“I will not consume any food… at the expense of my health until either Tim Wolfe is removed from office or my internal organs fail and my life is lost.”
Campus Reform reports.
Student launches hunger strike over cancellation of Planned Parenthood contract
A graduate student...
Required diversity instead of focusing on the best qualified.
Scott Jaschik reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Requiring Diverse Pools
The National Football League has a requirement that a minority candidate be interviewed for every head coaching position. The requirement is known as the Rooney rule, for Dan Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who...
Some people said it made them uncomfortable. Aren’t you sick of hearing things like this?
The College Fix reports.
University cuts Pledge of Allegiance from Veterans Day chapel because it makes some ‘uncomfortable’
An evangelical university is removing the Pledge of Allegiance from its Veterans Day chapel service in response to complaints that patriotism...
Authorities confirmed the young man’s identity on Monday.
US News reports.
13 years after he was snatched, teen discovers his real name when he applies to college
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — An Ohio teenager applying to college discovered some startling things about himself because of a discrepancy involving his Social Security number: His...
Censorship on social media is getting a little out of hand.
Robby Soave reports at Reason.
Law Students Wrote This Unconstitutional, Ungrammatical Speech Code: ‘Do Not Comment Despairingly on Others’
According to a new social media policy, students enrolled in the University of Missouri School of Law must communicate in a “respectful and friendly...
Legal pot gets slightly more expensive as voters approve a 5 percent excise tax.
The Denver Post reports.
New in Colorado: College scholarships funded by weed
A Colorado county that boasts the world s largest outdoor marijuana farm and has been actively courting the new pot industry has approved the world s first marijuana-funded...
To commemorate the one year anniversary of the White House’s sexual assault preventive initiative, Joe Biden is heading out on a college campus speaking tour.
From USA Today:
Biden goes back to college to promote ‘It’s on Us’
Over a year after the White House rolled out its sexual assault prevention initiative It’s on...
A fight brewing centering around allegations that college accreditation entities have failed to hold high education accountable has spilled over into the Department of Education.
From ProPublica:
Department of Education Demands Greater Accountability from College Accreditors
The U.S. Department of Education announced new transparency measures for college accreditors today, encouraging the organizations to focus...
There’s just no end to this, is there?
The New York Times reports.
At Amherst College, Some Say It’s the Mascot’s Turn to Embrace Diversity
The Amherst homecoming game had all the trappings of a classic day at this prestigious liberal arts college: a home team victory, cheering alumni and the scent of charred...
If the investigation happens, what will be the preferred punishment for those found guilty?
The College Fix reports.
Feminists threaten Virginia university for not investigating ‘sexism’ on social media
‘We appreciate any guidance’ from the feds
The anonymous social-media app Yik Yak may be facing its biggest thre...
Some applying for early decision may not get their scores on time.
NBC News reports.
College Applicants’ SAT Scores Delayed Due to Electronic Snafu
As if taking the SAT and ACT wasn’t stressful enough.
College hopefuls who recently took the standardized tests were informed some schools with a November 1 deadline for early decision may...
The board of a small college lacks diversity? Quick! Someone do something!
Ashley A. Smith reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Board Tussle Over Race
At Milwaukee Area Technical College, more than half of the students are from the city of Milwaukee. Most are minorities. And low income. Yet many at the college are concerned...
You could come out financially ahead.
Time Money reports.
3 Smart Moves for Transferring to Another College
Courtney Fitch began her college career at prestigious Smith College. But reputation doesn’t necessarily translate to an ideal fit.
“While it is a great school, it was not the right place for me,” says the now 26-year-old consultant....
It takes real guts to be a conservative college student these days.
This piece by Paul Bedard pf the Washington Examiner shows it.
Zip it: GOP students ‘intimidated’ on campus, say views less tolerated
The rise of the Tea Party and a rowdy 2016 Republican presidential primary has d...
Nearly 95% of the faculty union voted in favor of a strike if the union and the university are unable to come to an agreement over faculty pay.
The San Jose Mercury News reports:
California State University faculty threaten to strike
SAN JOSE — The union representing California State University’s 25,000 faculty members has...
What do you think?
From AOL.com:
Exclusive: Dr. Jill Biden explains why community college is ‘one of America’s best-kept secrets’
Thousands of high schoolers on Saturday will slide into desks at test centers across the country and put their pencils down to mark what may be their first real push toward higher education.
But the...
Funny how you don’t see the MSM mentioning this very often, huh?
Red Alert Politics reports.
Hillary Clinton is struggling to win over millennials and young women
It’s no secret that Hillary Clinton has a problem with...
This is where President Ronald Reagan went to college.
Peter Fricke of Campus Reform reports.
Student govt. at Ronald Reagan’s alma mater reluctant to recognize conservative groups
A student at Eureka College, Ronald Reagan’s alma mater, claims that his efforts to establish conservative groups on campus have been stymied by nitpicking from the school’s...
Millions are spent by universities to subsidize their own academic presses.
The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy reports.
Stop the Presses! Or, At Least, Stop Their Subsidies!
Many universities, public and private, have an affiliated press. Examples include Harvard University Press, University of Michigan Press, Duke University Press, and, the focus...
What do events like this have to do with the pursuit of knowledge through education?
The College Fix reports.
Harvard Sex Week: 13,000 condoms, 1,200 bottles of lube, and ‘BDSM in the dorm’ lesson
Harvard University will soon mark its annual “Sex Week” observance, which this year features a workshop on how to navigate...
The administration is censoring.
FIRE reports.
Pima Community College Imposes Restrictive Media Policy on Faculty
In the era of social media and around-the-clock journalism, it’s no surprise that colleges and universities have become hypersensitive to their public image. FIRE has long been fighting administrative overreach and censorship perpetrated in the name of “branding.”
These image-conscious...
Professor Mike Adams apparently made this the subject of his first class of the year. We could use more people like this in academia.
He reprinted his remarks at Townhall.
Get Out of My Class and Leave America
Welcome back to class, students! I am Mike Adams your criminology professor here at UNC-Wilmington. Before...
