Higher education used to be a dignified pursuit. Now we get this.
Christian Spencer reports at Campus Reform.
UMD teaches students ‘How to F*** in College’
At a workshop-style event last week, students at the University of Maryland, College Park were taught “How to F*** in College.”
Sex ed expert Francisco Ramirez, who has a...
A win for campus free speech.
ABC News reports:
University of California Revises Divisive Intolerance Policy
The University of California is going back to the drawing board Monday after a proposed policy on intolerance was rejected by Jewish organizations that say it does not go far enough to address anti-Semitism on UC’s 10 campuses.
Others...
Some people are just convinced that government can solve problems like unfairness.
Jena McGregor reports at the Washington Post.
To reduce bias, U.K. companies and universities will start hiding applicant names
On Monday, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron announced that several public and private employers had agreed to make job applications for new graduates...
The Confederate battle flag fight makes its way to a Mississippi campus. What does that mean for the Rebels?
From The Guardian:
Ole Miss removes Mississippi state flag from university campus
The University of Mississippi on Monday removed the state flag from its Oxford campus, because the banner contains the Confederate battle emblem, which...
Most people would probably change their name in exchange for $100 million dollars, so we can’t blame the school.
The National Jurist reports.
Northwestern changes name after $100M donation
Northwestern University School of Law is changing its name after a $100 million gift from J.B. Pritzker, the second largest gift to a law school....
Microaggressions now lead to poverty and disease?
Campus Reform reports.
UNH: gender roles and sexist jokes cause migraines, heart disease among women
The University of New Hampshire, which previously caused controversy after publishing a language guide claiming the word “American” was “problematic,” is now claiming that gender microaggressions are causing poverty and heart disease...
In case there’s any confusion, this is what “free college” looks like.
CBS News in Denver reports.
Denver Voters Asked To Help Fund College Education
Voters in Denver are being asked to fund college education in next month’s election.
Measure 2A will increase the City of Denver’s sales tax to 8 cents to raise an...
The children were fully-employed.
New York Post reports.
Judge tells mom to stop subsidizing NYC rent for Ivy-educated kids
A Long Island judge told an overprotective mom to cut the cord already — tossing out a marriage contract that required her estranged husbandto pay the Manhattan rents for their fully-employed, adult children.
Howard Beach pharmacy...
Here’s the latest example of language and gender insanity on college campuses.
Katherine Timpf reports at National Review.
Kansas University Student Senate Votes to Ban ‘His/Her’ from Governing Document Because They’re ‘Microaggressions’
The Kansas University student senate has voted to banish gender-specific pronouns such as “his/her” from its Rules and Regulations document because they’re...
Good idea or bad?
From the Washington Post:
Ben Carson wants the government to monitor bias on college campuses. Can it?
Dr. Ben Carson, currently running in second for the Republican presidential nomination, told NBC’s Chuck Todd on Sunday that he supports a system under which the government would investigate allegati...
It’s not good enough to be a feminist. You have to believe the right things too.
Jennifer Kabbany reports at the College Fix.
Students demand disinvitation of feminist icon who says transgender women are not real women
Here we go again.
Another group of fragile, whiny students is in a tizzy over a planned campus...
CBP was scared off by college protestors. Let that sink in.
From Fox News:
Safety concerns prompt Border Patrol to pull out of college job fair amid protests
The Border Patrol is looking for a few good men and women — but not angry confrontation, and that concern is what prompted the agency to...
The newest video from Prager University will make you ill.
Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute explains how the study of the humanities has been supplanted with progressive politics and social justice.
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Parenthood just gets more expensive as the child gets older.
NASDAQ reports.
How to Send Your Kid to College Without Taking on Debt
Raising a child is expensive. Just ask anyone who’s had a baby. Parents can expect to spend thousands of dollars — whether it’s for painting the nursery or buying diapers and...
Is this what liberals are talking about when they say the game is rigged against average Americans?
Ali Meyer of the Washington Free Beacon reports.
DHS Incentivizes Employers to Hire Alien College Grads Over Native Grads
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding a program that awards businesses bonuses when they hire alien...
Students resetting the body clocks are setting themselves up to pack on the pounds.
The New York Times reports.
Poor Sleep May Spur College Weight Gain
As the first semester of the school year reaches the halfway mark, countless college freshmen are becoming aware that their clothes are feeling rather snug.
While the so-called freshman...
Liberal bias in academia? Don’t be silly.
James Mietus reports at Campus Reform.
REPORT: 99.51% of top liberal arts prof. contributions go to Dems
Only one undergraduate professor from the top 50 liberal arts colleges has donated to a Republican presidential candidate in the current election cycle.
According to FEC third quarter reports released October...
Undocumented students are not privy to federal aid dollars for higher education. The University of the People is free, but end of course exams cost $100 each.
NPR reports:
The Online College That’s Helping Undocumented Students
Federal law does not prohibit undocumented students from enrolling in college, but it does something nearly as effective,...
The Cornell Review is reporting that members of the Black Lives Matter movement marched through Ithaca this weekend.
Black Lives Matter Protesters March Through Downtown Ithaca
“No justice, no peace, no racist police!” That’s what local protestors shouted this past Saturday as they participated in a “Solidarity March” along Seneca Street in downtown...
They’re certainly going to try.
From the New York Times:
Can a New Coalition of Elite Schools Reshape College Admissions?
Perhaps the college application process should be preceded by a trigger warning. For students, it’s the season of stress. Admissions deans aren’t so fond of it, either. They complain of a system that is...
It’s amazing how casually some college students dismiss the importance of free speech.
Taylor Grenawalt reports at Campus Reform.
Brown students: improving race relations is more important than free speech
In response to controversial op-eds published in the school newspaper, five Brown University students are claiming that freedom of speech does not confer the...
Retirement is being pushed far back.
Nerd Wallet reports.
New Grad Retirement Report
NerdWallet’s analysis finds the Class of 2015 faces a retirement age pushed back to 75 — two years later than what the Class of 2013 could expect — because of increasing student loan debt, rising rents and millennials’ approach to money...
