Losing your keys is frustrating but it’s worse when it costs a ton of cash.
USA Today reports.
Loss of master keys costs college $500K
The struggle is real at the College of William and Mary.
According to a Jan. 26 report by the college’s student newspaper, The Flat Hat, the college will have to...
Those cheers of excitement you’re hearing in the distance are from the school’s science department.
WBUR reported.
A Mammoth Find At Oregon State University Football Field
Workers were in for a big surprise as they dug beneath the north end zone of Oregon State University’s football stadium this week. A crew member uncovered a...
She got a pretty lenient sentence for assault, don’t you think?
Campus Reform reports.
Mizzou prof. avoids jail time with community service deal
University of Missouri (Mizzou) professor Melissa Click will perform 20 hours of court-ordered community service in exchange for a dropped assault charge, according to a statement released Friday evening.
In November, Click...
More than 7,500 people have asked the federal government to forgive a total of $164 million in student loans.
CBS News reports.
Feeling burned, for-profit college grads want loans erased
For thousands of Americans with student loans, repaying what they owe may be the least of their problems.
More than 7,500 people have asked the...
This might explain why Bernie Sanders is so popular among college students.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Data: Karl Marx is the most assigned economist at U.S. Colleges
Everyone knows that the foundation of a good education is reading, writing, arithmetic — and communism?
Market Watch reported that Karl Marx is the most assigned economist in...
They just got clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate drones.
NJ reports.
Bergen Community College gets clearance for drone classes
PARAMUS — Bergen Community College became one of just three community colleges to get clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate drones, allowing the college to start offering educati...
This place must be popular with Bernie Sanders supporters.
The College Fix reported.
‘Anti-capitalist’ campus co-op faces shutdown because renters refuse to pay rent
Call it dwell-and-dash.
The Campbell Club at the University of Oregon is $17,000 in debt because, well, people take its anti-capitalist bona fides seriously. Or they’re just lazy bums.
The Daily Emerald reports...
Like other schools, there is probably a small group of campus activists driving this whole thing.
Bloomberg reports.
Cornell University to Consider Divesting Fossil Fuel Investments
Cornell University’s trustees are planning to discuss divesting from fossil fuels, an issue that many of the richest U.S. schools have grappled with while only a few have...
This is a great class to take if you plan on working at Taco Bell after graduation.
Eater.com reports.
Get Schooled in Taco Literacy at the University of Kentucky
Students at the University of Kentucky now have the distinct privilege of being able to get college credit for eating tacos. According to Munchies, the...
Sounds like a pretty good deal for students to take advantage of.
Red Alert Politics reported.
Gov. Hogan: Scholarships for high schoolers who graduate early
An executive order by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday created a program that offers college scholarships to high school students who graduate early.
Hogan justified the action by saying...
Americans owed more in student debt than any other kind of household debt other than mortgages in 2013.
US News reports.
10 Colleges Where Graduates Have the Least Debt
At Princeton University, the average debt for 2014 graduates who borrowed was $6,600.
The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular...
Angry alums and donors made their voices heard.
The Guardian reports.
Cecil Rhodes statue to remain at Oxford University after alumni threaten to withdraw millions
The governing body of Oriel College, which owns the statue, has ruled out its removal after being warned that £1.5m worth of donations have already been cancelled, and that...
Leading is Columbia and University of Chicago at 99 percent.
US News reports.
Colleges Where Freshmen Usually Return
The process of finding the right college doesn’t always end once students move into their dorms and start their freshman year.
Some realize their chosen university doesn’t offer what they need or the time isn’t right for...
Earn credit for promoting the progressive agenda!
The College Fix reports.
UMass students can earn academic credit for building LGBTQA-themed electronic light displays
Take some electrical engineering and throw in a little LGBTQA and what have you got? “Queer Lights.”
No, seriously. It’s the newest class at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Students can earn...
It was the lowest return since 2012.
CNBC reports.
US college endowment returns sink to 2.4% in fiscal 2015
U.S. college and university endowments earned an average return of 2.4 percent after fees in the fiscal year ended in June, their lowest return since fiscal 2012 and a sharp drop from the 15.5 percent...
This seems to be cathing on in more and more states.
Online Athens reports.
Move to allow guns on college campuses resurfaces in Georgia legislature
A renewed effort to allow guns to be carried on college campuses has surfaced at the Georgia General Assembly.
Earlier this week, five Republican legislators filed a bill that would...
When it comes to the 2016 race, the left is tearing itself apart on college campuses.
The Boston Globe reports.
College students backing Clinton are frustrated with ‘Bernie Bros’
As the youthful cult of Bernie Sanders supporters continues to draw converts, college-age Hillary Clinton fans are feeling outnumbered.
“I wouldn’t say I’m completely alone in...
Did they want these students to be forced to wear a special garment indicating their shame?
Campus Reform reports.
KU Senate declines to impeach executives who didn’t ‘stand in solidarity’
Three student government executives at Kansas University have emerged unscathed after Student Senate voted Wednesday to drop impeachment proceedings against them.
Student Body President Jessie...
His then-fiancee, who wasn’t even a UT student, posted criticism of two UT professors and tagged Barnett.
Washington Examiner reports.
Student suspended over someone else’s Facebook post is suing
A University of Tulsa student is suing the university after being suspended for Facebook posts that his fiancee published.
George “Trey” Barnett was suspended in late...
The drama continues at the University of Missouri.
The College Fix reported.
Ex-Missouri president claims it faced ‘Ferguson-like event’; campus to get more police
No explanation how university will pay for grad-student benefit spike
The former president of the University of Missouri System abruptly resigned in November to preempt a “Ferguson-like event” on the Columbia...
The only thing drawn on the Democratic mural was a smiley face near Bernie Sanders’ head.
FOX 31 Denver reports.
Vandals target Republican presidential candidate murals on DU campus
DENVER — Murals depicting Republican presidential candidates have been getting vandalized on the University of Denver campus.
...
Oh no. Not a school that might result in employed graduates!
The Cornell Review reports.
Cornell Students, Faculty, and Alumni Outraged by… Proposed College of Business
Of all the things, the collective ire of Cornell students, faculty, and the all-important alumni-donor base has zeroed in on University President Elizabeth Garrett’s proposal of a new...
