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June, 2015  (Page 6)

UNC Fires Coach Who Has Criticized Kangaroo-Court System for Rape Accusations

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Posted by    Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 2:00pm

The school says he was fired for other reasons.

Greg Piper reports at the College Fix.

UNC fires coach who is outspoken critic of kangaroo-court system for rape accusations

The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill has just made a powerful enemy in the wrestling coach it fired under suspicious circumstances.

C.D. Mock was fired, the...

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Paleontologists Make Sure to Point out ‘Jurassic World’ is Not Scientifically Accurate

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Posted by    Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 12:30pm

Not accurate!

The College Fix reports.

Shocker: ‘Jurassic World’ not scientifically accurate, paleontologists say

Anyone who’s a fan of Saturday Night Live and is old enough knows well the 1986 episode with host William Shatner.

In a sketch mocking Star Trek conventions, Shatner fields questions involving ridiculous minutiae associated with the classic TV series. Th...

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FIRE Urges NY Legislators to Reject Governor’s Campus Sex Assault Bill

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Posted by    Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 11:00am

And they have a pretty good record on this sort of thing.

Joseph Cohn reports at the FIRE blog.

New York Legislators Should Reject Governor’s Campus Sex Assault Bill

As the New York legislative session comes to a close this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing legislators to pass his well-intentioned but deeply flawed ...

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Jeb Bush Launches Presidential Bid at One of the Most Diverse Colleges in the U.S.

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Posted by    Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 9:30am

This is where the big announcement occurred.

Fox News Latino reports.

Jeb Bush will launch presidential bid at one of most diverse colleges in the U.S.

MIAMI – After months of unlimited fundraising and making speeches across the country like a guy running for president, Jeb Bush is reportedly m...

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Video: College Students Try to Define Sexual Consent

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Posted by    Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 8:00am

I feel bad for today’s college students, I really do. The Washington Post produced this video about sexual consent. Watch as students offer dozens of different explanations for what consent actually is.

College students remain deeply divided over what consent actually means

Many embrace “no means no.” They have grown familiar with another...

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Former NAACP Chapter President Rachel Dolezal Sued Howard U. for Discrimination

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Posted by    Monday, June 15, 2015 at 6:30pm

Today, not only did Rachel Dolezal (the NAACP chapter president outed as being white) step down from her position, but a little investigative due diligence revealed she once sued Howard University for discrimination.

Politico reports:

Rachel Dolezal sued Howard University for discrimination

Rachel Dolezal, the former president of Spokane, Washington’s NAACP who resigned Monday...

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Is UNC Discriminating Against Conservatives?

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Posted by    Monday, June 15, 2015 at 5:00pm

Caitlin Grimes of Campus Reform reports that conservatives at UNC were left out of a campus event.

UNC accused of discriminating against conservatives

A conservative nonprofit says it has proof that the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) discriminated against conservatives

This past January, UNC Chapel Hill put on a diversity dinner that brought...

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University Research on Terrorism Sees Continual Interference by Government

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Posted by    Monday, June 15, 2015 at 3:30pm

Will research on terrorism ever be free of government interference?

The Guardian explores:

University research on terrorism may never be free from interference

It’s becoming much harder for UK academics to discuss issues such as conflict and terrorism. Last December, threats by the far right caused Birkbeck College to cancel a conference on...

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High School Senior Gets Over $3 Million in Scholarships

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Posted by    Monday, June 15, 2015 at 2:00pm

That’s like winning the academic jackpot.

Gretel Kauffman of the Christian Science Monitor reported.

High school senior awarded more than $3 million in scholarships

For Arianna Alexander, making a decision about college wasn’t easy: she had more than two dozen to choose from. The recent Kenwood Academy graduate was accepted to 26 schools, six...

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Hillsdale College Offers Liberal Arts for Conservative Minds

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Posted by    Monday, June 15, 2015 at 12:30pm

Hillsdale takes no federal or state money.

The Wall Street Journal reports.

Liberal Arts for Conservative Minds

If it weren’t for Plato, Larry Arnn would have been a lawyer—though it is difficult to imagine him in a courthouse filing terse procedural briefs. The president of Hillsd...

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Let Police Handle Sex Assaults on Campus

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Posted by    Monday, June 15, 2015 at 11:00am

This is from the Detroit News and it makes sense.

Editorial: Police should handle campus sex assaults

Michigan’s first lady wants more awareness directed to sexual assaults on college campuses. That’s a good call, but universities are already on high alert from the federal government that they must crackdown on assaults. If the...

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More High School Grads Are Choosing Two-Year Colleges

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Posted by    Monday, June 15, 2015 at 9:30am

What is causing this trend?

Star News reports.

More high school grads choosing two-year college

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. | Since 2003, the number of high school graduates in North Carolina choosing a two-year institution has been slowly increasing.

According to N.C.’s Department of Public Instruction, 33.6 percent of high school graduates from 2002-03 were enrolling in...

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Crafton Hills College Student Objects to Graphic Novels in English Course

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Posted by    Monday, June 15, 2015 at 8:00am

The books apparently feature disturbing violence and pornography.

Redlands Daily Facts has the story.

Crafton Hills College student, parents protest material in graphic novels English course

A Crafton Hills College student and her parents have complained to college administrators that graphic novels taught in an English course are pornographic and violent.

Tara Shultz, 20, of...

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U. of Oklahoma To Build Study Lounge Segregated by Sexuality

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Posted by    Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 5:00pm

Because this is progress or something.

IJ Review reports:

Caving to Student Pressure, University Agrees to Build Study Lounge… Segregated by Sexuality

Officials at the University of Oklahoma have officially taken the idea of separate-but-equal to a new level.

According to The Oklahoma Daily, the school’s student newspaper, the administration plans on making a new...

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California University of Pennsylvania Wins FIRE’s Speech Code of the Month

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Posted by    Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 3:30pm

Students at this school have to be careful not to email any inappropriate messages.

Samantha Harris reports at the FIRE blog.

Speech Code of the Month: California University of Pennsylvania

FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for June 2015: California University of Pennsylvania (CUP).

CUP (located in...

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Auburn Signs Deal With… Cuba?

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Posted by    Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 2:00pm

Yes, you read that correctly.

Alabama.com reports:

Auburn University signs pact with Cuba: Why it matters to Alabama

Beyond the headlines of new diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba, Auburn University is put that diplomacy into action.

The school has signed an academic exchange pact with Agrarian University of Havana and the Cuban National...

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Chris Christie Opposes Free Higher Education

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Posted by    Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 12:30pm

Uh oh. Why even bother running for president if you’re not going to promise free college?

Scott Jaschik reports at Inside Higher Ed.

Christie Opposes Free Higher Ed

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, an undeclared candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, used a speech at Iowa State University Thursday to attack the idea (gaining...

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College Board Investigates Problems with SAT Test

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Posted by    Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 11:00am

Oops.

New Jersey reports.

SAT error: College Board investigating problem with June 6 test

Students who took the SAT exam last weekend may have gotten extra time due to a printing error on the tests, administrators of the college entrance exam said.

The College Board, the non-profit group that oversees the SAT, said the exams...

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‘Hate Crime’ Activists Sue South Carolina for Charging Children of Illegals Out of State Tuition

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Posted by    Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 9:30am

Hate crimes? Really? I think these activists may have overplayed their hand.

Greg Piper reports at the College Fix.

‘Hate crime’ activists sue South Carolina for charging out-of-state tuition to children of illegal immigrants

South Carolina is charging out-of-state tuition to residents who are the children of undocumented parents, a violation of the Constitution,...

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Quakertown Community High School Grads Protest Graduation Speech

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Posted by    Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 8:00am

Dozens of students and recent graduates of Quakertown Community High School protested a graduation speech because they did’t like it.

The Intelligencer reports.

Quakertown grads protest school board president’s speech

At Thursday night’s graduation ceremony for Quakertown Community High School, the district’s school board president called on students to exercise their right to...

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California College Counselor Advises Students to Be ‘Less Asian’

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Posted by    Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 5:00pm

Nothing suspect about that advice. Nosiree.

Breitbart reports.

California College Counselor Advises Students to Be ‘Less Asian’

In the midst of a heated lawsuit alleging Harvard holds Asian students to a much higher standard during its admissions process, some college admissions counselors in California and elsewhere are coaching Asian American students to appear “less...

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Former University Admissions Dean Says Racial Stereotyping is Alive and Well

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Posted by    Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 3:30pm

She says people don’t come right out and say it but that it’s an open secret.

Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.

Former admissions dean admits truth: ‘Racial stereotyping is alive and well’

Sara Harberson, founder of AdmissionsRevolution.com, a subscription college counseling website, penned an op-ed this week in The Los Angeles Times...

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