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U. Delaware Student Claims She Lost Scholarship for Refusing to Attend Church

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Posted by    Monday, June 22, 2015 at 5:00pm

This student’s claim is now the subject of a lawsuit.

Michael Gryboski of Christian Post reports.

Student Sues Delaware University Claiming She Lost Scholarship for Refusing to Attend Church

A student has sued a public university in Delaware for reportedly losing her sports scholarship due to refusing to attend worship at a local church.

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Some Marquette Faculty Members Protest Covering of Banner Dedicated to Cop Killer

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Posted by    Monday, June 22, 2015 at 2:00pm

It boggles the mind to think that people would have such admiration for a murderer.

FOX News reported.

Marquette University’s decision to paint over mural of convicted cop killer draws protests

More than 60 faculty and staff members at Marquette University are circulating an online petition against their own school for taking down a...

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The Newest Victims on Campus: Gluten-Free Students

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Posted by    Monday, June 22, 2015 at 11:00am

As Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reports, at least two American colleges have given gluten-free students their own separate dining area.

Fancypants Colleges Segregate Gluten-Free Students

Two fancypants liberal arts colleges in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pa. are now segregating students who have been diagnosed with celiac disease‎ and students who have...

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U. Wisconsin Residence Hall Features ‘Heterosexual Privilege’ Bulletin Board

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Posted by    Monday, June 22, 2015 at 8:00am

Who has the time to even think this stuff up? Don’t these students have classes to attend?

Bethany Salgado reports at Campus Reform.

‘Heterosexual privilege’ board displayed in Univ. of Wisconsin residence hall

Heterosexual privilege” is the newest trend beginning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) thanks to a bulletin board exhibited in one...

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Campus Speech Codes Causing Political Disengagement Among Some Millennials

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Posted by    Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 3:30pm

This is what happens when people are afraid to speak their minds.

From the FIRE blog.

The ‘Chilling Effect’ in Action: Campus Speech Codes and Political Disengagement

By one measure, millennials are the United States’ least politically engaged generation, with voter turnout rates 20–30 percent lower than other age groups. And within that age...

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Prof Suggests Charleston Killer Won’t be Called a Terrorist Because He’s White

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Posted by    Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 12:30pm

What a divisive and inaccurate thing to say after such a horrible event.

Dave Huber reports at the College Fix.

Prof: ‘Power of whiteness’ means S. Carolina killer won’t be called ‘terrorist’

Anthea Butler, associate professor of religion and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania, says that the murderer of n...

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Report Says Dylann Roof Planned to Attack a College

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Posted by    Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 9:30am

Since most colleges are gun free zones, any such attack would have been devastating.

The Associated Press reported.

Man Accused of Church Killings Spoke of Attacking College

A black drinking buddy of the white man accused of killing nine people at a Charleston church says the suspect told him a week earlier that he...

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ASU Spends $500K to Host Clinton Conference While Other Universities Got it for Free

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Posted by    Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 3:30pm

Just another thing to keep in mind the next time Hillary starts talking about income inequality.

David Hookstead of the College Fix reports.

ASU spent $500K to host Clinton conference – but other universities got it for free

Several campuses hosted Clinton Global Initiative University for free. So why did ASU shell out a...

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U. Maryland Prof Blames “American Sniper” for Charleston Shooting

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Posted by    Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 12:30pm

Must every incident of violence be politicized by the left?

The Social Memo reported.

Professor Blames “American Sniper” for Charleston Shooting

aheem Younus, an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, believes that films like “American Sniper,” as well as Fox News, are at fault for the tragic shooting in Charleston that left...

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Conformity of Campus Thought Through Diversity

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Posted by    Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 9:30am

The editors of the New York Post have noticed that we have a little problem on college campuses.

The ‘don’t you dare say that’ drive for campus ‘diversity’

Faculty leaders at a top US university system are being told to avoid such offensive statements as “America is the land of opportunity,” “Everyone can...

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Minnesota State May Raise Tuition by 3.4 Percent

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Posted by    Friday, June 19, 2015 at 5:00pm

This is bad news for the students. Couldn’t the school find something to cut?

The Star Tribune reports.

Minnesota state university students may see 3.4 percent tuition hike

Students at Minnesota’s seven state universities would pay an average of $233 more in tuition starting this fall — 3.4 percent more than last year —...

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Anti-Capitalist Prof Makes Students Buy His Book

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Posted by    Friday, June 19, 2015 at 2:00pm

Umm, shouldn’t he be giving his book away for free?

The College Fix reports.

Anti-capitalist professor makes students buy his book, then ignores it in class

‘A socialist who is truly a capitalist feeding on the naivetés of college students’

A government professor at Columbia University has been accused of exempting his own financial interest...

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Student Who Got Millions in Scholarships Accepted to 26 Universities

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Posted by    Friday, June 19, 2015 at 11:00am

This is an update to a story we ran earlier this week. This young woman has a bright future.

Channel 7 in Los Angeles reported.

Chicago High School Valedictorian Accepted to 26 Universities

Kenwood Academy’s valedictorian, Arianna Alexander, wants to go to college to learn about business. As it turns out, she has a...

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House Republicans Move to Block Higher Ed Rules and Ratings

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Posted by    Friday, June 19, 2015 at 8:00am

Spending too. I hope they stick to their guns on this.

Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed reported.

Block That Regulation!

Take your higher education regulations and shove them, Obama administration.

Republicans in the House of Representatives didn’t use exactly those words in the 2016 spending bill for the Department of Education they released Tuesday,...

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Yet Another Student Stopped From Handing Out U.S. Constitutions on Campus

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Posted by    Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 5:00pm

It’s astounding that this has happened more than once at an American college.

What will it take for this to end?

David Deerson reported at the FIRE blog.

Another Student Stopped From Handing Out Constitutions: Q&A With Anthony Vizzone

Anthony Vizzone just wanted to hand out copies of the Constitution and recruit...

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Kirsten Gillibrand Admits We May Not Know Real Rate of Campus Rape

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Posted by    Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 2:00pm

Lest you forgot, Kirsten Gillibrand is the senator who brought Mattress Girl to the last State of the Union address.

Chuck Ross of the Daily Caller reported.

Kirsten Gillibrand Admits ‘We May Not Know’ The Actual Rate Of Campus Rape

New York U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is not sure what ratio of college students...

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University in Britain Seeks Professor of Lego

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Posted by    Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 11:00am

Yes, Lego. The infantilization of college students is now complete.

CNN Money reports.

Help wanted: Cambridge seeks Lego professor

The University of Cambridge is on the cusp of hiring a Lego professor.

The 800-year-old British university recently accepted £1.5 million ($2.3 million) from the Lego Foundation to launch a new research center focused on “play...

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Wheelock College Faces Financial Troubles

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Posted by    Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 8:00am

Is the Higher Ed Bubble coming to this New England college?

Laura Krantz of the Boston Globe reports.

Wheelock College report finds financial, faculty woes

Wheelock College faces financial challenges, an upheaval from overburdened faculty, and fallout from an exodus of top staff, according to a new report from a regional accrediting agency obtained...

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University Designates Special ‘Texting Lane’ for Busy Staircase

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 5:00pm

Well, that’s one way of dealing with what has undoubtedly become a problem.

Rick Couri of AJC News reports.

University introduces ‘texting lane’ on staircase

We’ve all seen pictures or video of mishaps happening when people text as they walk.

A Utah Valley University thinks it...

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Prager University – Why Do People Become Islamic Extremists?

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 2:00pm

In a new video from Prager University, Georgetown professor Haroon Ullah examines what motivates people to become Islamic extremists.

Here’s more information.

Course Description

What makes someone become an Islamic extremist? Is it poverty? Lack of education? A search for meaning? Haroon Ullah, a senior State Department advisor and a foreign policy professor at...

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Suspect Identified in Anti-Semitic Graffiti Incident at Stanford University

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 11:00am

It’s amazing that such vile acts of hatred can happen in a place of higher learning.

JP Updates has the story.

Authorities Identify Suspect in Anti-Semitic Graffiti Incident at Stanford University

A suspect has officially been identified in the swastika painting incident at Stanford University in California. Public safety officials have released an arrest...

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Queens College Student Arrested for Planning Attacks on Behalf of ISIS

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 8:00am

How is ISIS getting a foothold on American college campuses?

7 News in New York reported.

Queens College Student Charged With Planning Attacks on Behalf of ISIS

A 20 year old college student from Queens has been arrested for allegedly taking steps to plan to attack targets in the metropolitan area on behalf...

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