The US is not the only country fighting over higher education reform. Nepal recently received a large chunk of change to beef up their higher education system.
My Republica reports:
WB approves US$ 65m credit for higher education reforms
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The World Bank Friday approved a US$ 65 million credit for the...
America’s higher education system needs a makeover, but let us take a moment to be thankful that our higher education is still one of the systems in the world. Take Jordan, for example, where more than half of all universities flunked a higher education exam.
Saba Abu Farha reports for Al-Fanar Media:
Jordanian...
Is free speech important? Simple question, right? Not necessarily.
Steven Crower visited the University of Michigan and the responses he received were alarming to say the least.
Take a look:
Democrats have long touted themselves as the party of choice, but Republicans are giving them a run for the title when it comes to education. With large Republican majorities across the country, educational choice has become a hot topic.
The Economist reports:
Pro choice
ON THE desk of Zeus Rodriguez, the president of St...
Campus carry continues to be the hotly debated topic in state houses across this country. Nevada joins the ranks of other states mulling campus carry.
Sean Whaley reports for the Las Vegas Review Journal:
Campus gun carry bill introduced in Nevada Legislature
CARSON CITY — A bill that would allow those with concealed weapons...
In today’s edition of strange and bizarre headlines, we bring you this one from Raw Story.
Travis Gettys of Raw Story reports:
Neo-Nazis threaten Arizona State professor over ‘whiteness’ course after Fox News freakout
An Arizona State University professor has received death threats from white supremacists and neo-Nazis after a Fox News report about...
For this particular question, Justice Thomas wasn’t donning a robe.
Tony Mauro writes at the Legal Times:
Religion in the Public Service: A Conversation with Clarence Thomas and John Danforth from Yale Law School on Vimeo.
A weighty discussion at Yale Law School on the role...
Yesterday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott gave his State of the State address. He listed five key priorities, with education being at the top of the list.
KXAN News and Paul J. Weber report:
AUSTIN (KXAN/AP) — Addressing a joint session of the House...
If the Washington Post’s reporting is accurate, it looks as though we may have yet another incident where rather than turning to law enforcement, a student took their case before university officials.
Susan Svrluga reports at the Washington Post:
University of Tennessee football players facing rape allegations
A former University of Tennessee student says...
I’m frightened for my country when I find myself agreeing with a Thinkprogress article. But here we are. Something about broken clocks…
Lawmakers in Oklahoma have voted to ban AP History classes (Advanced Placement, where students are prepped to take exams that count for college credit).
Judd Legum writes at Think Progress:
Oklahoma Lawmakers...
One of the most conservative public schools in the country is making headlines by appointing the first ever woman as the Corps Commander.
Texas A&M has a rich military tradition and still maintains an ROTC unit of about 2,400 students, including combat veterans.
Texas A&M Today reports:
Corps Of Cadets Selects First Woman To...
Just think, had you known sooner, you could’ve sent your Valentine a Condomgram…
Sarah Zagorski writes at Life News:
Students Raise Money for Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz With Anonymous “Condomgrams”
Apparently around Valentines Day, Planned Parenthood in New York sells condoms with candy at Columbia University and calls their volunteers, “condomgram fairies.” Students can...
While schools like Texas A&M are willing to consider allowing permitted, concealed weapons on campus, Florida’s university system is none to thrilled with the prospect.
According to CBS Miami:
University System Takes Aim At Guns On Campus
TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – Florida’s university system wants state lawmakers to holster the idea of allowing guns...
Berkeley students held a vigil organized by Muslim Student Association to honor the Chapel Hill victims.
Ivana Saric writes at the Daily Californian:
UC Berkeley groups host vigil to honor victims of UNC shooting
To honor the victims of a recent shooting at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, campus organizations came...
Just when you thought higher education couldn’t possibly get any more bizarre, you come across a story like this one.
Jake New writes at Inside Higher Education:
Suspended for Spouse’s Statements?
The University of Tulsa has suspended a student over offensive Facebook posts that were written by his husband.
George “Trey” Barnett was banned from...
I’m not sure how this squares with the constant brow beating of “rape culture” but I digress.
Eric Posner epically
trolls writes at Slate:
Universities Are Right—and Within Their Rights—to Crack Down on Speech and Behavior
Lately, a moral panic about speech and sexual activity in universities has reached a crescendo. Universities have strengthened...
Meanwhile in Austin… the University of Texas is adamantly opposed to campus carry.
Lauren R. McGaughy writes at the Houston Chronicle:
A&M chancellor backs campus carry bill
AUSTIN – In keeping with their status as in-state rivals, Texas A&M and the University of Texas have taken opposite sides in the debate over campus carry.
State...
What happens when Catholic Colleges ally with the SEIU?
Anne Hendershott of the Catholic World Report writes:
NLRB Makes Inroads at Catholic Colleges
While many Catholics have been concerned for decades about professors at Catholic colleges denying core Church teachings on theological issues, as well as about disputes over women’s ordination, same-sex marriage, and...
What’s another $28 million?
Kyle Feldscher of Michigan Live reports:
Gov. Snyder to propose increases to higher education and community college budgets
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder plans to ask the Michigan Legislature to approve a $28 million increase in state spending for university operations when he unveils his 2016 executive budget on Wednesday.
That...
Perhaps his greatest achievements as Florida’s Governor were his educational reforms. Will those reforms help or hider his likely presidential run?
The Herald Tribune explores the possibilities:
Education could define Jeb Bush run
As Jeb Bush edges closer to a presidential run, no issue may better def...
What could possibly go wrong?
Alexandra Bradbury writes at Labor Notes:
At Last, Private Sector Faculty Get Green Light to Unionize
A new Labor Board ruling could finally unstick the unionization of professors in the private sector—a project that’s been stalled for 35 years.
“People for years have talked about when Obama’s NLRB finally gets...
Is Dearborn, Michigan creating a template for the rest of the country?
Brian Stone writes the Huffington Post:
How Dearborn Schools Became a Model for America
I woke up this morning to find out I’m the happiest gay Buddhist under Sharia Law, sipped my “America is doomed” latte (which tastes a lot like peppermint...
