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Administrators at Public Colleges Get a Pay Increase

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Posted by    Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 12:30pm

We learn this news despite the fact that administrative hires at colleges have more than doubled in 25 years.

Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Public Salary Recovery

After three years...

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Cal State Campuses Consider Implementing ‘Student Success Fees’

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Posted by    Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 9:30am

If there’s one thing today’s college students need to be more successful, it’s more student fees. Right?

Carla Rivera of the Los Angeles Times reports.

More Cal State campuses are considering ‘student success fees’

They are called “student success fees” and they offer the promise of more classes and programs and improved graduation rates...

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Recent Grad Pens Letter to Future College Students

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Posted by    Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 3:30pm

A recent college graduate named Greg Lewin published this piece at the website of ACTA, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

Dear Future College Students

Congratulations! You’ve been accepted into college! If I may, I’d like to share some of my ideas on what it means...

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Grove City College Prof Presents Reagan Principles at Reagan Ranch Center

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Posted by    Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 12:30pm

This is the sort of lecture we could use more of at American colleges and universities.

Robert Feinberg of Money News reports.

Scholar Rehearses Reagan Principles

Grove City College Professor Paul Kengor presented his book 11 Principles of a Reagan Conservative at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Kengor is executive director of...

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Six Students at U. Akron Charged With Hazing

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Posted by    Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 9:30am

Hazing is a sure fire way for college students to find themselves in a lot of trouble. It certainly doesn’t help your college career.

FOX News reports.

Police charge 6 students with hazing at Ohio fraternity; accuser says abuse lasted 3 weeks

Six fraternity members at...

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Support Your Local College Conservatives

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Posted by    Friday, March 7, 2014 at 5:00pm

Binghamton University alum Nicholas Fondacaro of Turning Point USA reminds us that there’s a new generation of conservatives out there. They deserve your support.

Cultivating the Next Generation of Conservative Leaders: Support Your Local College Conservatives

In my time at Binghamton University I spent three years as a member of,...

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CU-Boulder Announces Finalists for Conservative Visiting Scholar

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Posted by    Friday, March 7, 2014 at 2:00pm

Give the school some credit, at least they’re making an effort to be intellectually diverse.

Their website announced the news.

CU-Boulder announces finalists for Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy

The University of Colorado Boulder today announced five finalists for Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy. Within the next five weeks, four...

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Profs to Congress: Stop Allowing Obama’s Abuses of Power

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Posted by    Friday, March 7, 2014 at 11:00am

It turns out Jonathan Turley isn’t the only professor concerned about the expansion of power in the executive branch.

The College Fix reports.

Professors Chide Congress: Stop Allowing Obama’s Abuses of Power

Constitutional law scholars on Wednesday told members of Congress they’re a bunch of lily-livered wimps when it comes to dealing with President...

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College Students Arrested at White House Protesting Keystone Pipeline

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Posted by    Friday, March 7, 2014 at 8:00am

You would think that college students, who are in such dire need of jobs, would be more open to a job creating project like the Keystone Pipeline.

The Star Tribune reports.

College students arrested outside White House while protesting Keystone XL oil pipeline

WASHINGTON — Police arrested hundreds of people who strapped...

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Students from University System of Maryland Protest Budget Cuts

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Posted by    Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 5:00pm

Many of these students aren’t aware of the Higher Ed Bubble and what will happen when the system finally crashes.

Today’s cuts will look small tomorrow.

James Levin of The Diamondback reports.

University System of Maryland students protest higher education budget cuts

University students united in Annapolis with students from other colleges across the state...

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‘Google Evangelist’ Gets Indiana U. Bloomington to Buy Google Glass for Campus

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Posted by    Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 2:00pm

I don’t know about you, but I find the term ‘Google Evangelist’ unsettling for some reason.

Crystal Hill of The College Fix reports.

‘Google Evangelist’ Gets Public University To Buy Google Glass For Campus

One of the most controversial tech gadgets to hit the market in recent years – Google Glass – is coming...

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What Can be Done About “Party Schools”?

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Posted by    Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 11:00am

The short answer to that question is, probably not much. Still, See Thru Edu points to a piece by George Leef which examines that question.

Can We Do Anything About “Party Schools”?

(From PopeCenter.org):
A sociologist’s book explores the disturbing party culture at her university but sees no real solution.
By George Leef

Almost as much...

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College Board Overhauls SAT Test – Students No Longer Penalized for Wrong Answers

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Posted by    Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 8:00am

The SAT Test may be due for updating but look at the College Board’s bullet list of changes below. The fourth item jumped off the page for me.

Lynn O’ Shaughnessy of CBS News reports.

College Board unveils sweeping changes to SAT test

The College Board plans to overhaul the SAT test in a...

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Florida’s Republican Governor Wants to Stop University Tuition Increases

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 5:00pm

Well this doesn’t make any sense. I heard Republicans are evil, money obsessed people who care nothing for America’s college students.

Meredith Rutland of the Florida Times-Union reports.

Florida governor calls for end to university tuition increases

Placing himself firmly in the middle of a debate over cost and funding of higher education, Gov....

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Liberal Spending Policies Betray America’s Youth

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 2:00pm

A wise man once said that something which can’t go on forever, won’t.

College Fix editor Nathan Harden reports.

How Democrats’ Policies Betray American Youth

Robert Samuelson writes today in the Washington Post about the unsustainable expansion of government programs on top of an aging American population:

Every day 10,000 baby boomers turn 65. The...

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Entire U. Ottawa Hockey Team Suspended Over Gang Sex Assault Allegations

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 11:00am

The last time we heard from students at the University of Ottawa, they were trying to ban the Olympics, now this.

Tyler Conway of The Bleacher Report has the story.

University of Ottawa Hockey Team Suspended After Sexual Assault Allegations

University of Ottawa announced the suspension of its entire men’s hockey team Monday, amid...

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Faculty at Rutgers Urges School to Drop Condoleezza Rice as Speaker

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 8:00am

So former Black Panther Angela Davis can be the keynote speaker at a University Minnesota Diversity event but Condoleezza Rice isn’t fit to speak at Rutgers? Explain that to me.

Via Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit who calls this racism, straight up.

Scott Greer of The Daily Caller reports.

Rutgers faculty urge school to drop...

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When Your Liberal Arts Degree Won’t Help

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 5:00pm

Writing at National Review, Bernie Reeves imagines a scenario in which your college education might fail you.

You Thought You Were Educated

I said to a gathering of brainy undergraduates and graduate students: You will be attending a drinks party in London in your role as a freshly minted investment banking trainee. You...

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Academic Researchers Find Universities Need More Money

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 2:00pm

Who could have imagined that they would come to such a conclusion?

Malcolm A. Kline of Accuracy in Academia reports.

Universities Want More Money

A team of researchers from Penn looked at the condition of higher education and came to about the same conclusion that academics usually come to when pressed to make a self-examination: Universities...

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Iranian Grad Student at Georgia Tech Severely Injured Making Homemade Bombs

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 11:00am

This story has gotten very little play in the mainstream press but the details raise some serious red flags.

Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.

Wanted: Answers On Iranian Grad Student at Georgia Tech’s Homemade Bombs

Conservative news watchers want more answers on why an Iranian grad student at George Tech nearly burned...

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Tennessee State Forces Students and Staff to Wear Trackable IDs

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 8:00am

This story has privacy violations written all over it. Welcome to the brave new world.

Jaleesa Baulkman of University Herald reports.

Tennessee State University Policy Forces Students, Staff To Wear Trackable ID Badges At All Times

Students, faculty, staff and administrators at Tennessee State University will be required to wear and display official trackable...

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Boston College Student Loses $80,000 for Family by Bragging on Facebook

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Posted by    Monday, March 3, 2014 at 5:00pm

College students beware. You never know who’s reading what you write on social media.

One Boston College student is learning that lesson the hard way.

Jack Pickell of Boston.com has the story.

Reports: Boston College student’s Facebook brag costs family $80,000

It might be the costliest status update in Facebook history.

According to a Miami Herald...

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