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April, 2015  (Page 8)

Budget Austerity Protests Result in Class Cancellation at University in Quebec

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Posted by    Friday, April 10, 2015 at 6:30pm

Rowdy students clash with law enforcement resulting in class cancellation at this downtown Montreal university.

According to an Associated Press report on ABC News:

Quebec University Classes Canceled After Clashes With Police

Classes in a building at a downtown Montreal university are canceled for the day after more than 250 students occupied it for...

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Victor Davis Hanson – Modern University Is Failing Students

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Posted by    Friday, April 10, 2015 at 5:00pm

In a new column for National Review, Victor Davis Hanson suggests that our higher education system is no longer achieving its objective. I couldn’t agree more.

The Modern University Is Failing Students in Every Respect

Modern American universities used to assume four goals.

First, their general education core taught students how to reason inductively...

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Bad Home States for College Students

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Posted by    Friday, April 10, 2015 at 3:30pm

You might not stick around in these states after college.

The Washington Post reports.

These states are terrible at hanging on to their college-bound students

Imagine if people were forced to attend college in their home state. If you’re from New Jersey, tough luck — there wouldn’t be room for 30 percent of your...

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Mandatory ‘Cultural Competency Training’ Demanded by Students at Binghamton

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Posted by    Friday, April 10, 2015 at 2:00pm

I’m not sure I even know what ‘cultural competency training’ is but some students at Binghamton feel it’s a must.

Bethany Salgado of Campus Reform reports.

Binghamton students demand mandatory ‘cultural competency training’

Students for Change, an anti-discrimination group on Binghamton University’s campus, met with university President Harvey Stenger to address a list of...

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Charles Koch to be 2016 Commencement Speaker for Stanford Business School Group?

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Posted by    Friday, April 10, 2015 at 12:30pm

The article below actually includes a Trigger Warning! It’s a tongue in cheek invite to someone who probably is despised by Stanford students who don’t know any better.

From the Stanford Review.

Stanford GSB taps Charles Koch as 2016 Commencement Speaker

TRIGGER WARNING: This article 1) contains references to the Koch brothers, 2) expresses...

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Columbia Students Not Allowed to Discuss Content of Amal Clooney’s Class

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Posted by    Friday, April 10, 2015 at 11:00am

As we recently reported, George Clooney’s wife Amal Clooney is teaching a class at Columbia this spring. For some strange reason, students aren’t allowed to discuss what happens in the class.

The New York Times reported.

How Amal Clooney Took New York

At 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Amal Clooney walked into Classroom 103 in...

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Alabama State University Marching Band Will Have Reality Show

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Posted by    Friday, April 10, 2015 at 9:30am

The show premiers on Lifetime today.

Amber Sutton reports for AL.com

Alabama State University marching band reality show set to premiere Friday on Lifetime

Viewers across the nation will get an inside look at Alabama State University’s Mighty Marching Hornets on Friday when a new reality show centered around the band premieres on Lifetime.

“Bama...

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Boston University Screens Documentary Film About Campus Rape

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Posted by    Friday, April 10, 2015 at 8:00am

The University of Michigan almost didn’t show American Sniper when some students protested, but Boston University got almost no news coverage for a film they showed on campus this week.

BU Today reported.

Campus Rape Film The Hunting Ground Screens Tonight

The BU community is invited to a free screening tonight of The Hunting...

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Texas State University Accidentally Sends 450 Acceptance Pamphlets

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Posted by    Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 6:30pm

Oops?

Julie Chang reports for the Austin American-Statesman:

Texas State University sends 450 mistaken acceptance brochures

More than 450 students received acceptance brochures to Texas State University last month only to be told it was a mistake.

University spokesman Jayme Blaschke said that on March 27, an outside vendor accidentally mailed acceptance brochures to hundreds...

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Barry University Prof Files Charges Against Student Who Worked With James O’Keefe

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Posted by    Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 5:00pm

The student had already been suspended. Now there’s a criminal complaint.

From WPLG News.

Barry University professor files criminal complaint against student

The suspended Barry University student who taped undercover footage portraying professors as ISIS supporters is now named in a criminal complaint.

Florida’s law against recording conversation without knowledge or consent is the basis...

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Are Campus Hard Liquor Bans Effective?

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Posted by    Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 3:30pm

Will the environment be like 1920s prohibition at Dartmouth?

Inside Higher Ed reports.

Banning Booze

The next few months could be a more lucrative time for bars in Hanover, N.H.

The home of Dartmouth College is not especially known for its bar scene, with many students choosing instead to drink on campus at fraternity parties....

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The Far Left Ruined Liberalism on Campus

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Posted by    Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 2:00pm

Taylor Schmitt of Minding the Campus reminds us that the left is responsible for the state of college campuses today.

How the Far Left on Campus Ruined Liberalism

I have some confessions to make: I am a liberal. I am pro-choice. I favor the legalization of gay marriage and marijuana. Claremont imageGiven supreme...

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Student Explains Why He’s Suing Cal Poly

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Posted by    Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 12:30pm

This student’s “best expression” of his feelings was to sue his school.

Fire reports.

Cal Poly Pomona Plaintiff Speaks Out on Why He Decided to Sue His School

In a recent op-ed for California State Polytechnic University, Pomona’s student newspaper, The Poly Post, student-plaintiff Nicolas Tomas reviews the events that led him to sue...

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North Dakota Bill Protects Student Journalists from Censorship

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Posted by    Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 11:00am

Wouldn’t you assume protections like this are in place at most colleges already? Nope.

Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.

Approved bill protects North Dakota student journalists from censorship

Good news for student journalists with nosy administrators: North Dakota’s Legislature has approved a bill that would guarantee their right to publish...

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Anti-Israel Divestment Trickery Hits NYU

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Posted by    Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 9:30am

When tactical changes are widespread, it’s probably not due to coincidence.

Professor Jacobson writes at our parent site, Legal Insurrection:

More anti-Israel divestment trickery — at NYU

I reported the other day how U. Penn anti-Israel students try backdoor divestment ploy:

I will give the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement credit for one...

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“I can’t have you participate in class anymore.”

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Posted by    Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 8:00am

The title of this post is the opening line of a column about liberal bias in schools of social work by Devorah Goldman of the Weekly Standard that will blow your mind.

The Closing of the Campus Mind

“I can’t have you participate in class anymore.”

I was on my way out of class...

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University of Michigan Backtracks Plans to Cancel Showing of American Sniper

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 6:30pm

After reports surfaced that the University of Michigan cancelled an on campus showing of American Sniper over “racist” and “mass killing” concerns, the university has walked back the decision to cancel.

According to the University of Michigan’s official campus involvement Twitter account, the film will be shown, but in a...

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Want to Get Paid to go to College? Study Shipbuilding!

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 5:00pm

This is an amazing opportunity for anyone interested in engineering.

Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Student and Shipbuilder

Apprenticeships often are touted as a neglected alternative to enrolling in college, one that leads to jobs. A smattering of colleges, however, think apprenticeships can go hand in hand with earning a degree.

Students at...

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Does the Faculty at Brown University Have a Diversity Problem?

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 3:30pm

The school claims it will double the faculty’s diversity. In about ten years.

Inside Higher Ed reports.

Does Faculty Diversity Need Targets?

Brown University made a bold promise at its inaugural National Diversity Summit last month: to double its proportion of underrepresented minority faculty by 2025. The announcement, to which the faculty was already...

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‘Advocates’ Block Campus Reform From Speaking to College Students

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 2:00pm

The ‘advocates’ who act more like hired goons in this video are part of the United States Student Association or USSA for short. Ironic name, huh?

Take a look.

Gabriella Morrongiello of Campus Reform has the story.

VIDEO: Student advocacy organization blocks students from speaking to Campus Reform

The United States Student Association (USSA)—the...

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Frat and Sorority Parties Banned at Rutgers

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 12:30pm

Rutgers Greek life will have to look beyond their houses if they have any interest in partying for the rest of the semester.

Kelly Heyboer reports for NJ.com:

Rutgers University bans fraternity and sorority parties

Rutgers University is banning all fraternity and sorority house parties for the remainder of the spring semester after several...

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Barry University Student Suspended for Working With James O’Keefe

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 11:00am

A Barry University student has been suspended from the school for working with James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas video company.

Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reports.

Student Suspended For Helping With James O’Keefe Video

A student journalist at Barry University was slapped with a suspension for helping conservative provocateur James O’Keefe film a video...

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