Much to the delight of left wing radicals everywhere.
Perry Chiaramonte of FOX News reported.
Michigan dubs birthplace of 1960’s radical movement official historical site
A Michigan union camp where 1960s radical students signed their manifesto will be recognized as an official historical site, in a development critics say lends unwarranted legitimacy to a...
The protesters want ‘undocumented students’ to be able to enroll.
Lee Shearer of Online Athens reported.
Nine arrested during Freedom University sit-in protest on UGA campus
University of Georgia police arrested nine people Friday night after a protest about immigrant rights turned into a sit-in at the university’s Moore College, the building housing UGA’s...
Speech codes and Microaggressions wouldn’t permit it.
Greg Piper of the College Fix makes an excellent point here.
Charlie Hebdo ‘wouldn’t have lasted 30 seconds’ on an American campus
New York Times columnist David Brooks calls for a “teachable moment” about the respect for free expression we should have on American college campuses if...
We recently wrote that Brandeis was restricting Daniel Mael’s movement on campus. That punishment has now been lifted.
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon reports.
Brandeis Lifts ‘No Contact Order’ on Student Journalist
Just hours after the Washington Free Beacon revealed that Brandeis University student journalist Daniel Mael had been slapped with a...
And with good reason. This should be the free speech policy at every campus in America.
The FIRE blog reported.
FIRE Endorses University of Chicago’s New Free Speech Statement
CHICAGO, January 7, 2015—Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) endorses the free speech policy statement produced by...
The cheating took place in an ethics class. We covered the story last fall.
Matt Rocheleau of the Boston Globe reported.
64 Dartmouth College students face discipline over cheating
Up to 64 Dartmouth College students — including some athletes — could face suspension or other disciplinary action for cheating in an ethics class this...
Many students think that tuition is already too high and can’t understand why the school would spend so much on something unnecessary.
FOX News reported.
NJ college students give school ‘F’ for spending $210G on hawk statue
New Jersey’s second-largest public university is spending $210,000 for a 17-foot tall bronze statue depicting the school’s...
The word ‘diversity’ is no longer inclusive enough or something.
Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.
‘Diversity’ becomes a bad word for Northwestern student government
First abortion-rights advocates drop “pro-choice” and now a student government wants to junk “diversity”? This has been an interesting year for unfavored euphemisms.
Northwestern University’s student government is considering...
Here we go again.
Chris Deaton of Red Alert Politics reports.
Elizabeth Warren’s ‘top priority’ in 2015: student loans
Sen. Elizabeth Warren will again make student loans her top agenda item as the 114th Congress gets underway.
In a meeting with Massachusetts newspaper editors, the Democrat reiterated the burden that student debt places on the...
Wendy McElroy of the Daily Bell has written a new piece about Microaggressions. Watch out, they’re everywhere.
Victims Frantically Search For Offense
Microaggression. The word may soon be knocking on your door to demand supplication or another form of payment. Microaggression is the new politically correct campaign being launched by “disadvantaged” elites who...
Daniel Mael is a student journalist who exposed the hateful words of a fellow student, yet he’s the one being punished.
Unbelievable.
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon reported.
Brandeis Slaps Student Journalist with New Punishment
A Brandeis University student journalist unsuccessfully prosecuted for “harassment” by university officials has now been slapped with a...
Good for them. This is a follow up to a story we reported earlier this week.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reported.
College stands firm against atheists who demanded apology for video connecting religion and democracy
When Chancellor Jack Hawkins of the Alabama-based Troy University dared send a year-end email to the campus community...
Shocking if true. Literacy is the corner stone of learning any subject.
Maggie Lit of Campus Reform reports.
The average college freshman reads at 7th grade level
The average U.S. college freshman reads at a seventh grade level, according to an educational assessment report.
“We are spending billions of dollars trying to send students to...
The Rolling Stone story has completely fallen apart. Why is UVA using it to further punish fraternities?
Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reported.
UVA Enacts Strict New Policies To Control Frats
The University of Virginia has announced strict new policies governing how fraternities on campus will operate going forward, showing a continued commitment...
This is a fascinating piece of higher education history. How many American college students even know this happened?
Jordan Schachtel of Breitbart reported.
Polish University Restores PhDs Divested From Jews Under Nazi Germany
Better late than never.
Poland’s University of Wroclaw has decided that now is the time reinstate doctorate degrees to 262 individuals, most...
If college students truly understood the enormity of the debt they were taking on, many of them wouldn’t take student loans.
Ashley Dobson of Red Alert Politics reports.
Minnesota Attorney General fights for more transparency in student loans
College tuition costs have skyrocketed over the past decade, leaving...
There’s a lot of this going around lately. I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks this is a recipe for disaster.
Via Inside Higher Ed.
Adjuncts at Washington U. Vote to Form SEIU Union
Adjunct professors at Washington University in St. Louis voted to form a union affiliated with Service Employees International...
Don’t these Canadian dentistry students have something better to do with their time?
Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.
Canada Lunacy Watch: Students suspended for ‘hate sex’ Facebook group
Canada isn’t just for cheap prescription drugs and gravy-covered fries: It also has no protections for free expression.
In case you forgot that, Dalhousie University...
As we reported yesterday, some members of the faculty at Harvard are outraged over the increased cost of their healthcare plan due to Obamacare.
It’s ironic considering how many people at Harvard supported the president’s plan. Did they think it wasn’t going to apply to them too?
FOX News discussed the issue...
If the SEIU succeeds in its efforts to unionize adjunct faculty members, it will mean lots of new dues paying members and cash for the union. It could also lead to higher tuition at colleges in the state.
Larry Gordon of the LA Times reported on the union’s efforts.
California colleges see surge...
University of Toledo’s campus pastor Peter M. Burfeind has written a column for The Federalist which is well worth your time.
Is 2015 The Year History Rebels Against Progressivism?
Is the “arc of history” straining against its preordained leftward course? Or, to use a pop culture reference, has progressivism finally jumped the shark?
Recent...
Didn’t I see this on an episode of Family Guy? No, really.
Katherine Timpf of National Review has the story.
Princeton Student: Joking About How I Pronounce ‘Cool Whip’ Is a Microaggression
According to a Princeton University student, joking about the way he pronounces “Cool Whip” is a microaggression, and microaggressions are very serious...
