Commenting on stories about sex assault is no longer allowed but you can still carry a mattress around if you want.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
‘Columbia Spectator’ to shut down comment sections on sex assault articles
The Columbia Daily Spectator student newspaper will no longer provide comment sections for articles dealing...
A look at where the leaders of the two parties went to college. The discovery is a major difference between the two parties.
Forbes reports.
The Democrats: The Party of the Elite College Education
Democrats are supposedly the party of the poor and oppressed, mightily concerned about the distribution...
In the case of professor John McAdams, FIRE is calling out Marquette.
Peter Bonilla of the FIRE blog reports.
Marquette’s Dangerous Subversion of Free Speech
Last week, I wrote about the systemic due process failures at Marquette University, which plans to fire tenured political science professor John McAdams for criticism of a graduate student...
While schools like Texas A&M are willing to consider allowing permitted, concealed weapons on campus, Florida’s university system is none to thrilled with the prospect.
According to CBS Miami:
University System Takes Aim At Guns On Campus
TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – Florida’s university system wants state lawmakers to holster the idea of allowing guns...
Berkeley students held a vigil organized by Muslim Student Association to honor the Chapel Hill victims.
Ivana Saric writes at the Daily Californian:
UC Berkeley groups host vigil to honor victims of UNC shooting
To honor the victims of a recent shooting at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, campus organizations came...
Can you say public relations nightmare?
Jeremiah Dobruck of the LA Times reported.
Couple who pledged $12 million to Chapman University want donation back
A 98-year-old Newport Beach philanthropist and his wife are suing Chapman University, alleging that the college coerced him into donating $12 million and then failed to keep its promises.
James and...
This column by Debra Saunders at Real Clear Politics is outstanding.
Divest UC of USA or Vice Versa?
The University of California Student Association has approved a resolution to direct UC regents to divest financially of the governments of Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, Sri Lanka and the United States. “UC...
It’s not a bad business to be in if you have the cash.
Steven Overly of the Washington Post reports.
Universities are venturing into new territory: Funding start-up businesses
Universities across the country have developed entrepreneurship programs in recent years aimed at encouraging students and faculty to turn promising business ideas into actual companies....
In today’s world of speech codes and microaggressions, FIRE is making a huge difference.
PG Veer of the Daily Caller writes.
Meet The Group That’s Burning Through College Speech Codes
Greg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) gave hope to students tired of asking permission to speak out on campus...
Budget cuts occur and the response by protesters? “Shut it Down!”
The College Fix reports.
Univ. of Wisconsin protesters pledge to shut campus down over budget cuts
MADISON, Wis. – Several hundred students, professors and community activists converged at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Saturday to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts, a...
It began with efforts to divest from Israel. The new radical call is to divest from the United States.
Jennifer Kabbany from the College Fix reports.
University of California student government passes resolution to divest – FROM AMERICA
The University of California Student Association board – which represents all 233,000 students enrolled in the...
Hazing is considered a serious crime these days. Why would anyone risk it?
WCNC News reports.
Elon University investigating report of hazing
Elon University says it is investigating allegations of hazing by the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity in its new member education program.
In a statement from the university, it says the activities of the...
This student could be in real trouble. Most schools have pretty harsh penalties for things like this.
Matt Peterson of the Dallas Morning News reported.
UT-Arlington student admits making up claim that gunman followed her to campus, threatened her
A UT-Arlington student who claimed she was threatened at gunpoint on campus this week admitted...
It should be noted that the Oxford Debate Society bills itself as the ‘last bastion of free speech.’
Tweets below via Twitchy.
Was scheduled to speak 2day at 'last bastion of free speech'
@OxfordUnion but
after committee voted to have me the president vetoed & banned
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February
9, 2015
Maybe next...
College freshmen today use social media more and study more. They’re also more depressed.
Allie Bidwell from US News reports.
College Freshmen Socialize Less, Feel Depressed More
College freshmen are spending less time socializing with friends and partying, and more time interacting through online social networks and studying.
Perhaps as a result, students’ emotional health...
Higher education is already overwhelmingly liberal. Now it’s going to be full of union members too. Great.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Tufts Full-Time, Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Unionize
Full-time, non-tenure-track arts and sciences faculty members at Tufts University voted by a two-to-one margin to form a union affiliated with Service Employees International Union, they announced late...
This situation at Western Illinois University caused by a video. Katherine Schaeffer from the Student Press Law Center reports.
Western Illinois U. editor reinstated after suspension for freelancing video of campus brawl
ILLINOIS — Administrators at Western Illinois University lifted the student newspaper editor’s suspension Monday — nearly two weeks after they removed...
There are so many things wrong with this, it’s hard to know where to begin. Let’s start with the most obvious ones. Israel is the only country in the Middle East with a good record on gay rights and women’s rights.
How can college students be this ignorant?
Emily Jashinsky of Campus...
College grads waking up in their childhood bedroom and living under the watch of their parents is a very common reality. Nina Glinski reports from Bloomberg.
The Simple Reason Millennials Aren’t Moving Out Of Their Parents’ Homes: They’re Crushed By Debt
Millennials are not budging from their parents’ basements, even though the job...
This report from Donald R. May at Lobbock Online is rich with irony.
Global Warming Protest Cancelled at Yale Due to Cold Weather and Snow
A Global Warming protest was cancelled at Yale University because of the cold weather and snow. Such cancellations seem to be rather frequent, as the weather just does...
Just when you thought higher education couldn’t possibly get any more bizarre, you come across a story like this one.
Jake New writes at Inside Higher Education:
Suspended for Spouse’s Statements?
The University of Tulsa has suspended a student over offensive Facebook posts that were written by his husband.
George “Trey” Barnett was banned from...
The school has a massive deficit so it’s being closed to clean house.
Charise Frazier of NBC News reported.
Lawmakers Vote to Shutter SC State University to Manage Deficit
Nestled between the southern metropolis of Charleston and Columbia, is Orangeburg, South Carolina. The city is a midpoint for many travelers wheeling down Interstate I-26,...
