Howard University has been having cash flow problems for a while but this seems like a drastic solution.
The Washington Post reports.
Howard University considers selling its airwaves. Is this the end of WHUT?
Howard University might sell its valuable TV airwaves as a part of the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial auction, a move...
An experiment at Southern Utah University is set to find out the answer to this question.
Paul Fain reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Eight Professors, 43 Students
The way most colleges teach general education to undergraduates is hopelessly broken, according to a group of professors and administrators at Southern Utah University.
Introductory-level courses typically are...
At least we know the campus censorship issue isn’t limited to the United States.
The College Fix reports.
Anti-ISIS fighter prevented from speaking at University College London
The head of the University College London’s Kurdish Society is livid after his invited speaker was prevented from discussing experiences fighting against ISIS.
Kavar Kurda had asked...
The next Republican debate is Tuesday night on the FOX Business Network. Here’s what the college Democrats at UC Berkeley will be up to.
Pardes Seleh reports at Campus Reform.
Berkeley Dems to host ‘mass live-tweeting’ of GOP debate’s alleged racism
Student Democrats at the University of California (UC), Berkeley announced Sunday that they...
Grad students in labor unions? This should end well.
The Associated Press reports.
Union Push Gains Steam Among Yale, Harvard Grad Students
Efforts to unionize graduate students at private universities are gaining momentum as the National Labor Relations Board shows new openness to arguments that they are not just students, but also school employees.
A...
Didn’t we defeat mumps a long time ago?
The Gazette reports.
University of Iowa campus reports more than 100 mumps cases
The University of Iowa campus this semester has seen more than 100 cases of mumps, prompting UI health officials to offer free doses of the measles, mumps...
It’s all due to a cold, refreshing conspiracy.
The New York Times reports.
University Returns $1 Million Grant to Coca-Cola
The University of Colorado School of Medicine announced Friday that it was returning a $1 million gift from Coca-Cola after it was revealed that the money had been used to establish an advocacy group...
It’s a good thing this person isn’t a conservative or someone might protest.
This is from the MIT Newspaper, The Tech.
Opinion: Why is a supporter of the 9/11 attacks being hosted at MIT?
The very first person killed on 9/11 was an MIT student, Daniel Lewin, someone I knew well. Before I moved...
Required diversity instead of focusing on the best qualified.
Scott Jaschik reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Requiring Diverse Pools
The National Football League has a requirement that a minority candidate be interviewed for every head coaching position. The requirement is known as the Rooney rule, for Dan Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who...
Some people said it made them uncomfortable. Aren’t you sick of hearing things like this?
The College Fix reports.
University cuts Pledge of Allegiance from Veterans Day chapel because it makes some ‘uncomfortable’
An evangelical university is removing the Pledge of Allegiance from its Veterans Day chapel service in response to complaints that patriotism...
Censorship on social media is getting a little out of hand.
Robby Soave reports at Reason.
Law Students Wrote This Unconstitutional, Ungrammatical Speech Code: ‘Do Not Comment Despairingly on Others’
According to a new social media policy, students enrolled in the University of Missouri School of Law must communicate in a “respectful and friendly...
There’s just no end to this, is there?
The New York Times reports.
At Amherst College, Some Say It’s the Mascot’s Turn to Embrace Diversity
The Amherst homecoming game had all the trappings of a classic day at this prestigious liberal arts college: a home team victory, cheering alumni and the scent of charred...
If the investigation happens, what will be the preferred punishment for those found guilty?
The College Fix reports.
Feminists threaten Virginia university for not investigating ‘sexism’ on social media
‘We appreciate any guidance’ from the feds
The anonymous social-media app Yik Yak may be facing its biggest thre...
The board of a small college lacks diversity? Quick! Someone do something!
Ashley A. Smith reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Board Tussle Over Race
At Milwaukee Area Technical College, more than half of the students are from the city of Milwaukee. Most are minorities. And low income. Yet many at the college are concerned...
It takes real guts to be a conservative college student these days.
This piece by Paul Bedard pf the Washington Examiner shows it.
Zip it: GOP students ‘intimidated’ on campus, say views less tolerated
The rise of the Tea Party and a rowdy 2016 Republican presidential primary has d...
Funny how you don’t see the MSM mentioning this very often, huh?
Red Alert Politics reports.
Hillary Clinton is struggling to win over millennials and young women
It’s no secret that Hillary Clinton has a problem with...
This is where President Ronald Reagan went to college.
Peter Fricke of Campus Reform reports.
Student govt. at Ronald Reagan’s alma mater reluctant to recognize conservative groups
A student at Eureka College, Ronald Reagan’s alma mater, claims that his efforts to establish conservative groups on campus have been stymied by nitpicking from the school’s...
What do events like this have to do with the pursuit of knowledge through education?
The College Fix reports.
Harvard Sex Week: 13,000 condoms, 1,200 bottles of lube, and ‘BDSM in the dorm’ lesson
Harvard University will soon mark its annual “Sex Week” observance, which this year features a workshop on how to navigate...
Professor Mike Adams apparently made this the subject of his first class of the year. We could use more people like this in academia.
He reprinted his remarks at Townhall.
Get Out of My Class and Leave America
Welcome back to class, students! I am Mike Adams your criminology professor here at UNC-Wilmington. Before...
Nothing is ever enough for the left. The cycle of outrage just goes on and on.
The College Fix reports.
LGBT student activists shut down LGBT film screening because it’s too white
The film Stonewall shows a fictionalized grand opening of the gay-rights movement, but in a bid for commercial success, the filmmaker allegedly replaced (historical)...
The left has convinced itself that the Kochs are evil, no matter how untrue it is. They’re also using big money from liberal groups to promote an anti-Koch campaign at colleges.
Lachlan Markay reports at the Washington Free Beacon.
Deep-Pocketed Donors Behind Campus Anti-Koch Movement
Liberal foundations financing a nonprofit news venture that is...
The school’s seal is the coat of arms of a family that once owned slaves.
The Harvard Crimson reports.
At Harvard Law School, Students Call for Change of Seal
A new student movement at Harvard Law School is organizing to change the seal at the school, which the students argue represents and endorses a...
