In the newest video from Prager University, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin examines the old saying that honesty is the best policy.
Is it really? Not always.
Here’s more information.
Telling the truth is usually right. But can it also sometimes be wrong? If so, when? And why? Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, a bestselling author and renowned...
After allegations of sexual harassment surfaced, UC Berkeley the professor in question off with a warning. Students say that’s not enough.
From Raw Story:
UC Berkeley defends handling of sexual harassment claims against astronomy professor
BERKELEY, Calif. — As fury grows over reports that astronomer Geoff Marcy sexually harassed female students for years, the...
What a mature way to make an argument.
Joel B. Pollak reports at Breitbart.
Anti-Religious Slurs Carved into Cars at UC Davis
Police are searching for a suspect who carved anti-religious hate messages on cars in a parking lot at the University of California Davis on Saturday.
Eleven cars were vandalized, among which eight had...
The data from coast to coast.
Business Insider reports.
Hardest Colleges to Get Into
You might have guessed that Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, would be the hardest college to be accepted into in that state.
But the most selective schools in other US states might surprise you.
The rankings are based on acceptance rates and...
Conservative students are made to feel uncomfortable in college classrooms all the time. Sorry if the Second Amendment makes you nervous.
Elaine Godfrey reports at New York Mag.
Many Professors Anxious About Legally Armed Students in Their Classrooms
A professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Aust...
Why are they still getting money?
The New York Times reports.
For-Profit Colleges Accused of Fraud Still Receive U.S. Funds
When the Obama administration agreed this summer to erase the federal loan debt of some former students at Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit school that filed for bankruptcy in the face of charges of widespread...
The goal of every campus progressive has been achieved at one Florida school.
Rebecca Downs reports at Red Alert Politics.
College bans Pledge of Allegiance: It ‘violated beliefs in academic freedom’
WFLA.com reported that the advisory council for Hillsborough Community College, in Fla., voted at its September meeting to drop the Pledge of Allegiance...
Governor Walker supports it, liberals and the Associated Press are unsurprisingly, freaking out.
From KSL.com:
UW police urge lawmakers not to allow weapons in buildings
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police who protect the University of Wisconsin’s flagship campus in Madison are urging state lawmakers not to allow concealed weapons to be carried into...
Troubles continue to mount for the online educator.
From AL.com:
University of Phoenix: Why for-profit college is in hot water with feds
One day after the Department of Defense put the University of Phoenix on probation for alleged recruiting violations, the Justice Department and the Department of Education confirmed they are coordinating an investigation...
University of Ottawa professor Janice Fiamengo asks some very pertinent questions about the current climate on college campuses.
Particularly with regard to rape culture and due process. Watch:
We need more leaders in higher education to do the same.
This New York Post editorial praises Cornell president Elizabeth Garrett, and rightly so.
Hopefully Cornell president’s free speech stance sets a trend
Calling herself “an avid supporter of freedom of speech,” Elizabeth Garrett — Cornell University’s new president — came out firmly against...
What makes a good essay?
Forbes reports.
Violins, Trash and Calculus: 6 Paths To Better College-Entry Essays
What delights college admissions officers as they read high-school students’ application essays? What’s a total turn-off? Six experts weighed in on the subject yesterday at the annual convention of college admissi...
What’s next? Trigger warnings in the Bible?
Pardes Seleh of Campus Reform reported.
Students from 82 colleges urge Pope Francis to divest Vatican from fossil fuels
Fossil Free, a global network of “campaigns and campaigners” aimed at economically hindering companies that profit from fossil fuels, has recently busied itself with lobbying the Pope to...
Start the marketing!
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
When a Small-College Scholar Wins a Nobel, the Marketing Begins
Drew University loves William Campbell.
Mr. Campbell is a research fellow emeritus at Drew, a liberal-arts college in Madison, N.J., with just over 2,000 students, and on Monday he was named one...
Is nothing sacred? The University of Missouri should be ashamed of this.
The Missourian reported.
Students protest Thomas Jefferson statue, call for its removal
COLUMBIA — In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “All men are created equal.” On Wednesday, the words were plastered to his forehead.
Throughout the day, students covered the Jefferson...
Is there some sanity in California? Governor Brown vetoed legislation Sunday that would’ve created mandatory minimum punishments for campus sexual assault cases.
From the Huffington Post:
California Governor Vetoes Bill Calling For Minimum Punishments In College Sexual Assault Cases
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) vetoed legislation Sunday that would have made California the first...
Of course, there are certain strings attached to this offer.
Eric Owens reported at the Daily Caller.
Bunny Ranch Brothel Offers To Pay Down Student Loans For Debt-Strapped Co-Eds
The owner of the Moonlite BunnyRanch, a legal whorehouse in Nevada, has announced that he will pay down student loans for new sex worker underlings.
Like...
You know what they say — never bring a dildo to a gun fight. Well, they don’t say that, but someone probably should.
From our parent site, Legal Insurrection:
Campus (Dildo) Carry Protest Planned at University of Texas
Longhorn alumna Jessica Jin plans to protest campus carry in a somewhat unconventional way — by...
We can’t have nasty words offending sensitive college students can we?
Emily Shire writes at the Daily Beast.
Freedom of Speech? Not At Brown University
College is a time for participating in a number of head-scratching activities that make perfect sense inside the campus bubble, but appear utterly ridiculous and nonsensical to anyone in...
A college last year rescinded their offer.
The College Fix reports.
University promises it won’t disinvite George Will for his comments on ‘supposed’ campus rape
Last year Scripps College in California pulled back a speaking invitation for conservative syndicated columnist George Will, a decision he attributes to a column he wrote questioning whether sexual...
At least it was a silent protest that didn’t interrupt the speaker.
Dave Huber reports at the College Fix.
Dartmouth students stage silent protest during ‘controversial’ sexual assault speech
There’s been yet another college protest focused on an “against-the-sexual assault-narrative” speaker, this time Slate’s Emily Yoffe at Dartmouth.
Apparently, some of Yoffe’s articles — titled...
College apps at age 14.
NBC News reports.
New Site Allows High School Freshmen to Start College Application
A new online portal is enabling high school students to get started on their college applications when they’re as young as 14 years old.
Through the Coalition for College Access — a new group of more than...
