He’s not running for president, but Joe Biden is pushing the Democratic Party’s line on making college free.
US News and World Report has the story.
Biden Calls for 4 Years of Free College
When Vice President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will not run for president, his speech in the White House...
The science scores were the worst, with 82.1 percent “not ready.”
WBTW reports.
New test scores show most SC students not college-ready
COLUMBIA, SC (WBTW) – New test results released Friday show that the majority of South Carolina 11th graders are not ready for college or a career. The state Department of Education released...
Tax dollars for tuition is a gravy train and lots of law schools are on board.
Via the TaxProfBlog, the New York Times reports.
The Law School Debt Crisis
In 2013, the median LSAT score of students admitted...
Ohio faculty are wondering why a university task force created by the Governor doesn’t include faculty members.
From Cleveland.com:
Why no professor on Gov. Kasich’s university affordability and efficiency task force?
Gov. John Kasich’s task force on affordability and efficiency in higher education released its recommendations to the General Assembly recently, and the...
This could start an avalanche of lawsuits.
Michael Stratford reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Suing Student Loan Servicers
Student loan borrowers and others will be able to sue a national student loan corporation after a federal appeals court said Wednesday that the corporation’s affiliation with a state government does not shield it from lawsuits.
The...
A woman accused of driving while intoxicated crashed her car into a crowd at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade killing 4 and injuring 47.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
Four Dead in Crash at Oklahoma State University Homecoming Parade
Four people died, including a toddler, when an allegedly intoxicated young woman drove her...
Not all college students are feeling the Bern. Thank goodness.
From the Cornell Review.
America Cannot Afford Bernie Sanders
Unlike the other Democratic presidential candidates, Bernie Sanders describes himself as a Democratic Socialist. True to the word, he is campaigning on a radical, massive expansion of government, which includes, among other proposals, the creation...
The benefits of college come with some some risks. Some examples are debt and not graduating on time.
Cleveland.com reports.
College is a risky investment, says management professor
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Many people assume that college graduates make more money and find better jobs, but that is not necessarily true, a management professor told...
You might say the left is bitterly clinging to political correctness.
The College Fix reported.
College president chides critics of political correctness, questions his school’s mascot
In a Thursday Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed, Susquehanna University President L. Jay Lemons perfectly exemplifies the point I made a month ago about political correctness.
“There has been a lot...
Salary increases lately have been going to just administrators.
The College Fix reports.
California State faculty threaten to strike if they don’t get 5 percent pay increase
It’s easy to vilify campus administrators for their six-figure salaries and proliferation as universities increasingly rely on paycheck-to-paycheck adjunct labor to teach students.
So that’s what California State...
Brown’s Daily Herald issued an apology after a photo of Malia Obama next to a beer pong table went viral.
From The Blaze:
College Newspaper Apologizes to Malia Obama After Photo of Her at a Party Went Viral
At 17-years-old, Malia Obama has already toured multiple colleges in the quest to find where she’ll...
More dues payers and more money to give to Democrats.
Scott Jaschik reports at Inside Higher Ed.
NLRB Returns to Grad Student Unions
WASHINGTON — The National Labor Relations Board — voting 3 to 1 — agreed Wednesday to reconsider whether graduate teaching assistants at private nonprofit universities are entitled to collective bargaining.
The board...
Texas A&M University is raising money and soliciting food donations for South Carolina’s relief efforts.
From KBTX:
Texas A&M to Donate Proceeds from Special 12th Man Towel Sales to South Carolina Relief Efforts in Addition to Hosting Aggies CAN
Texas A&M, Home of the 12th Man, has waved 12th Man towels in support of...
The left doesn’t have much use for religion, unless it’s to promote their agenda.
The College Fix reports.
Religious studies professor: Ignoring climate change akin to sin
Scholar also calls for sabbatical year from travel every seven years to allow Earth a rest – ‘no big conferences, no academic flying’
A Northwestern University bioethicist who has...
They want to show that it is not like the Paper Chase.
The Harvard Crimson reports.
For Campaign Launch, Law School Looks To Rebrand Itself
When Harvard Law School publicly launches its capital campaign on Friday, kicking off an effort that aims...
No one deserves to be made fun of just for being portly, right?
Campus Reform reported.
Bradley University combats ‘fatism’ by promoting ‘fat acceptance’
While the United States leads the world in numbers of obese adults, teens and children, and despite the federal government’s efforts to push healthy eating initiatives, one university wants its...
Textbooks cost hundreds of dollars currently.
Fox News reports.
Lawmakers push bill aimed at soaring college textbook costs
Congressional lawmakers are exploring a new tactic for reducing soaring college costs, pushing a plan to help students access online textbooks for free as opposed to spending hundreds of dollars on print versions.
According to The College...
Will the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) be in the middle of the next higher education brawl?
From the Washington Post:
A fight is brewing in Washington over college accreditors
Republicans are up in arms over the government’s consumer watchdog investigating the largest national accreditation agency, the gatekeeper between colleges and...
Giving, “it’s just a game,” a whole new meaning.
From Fox News:
1 dead in shooting linked to dice game at Tennessee State University
One man was killed and three women were wounded in a shooting late Thursday on the campus of Tennessee State University, police said.
Witnesses said an argument broke out over a...
Every time you think the PC crowd couldn’t get more absurd, they step up their game.
Blake Neff reports at the Daily Caller.
Full Circle: ‘Politically Correct’ Is Now Politically Incorrect In Wisconsin
The world of campus speech codes has come full circle, with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) releasing a guide that makes...
The emails came up because of legal proceedings between a fraternity and the school.
The College Fix reports.
Wesleyan shut down frats to get their real estate, president’s email implies
The current song has been used for over a century.
MRCTV reports.
Georgia Tech Seeks to Change Fight Song to ‘Reflect’ ‘Achievements of Women’
Georgia Tech is looking to change its 107-year-old fight song because the word “cheer” allegedly does “not reflect the significant achievements of women.”
According to the petition launched on the Georgia...
