Colleges are attempting to do more to help, though, with stress-reducing activities such as massage therapy and yoga to soothe psyches.
Colleges offer massages, snacks and more to help stressed-out freshmen prepare for their first finals
Just before winter break, Kristina Reed began to feel a bit off. She developed a sore throat...
Dan Joseph of MRCTV recently visited the campus of George Mason University and asked college students to sign a petition to ban the song White Christmas for racism.
Watch what happened below.
What a strange and awful thing to happen. Hopefully, everyone will be OK.
NBC News reported.
Tree Falls on Vanderbilt University Tour Group, Injuring 10
A group of prospective college kids, parents and a student tour guide were hospitalized after an apparently rain-soaked tree fell on them at Vanderbilt University on Monday, a school...
This isn’t higher education, it’s left wing activism.
Campus Reform reports.
Emory University sends students to Baltimore to learn about ‘systematic racism’
Students from Emory University recently traveled to Baltimore for a four day trip centered around the arrest of Freddie Gray.
The trip was the culmination of a semester-long course, “Baltimore Up Rising,” in...
This proposal seems only fair. Why should student athletes need to strike, anyway?
The College Fix reports.
Missouri bill would revoke sports scholarships from ‘striking athletes’
A little over a week ago, two Missouri state representatives put forth a bill that “would require colleges to revoke scholarships held by healthy student-athletes” who decline to...
In a new video from Prager University, Dennis Prager examines the perception of America according to the left and the right.
Watch below.
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Is the United States an exceptional country that has played a uniquely good role in history? Or is it a typical country, perhaps even a uniquely bad one...
Many colleges want more ethnically and racially diverse faculty members. But should searches be limited to underrepresented groups?
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Whites, Asians Need Not Apply
Even before the recent, widespread student protests over campus climate issues, many colleges and universities were working to make their faculties more diverse. But can a department...
What a lame excuse for denying Christmas.
Red Alert Politics reported.
“Safe, comfortable place”: Mizzou health center bans Christmas decorations
The atmosphere at the University of Missouri has become so toxic that holiday decorations have been banned. As MRCTV blog reported, employees at the student health center were...
Is the Rhodes Scholarship next to be removed?
Inside Higher Ed reports.
College at Oxford Will Remove Cecil Rhodes Plaque
Oriel College of Britain’s University of Oxford has announced that it is starting the process of removing a plaque that honors Cecil Rhodes, the British imperialist whose bequest created Rhodes Scholarships. Minority students have...
In other words, not agreeing with progressives makes you a racist. That’s original.
Steve Gunn reports at EAG News.
PROF: ‘Those who deny white privilege functionally believe in white supremacy’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Politically progressive academics love to rant, particularly when it comes to racial issues.
When they hear about alleged acts of racial...
Some students are using an online service to rent out their dorm rooms for extra money. This is probably frowned on by their schools.
Time reports.
Cash-Strapped College Students Are Renting Their Dorm Rooms on Airbnb
You already know Airbnb can help you rent a charming Parisian pied-a-tierre. But how about a beer-soaked Philadelphia...
TV host Montel Williams is not a fan of what’s happening on college campuses in America today.
The Huffington Post reported.
Montel Williams Slams ‘The Infantilizing Of College Students’
Television personality and former naval officer Montel Williams is sticking up for a college student who was punished over a remark he made on the...
Some members of the faculty at Rhode Island College claim president Nancy Carriuolo has been ineffective and even vindictive.
NBC News in Providence reports.
Rhode Island College president steps down following criticism
Dr. Nancy Carriuolo came in with much fanfare, but now, after seven and a half years, Carriuolo’s tenure as the head of...
A new study finds students of geology are the happiest. Are you ready to change your major now?
Forbes reported.
Geology Students Are The Happiest On College Campus Study Finds
Geology students are the happiest with their degrees according to the National Student Survey, which polls university students across UK colleges and universities for...
The same week, Northeastern University announced it would arm its campus police force with semiautomatic rifles in case of emergency.
Boston.com reports.
One Mass. college has eliminated its entire police force
The same week Northeastern University announced it would arm its campus police force with semiautomatic rifles in case of emergency, another Massachusetts college...
This school has seen its share of trouble over the last year and things aren’t getting better.
The Chicago Tribune reports.
Crisis deepens for College of DuPage
For the past year, Gloria Roark has told her classmates at the College of DuPage not to worry.
Yes, the school has been plagued by a series of...
The campaign in Oxford is part of an international wave of student protests.
BBC News reports.
Oxford college considers removing Rhodes statue
Protesters have argued that the views of the colonial politician are incompatible with an “inclusive culture” at the university.
Oriel College says it will consult on the statue’s future – and has decided...
According to a new poll, many college students reject the liberal campus issues in the news lately.
Katie Pavlich reports at Townhall.
New Poll Shows College Students Reject Absurd “Microagression” Culture, Black Lives Matter
A new scientific poll sanctioned by Young America’s Foundation and conducted by Inc./Woman Trend shows the majority of college students...
What an insult. How does this party enjoy more support from college students?
Campus Reform reports.
Congressional Dems say college students too drunk, crazy to be trusted with guns
According to several House Democrats, college students cannot be trusted to carry concealed firearms because of their propensity to drink...
At this point, it’s safe to say that no one on the right is happy with the Omnibus Bill.
Hans Bader writes at Minding The Campus.
Omnibus Bill Rewards the Perverse OCR
On Friday, the House will vote on the year-end omnibus spending bill, formally known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016. As...
This is like a Christmas miracle. Will wonders never cease?
The College Fix reported.
BDS resolution overturned by UC grad students’ national union: It discriminates against Jews
Foes of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel got a big boost Wednesday when a national union told a local chapter it couldn’t adopt a...
It is run 100% by undergraduate students with alumni as advisors.
USA Today reports.
How a student-run investment firm beats Wall Street
A firm that can consistently beat the S&P 500 is a unicorn amongst Wall Street investors. But, Global Platinum Securities has done just that since 2008.The firm’s advantage? It’s run entirely by...
