It’s hard to imagine something more inappropriate than this.
Emily Jashinsky of Campus Reform reports.
Wisconsin prof offers extra credit for attending anti-Walker budget protests
English students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater have been offered extra credit for protesting Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) recent budget proposal, which includes cuts to the UW system.
The MacIver...
Wright State University has just apologized for what it had on its menu for Black History Month.
USA Today reports.
College apologizes for Black History Month menu of chicken, collard greens
The president of Wright State University and its dining services vendor have apologized for a Black History Month menu that featured fried chicken...
The BDS movement isn’t just for students, apparently.
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon reports.
Vanderbilt Law Professor Under Fire For Anti-Israel Rant
A Vanderbilt law professor is facing backlash from the pro-Israel community after launching a campaign to shut down a rally supporting the Jewish state and opposing global terrorism, according to...
There will be a new SAT in 2016. Is this a good change?
The Atlantic reports.
New SAT, New Problems
In his announcement last spring that a new version of the SAT would be launched in 2016, The College Board President David Coleman drew on a favorite buzzword: opportunity.
In his speech, Coleman finally acknowledged...
No one will protest this. If however, the school was giving the same honor to someone like Ann Coulter…
The New York Post reported.
Harvard Law to honor lawyer who lied about anti-cop video
Students at Harvard Law School plan to honor the Bronx public defender who was caught ly...
Is Black History Month separatist? Some students seem to think so.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
Black History Month troubles some black Penn students
It seems February — officially Black History Month — doesn’t sit well with some (black) University of Pennsylvania students.
Concerns range from it being seen as “separatist,” to the...
This Washington Post piece by Wendy Kaminer is rather enlightening.
The progressive ideas behind the lack of free speech on campus
Is an academic discussion of free speech potentially traumatic? A recent panel for Smith College alumnae aimed at “challenging the ideological echo chamber” elicited this ominous “trigger/content warn...
College tuition is high and the books required are pricey too. Lawmakers in Washington have a new bill regarding this issue.
John Hendricks from KXLY reports.
Lawmakers look at capping price of college text books
The cost of college in Washington could soon be coming down as lawmakers are looking at capping the price...
Because, hey… why not?
Ashley Rae Goldenberg of the Daily Caller reported.
Activist Teaches Feminist Animal Rights Course At George Mason University
A self-described activist is teaching an eye-opening “Animal Rights as Ecofeminism” course at George Mason, the largest public university in Virginia.
Professor Paul C. Gorski, who believes me...
A fraternity that has gone co-ed is now filing a lawsuit against the university.
Kathleen Megan from the Hartford Courant reports.
Fraternity Sues Wesleyan, Claiming Sex Discrimination
Members and alumni of Wesleyan University’s Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity have filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the university over its policy that forced them to...
The US is not the only country fighting over higher education reform. Nepal recently received a large chunk of change to beef up their higher education system.
My Republica reports:
WB approves US$ 65m credit for higher education reforms
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The World Bank Friday approved a US$ 65 million credit for the...
It looks like Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner may be taking a cue from Governor Scott Walker.
The Northwest Herald reported.
Bruce Rauner’s higher education cut larger than expected, would affect all aspects of NIU
Northern Illinois University officials are considering reducing staff, restructuring academic programs and pursuing more grants after Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget...
America’s higher education system needs a makeover, but let us take a moment to be thankful that our higher education is still one of the systems in the world. Take Jordan, for example, where more than half of all universities flunked a higher education exam.
Saba Abu Farha reports for Al-Fanar Media:
Jordanian...
You know Bernie Sanders. He’s the openly “Socialist” senator from Vermont.
Michael Stratford of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Upping the Ante on Free
Senator Bernie Sanders is calling for a massive boost in federal higher education spending that would cut college tuition at public colleges and universities in half.
“We need a revolution in the...
Forget waiting for regular college admissions. More seniors are choosing to apply early for college.
The Los Angeles Times reports.
More high school seniors taking early admissions to college
While most of her classmates at Arleta High School anxiously await word on their college applications next month, Unique De La Torre has been a...
Some students think the theft might be over an article about radical feminism which was featured in the paper.
Susan Kruth of the FIRE blog reports.
Hamilton Students Condemn Theft of Campus Publication
The divestment movement has a presence on college campuses around the country. A new study says if the movement got its way, it could hurt endowments. That would mean less funds for student opportunities and scholarships.
John Schwartz from the New York Times reports.
Study Claims Oil Divestiture May Hurt College Endowments
Universities that decide...
The state senate passed campus-carry but the student assembly voted against the policy.
The Daily Texan reports.
Student government votes to oppose state Senate “campus carry” proposal
Student Government voted Tuesday to oppose a state Senate-proposed campus-carry policy at the University. Twenty-one of 27 assembly members voted in support of the resolution, a statement...
It was a close vote but the resolution passed.
The Jerusalem Post reports.
Northwestern University student group narrowly passes Israel divestment measure
Northwestern University’s Associated Student Government Senate narrowly passed a measure to divest from Israeli companies on Thursday. It urges the university to divest from Boeing, Caterpillar, Elbit Systems, Hewlett-Packard, G4S and Lockheed...
Here’s an excerpt from an exclusive interview with Frank Cunningham III’16 (Vice President of the Student Body) about the Moving Dartmouth Forward initiative.
The Dartmouth Review reports.
Inside the Moving Dartmouth Forward Steering Committee
TDR: After that, was it just a question of whether the Greek System should be retained and regulated or just...
Perhaps the student body could hold a protest against ISIS privilege.
Reuters reported.
Pro-Islamic State militants seize Libyan university: residents
Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State have seized the university in the central Libyan city of Sirte, residents said on Thursday, days after a video showed them staging a convoy parade.
Islamist militants have made...
Is free speech important? Simple question, right? Not necessarily.
Steven Crower visited the University of Michigan and the responses he received were alarming to say the least.
Take a look:
