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Prager University – Are The Police Racist?

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 2:00pm

In the newest video from Prager University, Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute explains why the concept behind the Black Lives Matter movement is a myth.

Take a look.

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Are the police racist? Do they disproportionately shoot African-Americans? Are incidents in places like Ferguson and Baltimore evidence of systemic discrimination?...

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University of Wisconsin to Spend $4 Million on Diversity Program

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 11:00am

The amount of money some schools spend on diversity initiatives is astounding.

Campus Reform reports.

UW budgets $4 million for system-wide diversity program

The University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents approved a $42 million budget proposal Thursday, a good portion of which will go to expand its already-failing diversity programs.

Campus Reform recently reported...

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Gettysburg College Poli-Sci Prof Says She Must Condemn Trump in Class

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 8:00am

What about Hillary Clinton? Is she some picture of virtue in politics?

The College Fix reports.

Poli-sci prof says she must condemn Trump in class, calls ‘balance an offense to the truth’

Kathleen Iannello, an associate professor of political science at Gettysburg College, has declared a Donald Trump presidency “truly unthinkable as well as...

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Tuition-Free Public Colleges Could Have Opposite of Desired Effect

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Posted by    Monday, August 22, 2016 at 5:00pm

When the government says they’re here to help, the effect is often a negative.

The Atlantic reports.

The Problem With Public Colleges Going Tuition-Free

It seems self-evident that eliminating tuition at public colleges for most families, as first Bernie Sanders and now Hillary Clinton has proposed, would increase access to higher education for low-income...

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Prager University – Why Are Americans Working Fewer Hours?

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Posted by    Monday, August 22, 2016 at 2:00pm

A new video from Prager University explains how Obamacare is forcing many Americans to work fewer hours which means many people need a second part-time job.

It’s an issue that affects lots of college students. Take a look below.

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Kelly, a college student, also works full-time at a nearby grocery store....

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Suggestive Banner on Off-Campus House Causes Stir at Ohio State

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Posted by    Monday, August 22, 2016 at 11:00am

The banner reads “daughter drop-off” and it’s making some people a bit uncomfortable.

WNCN reports.

Sexually explicit banner at off-campus house at Ohio university causing controversy

A banner at an off-campus house at Ohio State University is causing a stir with a sexual message that is...

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Harvard Education Platform Being Used by Scammers to Promote Pirated Films

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Posted by    Monday, August 22, 2016 at 8:00am

Criminals are smarter than most people realize, even people at Harvard underestimate them.

Torrent Freak reports.

Scammers Use Harvard Education Platform to Promote Pirated Movies

H2O is a tool that allows professors and students to share learning material in a more affordable way.

This is very welcome in a time where textbook and other educational...

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Conservative College Students Explain How They Resisted Liberal Indoctrination

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Posted by    Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 3:30pm

It’s a real challenge for conservative college students because they’re often such a small minority.

The Daily Caller reports.

Conservative College Students Lay Out Why They Resisted Liberal Indoctrination

It takes a lot of courage does to be a conservative on most college campuses today. Two gutsy Turning Point USA activists remind us what...

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Black Lives Matter Leader Now a U. Chicago Institute of Politics Fellow

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Posted by    Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 12:30pm

Deray McKesson has really managed to cash in on his activism.

The College Fix reports.

Black Lives Matter’s Deray Mckesson now a U. Chicago Institute of Politics Fellow

Man (wait — am I allowed to say that?), Black Lives Matter activist Deray Mckesson sure has it good. Not only did he score a $165,000...

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Hollins University Explores Social Justice Through ‘Experimental Dance’

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Posted by    Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 9:30am

Experimental dance is like a stereotype of liberal higher education, isn’t it?

Campus Reform reports.

Hollins pursues diversity through ‘experimental dance,’ liberal lecturers

Hollins University is marking its 175th anniversary by redoubling its commitment to social justice, implementing a wide range of initiatives and hosting lectures by well-known liberals.

Hollins, a private women’s college in...

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Westminster College to Allow Men on Women’s Sports Teams

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Posted by    Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 3:30pm

All you have to do at this school is identify as a woman and you can play on their teams.

Campus Reform reports.

Utah college formally allows men on women’s sports teams

Westminster College out of Utah has announced that it will allow men who identify as women to play on female sports teams...

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CSU Long Beach Administrators Won’t Recognize Any New Student Organization

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Posted by    Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 12:30pm

All or nothing is never an appealing policy.

The FIRE blog reports.

CSU Long Beach Administrators Refuse to Recognize Any New Student Organization

Yesterday marked the first day of the fall semester at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), but students there cannot form new student organizations due to administrators’ “moratorium” on recognizing new...

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Christian College Sues Feds to Protect Women’s Privacy and Due Process

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Posted by    Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 9:30am

Why is it always Christian schools which have to fight for their rights?

The College Fix reports.

Christian college sues the feds to protect women’s privacy and due process, president says

By warping Title IX, regulators show they are ‘misogynists’

Everett Piper has a much bigger agenda than simply stopping the federal government from telling his evangelical university...

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Layoffs Loom at California University of Pennsylvania

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Posted by    Friday, August 19, 2016 at 5:00pm

The higher ed bubble continues to grow.

Penn Live reports.

California University of Pa. faculty put on notice about potential layoffs

Faculty at California University of Pennsylvania have received notice that layoffs may be coming after the end of the upcoming academic year.

University officials cite enrollment challenges and programmatic changes as the reasons layoffs...

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Profs Get Called Racists For Saying Affirmative Action Doesn’t Work

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Posted by    Friday, August 19, 2016 at 2:00pm

Students are just reacting in a knee-jerk way due to their leftist indoctrination.

The Daily Caller reports.

College Profs Admit Affirmative Action Is Failing Students, Get Called Racist

Professors at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. are being denounced as white supremacists after private messages were leaked in which they claim affirmative action sets up...

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Princeton HR Department Advises Against Using the Word ‘Man’

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Posted by    Friday, August 19, 2016 at 11:00am

Oh man! Why do the speech police have to be such a drag, man?

The College Fix reports.

Princeton HR department: Don’t use word ‘man’

The Princeton University HR department has largely wiped the word “man” from its vocabulary.

The relatively new

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University of Washington Hosts ‘White Fragility’ Lecture

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Posted by    Friday, August 19, 2016 at 8:00am

Racism is allowed in academia, as long as you’re discriminating against the right people.

Campus Reform reports.

Prof hosts workshop on ‘how racism shapes white identity’

A University of Washington lecturer recently hosted a “white fragility workshop” for Seattle residents “interested in deepening their understanding of how racism shapes white identity.”

Dr. Robin DiAngelo, an...

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Princeton Prof Hacks Voting Machine in Seven Minutes Flat

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Posted by    Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 5:00pm

Well this is a bit disconcerting.

The College Fix reports.

Princeton professor easily hacks voting machine in seven minutes flat

Voter fraud, anyone? Princeton University Professor Andrew Appel has shown just how easy it is to rig the election.

Step one? By a Sequoia AVC Advantage for $82 bucks online. It’s an electronic voting machine...

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Harvard Tells Female Student Group to Just Lie About Its Gender Policy

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Posted by    Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 2:00pm

It goes like this: Just claim that men can join if they want and no one will ask questions.

The FIRE blog reports.

Harvard to Student Club: Lie About Your Policies and You’ll Be OK

Harvard University’s ill-conceived decision to blacklist students who join off-campus, single-sex social organizations continues to backfire, forcing administrators to...

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Student Explains How College Turned Her Into a Conservative

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Posted by    Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 11:00am

The young woman who wrote this story for Vice is a person of color. Her observations are very interesting.

Four Years at a Liberal Arts College Turned Me into a Conservative

Like everyone who cons themselves into attending a liberal arts college, I was captivated by the idea of changing the world by...

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College Democrat Threatens Reporter Over Story

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Posted by    Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 8:00am

The College Democrat in question didn’t like the way a reporter was covering a Democrat candidate.

PJ Media reports.

College Democrat Threatens Reporter to Demand Apology for Story

How’s that old saying go? Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel? It’s a little antiquated nowadays. Anyone with an internet...

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Drunk College Student Wanders Into Woman’s Home And Gets in Bed With Her

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Posted by    Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 5:00pm

In other times, this story might be considered funny but this student is probably in a lot of trouble.

Delaware Online reports.

Police: Drunk college student surprises stranger in bed

A drunken college student was arrested after police say a woman woke up a little after 2 a.m. Friday and found an unknown man...

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