Students should expect to be exposed to ideas that make them uncomfortable and that challenge some of their most preciously held views.
Oregon Live reports.
Why the University of Chicago rejects political correctness and ‘intellectual safe spaces’
Higher education in the United States has been roiled in recent years by “microaggressions,” leading to demands...
In a normal world, this wouldn’t be major news but academia isn’t a normal world.
The College Fix reports.
Student denounces communism after years of singing its praises
‘As a former Maoist, I see what the left is doing. They are attempting to start another Cultural Revolution’
Twenty-year-old Cal State Los Angeles student Mark Kahanding...
Too much money?
The Cornell Review reports.
Cornell Student Assembly: We Have Too Much Money
SAy it isn’t so!
The Student Assembly (SA) held its first meeting of the school year last Thursday, and the all-important first subject of debate was how to spend all of its money –- “too much money” according to Executive...
Campus carry is Texas is safe for now.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Judge: Academic Freedom Doesn’t Bar Campus Carry
A federal judge on Monday denied a preliminary injunction sought by three faculty members at the University of Texas at Austin to block a new state law that permits concealed weapons on campus.
Specifically, the professors ...
The student is claiming it was a case of profiling.
The College Fix reports.
Confronted by Secret Service before Trump rally, Muslim student to sue school for ‘trauma’
When the Secret Service called her dad days before she planned to rile Donald Trump supporters with an editorial for her student newspaper, her first thought...
The letter sent to students which told them not to expect safe spaces has been a winner for all who believe in free speech.
The FIRE blog reports.
U. Chicago’s ‘Academic Freedom’ Letter a Win for Campus Speech [UPDATED]
The University of Chicago (UC) has pushed back against the nationwide trend toward student-led calls...
Why is this happening?
USA Today reports.
Off-campus housing prices pour salt in the wound of college costs
The cost of a college degree in the U.S. hasn’t given students much to smile about lately. Tuition is rising, and aggregate student debt has surpassed $1.2 trillion.
And on top of that, off-campus housing prices have...
What’s the problem here? There are hardly any Republican professors anyway.
The College Fix reports.
UNC professor says Republicans too ‘anti-science’ to hire
William Snider, a professor of 17 years in the Department of Neurology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, says he knows why there’s a political imbalance at colleges — meaning,...
“Professor, I NEED an A in this class.”
Slate reports.
Whatever You Do, Don’t Say This to a Professor
Many American colleges and universities convened classes this week, and as students take tours of all the safe spaces and water parks (or, if they’re in Texas, as they burnish their firearm collections), they are...
There has been trouble brewing at this site for weeks now and it’s getting worse.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
American U of Afghanistan Attacked
The American University of Afghanistan was attacked by gunmen on Wednesday. Major media outlets described an explosion and gunfire on the walled campus in Kabul.
Reuters reported that 12 people —...
If you don’t know how to handle this by the time you’re in college, you may have bigger problems.
NPR reports.
A New Course At Arkansas Colleges: How To Not Get Pregnant
Orientation at Arkansas Tech University this year included a surprising topic for a Bible Belt state that pushes abstinence-only in high school....
“CH-CH-CH-CH-CHANGES!”
ABC News reports.
Why 2016 will be a year of change in college football
AS THE SOUTH CAROLINA Gamecocks shifted stations during their first practice of August, new head coach Will Muschamp sang along to the tune blaring through the speakers that spoke to the entirety of the college football world. “CH-CH-CH-CH-CHANGES!” Its...
When it comes to the left, it’s never enough. There will always be an objection.
The College Fix reports.
U. Georgia frat admits transgender students … but it’s ‘not enough’
The Chi Phi fraternity, “one of the oldest fraternities in the United States,” has opened its doors to transgender students at the University of...
Here are three ways we can fix tuition pricing for the majority of parents and students.
The Washington Post reports.
Three ways to fix college tuition pricing
There are solutions to the college cost mystery that would allow students to know more about what they’ll pay, before they hit the books. (AP Photo/Jae...
Anyone who reads this site on a regular basis knows this is a legitimate concern.
CBS in Boston reports.
New Concerns Arise About Mental Health Of College Students
New concerns arise about the mental health of students on college campuses all across the country.
Dr. Gene Beresin, a psychiatrist and Executive Director of The Clay...
Such an uncomfortable and outdated word.
The College Fix reports.
Mizzou ditches ‘unisex’ because it’s not inclusive enough
No more “unisex” restrooms at the University if Missouri: Single-occupancy restrooms are being rebranded as “toilet.”
The Columbia Missourian reports that the change was prompted by a Missouri Students Association resolution approved in January, intended to “make...
What are these colleges doing?
The Daily Signal reports.
Examples of Lunacy on College Campuses
As the fall semester begins, parents, students, taxpayers, and donors should be made aware of official college practices that should disgust us all.
Hampshire College will offer some of its students what the school euphemistically calls “identity-based...
It’s almost like the progressive agenda has become more important than academics.
Campus Reform reports.
Ithaca students want profs to teach diversity in every class
Student journalists at Ithaca College want their professors to incorporate diversity and inclusion into class discussions “in every area of academia.”
In an editorial Wednesday, The Ithacan notes that eight...
This led to criticism that such policies do little to protect victims of campus sexual assault.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Stanford’s ban on large containers of hard alcohol sparks debate about sexual assault
Stanford University on Monday announced a new policy banning large containers of hard alcohol from undergraduate housing and events. The policy...
In a new video from Prager University, Matthew Woessner, a political science professor at Penn State Harrisburg, offers some great tips to conservative college students.
Take a look.
Here’s more information:
Conservative students are vastly outnumbered on campus, and their beliefs and values are often ridiculed by other students, professors and administrators. So, how...
The average weight gain freshman year isn’t actually 15 pounds — it’s 7.8.
NBC News reports.
Fearing the Freshman 15? Lebanon Valley College Wants to Help You Avoid It
When 470 freshmen arrive at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania this week, there will be a new item on their three-day orientation menu: an “Introduction...
Hello, my name is… offensive!
The College Fix reports.
‘Intercultural’ campus event to offer safe-space nametags: Green means go, red means stranger danger
Virginia Tech lays out rules of engagement for Intercultural Engagement Center welcome back event
‘Please do not approach someone with a red sticker’
Virginia Tech’s Intercultural Engagement Center is set to host a...
