No matter how hard schools crack down on hazing, it continues to be an issue.
The New York Times reports.
Hazing Allegations Investigated in Buffalo State Student’s Death
The authorities in western New York are investigating whether fraternity hazing played a role in the death of a 21-year-old Buffalo State College student from Brooklyn,...
He is currently being held in jail and will next appear in court in March.
ABC News reports.
Man Charged With Using Social Media to Burglarize College Students
If you tag your location on social media or post about your home or plans, police say you could be making yourself vulnerable to theft.
A college...
The anti-Israel crowd is at it again, this time at the University of Minnesota.
Campus Reform reports.
BDS debate ensues at Univ. of Minnesota
On February 15, “UMN Divest” released a statement demanding the Minnesota Student Association (MSA) and the University of Minnesota as a whole pass a resolution to divest the school’s endowment...
Courtrooms and classrooms are connected.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Historian discusses his new book on the way courts have treated issues of college access
Headlines these days deal with court cases challenging the constitutionality of some forms of affirmative action and the way some colleges handle allegations of sexual assault. Much of the public...
Robert Stacy McCain offers his thoughts about what’s happening on college campuses today.
University Students Are Helpless Infants
Today I was babysitting my two young grandsons. When they arrived, I had the living room TV tuned to Turner Classic Movies (TCM) which was showing an old Jimmy Cagney gangster flick from the 1930s....
Is higher education a right? The answer is no.
The Daily Mississippian reports.
Not everyone deserves free college tuition
One of the hot topics among millennials today is the idea of a free college education. Bernie Sanders is probably the greatest advocate of this idea in today’s political playing field. I do not think...
Why even bother calling this a Catholic school?
The College Fix reports.
Jesuit university students work for abortion group as part of ‘catcalling’ course
Escorts for people who get ‘harassed as they go in’ for abortions
A new course at Saint Louis University will teach students about efforts to make catcalling a crime and how...
Did the money get misused?
Burlington Free Press reports.
Founder sues Burlington College, alleges misused money
The estate of one of the founders of Burlington College has sued the institution, alleging the college misused money intended for student scholarships to prop up the institution during financial troubles in recent years.
“My client acted in good...
This is fitting, considering the school is going broke.
The Chicago Tribune reports.
Sanders to hold rally Thursday at Chicago State University
rmont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the tenacious rival to Hillary Clinton, brings his Democratic presidential campaign to Chicago on Thursday, appearing for a televised event at the University of Chicago before holding a...
There are at least 44 schools across Europe where Americans can earn their bachelor’s degree for free.
CNN Money reports.
Americans are moving to Europe for free college degrees
By the middle of her sophomore year, she’d had enough. She dropped out and moved to Germany to finish her degree where college is free.
Hunter...
Trump brought in a capacity crowd.
WAVY News reported.
Donald Trump speaks at Regent University forum
Donald Trump spoke at a Regent University forum in Virginia Beach Wednesday, fresh off of winning the Republican presidential caucuses in Nevada, which gave the billionaire businessman three straight wins in the race for the GOP nomination. Marco...
Some are trying to tarnish his legacy.
Campus Reform reports.
Univ. of Washington law profs. criticize Scalia’s legacy over lack of ’empathy’
A panel of law professors gathered Wednesday at the University of Washington Law School to discuss “the legacy” of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia but capitalized on every opportunity to scold his...
None of the people pushing free college ever admit these facts.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Americans wouldn’t want Euro-style ‘free’ college — if they knew the facts
Higher education in Europe functions in society differently from higher education in United States, and that’s a barrier to European-style free college in America.
“Americans don’t actually want...
This could get very expensive.
The Washington Post reports.
Never finished college? Washington state lawmakers want to help.
Lawmakers in the state of Washington want to give college dropouts a chance to finish their degree for free, a novel proposal that could have far-reaching implications for boosting national completion rates.
Washington’s Free to Finish College...
What a perfect person to teach others about ethics.
The College Fix reports.
Stanford hosts ‘ethics’ speech by scandal-plagued former Rep. Barney Frank
Barney Frank, the former Democrat Congressman from Massachusetts whose 30-year career in politics was marked with several scandals – including male prostitution and a major role...
Administrators earlier this month assured students that everything was fine — even though the college had stopped paying employees.
Miami Herald reports.
As Miami for-profit college considers closing, 700 students in limbo
Less than four months after the sudden closure of Dade Medical College shook Miami’s for-profit college industry, another nursing school — Mattia...
Why can’t students just enjoy a yummy chicken sandwich?
FOX News reports.
Chick-fil-A flap rocks another American university
The war on poultry rages on yet another public university campus – this time at the University of Nebraska – Kearney.
The hullabaloo started last January when students were asked to select a new dining option for...
Another reason to remember him.
Minding The Campus reports.
What Scalia Did for Undergrads
Justice Scalia had an important impact among many college students, certainly among mine, and especially among those who often or usually disagreed with his conclusions.
I taught law-oriented classes for thirty-five years—constitutional law and politics, civil liberties, criminal law and justice,...
Things at Chicago State University are so dire that they’re in a hurry to conclude the semester.
ABC 7 reports.
Chicago State University Spring Break Cancelled Due To Budget Impasse
Thousands of Chicago State University students are being forced to change their spring break plans because of lack of state funding.
School officials confirm they...
About three-quarters of U.S. college kids attend in-state schools.
Forbes reports.
The Best College In Every State
One of the biggest questions students and their families must consider when selecting a college is, ‘How close or far from home should it be?’ According to the annual American Freshman: National Norms survey, 57% of students...
We have a long way to go in the fight for free speech on campus but this helps.
The FIRE blog reports.
Louisiana State University’s Faculty Senate Adopts Chicago Statement
Louisiana State University’s (LSU’s) faculty senate adopted a resolution yesterday affirming its commitment to free speech on campus.
The group’s vote makes LSU the tenth...
That both of these false accusations occurred on a campus should come as no surprise.
Pope Center reports.
Ten Years Later, the Duke Lacrosse Case Still Reverberates
Next month will be the tenth anniversary of the spring break party that triggered the Duke lacrosse case. That incident probably rema...
