansber rip Obamacare a new one in a jointly bylined op-ed...
