Despite laws against hazing, the practice is still carried out at many US schools. This case from Salisbury University is making national headlines.
John Hechinger and David Glovin of Bloomberg reported.
Deadliest Frat’s Icy ‘Torture’ of Pledges Evokes Tarantino Films
On a chilly March night, Sigma Alpha Epsilon bro...
The school actually banned the use of many words but Obamacare was the one that jumped off the page in this report from Breitbart.
‘Banished’ words: Selfie, Twerking, Obamacare
Michigan’s Lake Superior State University announced its 39th annual list of words “banished” from the language includes “selfie,” “twerking” and “hashtag.”
The Sault Ste. Marie...
The student who was extorted for sex found himself in this situation after he sent nude pictures to the accused who was posing as a woman.
Hat tip to The Other McCain.
Jim Phillips of the Columbus Dispatch reports.
Ohio University student charged with ex...
When college students don’t finish school, they may not have a degree but they often have plenty of debt.
That’s a tough position to be in.
Nona Willis Aronowitz of NBC News reports.
Debt, no degree: Bills mount for ex-college students who never reached the finish line
This past April, facing the prospect of three...
Mark Bauerlein of See Thru Edu has written a new post in which he explains why new generations of college students always seem to find heroes on the radical left.
The Inscrutable Campus and the New Left Background
One of the many frustrations that critics of ideological trends in higher education face is...
Duke University isn’t the first organization to suggest such a thing. In fact, we recently reported that some college students are already losing full time work due to Obamacare.
The College Fix reports.
Obamacare Will Cost Americans Their Jobs, According to Duke University Survey
The News & Observer reports on a recent Duke University...
We’ve been down this road before so look at this story with a large grain of salt.
Blake Seitz writes at National Review.
Facebook Controversy at the University of Georgia
Last month, a series of offensive Facebook posts directed at two University of Georgia student groups sparked a campus controversy. Before the controversy subsided...
There are so many things wrong with this story I don’t even know where to begin.
Joe Coscarelli of New York Magazine reports.
David Brooks to Teach ‘Humility’ at Yale
Star New York Times columnist and Jay-Z enthusiast David Brooks is taking his talents to New Haven. The Yale Herald’s Bullblog noticed that every...
Isn’t it a shame the way the constitution keeps liberal progressives from getting everything they want?
The College Fix reports.
Prominent Law Professor Says We Should Throw Out the U.S. Constitution
A University of Texas law professor says we need to trash our nation’s founding document, and come up with a new, more...
I’m sure you remember creative writing professor William Penn, who was suspended from his post when a student filmed his hateful tirade against Republicans. He’s headed back into the classroom this spring.
Russell Westerholm of the University Herald reports.
Anti-GOP Professor Who Called Republicans ‘Old, Cheap and Racist’ in Michigan State Classroom Reinstated...
Like my esteemed colleague Leslie Eastman, I wanted to take an opportunity to highlight some favorite posts from the last year.
1. 15 Conservatives You Wish Had Spoken At Your College Graduation I wrote this around graduation season last spring when I noticed the lack of conservative speakers at graduation ceremonies.
Along those...
What’s wrong with Walmart? After all, they’re more selective than Harvard now.
Timothy Pratt of The Atlantic has the story.
‘We Are Creating Walmarts of Higher Education’
Universities in South Dakota, Nebraska, and o...
This is pretty incredible, especially considering the small budget the students were working with.
Now That’s College has the story.
University of Pennsylvania Students Invent Robotic Arm That Makes You Stronger
University of Pennsylvania mechanical engineering students invented a robotic arm that allows the human arm to carry an additional 40 pounds. Oh, and...
As you’ll read below, the professor actually makes a very logical case.
Tony Lee of Breitbart reports.
Harvard Prof: Tea Party Not Going Anywhere, More Likely to Win
A government and sociology professor at Harvard writes that the Tea Party is more likely than not to “win in the end” in an age when...
You have to hand it to this kid. Her research was so compelling that the Washington Post published her story.
The College Twitter Happiness Index can help students
The college hype machine is overwhelming. So I decided to bypass the sugar-coated information of tour guides, review books and even adults seeking to help...
Harrison K. Wexner of the Harvard Crimson and Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central seem to think this is a humorous situation. Keep laughing, guys.
Sorry, Class of 2018. Harvard Is No Longer America’s Most Elite Institution
Harvard may have met its match. In a segment that aired earlier this week on “The Colbert...
It’s about time liberty won a battle, isn’t it?
The wonderfully named Cypress Creek Mirror reports.
Baptist universities win lawsuit against controversial HHS mandate
On Friday a Houston federal court delivered a major blow to the controversial Health and Human Services mandate ruling in favor of East Tex...
This is just the latest effort by progressives to make everyone equal. Equally miserable, that is.
Trey Sanchez of Truth Revolt has the story.
Coming to a College Near You: All Gender Restrooms!
In an attempt to “desegregate Wesleyan bathrooms,” a group that calls themselves “Pissed Off Trans* People” have been tearing down the...
That question is at the center of a new report from Karen Weise of Business Week.
Should Colleges Be On the Hook When Students Can’t Repay Their Loans?
One out of every seven borrowers with student loan debt falls behind on payments within three years. The question is: Who should pay for those...
How incredibly low. Those grant dollars could have gone to some other legitimate research project.
Andy Soltis of the New York post reported.
Professor admits faking AIDS vaccine to get $19M in grants
An Iowa State University professor resigned after admitting he falsely claimed rabbit blood could be turned into a vaccine for the...
Kudos to these young entrepreneurs for creating a successful product and service.
The Brattleboro Reformer reports.
Vt. college students create unusual food program
A group of Middlebury College students has created an unusual program that sells high-quality food, including meat and produce, to local residents at a fraction of the cost for the same...
Yale clearly has the upper hand here. Let’s hope they can work things out with Toads. (The club.)
FOX News has the story.
Yale University locks horns with renowned nightclub in property-line dispute
Yale University has produced Nobel Prize winners, Supreme Court justices and presidents. Nearby, a nightclub called Toad’s Place has landed musical...
