Here’s today’s feel good story.
From TIME:
Great-Grandmother Graduates College After Going Back to Heal Her Broken Heart
Jean Kops, 87, went back to college to heal her broken heart after her husband of more than 50 years died. And this Saturday, she’s going to graduate.
Kops first began classes at the University of Nebraska...
Looks like they’re taking the advice of a panel which recently discussed the subject.
From ABC News.
University of Texas Moving Statue of Jefferson Davis
The University of Texas will move a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis away from the center of campus, but statues of other Confederate figures will remain, school president...
Overprotected childhoods caused it.
National Review reports.
The Etiology of Trigger Warnings
Greg Lukianoff (president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) and Jonathan Haidt (a social psychologist at NYU-Stern School of Business) have written the cover story in the September 2015 Atlantic, “The Coddling of the American Mind.” Their provocative article lays...
Speech policy at BU looks good on the surface but there’s a catch.
Samantha Harris reports at the FIRE blog.
Speech Code of the Month: Boston University
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for August 2015: Boston University (BU).
While BU is private, and thus not legally bound by the First Amendment’s guarantees...
She complained about protesters blocking traffic and got suspended from her job.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Teacher in Hazelwood suspended as officials investigate profane tweets about Ferguson, Royals fans
A special education teacher at Hazelwood Central High School is on a paid suspension after someone alerted administrators to a Twitter page with profane postings,...
When this bubble bursts, it’s going to make the housing bubble look small.
Julianne Stanford reports at the College Fix.
Student loan debt hits $1.27 trillion, grows $3,055 every second
The higher ed bubble continues to inflate, with student loan debt now coming in at $1.27 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve, an amount that tops the...
And it went about as well as you’d expect.
Jon Gabriel writes at Ricochet:
Hillary Clinton Tries to Be Cool, Part CDXLVII
Hip, with-it grandma Hillary Clinton is jes’ “keepin’ it real” with the homeboys and flygirls out there on this thang we call the information cyberhighway. She knows these switched-on millennials aren’t down...
That’s one way to combat the higher ed bubble.
ABC News in Baltimore reported.
Details of University of Maryland’s plan to sell beer released
For the first time ever, fans will be able to buy a beer at University of Maryland sporting events this fall.
The school pulled back on original plans to sell both...
A University of Michigan Professor is accused of traveling to Florida to meet with a 14-year-old boy.
From People Magazine:
University of Michigan Professor Arrested in Sex Sting After Allegedly Traveling to Florida to Meet with 14-Year-Old Boy
A University of Michigan professor is under arrest for allegedly trying to have sex with a...
The rules in these situations just keep getting more absurd.
Greg Piper reports at the College Fix.
Sexual assault includes ‘whistling,’ ‘unwanted phrases’ at UC Santa Barbara
Sexual assault at the University of California-Santa Barbara is like sexual orientation – an endless “continuum.”
The school’s list of activities that constitute the sexual-assault continuum (literally UCSB’s...
Is this really what’s become acceptable?
The College Fix reports.
REPORT: Hookup culture’s collide with dating apps creates dark, ugly and slutty side of modern sex
“When it’s so easy, when it’s so available to you,” Brian says intensely, “and you can meet somebody and f*ck them in 20 minutes, it’s very hard to...
Campus Reform took the recent incident on MSNBC with Debbie Wasserman Schultz and tried the same experiment with some young people.
They didn’t do much better. Watch.
Read more:
VIDEO: Millennials can’t distinguish Democrats, socialists
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was at a loss for words late last month when asked for the...
Some advice for current students.
The Chicago Tribune reports.
The secret to college success in three words
Several weeks ago, I came across an online essay with the provocative headline, “Is someone you love going to college? Their success depends on three words.”
I’m a sucker for advice, particularly condensed, pithy advice.
And, as it happens,...
Hillary Clinton is doing a lott of bragging about her plans for higher education but Scott Walker is calling her out and doing a little bragging of his own. Check out some of his recent tweets.
.@HillaryClinton I’ve
frozen in-state tuition rates for four years, while you charged
colleges $225K+ just to...
Waiting in line to collect your overpriced books at the beginning of each semester is a college past time future generations might not experience.
Forbes explores:
Textbooks Are Going Digital, But Will That Put College Bookstores Out Of Business?
In the more than $10 billion dollar college textbook industry, students are captive consumers. Each...
The Franklin Center’s Watchdog.org has reporters on the ground nation-wide. Their Texas chapter is to thank for some of the best ongoing coverage of the University of Texas’ admissions practices.
From the Franklin Center:
Texas Watchdog’s “bullet-proof” coverage of the UT admissions scandal
It’s not often that a center-left news outlet calls out a...
Kudos to this young woman for having the courage to stand with law enforcement.
Oliver Darcy reported at The Blaze.
19-Year-Old College Student Goes to Ferguson Protests to Make Bold Statement: ‘It Was Scary’
A 19-year-old woman stood in front of police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, Monday night as a symbolic gesture to protect...
What a great idea. They’ve done such a good job so far, haven’t they?
Michael Stratford reports at Inside Higher Ed.
A Bigger Federal Role
Hillary Clinton’s higher education plan announced Monday highlights the growing consensus among Democrats on how to tackle rising tuition: send federal money to states that agree, in return, to...
A candidate can get skills elsewhere.
The Wall Street Journal reports.
Military Officers Don’t Need College Degrees
Military recruiters and top brass like to repeat the refrain that the average member of the armed forces is better educated than the average American. It’s true. According to the Defense Department, nearly 94% of enlisted personnel...
The liberal war on American history continues apace.
Jennifer Kabbany reports at the College Fix.
Univ. of Texas panel: Relocate Confederate statues or add explanatory plaques
A task force working to help determine the fate of controversial statues at the University of Texas made its recommendations Monday: Relocate Confederate statues on campus or add...
Remember the ski resort disaster?
USA Today reports.
Bring back frat mom? University of Michigan wants it
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — House moms — or at least, live-in housing directors — could be making a comeback at the University of Michigan’s fraternities if school officials get their way.
Administrators want to see more experienced adults...
In a great new column at The Atlantic, Greg Lukianoff of The FIRE and Jonathan Haidt explain why trigger warnings and other trends in higher education are harmful to college students.
The Coddling of the American Mind
Something strange is happening at America’s colleges and universities. A movement is arising, undirected and driven...
