A study released by UCLA takes a look at the correlation between the continued decline of incoming freshmen emotional health and college expectations.
Based on a survey of incoming college freshman, trends indicated emotional health of incoming freshman continues to decline:
The American Freshman: National Norms Fall Cooperative Institutional Research
Emotional Health Concerns Connect...
It’s always nice to see an elected official do something good for our veterans.
KSLA News reports.
Gov. Jindal signs bills into law supporting higher education for veterans
Governor Bobby Jindal signed two bills into law on Friday aimed at helping military veterans and their spouses complete their education.
SB 132, introduced by Sen. Ben...
Unable to afford Hillary Clinton’s speaking fee, the University of Missouri at Kansas City settled for a lesser Clinton. The price? A paltry $65,000.
From the Washington Post:
A college balks at Hillary Clinton’s fee, books Chelsea for $65,000 instead
When the University of Missouri at Kansas City was looking for a celebrity speaker...
Most colleges and universities are gun free zones which makes them a convenient target.
The Times of Higher Education UK reports.
Terrorists ‘targeting universities and scholars’ says report
A new report has flagged up the sheer scale of violence and persecution suffered by university staff and students across the globe.
Part of the Academic Freedom...
What?
U.S. News & World Report reports.
What’s the Best College? Decide for Yourself, Feds Say
The Education Department will release a tool officials say ‘will become a form of public accountability.’
It’s like promising a five-course meal, but giving guests just the ingredients – and without a recipe.
After nearly two years of discussion, planning...
We’ve heard about all kinds of campus privilege but not left wing privilege.
This piece by Tal Fortgang originally appeared at the College Fix but it was re-posted by Time.
38 Ways College Students Enjoy ‘Left-Wing Privilege’ on Campus
While the marginalization of right-wing thinkers on campus in no way compares to the experience...
Here are some tips for job hunters.
The Detroit Free Press reports.
How do you land that job after college?
Katie Diekman, 22, is looking forward to a “gap” year after graduating with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in May.
Diekman, who majored in women’s studies and history, wants to find a...
Based on what happened last week, is there any question how they’ll rule?
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher ed reports.
Supreme Court Returns to Affirmative Action
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed today to review the constitutionality of the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions cases.
The case involves the admissions practices...
If you wanted a lengthy listacle of how left-wing privilege is thriving on college campuses, today is your lucky day.
I was thrilled to see this in TIME.
38 Ways College Students Enjoy ‘Left-Wing Privilege’ on Campus
‘I can take classes and earn degrees in departments that are designed to line up...
White privilege is apparently a bigger problem than we thought.
Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reported.
Prof: I Chose Not To Have Children, Because They’d Be White
A white Ivy League professor has taken to the pages of the Huffington Post to condemn her own race, declaring that she chose never to reproduce...
Could community college be more advantageous than university?
WaPo makes the case for community college:
What’s wrong with going to a community college? How two-year colleges can be better than four-year universities.
The United States is largely segregated along education lines. Those who went to college usually know mostly other people who went to...
Title IX is creeping into the classroom of some American universities.
From the FIRE blog.
How the Pressures of Title IX Compliance Have Chilled My College Campus
On my first day of class this past semester, like my previous three semesters at the University of Delaware (UD), I expected to attend my classes and...
He was not a Stanford student.
San Jose Mercury reports.
Stanford: Man charged with spray painting swastikas on student residences
PALO ALTO — A 19-year-old man was arraigned Thursday in connection with the spray painting of swastikas and other graffiti on two student residences at Stanford University earlier this year.
Lucas Joseph Ninow is facing...
Another fine example of liberal tolerance.
The College Fix reported.
Professor: County clerks in red states must marry gay couples or resign
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry, a controversial 5-4 decision that legalizes gay marriage in all 50 states – even ones that had banned the practice with...
A college perfect for Cheech & Chong.
Washington’s Top News reports.
Cannabis college hosts D.C. marijuana seminar
But this isn’t your typical college seminar. It’s a crash course on all things cannabis.
The Sunday event, held at the Capital Hilton on 16th St. NW, was put on by Oaksterdam University, a Oakland, California-based school that...
As Peter Hasson of Campus Reform reports, this new VP of Diversity will make more than any American governor.
Texas university’s VP of diversity and inclusion to earn more than any governor
The University of North Texas (UNT) is paying its new vice president of Diversity and Inclusion a salary that exceeds that...
So you have your degree. Now what?
From USA Today:
How do you land that job after college?
Katie Diekman, 22, is looking forward to a “gap” year after graduating with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in May.
But Diekman, who majored in women’s studies and history, still needs to find a...
An uninvited guest of a completely different sort.
Fox News reports:
Black bear crashes Lehigh University party, gets collared
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania – A college party got a little wild when a black bear showed up.
The black bear, weighing between 300 and 400 pounds, crashed the party early Saturday near the campus of...
This story reminds me of my days in Catholic school.
Kellie Woodhouse reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Monks Seek Shared Governance
Monks are suing trustees at Benedictine University in Illinois for shutting their religious order, which founded the institution 128 years ago, out of major decisions.
The monks want power to approve the institution’s next...
Another brilliant idea brought to you by academia.
Dave Huber reports at the College Fix.
Law prof: Defeat ISIS by posting pictures of gay marriage
It what may be the silliest expression of triumph at the Supreme Court ruling yesterday legalizing gay marriage across the United States, Rosa Brooks, a law professor at Georgetown...
The real War on Science?
Reason reports.
The Left’s Bad Ideas About Science Are More Harmful Than the Right’s
This year is the 10th anniversary of a book called The Republican War on Science. I could just as easily write a book called The Democratic War on Science.
The conflict conservatives have with science is...
It’s extremely important to clean your fridge. You never know what can be growing in there if you don’t.
ABC News reported.
Smelly Refrigerator at the University of Kentucky Sends 10 People to the Hospital
The University of Kentucky got a stinky surprise.
A haz-mat team was brought in to decontaminate 10 people Wednesday morning...
