Paul A. Rahe of Ricochet attended the American Political Science Association conference in Washington, DC last weekend. Guess who no one wanted to talk about.
A Straw in the Wind
It would be tempting to explain the dearth of panels on Obama’s presidency on the supposition that academic political science is a conspiracy...
In a new post at Minding the Campus, KC Johnson weighs in on the college board’s changes to U.S. history.
The College Board Distorts U.S. History
A while back, I wrote a series here at Minding the Campus on the transformation of U.S. history in higher education. In a virtually unprecedented development, the...
Burlington College is off to a rough start this year. First they were having enrollment problems, now this.
Tim Johnson of the Burlington Free Press reported.
Burlington College students ask for president’s ouster
Embattled Burlington College President Christine Plunkett emerged from a board of trustees meeting in downtown Burlington Friday morning to be met...
When 4,000 people show up for a party, you know things are going to get out of hand.
FOX News in Cleveland reported.
Arrests, damage following huge off-campus party called ‘Shermanfest’
About a dozen people have been arrested following a party that police say attracted as many as 4,000 people over the weekend.
The party,...
Preferred pronouns, white privilege, Vassar has it all.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
Men’s Rights Advocate Outs Wacky Vassar College Freshman Orientation On Reddit
If you’ve ever wondered what goes on at freshmen orientation sessions at small liberal arts colleges, then a recent post on Reddit will give you some insights.
One of...
Any college student who’s thinking of military service should consider learning middle eastern languages.
FOX News reported.
University of Florida to launch Islamic study center
The University of Florida is launching a center for global Islamic studies.
The Gainesville Sun reports that the center has already been approved by university officials and will be announced...
All I want to know is, where were these when I was an undergrad?
Olivia B. Waxman of Time reports.
Napping Around: Colleges Provide Campus Snooze Rooms
Michigan put cots in a library and is testing out a high-tech chair designed for napping, while James Madison is adding more bean bags to a nap...
It’s hard to see how Princeton justifies this. I mean, if the guy has a prescription…
Mike Davis of the Times of Trenton reports.
Princeton University to employee: Give up medical marijuana or lose job
A former Libertarian candidate for the state Senate says his employer, Princeton University, has told him must choose between...
Have you heard about this new nail polish which can detect rape drugs?
Some feminists are saying it promotes rape culture.
Julie Borowski weighs in below.
Alex Pfeiffer of the Daily Caller has compiled this handy list of overpaid college presidents.
America’s Seven Most GROSSLY OVERPAID College Presidents EVER
If you are out of job and looking to start a new prosperous career, look no further than becoming a college president. The benefits are good. You certainly won’t be...
Another student group has been told they only have freedom of speech in a tiny “free speech” zone. Ridiculous.
Susan Kruth of the FIRE blog reported.
U. of South Alabama Pro-Life Group Alleges First, Fourteenth Amendment Violations
The University of South Alabama (USA) student group Students for Life USA filed suit aga...
Who says there’s no such thing as the higher ed bubble?
Sam Cohen of FOX 40 reported.
Anthem College Files for Bankruptcy, Rancho Cordova Campus May Close
Students could not attend class Thursday at a college in Rancho Cordova.
Outside Anthem College, students told FOX40 they didn’t know what was going on, but they couldn’t...
First the school declared a pay freeze, now this. Paul Caron of the TaxProfBlog reported.
Suffolk Law School Offers Buyouts to All Of Its Tenured Faculty
Following up on last month’s post, Boston Law Schools Shrink Enrollments, Faculties: Boston Globe, Suffolk University Abruptly Replaces President:
Just days before the start of the new school...
Who knew this would set off such a firestorm?
Nick DeSantis of The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
Illinois’s Philosophy Dept. Declares No Confidence in University Leaders
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s philosophy department has approved a resolution expressing no confidence in the...
Additional graffiti promoted communism. I wonder if the culprits are leftists?
Sophie Mattson of The Daily Californian reported.
Police arrest 4 teens in connection with campus vandalism
UCPD officers detained one UC Berkeley student and three men not affiliated with the campus on suspicion of vandalizing Sather Gate and other campus locations early...
This could be the beginning of a whole new market for the insurance industry.
From Bloomberg via the College Fix.
REPORT: Colleges Buy Special Insurance to Cover Campus Rape Scandals
Bloomberg Businessweek reports:
As schools grow more aware of the risk of sexual attacks on campus, some have implemented educational programs for students or reformed...
It sounds like this professor may be auditioning for a job at MSNBC.
Jennifer Kabbany reports at the College Fix.
Professor Admits Obama Supporters Think He’s Jesus
Georgetown University sociology Professor Michael Eric Dyson not only likened President Obama to Jesus in a recent television appearance, but admitted many of the president’s supporters really...
If you can follow that twisted logic, perhaps you too could work at Yale University.
David Bernstein writes at the Washington Post.
Yale Episcopal chaplain Rev. Bruce Shipman digs deeper
Time to revisit Rev. Shipman, the Episcopal Chapman at Yale.
This is an update to a story we reported earlier this week.
Mary Lou Byrd of the Washington Free Beacon reports.
College Cracking Down on Jokes
Update, 4:30 p.m.: Hours after the publication of this story, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education issued a statement this afternoon announcing that the charges against the...
Engineering majors have all the fun, don’t they?
Galen Moore of Bostinno reports.
MIT Kids Built a Campus Roller Coaster and Here It Is (Pics, Video)
Last week, I wrote about an MIT student working at Formlabs, who 3D-printed a scale model of a roller coaster. The best part of...
In a new post at Minding the Campus, David Wilezol writes that Washington is no longer ignoring student loans.
Student Loan Reform Is Now a Major Political Issue
As student debt continues to climb and reform fails to materialize, it’s not surprising that some politicians are capitalizing on their constituents’ frustration. In fact,...
Do college administrators ever get tired of banning things? Apparently not.
Matt Lamb of the College Fix reports.
Smoking Banned Everywhere – Even City Property – Under UW-Stevens Point Policy
Smoking of any kind – even if it involves neither tobacco nor smoke – has been banned at the University of Wisconsin-St...
