There is a new strain of fear on college campuses.
Ed Morrissey explains in a new column at the Fiscal Times.
Why College Professors Are Afraid to Teach Millennials
Hungry for love and it’s feeding time, Alice Cooper wrote in his 1991 classic song, “Feed My Frankenstein.” Academia has created...
9 protesters were arrested at the University of Chicago Wednesday after barricading themselves inside an administration building, preventing use of elevators.
The Chicago Sun Times reports:
Trauma center protesters arrested at University of Chicago
Nine protesters were arrested at the University of Chicago Wednesday, after they barricaded themselves inside an administration building vestibule and...
This problem with the College Board has been an ongoing issue.
Michelle Malkin writes about new developments at Townhall.
The College Board’s Sabotage of American History
A stellar group of American historians and academics released a milestone open letter yesterday in protest of deleterious changes to the advanced placement U.S. history (APUSH) exam. The...
Aleister wrote last week that Barnard College was considering a vote that would determine whether or not transgendered women would be admitted.
Today, they announced their decision.
The Huffington Post reports an AP Wire story:
Barnard College Votes To Admit Transgender Women
NEW YORK (AP) — Barnard College has decided to admit transgender...
The film “The Hunting Ground” has been disputed as have the statistics on campus rape.
One of the filmmakers says there’s a campus rape epidemic more than once.
There is a catch though!
Bloomberg reports.
You Can Now Take an Entire MBA Course Online for Free
Business-minded adults looking to squeeze in MBA classes will soon be able to skip the testing, paperwork, and interviews that entrance to business school usually requires and take all the classes that a full two-year MBA...
Glad to hear this. Leftist causes are rarely required to warn anyone about their events.
David Hacker of Alliance Defending Freedom reports.
Boise State revises policy that required warning signs for pro-life events
BOISE, Idaho – Boise State University has revised its speech policy in light of a lawsuit Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed...
A university? Looks more like a Disney resort.
SB Nation reports.
LSU, facing bankruptcy, is spending millions on a lazy river
Amid rumors of “financial exigency,” LSU has decided the best use of their limited funds is to build a sick lazy river that spells out LSU!
The university claims this will attract new students...
Edward Schlosser is not a fan of his liberal students and writes about his experience at VOX.
Liberal professors created this monster, they have to live with it.
I’m a liberal professor, and my liberal students terrify me
I’m a professor at a midsize state school. I have been teaching college classes for nine...
The College Board has a new opponent in their fight to whitewash American history — a large group of distinguished scholars.
Stanley Kurtz writes at National Review:
55 Scholars Protest AP U.S. History Changes
Defenders of the College Board’s controversial new AP U.S. History (APUSH) framework like to paint their opponents as ignorant chauvinists...
Anxiety has apparently become a big problem on college campuses.
Jan Hoffman of the New York Times reports.
Anxious Students Strain College Mental Health Centers
One morning recently, a dozen college students stepped out of the bright sunshine into a dimly lit room at the counseling center here at the University of Central Florida....
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement was soundly swatted back by British universities. Citing “free exchange of ideas,” a UK university umbrella group is working to distance itself from the student union.
Stuart Winer writes for The Times of Israel:
Israel boycott rejected by British university umbrella group
An umbrella group representing Britain’s universities...
This is my new favorite video from Prager University. George Will offers some tough love to college students everywhere.
Watch the whole thing.
Here’s more information.
Course Description
There were thousands of college commencement speeches around the country this year for the Class of 2015. But there was one missing — one very truthful,...
Senators Claire McCaskill and Kirsten Gillibrand (both Democrats, naturally) recently attended the premiere of a flawed documentary on campus rape.
Scott Greer of the Daily Caller reports.
Senators Exclude Statistics At Premiere Of Campus Assault Documentary
WASHINGTON — The premiere event for Vice News’ campus rape minidocumentary brought Democratic Sens. Claire McCaskill and Kirsten...
Professor Matt Valentine has written for Salon so you know where this piece he wrote for Politico is going.
Texas Just Made College Less Safe
When the founding fathers wrote that the right to bear arms “shall not be infringed,” did they mean guns must be allowed everywhere, even in classrooms and dorm...
Not just cheating into universities, but into the country.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Chinese Nationals indicted for elaborate cheating scheme on standardized admissions tests
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced the indictment of 15 Chinese nationals for what authorities called an elaborate scheme that allowed some people to fraudulently win admission to American...
It wasn’t so much a party as it was a protest to call fraternities sexist, racist and homophobic. You know, the usual rhetoric from the left.
Alex Garland of The Stranger reported.
Nine Photos from Saturday’s “Check Your Privilege Party” at the University of Washington
After some heated talk on Facebook, Saturday’s “Check Your...
This is an interesting phenomena.
Ashley A. Smith writes for Inside Higher Ed:
Pipeline for Hispanic Doctors
There’s a crisis underway in American hospitals and clinics — the country faces a massive shortage of physicians as the population increases and grows older.
That crisis exists while the Hispanic and Latino population continues to grow,...
Bernie Sanders’ plan for free college might be in trouble when even writers at the Daily Beast think it’s a bad idea.
Dmitri Mehlhorn writes.
Why Free College is Really Expensive
When Bernie Sanders pitched himself as the guy who would speak truth about inequality, I believed him. Although everyone knows he is not...
Lazy “journalism” is to thank for this story and the likelihood we’ll see many more “controversial statue” stories in the near future.
As the internet goes, one person tweets a picture of a “mansplaining” statue located on a small Texas university campus. One blog pics up the tweet, other blogs reblog,...
Ms. Ali has written a new column for the Harvard Crimson on diversity and what it has become.
The Liberal Diversity Dilemma
Diversity. It is a principle that today’s society values greatly—a sign of virtue, moral progress, and greater social inclusivity. Politicians, corporations, media outlets, and especially universities like Harvard pursue diversity by...
The reason? Filming in front of the local FBI office.
UT San Diego reports.
FBI questions college journalists’ filming
SAN DIEGO — Two investigators with the San Diego Joint Terrorism Task Force visited a San Diego City College student’s home after she and two journalism students shot video outside the FBI’s local office.
First Amendment...
