We recently reported that the school’s students were trying to keep this from happening but time ran out.
USA Today reported.
Marian Court College closes
Marian Court College, a small Roman Catholic college based in Swampscott, Mass., closed its doors June 30 due to insurmountable financial challenges, according to The Boston Globe.
The commuter school...
Nobody was ever particularly excited about the plan to begin with.
Read this AP report via ABC News.
How Obama Reversed Course on Federal College Ratings
President Barack Obama dearly wanted to get the government in the business of rating colleges and universities based on value and affordability, promising a new system by 2015....
A horrible story if true. Also interesting that it happened in such a blue state.
Greg Piper reports at the College Fix.
University of Illinois segregated black basketball players from whites, lawsuit says
Former women’s basketball players are accusing current and former coaching staff and trustees of creating an environment that was “racially hostile”...
A portrait at Winthrop University of former South Carolina governor Ben Tillman, a Democrat, has been vandalized.
WCNC News in Charlotte reported.
Political figure’s portrait vandalized at Winthrop University
A portrait of a South Carolina political figure on the Winthrop University campus was reportedly vandalized Thursday morning.
An NBC Charlotte viewer shared a letter with...
Tennessee has a program which provides scholarship money for students who meet certain qualifications but a key element is community service which many students have skipped.
ABC News in Nashville reports.
Thousands of Tennessee college freshmen in danger of losing scholarship
Thousands of incoming college freshmen across the state...
Calhoun was vice president of the United States in the early 1800’s and was a slavery supporter.
He was also a Democrat, a fact which was conveniently left out of this report from NBC News in Connecticut.
Petition Calls for Yale University to Remove Slavery Supporter’s Name From College
A petition is circulating to...
Microsoft will apparently be paying a higher business tax in the state which will help offset tuition costs but at least some credit should be given to Republicans in the state, who made this happen.
Jeff Guo’s report at the Wash...
Richard Vedder of See Thru Edu seems to think so and he makes a good case.
Coming Demise of Small Liberal Arts Colleges?
The news that Sweetbriar College will be open in the fall no doubt pleased many alums of that institution, but while the school has been temporarily rescued from imminent death,...
Campus Reform made a game out of asking young people who owned four expensive homes pictured on a board.
There were plenty of Rubio and Trump guesses but everyone was shocked to learn all of the properties belonged to Hillary.
Gabriella Morrongiello has more:
Video: Hillary Clinton’s cribs shock young people
Hillary Clinton has...
For all the Democratic Party’s talk about the cost of college, they can’t point to results like this.
Greg Piper reported at the College Fix.
Victory for Republican lawmakers as Washington state cuts tuition up to 20 percent
It was a priority of Republicans in the closely divided Legislature, and they got it through:...
Is the irony of this situation lost on progressive fans of Krugman?
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reported.
Paul Krugman Sticks It To Poor People With $225,000 Salary To Study Income Inequality
This week, trustees of the cash-strapped, taxpayer-funded City University of New York (CUNY) system approved a hefty annual salary...
This is an inspirational story worth sharing.
From the Hechinger Report.
From pews to classes, a new push for higher ed in church
Damita Rhodie was on her way to a bachelor’s degree when she fell in love, got married, had kids, divorced, and ended up with no bachelor’s degree and no time to...
In this new video from Prager University, Australian writer Nick Adams examines America from an outsider’s perspective and explains what he believes makes America special.
Here’s more information:
Course Description
Is America really that great? Or is the United States just like any other nation? Outsiders tend to be the best judge of character,...
Some schools are focused like a laser on the issues facing college students today.
From the Post Athens.
LGBT-inclusive preferred name and pronoun policy approved for the 2015-2016 academic year
Shortly before the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of same-sex marriage Friday, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis approved a policy...
Those who make up these rules should be ignored by rational people.
David Hookstead reported at the College Fix.
Wisconsin university dubs ‘America is a melting pot’ a racial microaggression
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point officials have advised faculty that the term “America is a melting pot” is a racial microaggression.
The common phrase was among a list...
It’s always nice to see an elected official do something good for our veterans.
KSLA News reports.
Gov. Jindal signs bills into law supporting higher education for veterans
Governor Bobby Jindal signed two bills into law on Friday aimed at helping military veterans and their spouses complete their education.
SB 132, introduced by Sen. Ben...
Most colleges and universities are gun free zones which makes them a convenient target.
The Times of Higher Education UK reports.
Terrorists ‘targeting universities and scholars’ says report
A new report has flagged up the sheer scale of violence and persecution suffered by university staff and students across the globe.
Part of the Academic Freedom...
We’ve heard about all kinds of campus privilege but not left wing privilege.
This piece by Tal Fortgang originally appeared at the College Fix but it was re-posted by Time.
38 Ways College Students Enjoy ‘Left-Wing Privilege’ on Campus
While the marginalization of right-wing thinkers on campus in no way compares to the experience...
Based on what happened last week, is there any question how they’ll rule?
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher ed reports.
Supreme Court Returns to Affirmative Action
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed today to review the constitutionality of the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions cases.
The case involves the admissions practices...
White privilege is apparently a bigger problem than we thought.
Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reported.
Prof: I Chose Not To Have Children, Because They’d Be White
A white Ivy League professor has taken to the pages of the Huffington Post to condemn her own race, declaring that she chose never to reproduce...
Title IX is creeping into the classroom of some American universities.
From the FIRE blog.
How the Pressures of Title IX Compliance Have Chilled My College Campus
On my first day of class this past semester, like my previous three semesters at the University of Delaware (UD), I expected to attend my classes and...
Another fine example of liberal tolerance.
The College Fix reported.
Professor: County clerks in red states must marry gay couples or resign
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry, a controversial 5-4 decision that legalizes gay marriage in all 50 states – even ones that had banned the practice with...
