I’m not sure this is the best way to address this problem.
The Hill reported.
Administration to punish colleges for poor education
The Obama administration will begin penalizing colleges that do not prepare students to find jobs in their chosen career paths after graduation.
The Education Department’s controversial “gainful employment” regulations went into effect Wednesday....
As tuitions costs continue to rise, is it really possible to foot the bill with a steady diet of scholarships?
Daily Finance writes:
Can You Pay for College With Scholarships?
Gwen Thomas started preparing her son for college when he was just 13. Today, after helping him net $500,000 in scholarships for a higher-education...
Religious institutions are very worried about losing their tax-exempt status.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
Christian university president issues dire warning over same-sex marriage ruling
‘To force students by default to attend secular schools is a form of mind control’
Samuel “Dub” Oliver, president of Union University – a private, evangelical Christian liberal...
Sweet Briar College was saved at the eleventh hour. What lessons can be taken from the small college’s brush with death?
TIME reports:
Here’s What I Learned From the Near-Death of a Small College
If there is one thing I learned during my two years as vice president at the American Council on Education,...
The slew of problems caused by this situation will drag on for months.
Trevor McGuire of See Thru Edu points to a piece by Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed.
Debt Forgiveness and Liquidation
(from Inside Higher Ed):
By Paul Fain
The messy dismantling of Corinthian Colleges is moving through a federal bankruptcy court, as a...
He ditched his law school major to make his own major in stand-up comedy.
The Indy Channel reports.
IU student ditches law school for stand-up comedy major
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An Indiana University student is trading his law textbooks for a microphone stand to create his own stand-up comedy major — the first of...
There’s just no end to stuff like this.
Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reported.
Professor: Reason Itself Is A White Male Construct
A philosophy and religion professor at Syracuse University gave an interview to The New York Times Thursday in which he critiqued the notion of pure reason as simply being a “white...
She had taught for 20 years at LSU.
FIRE reports.
Firing of LSU Professor Who Used Profanity in the Classroom Raises Concerns
Last week, Louisiana State University (LSU) associate professor Teresa Buchanan learned that she was fired from LSU as a result of what she’s calling a “witch hunt.”
In April, a faculty review committee...
PETA is up in arms after two students from the University of Michigan allegedly tried to sell a baby wallaby online.
The Detroit News reports:
Baby wallaby has animal rights group fuming at UM
An animal rights activist group is unhappy with the University of Michigan’s handling of an exotic animal...
We recently reported that the school’s students were trying to keep this from happening but time ran out.
USA Today reported.
Marian Court College closes
Marian Court College, a small Roman Catholic college based in Swampscott, Mass., closed its doors June 30 due to insurmountable financial challenges, according to The Boston Globe.
The commuter school...
Nebraska’s Attorney General has accused University of Nebraska officials for violating the open meetings laws when searching for a new president.
Watchdog.org reports:
AG: University of Nebraska violated open meetings law in presidential search
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson says University of Nebraska officials broke state law during their search...
Nobody was ever particularly excited about the plan to begin with.
Read this AP report via ABC News.
How Obama Reversed Course on Federal College Ratings
President Barack Obama dearly wanted to get the government in the business of rating colleges and universities based on value and affordability, promising a new system by 2015....
The information collected for applications include everything from social security numbers to total balance of cash.
13WMAZ reports.
Is college application data safe from hackers?
TREASURE ISLAND, Florida— High School senior Matthew Kuba is ready for college. But to get there he had to spend hours online filling out financial aid forms and...
A horrible story if true. Also interesting that it happened in such a blue state.
Greg Piper reports at the College Fix.
University of Illinois segregated black basketball players from whites, lawsuit says
Former women’s basketball players are accusing current and former coaching staff and trustees of creating an environment that was “racially hostile”...
Move out of the way Yale! Harvard comes out on top here.
National Law Journal reports.
In This Alternative Universe, Harvard Law Ranks No. 1
Yale Law School has landed at the top of U.S. News & World Report’s annual law school rankings for years, but Harvard Law School reigns supreme on an alternative...
More trouble for the University of Phoenix?
The Military Times reports:
Senator: University of Phoenix should be investigated
Sen. Richard Durbin sent a letter Wednesday to Defense Secretary Ash Carter asking for an investigation of the tactics used by the University of Phoenix to recruit soldiers and veterans to become students.
The request by...
A portrait at Winthrop University of former South Carolina governor Ben Tillman, a Democrat, has been vandalized.
WCNC News in Charlotte reported.
Political figure’s portrait vandalized at Winthrop University
A portrait of a South Carolina political figure on the Winthrop University campus was reportedly vandalized Thursday morning.
An NBC Charlotte viewer shared a letter with...
Several universities have been hacked recently and it seems even Harvard wasn’t spared.
Softpedia writes:
Harvard University Announces Cyber Intrusion
Institution urges affiliates to change their passwords
Unauthorized activity on a couple computer networks at Harvard University was tracked recently, causing the administration of the institution...
Tennessee has a program which provides scholarship money for students who meet certain qualifications but a key element is community service which many students have skipped.
ABC News in Nashville reports.
Thousands of Tennessee college freshmen in danger of losing scholarship
Thousands of incoming college freshmen across the state...
You thought tuition was high right now?
Forbes reports.
In 18 Years A FORBES Top College Will Cost You Over $500,000
If you want to pay for one of the top 100 colleges on Forbes Best Colleges list in 18 years, you better start saving early and often. Most of the elite private colleges...
Calhoun was vice president of the United States in the early 1800’s and was a slavery supporter.
He was also a Democrat, a fact which was conveniently left out of this report from NBC News in Connecticut.
Petition Calls for Yale University to Remove Slavery Supporter’s Name From College
A petition is circulating to...
To help put things in perspective, College of DuPage is a community college.
The Chicago Tribune reports.
College of DuPage releases Breuder expenses showing wining, dining, hunting
On the way to an exclusive hunt club in March 2014, College of DuPage President Robert Breuder stopped to pick up two bottles of red wine.
He c...
