A professor accused and cleared of intentional plagiarism has been accused again, this time for his new book.
Inside Higher Ed’s Colleen Flaherty files this report.
An investigation into plagiarism allegations against an Arizona State University professor of history in 2011 found him not guilty of deliberate academic misconduct, but the case remained...
The good news about Harvard’s “black mass” event is that there were protests, and several hundred Catholics, fellow Christians, and other supporters participated in a more uplifting celebration that included scripture reading and signs reading “Jesus, I adore you.”
The student editors of The Harvard Crimson took the administration’s position to ...
We have noted the unfairness and ineptness of the kangaroo-court style proceedings that have evolved as colleges attempt to addresses sexual assault cases on their campuses.
Now, the editors of USA Today deride the campus-style “justice” (hat-tip, Instapundit)
…The strongest punishment schools can deliver is to expel a rapist from campus. That’s an...
Kalamazoo College student Jenna Neumann has a report on a college production that is now playing in the “Theater of the Absurd.”
When I arrived at Dalton Theater on a recent Friday night to attend a black cultural awareness troupe performance at Kalamazoo College, I went with an open mind and...
Minnesota lawmakers are poised to pass legislation requiring colleges to report on the safety of study abroad programs; bill in New York would mandate disclosure of financial relationships with providers.
Inside Higher Ed’s Elizabeth Redden offers these details:
…The Minnesota proposal, which has been included as a provision of the state budget bill...
We recently reported that a sheriff’s deputy in Knox County, Tennessee was fired after he was caught on camera allegedly choking a university student.
It looks like...
We have been covering the controversial “black mass” proposed by a Harvard University extension school club, which is proceeding despite the enormous public outcry over its profanity and tastelessness.
In The Harvard Crimson, Harvard’s chaplains express their anger and Catholic students say they have organized a petition that has received hundreds...
When the police dogs chased down the source of some hot dogs, 62 New Jersey students were busted for a a particularly gross senior prank.
Sixty-two students were arrested Thursday after police said they broke into their high school overnight for a senior class prank, urinating in hallways, greasing doorknobs with petroleum...
The Battle of Verdun in 1916 was the longest single battle of World War One and was noted for its enormous casualties.
UC Berkeley student Jacob F. Grant makes an apt analogy to this battle to this country’s efforts in the “War on Poverty.”
Last week marked half a century since the then-leader...
In the Huffington Post, Harvard University student Mariel Klein college students are not as high on pot legalization as new reports seem to indicate.
Support for the legalization of marijuana among young Americans is not as high as many perceive. According to a poll by the Harvard Public Opinion Project released Tuesday...
In light of rampant grade inflation on campuses, Michigan State University student Emily Jenks offers a refreshingly different view on grades.
…Employers don’t look for good grades — they look for hard workers.
Having a degree is just the beginning when being considered for a job. There’s going to be a bunch of...
University of Idaho faculty recently voted in favor of broadening the scope of their academic freedom on campus and include an explicit right of free speech on matters of faculty governance.
Hopefully, it will include the rights of free speech for the conservatives among their number.
Patricia Hartzell, chair of faculty senate, said there...
In The Wall Street Journal, Melissa Korn takes a look at the new philosophy being implemented at some business schools across the country.
Most business-school students are gunning for jobs in banking, consulting or technology. So what are they doing reading Plato?
The philosophy department is invading the M.B.A. program—at least at a...
With all the attention given to student sexual health on campus, it seems that the lessons on good financial health are completely overlooked.
San Diego State University student Kelly Gardner has a very smart review of handling taxes, credit cards, and other fiscal life skills that are often under appreciated by young...
With a growth rate of only 0.1 percent in the last quarter, it is quite reasonable to question whether there has been a real economic recovery during Obama’s term in office.
It looks like the recovery isn’t the only thing that has been sputtering — so has the funding for state colleges.
Forty-eight...
Colin Mairet, Sports Editor of Purdue’s The Exponent, recently interviewed a former quarterback who supports the unionization of college football players.
Despite direct opposition from current student-athletes and administrators at Northwestern, one former Purdue quarterback believes the players at the school want to unionize and the process is a “step in the...
Some young Americans could be experiencing very painful hangovers the next time they hit the local clubs!
Night clubbers, beware. An Obamacare evangelist may be coming to a bar near you.
On a call outlining its strategy to get people to sign up for Obamacare over the summer, leading Obamacare advocacy group Enroll...
In discussions of affirmative action, the plight of Asian Americans is often overlooked by proponents.
However, a review of admittance numbers shows there may be another challenge for that particular group of students — rich Asians who will pay full tuition.
United States universities favoring wealthy Chinese students over Asian-Americans has been a...
While employers complain about the skills and abilities about young Americans, a proven pathway for producing qualified workers is under-utilized.
In The Wall Street Journal, Lauren Weber takes a look at apprenticeships and why they have been on the decline despite their inherent value to many types of businesses.
Apprenticeships can offer a...
Legal Insurrection’s Bryan Jacoutot covered comedian Louis C.K.’s epic rant against Common Core.
It has earned him a lashing from a noted arbiter of elitism.
After lambasting Common Core for ruining his kids’ education, Emmy Award-winning comedian Louis C.K. is taking flak from a Core-supporter at Newsweek.
In an article titled, “Sorry, Louis C.K.,...
It looks like the United States isn’t the only country in which colleges sacrifice logos and mascots to political correctness.
This story comes from Ireland and involves a school named after the Holy Trinity to boot!
Dublin’s Trinity College is receiving harsh criticism for removing a depiction of the bible from their 422-year-old...
In The Brown Daily Herald, student reporter Riley Davis analyzes the shocking results from a new study.
Many college students could not imagine a day without updating their Twitter feeds or Facebook statuses, but according to a recent study led by researchers at the Miriam Hospital, using social media may impair...
