“They are afraid of getting yelled at, losing friends, and jeopardizing their futures by making their opinions known.”
The College Fix reports.
Yale decision on Calhoun College sparks concerns about personal attacks, free speech
Although a reported 45% of Yale students agree with the college’s decision to keep John C. Calhoun’s name on the...
Fake mustaches are apparently no longer a novelty or a joke but a serious dehumanizing form of racism.
Campus Reform reported.
Chancellor of inclusive excellence: fake mustaches ‘dehumanizing’
Students at the University of Denver were advised against wearing sombreros and fake mustaches on Cinco de Mayo in order to avoid “dehumanizing” the traditions of...
What school took the top spot?
SF Gate reports.
These 25 universities carry the best reputations in the world for 2016
Sorry, Stanford: it looks like you’ve been edged out as the highest regarded global university by — ugh — Harvard. MIT, too.
In Times Higher Education’s 2016 rankings of the schools with the best...
As if things at Mizzou weren’t bad enough, now this.
The FIRE blog reports.
Speech Code of the Month: University of Missouri
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for May 2016: the University of Missouri.
For months now, the University of Missouri (UM) has been the focus of extensive news coverage—and criticism from all sides—for its...
Barcelona attracts foreign talent in a city seeing increased prominence in higher education.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Barcelona’s research efforts show success as Spanish higher education struggles
Surely few laboratories can match the views from Barcelona Biomedical Research Park on the city’s busy beachfront.
From the sun-dappled balconies of the modernist €120 million ($138 million)...
If John Kerry had ever attended a Trump rally, he’d see they’re very diverse, unlike say Bernie Sanders rallies.
The New York Post reported.
Kerry tells diverse graduating class they are ‘Trump’s worst nightmare’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has told Northeastern University’s graduating class that their diversity makes them “Donald Trump’s...
It has been a while since we have seen these numbers.
Fox Business reports.
College Grads Facing Best Job Market Since 2007
College students about to receive their diplomas are in for some extra good news; hiring of new grads is on the rise.
According to a national survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf...
This is a generation that was inspired by Obama. He owns them.
Mediaite reports.
Obama: Students Need to Stop Shutting Down Speech of People They Disagree With
During his commencement speech at Howard University this afternoon, President Obama took a moment to advise students against shutting down speech because they don’t like the views...
Yes, it was just Cinco de Mayo.
The College Fix reports.
Cinco de NO-NO: Students warned ‘don’t use Spanish disrespectfully’
Some Brown University students have a message for their Ivy League peers, and everyone else in the U.S.: Today may be Cinco de Mayo, but that doesn’t give you the right to wear sombreros...
Harreld pointed to the UI’s drop in college rankings.
The Daily Iowan reports.
Harreld Pushes Tuition Hike
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld will argue for “more dramatic” increases in tuition moving forward, potentially as a way to offset lower amounts of support from the state Legislature.
“We have an obligation to the state, and...
This is an update to a story we’ve been following closely. Apparently, Cornell’s student assembly agrees with Black Students United.
The Cornell Review reports.
Cornell Student Assembly Calls for Mandatory Faculty Diversity Training
On Thursday Cornell’s undergraduate Student Assembly passed a resolution by a 22-1 margin calling for mandatory faculty diversity training.
The resolution, titled...
A sad moment.
Fox 8 reports.
Ohio college student collapses on basketball court, dies
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio–Officials say a university student in Ohio collapsed while playing basketball at a campus recreation center and has died.
Youngstown State University spokesman Ron Cole says in a statement that Eric Stone died Tuesday night at a Youngstown hospital.
Stone, who...
The bad optics of such a thing were completely lost on the students.
The College Fix reports.
Chancellor vetoes ‘multicultural student government’: violates state law, divides people
Ignore the university’s own policies or you’re a racist
In an unexpected rebuke to race activists at the University of K...
A piece of artwork valued at $15,000 was taken from Reed College’s Eliot Hall late late April 30 or early May 1, 2016.
Oregon Live reports.
Stolen Reed College artwork found with $1,500 to $2,000 in damage, official says
A piece of artwork stolen from a Reed College building over the weekend was found...
Is that really the message these folks want to send?
Red Alert Politics reports.
“We’re asking for it”: Univ. of Maryland promotes ‘sex-positive’ culture
Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Cultures of Consent held an event at the University of Maryland this week to encourage a ‘sex-positive’ culture. The theme was “We’re asking for it.”
The event was...
Educational attainment is necessary, but is a four-year degree?
Cincinnati reports.
Prepping for job market: college vs. technical training
After training for five weeks to be a truck driver Malachi Hill Bey will take his CDL truck driving test this month. If he passes, he will be making at a minimum, $42,000 a year.
The...
William Bennett, then-secretary of education, warned the Reagan administration of the unintended effects of federal financial aid.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Hate student loans? Thank Bill Clinton (and Hillary wants to repeat the same mistakes)
The failure of Bill Clinton’s presidency to curb college costs is doomed to be repeated by his wife and...
The student was born male and still is a biological male but wants to use the women’s locker room.
WTMJ News reports.
Transgender UWM student says she’s been discriminated against on campus
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student says she’s been discriminated against by her school.
The transgender student said it happened at the school’s fitness...
What does the youth choose?
The College Conservative reports.
Do Millennials Really Reject Capitalism?
A new poll released last week by Harvard declares that Millennials don’t support capitalism. The report states that “When 18- to 29-year-old young Americans were asked whether or not they support socialism, capitalism, and other political theories and labels, a...
After disinviting Riley from speaking, Virginia Tech has now re-invited him.
National Review reports.
Virginia Tech Relents and Re-Invites Jason Riley to Speak on Campus
We welcomed the statement this morning from Virginia Tech University’s president Timothy Sands saying that the university is inviting Jason Riley to speak on campus. President Sands’s decision to...
The full day course, which will take place at the college’s Bread Loaf campus 20 minutes away from the main campus.
The Weekly Standard reports.
Vermont College Mandates Seminar on Privilege and Inequality
Middlebury College in Vermont is requiring all first-year students to take a course covering topics like inclusivity, identity, privilege, and inequality.
The...
Progressive ideas are so appealing that people have to be forced to listen to them.
Reason reports.
Oregon State University Will Force Incoming Students to Take ‘Social Justice Training’
Critics of the current intellectual climate at university campuses believe classrooms are indoctrination camps where left-wing academics brainwash students into becoming social justice activists. They...
