University of New Hampshire students curious about the legal implications of ‘Deflategate’ will be able to earn four hours while learning the down and dirty of the NFL scandal.
ESPN reports:
University of New Hampshire to offer course on ‘Deflategate’ this fall
DURHAM, N.H. — Grade inflation is coming to the University of New...
If these students have been holed up in a building for weeks, how have they gone to class? If they haven’t gone to class, why are they in college?
Emily Jashinsky of Campus Reform has the story.
Student protesters arrested after weeks-long divestment sit-in
After a three week sit-in, pro-divestment student protesters at the...
Thankfully, Bowdoin College students overwhelming defeated a referendum introduced by Students for Justice in Palestine that would’ve boycotted anything Israel-related.
Professor Jacobson explores further at National Review:
Brainwashed at Bowdoin: Anti-Israel Boycotters Miss a Teachable Moment
Bowdoin College in Maine recently held a student-body referendum for a full academic and cultural boycott of Israel....
Higher college tuition is helping to grow the higher ed bubble.
The Wall Street Journal reports.
What’s Behind Bankruptcy Lawsuits Over College Tuition?
Bankruptcy trustees are suing universities—and sometimes, college students themselves—to take back tuition that had been paid years before as part of an aggressive and growing legal tactic.
Parents who file for bankruptcy...
There is a difference in pay with a college degree after all.
Market Watch reports.
A college degree is worth $1 million
Maybe all that student debt is worth it, after all.
College graduates earn $1 million more than high school graduates over their lifetime, and the income gap between...
This is an update to a story we posted earlier this week.
Dr. Susan Berry of Breitbart reports.
College Doubles Down in Support of Anti-Christian Humanities Professor Who Failed Student for Denying His Atheistic Worldview
Polk State College in Lakel...
The college denies the allegations.
UT San Diego reports.
Feminist group accuses college of failing to act on threats
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A feminist group on the campus of the University of Mary Washington accuses the school of failing to act on sexual and violent cyberthreats made against its members, according to a...
Jonah Goldberg of National Review recently shared a message from one of his readers that will blow your mind.
How Civilizations Die (An Ongoing Series)
Last week, we debated whether it was socially acceptable (i.e., is it “racist”?) to use the word “thug” for people exhibiting thuggish behavior. It was a pathetic debate...
Tonight, embattled Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will answer questions at Salem State University.
Turnto10.com reports the Associated Press wire story:
Tom Brady to speak at Salem State University
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tom Brady makes his first public appearance Thursday night since a 243-page report found some of his claims were “implausible” concern...
The higher ed bubble is having a heck of a week in Louisiana.
Nola.com reported.
5 Louisiana higher education institutions earn negative attention from credit rating agency
The national credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has placed five Louisiana higher education institutions on a negative credit watch list due to the state’s $1.6 billion...
Students voted overwhelmingly to kill a referendum that called for a full academic and cultural boycott of Israel.
Professor Jacobson writes at our parent site, Legal Insurrection:
Bowdoin College students overwhelmingly reject Israel boycott
Bowdoin College Student Government held an unprecedented all-student referendum, sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine, for a full academic...
What an amazing find. Twain fans rejoice.
The Associated Press via Fox News in St. Louis.
California college uncovers new Mark Twain writings
Scholars at the University of California, Berkeley have uncovered and authenticated a cache of stories written by Mark Twain when he was a 29-year-old newspaperman in San Francisco.
Many of the stories...
It may be that the single sex college is an outdated idea but the higher ed bubble doesn’t help.
Los Angeles Times reports.
Single-sex Deep Springs College faces its own fork in a rural road
The names of the two colleges — Sweet Briar and Deep Springs — are redolent of bucolic campuses. One...
Congratulations to this young woman for such an amazing accomplishment.
People Magazine has the story.
High School Student Accepted to 11 Colleges – Including Three Ivy Leagues – Makes Her Pick
Growing up as a Haitian emigree in Immokalee, Florida – one of the poorest communities in Florida – Regine Francois was determined to...
We’re very lucky to have an organization like FIRE to fight for free speech on college campuses.
The FIRE blog reports.
After Lawsuit’s Filing, Dixie State Suspends Restrictive Speech Codes, Plans to Revise Policies
ST. GEORGE, Utah, May 5, 2015—Dixie State University has announced that it will suspend the unconstitutional speech codes that three students challenged...
This story focuses on North Carolina but I believe as more people realize how bad the situation is, we’ll see more stories like this.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
Republicans and conservatives can effect change at universities: Here’s proof!
A recent headline in The Chronicle of Higher Education reads: “Conservative Think Tank Puts Pressure on...
Students engaged in a hunger strike to protest janitorial layoffs have a new reason to be upset — the university is in no hurry to meet their “demands.”
WHDH reports:
Hunger striking students frustrated with university response
MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) – Tufts University students on a hunger strike over janitor layoffs say they’re frustr...
Some students were pretty upset about what was allegedly said.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
SHOCK CLAIM: Professor vehemently denounced, attacked Christianity in humanities class
Liberty Counsel, a conservative public interest law firm, has filed a demand letter with Polk State College over a humanities class at the public institution that is reportedly...
And some of the suggestions are… creative.
Fox News reports:
University of North Dakota releases 1,200 possibilities for new nickname
BISMARCK, N.D. – From “Amber Waves” to “Zombies,” the list of potential new nicknames for University of North Dakota athletic teams ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous.
UND released a list of...
In a new video from Prager University, writer and historian Amity Shlaes explains why Coolidge was a great president.
He did very little and it worked out pretty well.
Here’s more information.
Course Description
Americans today place enormous pressure on presidents to “do something”…anything, to get the economy going. There was one president, though, Calvin...
The “lego blocks” way of learning.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
All-MOOC M.B.A.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has chosen an unusual partner for its online M.B.A. program: massive open online course provider Coursera.
The program, known as iMBA, will deliver most of its course content through Specializations, Coursera’s term for course sequences. Students will...
That’s one creative way to pay for your college tuition.
Linda Matchan of the Boston Globe via WCVB.
Woman uses ‘GoFundMe’ site to pay for Harvard education
Tonika Morgan has not had an easy life. Now 32, the Toronto woman says she left home at 14, was homeless for four years, and slept in...
