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Duke Students Protest Outside President’s Office for $15 Minimum Wage on Campus

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 11:00am

If recent history is any guide, the administration will probably cave.

The Guardian reports.

Duke University sit-in outside president’s office enters fourth day

Protesters camped outside the office of Duke University’s president for a fourth day on Monday, demanding the firing of three administrators – including one...

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Fantasy Sports Sites Plan To Suspend College Gaming

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 9:30am

Is this the end of fantasy sports?

Fox News reports.

DraftKings, FanDuel reportedly suspending college fantasy sports

The nation’s two biggest fantasy sports sites, DraftKings and FanDuel, plan to suspend all college sports gaming in a deal with the NCAA, ESPN reported Thursday, just days before the college men’s basketball final.

For months, the sites...

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Kimberly Guilfoyle of FOX News to Speak at Cornell

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 8:00am

FOX News host Kimberly Guilfoyle is set to speak at Cornell about the 2016 election.

The Cornell Review reports.

Fox News Host Kimberly Guilfoyle to Speak at Cornell on 2016 Election

The Cornell University College Republicans will host Fox News co-host of The Five Kimberly Guilfoyle on April 12 at 6:15 pm in...

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Some Student Housing Is Now Resort-Style Living

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Posted by    Monday, April 4, 2016 at 6:30pm

Investors last year alone spent $4.5 billion on student housing projects, according to CBRE Group.

USA Today College reports.

For some, off-campus housing means resort-style living

Ashlyn Costa wouldn’t want to live anywhere other than her Downtown Indianapolis apartment complex.

It has everything she could want....

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Trump Supporting Students at NYU Fear For Their Safety and Grades

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Posted by    Monday, April 4, 2016 at 5:00pm

Unlike all the safe space garbage, it’s easy to believe these students really live in fear.

The New York Post reports.

NYU students who back Trump afraid to show their faces

NYU’s pro-Trump students fear for their safety — and grades.

They may be flooding caucus rooms across the country, but Donald Trump supporters at...

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UPenn Students Protest Against “Terrorist Group” The CIA

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Posted by    Monday, April 4, 2016 at 3:30pm

Chaos erupted at the event.

Red Alert Politics reports.

UPenn students protest CIA as a “terrorist group,” chant “Black Lives Matter” [VIDEO]

“Drones kill kids!”

“The CIA is a terrorist organization!”

These phrases were uttered by members and sympathizers of the University of Pennsylvania’s, Students for a Democratic Society organization on Friday, April 1 at the...

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Madeleine Albright Protested as Speaker at Scripps College Because She’s a ‘White Feminist’

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Posted by    Monday, April 4, 2016 at 2:00pm

The left is never happy and never satisfied. Here’s further proof.

The College Fix reports.

Scripps students protest Madeleine Albright as speaker because she’s a ‘white feminist’

Students and (allegedly) some faculty are upset at the decision to invite former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as Scripps College commencement speaker.

Part of...

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Columbus State Community College Student Beaten and Robbed

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Posted by    Monday, April 4, 2016 at 12:30pm

He was taken to the hospital and underwent reconstructive surgery due to several broken bones in his face.

NBC4i reports.

Suspects who beat, robbed Columbus college student still at large

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Investigators are still on the search for the men who robbed and beat a college student last fall.

The victim, Shaun Kaltenbach,...

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Student Gets Accused of Violating Safe Space for Raising Her Hand

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Posted by    Monday, April 4, 2016 at 11:00am

Is there any behavior or word that doesn’t violate the safe space?

The Telegraph reports.

Student accused of violating university ‘safe space’ by raising her hand

A university student was threatened with being thrown out of a meeting after being accused of violating “safe space” rules – by raising her hand.

Imogen Wilson, the vice-president...

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George Mason University Renames Law School After Antonin Scalia

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Posted by    Monday, April 4, 2016 at 9:30am

A formal dedication ceremony will occur in the fall.

George Mason University reports.

Mason receives $30 million in gifts; renames School of Law after Justice Antonin Scalia

George Mason University today announces pledges totaling $30 million to the George Mason University Foundation to support the School of Law. The gifts, comb...

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American Flag Called Unacceptable Political Statement at Harvard

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Posted by    Monday, April 4, 2016 at 8:00am

A student writer for the Harvard Crimson recently appeared on Megyn Kelly’s show and described the culture of political correctness at Harvard.

This is amazing.

The Daily Wire has more.

American Flag Deemed Unacceptable ‘Political Statement’ At Harvard

In another chapter of the ongoing suppression of free speech and expression across university and college campuses...

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Growing College Endowments Are Coming Under Scrutiny

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Posted by    Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 5:00pm

Private colleges are generally established as nonprofits, which means their endowments are tax-exempt.

The Hill reports.

College endowments under scrutiny

The tax-exempt endowments of colleges and universities are coming under scrutiny in a presidential election year where the cost of higher education has become a top issue.

Leading Republican tax-writers in Congress have sent questions...

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Pro-Trump Messages in Chalk Appear on Multiple College Campuses

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Posted by    Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 3:30pm

The viral campaign is called #TheChalkening and it’s happening all over.

This is pretty funny whether you like Trump or not.

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Bates College Will Close Mailboxes For The Last Time

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Posted by    Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 2:00pm

The end of an era.

The Boston Globe reports.

At Bates College, student mailboxes are shutting for good

LEWISTON, Maine — It was as much a part of daily life at Bates College as eating lunch, a ritual as predictable as the trek to class — but more anticipated.

On the way to the cafeteria...

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Student Rebuked by Harvard Employee for Discussing Bible Verse

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Posted by    Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 12:30pm

The founder of Harvard was a Christian minister. What would he say about this?

The College Fix reports.

Harvard employee rebukes student for discussing Bible verse on campus

Writing in the Harvard Crimson campus newspaper, student Rachel Huebner examines the rise of campus “safe spaces” and the problems they pose to academic freedom, free...

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New York Legislators Want To Banish Pro-Palestinian Student Group

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Posted by    Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 11:00am

The New York State Senate has threatened to withhold millions—perhaps as much as $485 million—in funding.

FIRE reports.

New York Legislators Threaten CUNY Funding, Call for Banishment of Pro-Palestinian Student Group

The City University of New York (CUNY) system is facing increasing pressure, both internally and externally, to respond to anti-Semitism on campus—pressure resulting...

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Conservative Professors Need Not Apply

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Posted by    Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 9:30am

In a recent column at the Washington Post, Eugene Volokh describes the lack of intellectual diversity in higher ed.

Universities only seek certain types of diversity

Georgetown University professor John Hasnas writes in the Wall Street Journal of his experience with faculty candidate searches over the past twenty-plus years. Not only is there...

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Start Paying College Athletes? They Already Get Paid!

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Posted by    Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:00am

Without the illusion of amateur competition among students, would fans continue to be so enthusiastic?

The Wall Street Journal reports.

College Athletes Already Get Paid

Finally, amid an ongoing debate about whether to pay college athletes, someone is pointing out that in fact they are compensated—tax-free. “These athletes are already treated like campus royalty,...

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Stanford Review Reveals April Fools’ Joke Mocking Leftist Campus ‘Demands’

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Posted by    Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 5:00pm

Perhaps not surprisingly, Stanford snowflakes had a meltdown, according to comments on the website, on Facebook, and among various student body listservs.

The College Fix reports.

Stanford snowflakes meltdown over April Fools’ joke mocking leftist campus ‘demands’

The conservative-leaning Stanford Review took a stab at poking fun of all the “demand” lists campus activists...

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Campus Carry to be Voted on in Tennessee

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Posted by    Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 3:30pm

Campus carry is expanding to more states every month. This is a good thing.

Breitbart reports.

Campus Carry Heads to Full Senate Vote in Tennessee

Campus carry for colleges and universities in Tennessee cleared another hurdle Tuesday and now heads to the Senate for a vote next week.

The legislation, Senate Bill 2376, passed the...

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The 300 Best Values For College

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Posted by    Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 2:00pm

Forbes has compiled this newly reimagined Best Value Colleges ranking based on tuition costs, school quality, graduation success rates and post-grad earnings.

Forbes reports.

Best Value Colleges 2016: The 300 Schools Worth The Investment

Have you heard, American higher education as we know it is fast approaching the cliff’s edge. Costs are way up,...

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Students at U. Michigan Call Police Over Pro-Trump Chalkings

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Posted by    Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 12:30pm

This is starting to get a little surreal.

Meadiaite reports.

U of Michigan Students Call Police Over Pro-Donald Trump Chalkings

The national epidemic of college students being triggered by pro-Donald Trump chalk messages has continued anew, with students at the University of Michigan calling the police to complain after chalkings popped up there...

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