What makes a rural location attractive for a college?
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
For Sterling College, in Vermont, Rural Location Is a Benefit
As the President of Sterling College, one of the “isolated” colleges mentioned in the article “Small, Rural Colleges Grapple with Their Geography” (The Chronicle, June 24), I wish to...
Given recent developments, is this so hard to believe?
The College Fix reports.
Professor sues CUNY, claims he was fired for criticizing black student’s homework
Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) political science adjunct John Trujillo is suing the City University of New York (CUNY) for $3 million in a reverse discrimination lawsuit.
After getting...
The largest consumer of college graduates is increasingly taking on a greater role in quality control: employers.
The Washington Post reports.
Will employers gain influence in rating the quality of a college degree?
FILE – In this June 2, 2010 file photo, a man watches a JetBlue airplane take off from John F. Kennedy...
This is the worst job review a college president can get. Wow.
FOX News reported.
Temple board announces intention to dismiss president
The board of trustees of Temple University has taken a unanimous vote of no confidence in President Neil Theobald and announced its intention to dismiss him.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (http://bit.ly/29C2XjN ) reports that...
Of the 27.3 million projected eligible Latino voters for 2016, 44 percent of them are millennials.
Red Alert Politics reports.
La Raza creates voter app to register and organize Latino millennials
Latino millennials make up almost half of the hispanic demographic, but with size not a guarantee for voter participation, organizations are creating get-out-the-vote...
The University of Missouri is learning this lesson the hard way.
Campus Reform reported.
Harvard study: campus scandals devastate enrollment
Contradicting the adage that “all press is good press,” a new study shows that when colleges are shrouded in public scandal they can also expect a decrease in applications.
According to a working paper out...
Today, Hillary-type women are the norm, not the exception.
Accuracy in Academia reports.
Hillary Clones Being Mass-Produced at UMD
She’s now a pro-abortion feminist who panders to the LGBTQ community. But there was a time when Hillary Clinton was a “Goldwater Girl,” named for 1964 Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, and conservative in her...
The Daily Texan provides some information on the new rules below.
Campus Carry Implementation Task Force provides information on campus carry
Starting on Aug. 1, those with a License to Carry (LTC) will be permitted to carry a concealed handgun on campus.
During the fall 2015 semester, the Campus Carry Policy Working Group developed...
What will cause this high turnover?
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
Expect High Turnover in College Business Offices, Association Says
Many business-leadership positions at colleges and universities will be vacant in the next few years, according to a report released on Thursday by the National Association of College and University Business Officers.
More than...
Campus Reform recently spoke with young voters about Hillary Clinton, the email scandal and her trustworthiness.
Even people who identify as Democrats had concerns.
Here’s more.
VIDEO: Young voters don’t need indictment to distrust Hill...
The grades measure financial fitness as determined by nine components broken into three categories.
Forbes reports.
Forbes 2016 Financial Grades: Is Your College Financially Fit?
Each year, FORBES Financial Grades measure the fiscal soundness of some 900 four-year, private, not-for-profit colleges with at least 500 students (public schools are excluded). Why should you care...
The stained glass featured a scene from America’s slavery past and therefore had to be destroyed.
Don’t we want to remember our history, even the bad stuff?
Heat Street reports.
Yale Cafeteria Worker Resigns After Breaking “Racist,” One-of-a-Kind Stained Glass
A Yale cafeteria worker has resigned after smashing a historic stained glass window in Yale’s...
Most likely if charged the penalty will be up to one year in the county jail and a $1,000 fine.
The College Fix reports.
Pro-Palestine student activists face possible criminal charges for harassing women
Update on these posts from May: Students for Justice in Palestine protesters who crashed a screening of a pro-Israel film...
This story goes a long way to showing where we are as a nation.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
The Law Professor Who Answered Back
A few months ago, one or more anonymous students wrote a note to their law professor, complaining that she had been spotted at least once on campus wearing a Black...
But future changes are still uncertain for this club.
The Harvard Crimson reports.
A.D. Club Rules Out Merger with Female Clubs
During a summer in which several single-gender social groups have adopted a wait-and-see approach in response to imminent University sanctions, the all-male A.D. Club has ruled out merging w...
Have we really come to the point where criticisms are an offense worthy of expulsion?
Reason reports.
University Might Expel Student Who Criticized Black Lives Matter
Administrators at Purdue University Northwest have demanded a meeting with a student who made controversial statements on social media—and even threatened to expel him.
The student, Joshua Nash, isn’t...
A needed medical addition to the area.
New York Post reports.
Cornell expands medical college to financial district
Although the Financial District is booming on the commercial and residential fronts, it’s lagged in one area — health care.
But help’s on the way.
At William Macklowe Co.’s 156 William St., Cornell University has added 55,000 square...
In a new video from Prager University, Alex Epstein of the Center for Industrial Progress examines the argument against fossil fuels versus the benefits of using them.
Take a look:
Here’s more information.
Is it true that 97% of climate scientists agree that climate change is real? Where does the 97% figure come from?...
A list if you want to head to Silicon Valley without a degree and loans.
Forbes reports.
13 High Paying Tech Careers You Can Get Without A College Degree
Who said you need a college degree to earn the big bucks? It’s a common misconception that if you don’t have a bachelor’s, you’ll be...
Left wing academics aren’t happy about the Brexit and they’re not hiding it.
Minding the Campus reported.
Brexit Shows Ugly Side of British Universities
Censorious antics of ‘snowflake’ students have regularly made front-page news here in the UK. No longer. The momentous political fall-out from the June 23rd referendum, when a majority of citizens...
Senator Nass’ comments reflect larger tensions between the state’s university system and the legislature.
FIRE reports.
Wisconsin Legislator’s Threat to Slash UW Budget Over Reading Assignment ‘Cuts to the Core of Academic Freedom’
A Wisconsin legislator’s threat yesterday to cut the University of Wisconsin System’s budget over an “obscene” course reading assignment is the...
This pretty much destroys the narrative we’ve been hearing for the last few years.
The College Fix reports.
Black Harvard economist finds no racial bias in officer-involved shootings
‘The most surprising result of my career’
The youngest black professor ever to receive tenure at Harvard and recipient of an economics prize for “most promising American...
