Democrats have criticized the package as merely campaign talking points, saying it does little to address student debt.
Fox 6 Now reports.
Gov. Scott Walker signs college affordability bills
MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker is signing a series of bills Monday aimed at college affordability.
The four bills will increase grants for technical college students;...
Isn’t it funny how some students will actually protest for less freedom?
The College Fix reports.
Anti-gun protesters in Kansas try to block campus carry from taking effect
Choice: Either provide security or let people protect themselves
A Kansas law requiring all government buildings to allow guns is giving publicly funded colleges another 15 months...
He doesn’t just see racism where there is none – he sees an entire race war!
The College Fix reports.
College student warns: ‘Zootopia’ movie is ‘call to arms for white people’
Enter the mind of one Keith Reed, a student at the University of Iowa whose interpretation of the recent D...
People who spray paint swastikas anywhere are the lowest of low.
The Roanoke Times reports.
Hollins removes swastika painted on landmark
The Hollins University community was disturbed to discover a swastika spray-painted on The Rock, a beloved campus landmark, early Easter morning.
University officials and students alike responded swiftly. The Hollins University Security Department said...
The chain lost $100 million last year, and is making changes to its business model, curriculum and leadership.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Nonprofit owner of former Corinthian Colleges’ campuses loses $100 million while overhauling the career college chain
The remains of the former Corinthian Colleges’ Everest and WyoTech chains got a little smaller...
This guy deserves credit for doing the right thing and maybe saving lives.
Cleveland.com reports.
Gun shop owner thwarts possible mass shooting at Ohio University
A Hocking County gun shop owner may have prevented a mass shooting at Ohio University in Athens, authorities said.
John Downs, owner of...
32 percent of respondents prefer Sanders.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Survey: Students’ Preference in Presidential Election
Preliminary results from a national survey of college students found that Senator Bernie Sanders, the independent from Vermont who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, is students’ preferred presidential candidate by a wide margin.
The survey of students at...
If the government of Connecticut needs cash, how can they legally pilfer it from Yale’s endowment?
The Daily Caller reports.
Connecticut May Raid Yale’s Endowment For Much-Needed Cash
Connecticut’s cash-starved government is considering raiding the endowment of Yale University in an attempt to plug a growing budget hole.
A bill introduced to the Connecticut Senate...
Had their grandson not stepped in, they would have continued to pay for another four years.
People reports.
College Student, 24, Pays Off Grandparents’ Mortgage by Saving Money Eating Microwave Pizza and Skipping Parties
The gift of a lifetime.
Stefun Darts – a Houston native, college students and founder of non-profit Caring Heart Youth –...
If this student was a liberal this would probably be a national news story.
Campus Reform reports.
USC senator escapes impeachment, but loses stipend for being conservative
The University of Southern California student senate has decided to allow one of their colleagues to remain in office, but is confiscating the remainder of his stipend...
The school has refused to say what punishment was issued against McAdams.
The College Fix reports.
Jesuit university threatens to fire conservative professor if he doesn’t admit ‘guilt’ for blogging
John McAdams will be permanently dumped by Marquette University if the conservative professor doesn’t admit his “guilt” in the next two weeks for blogging...
Students at NYU don’t like the fact that their application asks if a person has ever been convicted of a crime.
Gothamist reports.
NYU Students Are Staging A Sit-In To Demand That The University ‘Abolish The Box’
Dozens of New York University students and community members have been occupying the Kimmel Center for University...
Bethel still had the receipt from the restaurant where he and his friends were eating during the groping.
The College Fix reports.
Racist Buffalo State immediately jails black student on groping charges with no evidence
Black Lives Matter even when they are accused of sexual misconduct.
Elijah Bethel is telling his story of being wrongfully...
Who knew the city of Detroit was in such sound financial shape?
The Detroit Free Press reports.
Detroit high school grads to get tuition-free college
Detroit students who graduate from any high school in the city — public, charter or private — will be guaranteed two tuition-free years of community college under a program...
Right now, TCC is providing free credit monitoring to everyone at risk.
WAVY-TV reports.
Tidewater Community College announces major data breach
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – Thousands of employees at Tidewater Community College have had their personal data stolen following a “serious” security breach announced Friday.
“We’ve just been focused on the employees that are...
It’s unknown at this point if this is some type of hoax, but the flyers have shown up on multiple campuses.
Mass Live reports.
UMass not only college targeted with racist, anti-Semitic flyers; Smith, Northeastern, Princeton among others
The University of Massachusetts was not alone in receiving the “hate-filled, racist and anti-Semitic flyer” that...
Clinton has dispatched her daughter Chelsea to speak at college campuses, where Clinton knows she isn’t as popular.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Millennial poll: Only 6% ‘enthusiastic’ for Hillary, 58% ‘scared’ or ‘displeased’
A new Fox News poll has some awful news for Clinton. Among voters under the age of 35, her unfavorable rating...
Tuition just continues to rise everywhere.
Connecticut Post reports.
Connecticut college students will be asked to pay more tuition
Tuition appears headed up again in the Connecticut State College and University system.
Along with it, students can expect larger class sizes and fewer services.
Mark Ojakian, president of...
We need more leaders at the state and national level to defend liberty like this.
The FIRE blog reports.
Kansas Governor Signs Bill Protecting Students’ Religious Liberty
On Tuesday, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed into law a bill that will protect religious student organizations’ ability to limit membership and leadership roles to students who...
What’s the first thing you think new grads should know about landing their first real job?
Forbes reports.
What Recent College Grads Don’t Know About Getting Their First ‘Real’ Job
As a career coach and a mom with college-aged children readying themselves for the workforce, I hear from a lot of parents and recent...
Will this ultimately increase tuition costs?
The College Fix reports.
Public university to hire more counselors to help students cope with microaggressions
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has pledged to hire more counselors in the wake of students claiming the state’s flagship university is fraught with microaggressions and racial bias.
“I’m accelerating the hiring of additional student...
While global markets have revived recently, endowments may struggle
Bloomberg Business reports.
A Rough Midterm for College Funds – Bloomberg Business
The managers of U.S. college endowments try hard to earn more for their schools than a plain-vanilla portfolio of stocks would. That’s never easy, and lately it’s been especially tough.
Fifteen endowments that provided...
