Linda Katehi has held on as chancellor despite numerous controversies.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
UC Davis chancellor placed on leave over employment of daughter-in-law and son
Linda P. B. Katehi survived as chancellor of the University of California at Davis after an incident in 2011 where campus police used pepper spray aga...
Have you noticed that this never seems to happen to liberal groups?
The College Fix reports.
Conservative group called ‘hateful,’ denied official recognition at Drake University
A budding conservative-leaning and pro-free market student group at Drake University called Turning Point USA was recently denied official recognition by the student government over concerns its messages are...
College affordability has declined in 45 states since 2008.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
College has become less affordable in most states, threatening to worsen economic stratification
Overall college affordability has worsened in 45 U.S. states since 2008, creating a significant financial burden for students of modest economic means.
That’s the top-line finding in a new,...
This happened across the pond but you can imagine it happening here, can’t you?
Reason reports.
Speaker Disinvited from College Event after ‘Disrespecting’ Obama
It is no longer okay for politicians to be disrespectful toward President Obama—if they wish to speak on campuses, that is.
Students at King’s College in London no-platformed Boris Johnson, the...
“You never want to tell someone not to go to school.”
CNBC reports.
Social media pays off more than college for these men
David Rhodes is standing inside the Mad Money studios at the CNBC worldwide headquarters in Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey. He points his phone camera at his friend Aaron Martinez, who is...
The statistics are usually off because people are trying to advance the idea of rape culture.
Minding the Campus reports.
Campus Surveys Inflate Rape Statistics
Calls for additional or new “campus climate surveys” have been a regular feature the post-2011 war on campus due process. The White House has produced a template that colleges...
The main target: is hecklers who disrupt public speakers.
CBS reports.
North Carolina may ban hecklers on college campuses
RALEIGH, N.C. – Hecklers who shout down speakers on North Carolina’s college campuses could be punished under a proposal being floated before lawmakers that would make this state the newest battleground over free speech at...
The brothers allegedly posted “help-wanted” ads on Craigslist.
12 News reports.
4 arrested for scamming college students
PHOENIX – Four men were arrested and indicted in a scam that targeted college students looking for employment on Craigslist, said Attorney Mark Brnovich.
Twelve victims have been identified. Most of them were in their 20s and looking...
Unfortunately, colleges are sometimes hotbeds for spreading illnesses.
ABC News reports.
Harvard Mumps Outbreak Jumps to 41; Second Outbreak Reported at Connecticut University
At least 41 people at Harvard University have been diagnosed with the mumps, according to university officials. The news comes as a second outbreak has been reported at Sacred Heart University...
Too rich and too poor.
Fox 40 reports.
Too Poor to Pay for College, Too Rich for Financial Aid
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Gage Marquez’s dream is to become the first in his family to go to college, get his degree from the University of California at San Diego, and eventually become a cardiologist.
He...
Don’t students who do stuff like this realize they discredit real instances of racism?
The College Fix reports.
Fake hate: Black students behind racist drawing at Salisbury University library
Officials at Salisbury University (Maryland) have identified several black students responsible for a racist image discovered at the school’s Blackwell Library earlier this month, which featured...
Penn will select 10 students each school year from various institutions who will receive scholarships.
US News reports.
Partnership Sends Minority College Students Abroad
Socioeconomic factors often hinder minorities from studying abroad, experts say.
The college student population has become increasingly diverse in the last few decades, but white students are still the majority of...
As Campus Reform points out, this charge is totally bogus.
BC students demand change to ‘Eurocentric’ core curriculum
Students at Boston College (BC) are petitioning administrators to change the school’s core history requirement because it is too “Eurocentric.”
“After careful analysis of the core curriculum at Boston College, we, the students, have come to...
“It became evident that renaming Calhoun College could have the effect of hiding the legacy of slavery.”
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Yale will keep Calhoun name on residential college and drop use of term “master”
Yale University announced Wednesday that it will keep John C. Calhoun’s name on one of its residential colleges. The...
Nothing is free. Smart people know this and also know making college free is a bad idea.
From Real Clear Politics.
Is College Too Pricey? Wait Till It’s Free
As he panders for the youth vote, Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders promises free tuition at public colleges and universities because, he says, “a college...
These numbers aren’t going the way we want.
The Wall Street Journal reports.
Just 37% of U.S. High School Seniors Prepared for College Math and Reading, Test Shows
Only 37% of American 12th-graders were academically prepared for college math and reading in 2015, a slight dip from two years earlier, according to test scores...
It’s funny that the social justice warrior crowd is seemingly OK with this.
Campus Reform reports.
Scripps ‘Unofficial Survival Guide’ claims ‘hatred of white people’ is ‘legitimate response to oppression’
Last summer, two Scripps College students spent approximately 500 hours creating a 217-page “ Unofficial Scripps Survival Guide” intended...
Think seriously about the consequences of taking on a lot of student loan debt.
The Washington Post reports.
Celebrate that college choice — but consider the debt
May 1 is an important date for a lot of families.
It’s the day that many colleges require deposits as a declaration that a student will enroll in...
The Obama administration doesn’t have a great record when it comes to supporting free speech on campus.
The FIRE blog reports.
New DOJ Letter Threatens Campus Speech, Warns Former OCR Attorney
Free speech on college campuses was dealt a significant blow last week when the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a findings letter against...
It’s predicted that by 2050, the Millennial count will reach 79.2 million, and the Baby Boomer population will drop to 16.6 million.
USA Today College reports.
Millennials now largest generation in U.S., surpass Baby Boomers
That’s according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released this month, which bottom line say Baby Boomers are no...
Stating reality as it has been known for thousands of years is now a hate crime?
The College Fix reports.
Believing in two genders is a ‘hate crime’ under police investigation at Catholic college
‘You can have your opinion’ as long as it doesn’t ‘deny my existence’
It’s uncommon at Jesuit universities these days for...
Provost Claude Steele resigned amid accusations that the campus has mishandled sexual harassment cases.
SF Gate reports.
Ex-Smith College president named UC Berkeley interim provost
A UC Berkeley professor who once served as president of Smith College, a liberal arts women’s school in Massachusetts, has been named interim provost at UC Berkeley — a...
