A scary situation ends with police finding nothing.
CBS News reports.
No gunman found Ohio college campus despite alert
TOLEDO, Ohio — Officials at the University of Toledo say they have no evidence that there is a gunman in the college’s student union.
Earlier Saturday, CBS Toledo affiliate WTOL-TV reported that the school issued an...
If my college asked me to do this, I would say no. It took me a long time to pay off my own student loan debt.
Nick Anderson of the Washington Post reports.
Howard U. asks alumni to help clear student debts before graduation
A couple weeks before Howard University’s 147th commencement, its president...
To censor or not to censor?
The Washington Post reports:
Charlie Hebdo censorship controversy at the University of Minnesota
Colleen Flaherty (Inside Higher Ed) reports (see also this Minnesota Daily story). This is very troubling stuff, involving a leading public university and a demand to take down posters describing a serious academic panel. Here’s...
The college claims it would lose tens of millions of dollars if they went through with it.
The Washington Times reports.
Swarthmore College rejects divesting from fossil fuel
Swarthmore College has dealt a blow to the climate change movement by rejecting calls to divest from fossil fuels, an unexpected move given the college’s status...
When roommate disagreements take a turn for the worse…
Fox News reports:
University of South Carolina student caught spitting, putting window cleaner in food: police
Police say a University of South Carolina student has been arrested after her roommates set up a camera and caught her spitting and putting window cleaner in their food.
Investigators...
I know you’re as shocked as I am to learn this.
The Harvard Crimson reports.
Harvard Faculty Donate to Democrats by Wide Margin
Eighty-four percent of campaign contributions made by a group of 614 Harvard faculty, instructors, and researchers between 2011 and the third quarter of 2014 went to federal Democratic campaigns and political...
Protesters demanded an apology for something that happened during World War II.
NBC Bay Area reports.
Japan Prime Minister Gives Speech at Stanford Amid Protests Over Country’s Use of “Comfort Women” During WWII
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a speech at Stanford University Thursday amid demands by Korean-Americans and others that he apologize...
The protest is being staged by a student group called the Tufts Labor Coalition.
The Boston Globe reports.
Tufts students to begin hunger strike over job cuts
Five Tufts University students began a hunger strike Sunday to protest the planned layoff of janitors on the college’s Medford campus.
The Tufts Labor Coalition, a student group...
Females are heading off to college more than males.
Forbes reports.
The Disappearing College Male
The “college for all” crowd laments that too few Americans are getting university diplomas. They also lament that some qualified minority and first generation college students are “under-matched”—they do not go to the best schools available for them. But...
This student says ‘yes means yes’ isn’t enough. I suspect nothing will ever be enough for the rape culture crowd.
Katherine Timpf of National Review has the story.
Student Op-Ed: ‘Yes Means Yes’ Is Not Enough Because Sometimes ‘Yes Means No’
When it comes to consent, it’s not enough to teach that “no means...
No word yet on the cause…
Alexis Stevens reports for AJC.com:
Clayton State University evacuated due to bomb threat
All buildings at Clayton State University were evacuated and being searched after a bomb threat Monday afternoon, according to police and university officials.
The campus, located in Morrow, was evacuated...
I wonder if diversity of thought will be on the agenda.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
National diversity conference at Ohio State — because, apparently, colleges never discuss the topic
Because there is such a dearth of diversity — and discussions about it — at universities across the land, Ohio State will...
K-pop (or Korean pop music) is all the rage, so why has this K-Pop Star opted for school in the U.S.?
The Guardian reports:
Meet the K-Pop star who goes to Georgetown University business school when he’s not playing to 45,000-strong stadiums (and even in D.C. he can’t escape his fame)
Sat in a...
I’m glad there are smart people in academia to explain things like this to us.
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller.
Vanderbilt Prof Blames Baltimore Riots On ‘White Privilege,’ Calls For Massive Surveillance Of White People
A black sociology professor at Vanderbilt University is arguing that “white privilege” is to blame for last week’s...
So, where exactly is this Republican War on Women?
The Iowa Republican reports.
College Republicans Elect a New All-Female Executive Board
The Iowa Federation of College Republicans elected a new all-female executive board on Saturday, marking the first time ever in Iowa College Republican history.
As of April 11, 2015 the new executive board is...
According to a new Harvard poll, young voters are slipping away from the Democratic Party.
Guy Benson of Townhall.
Harvard Poll: Democrats Slip Among Young Voters
Harvard University’s Institute of Politics has released its biennial poll of young voters (aged 18-29), producing mixed results for conservatives:
(1) President Obama’s approval rating has improved to 50...
This women’s college has changed its admissions policy.
The Boston Globe reports.
Smith College to accept transgender students
The Smith College board of trustees Saturday voted to begin accepting undergraduate applicants who consider themselves to be transgender women.
The shift to a self-identification admissions policy at the women’s college in Northampton goes into effect for...
Campus reform visited Georgetown and asked students to help them end urinal privilege. Only men can use them, after all.
From IJ Review.
Progressive College Students Concerned About Gender Equality Have Made a New Enemy – Urinals
Campus Reform took a camera to Georgetown University to ask college students to support their ‘campaign’ that...
President Obama’s Presidential Library will have a home in Chicago.
Aamer Madhani reports for USA Today:
Obama picks University of Chicago for presidential library
President Obama has picked the University of Chicago to host his future presidential library, according to multiple news reports.
The university was picked over Columbia University in New York , the...
Not everyone is on board with the plan.
Cleveland.com reported.
Changing the University of Akron’s name draws strong opposition
Ohio – Changing the University of Akron’s name, perhaps to Ohio Polytechnic Institute, is drawing strong opposition.
A name change may not be imminent. But it could result from new President Scott Scarborough’s plans to “reposition...
What do these students think about that whole ‘due process’ thing?
Kaitlin Bain reports for the Daily Toreador:
Tech students respond to judicial process
As a part of the Student Code of Conduct, the student judicial process for Texas Tech is outlined.
This process includes the intake, or first report, the investigation, a hearing and,...
These attacks have been an ongoing problem at Rutgers for some reason.
SC Magazine reported.
FBI investigating Rutgers University in DDoS attack
The FBI is working with Rutgers University to identify the source of a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that have plagued the school this week.
The assault began Monday morning and took...
