Last year, no black women were successful in rushing a sorority at University of Alabama. This year, the university decided to cut all contact between the media and all sororities on campus. Though they gave no substantial reasons why, many believe it is an attempt to ease racial tensions in light...
The new Campus Accountability and Safety Act, which may weaken even further the due process rights of those accused of sexual assault, is in fact a bipartisan effort, and that’s not because the GOP has been duped by fine print: its Republican backers actually support this attack on due process.
KC Johnson...
A recent article in Educational Researcher shows that hardly any research experiments in the field of education are replicated by other researchers, casting heavy doubt on the veracity of their findings.
Charlie Tyson at Inside Higher Ed reports:
Almost no education research is replicated, new article shows
The word “replic...
A “kink club” at University of Chicago is getting money from student government to fund trial memberships at a local sex dungeon. In other news, I’ll be petitioning my student government to fund my subscription to Playboy. See, I’m part of a Pornography Appreciation Club…
Jennifer Kabbany at The College Fix has...
First subsidized birth control, now subsidized tampons. Soon to come: subsidized toilet paper, air fresheners, and L’Oreal (TM) conditioners.
The College Fix reports:
Feminist Argues Tampons Should Be Free For Women
You should have seen this coming a mile away, folks. Women’s equality =’s taxpayer-funded tampons.
Well, why not? It’s not a stretch to go...
When ASU football attendance tanks, the university may discover what many of us already knew: for the most part, college football games are pretty dull unless you’re hammered.
Matt Lamb of The College Fix has the story:
Arizona State Clamps Down on Tailgating, Some Fans Predict Lower Game Turnout
Kegs, beer bongs and flip...
The NSA is working to redeem itself in the hearts and minds of college students everywhere, but many hyper-paranoid individuals are attempting to ban the NSA from setting up outreach and recruiting plans on college campuses.
Courtney Such at The College Fix reports:
NSA Partners With Universities, ‘Model’ Legislation To Block Cooperation Fails
The...
You can practice whatever religion you want, but the government may force you to commit a mortal sin on the order of murder if it wants to.
The College Fix reports:
Catholic Universities May Be Forced To Pay For ‘Elective’ Abortions In California
For anyone surprised that Jesuit universities had once covered all abortions in...
The NCAA plans to appeal a recent ruling in federal court that said some of the NCAA’s rules regarding revenue and athlete compensation violate federal anti-trust laws.
Federal judge: NCAA violates antitrust law
Some National Collegiate Athletic Association rules violate federal antitrust law, a federal judge ruled Friday. Judge Claudia Wilken issued an...
One more reason that college men should be frightened to death of ever having sex: even if no one accuses you of sexual assault, your university can still expel you for sexual assault.
Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:
BREAKING: Expelled UMass Student Sues School for ‘Pre-Judgment’ In Assault Case
The...
Shocking, I know: race is not the most important part of a person’s identity and doesn’t determine how good you are at a given job.
Dave Huber at The College Fix has the story:
Do Kids Need Teachers Who ‘Look Like Them’ in Order to Succeed?
The “conventional wisdom.”
Inspired by the recent news out of Fresno,...
Another nail in the coffin of the idea that atheists are more intelligent than religious people.
Greg Piper at the College Fix has the story:
Less Education, Less Religion for ‘Generation X,’ Surprising Research Finds
This is an interesting flip of the conventional wisdom that a college education drives people away from religion.
Research by Philip...
The BDS movement just keeps plugging away. From Greg Piper at the College Fix:
More Than 300 Scholars, Librarians Pledge Academic Boycott of Israel
File this in the Friday “surprise” column…
Middle East studies scholars and librarians are calling for a boycott of “Israeli academic institutions” until they “end their complicity in violating Palestinian rights,”...
The NCAA plans to vote on giving greater autonomy to high resource college sports conferences, and some critics think this could compound stratification between wealthy and poor schools. With this autonomy, some have proposed a number of athletic reforms, including guaranteed student-athlete scholarships and better athlete healthcare.
Jake New at Inside Higher...
Have you ever read The Trial by Franz Kafka? Because Yale is hosting a live re-enactment of the acclaimed novel, starring young men accused of sexual assault as the novel’s Josef K., a man victimized by an unfair court system, never allowed to properly defend himself or even told what his...
Wesleyan may soon join Amherst College and others in shutting down their Greek system — yet another overreaction to ‘rape culture’ hysteria.
Charlotte Allen at Minding the Campus has the story:
Why Is Wesleyan Targeting Its Frats?
“Will Wesleyan Be the Next School to Do Away With Frats?” That was the headline that ran...
This just in: flowers are dirty racists, and probably closeted homosexuals. Also: liberal academics do not see racism everywhere! How dare you imply such a thing, you racist!
Dave Huber at The College Fix has the story:
British Academic: Radio Show on Gardening is ‘Racist’
No, this isn’t from The Onion: Dr. Ben Pitcher, a lecturer...
Apparently the likelihood of a woman being raped on campus is closer to 1 in 100 than to 1 in 5. Would you call that an epidemic?
Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:
Shoddy Statistics Behind Bill On ‘Campus-Rape Epidemic,’ Former U.S. Official Says
The Campus Accountability and Safety Act, introduced...
The officers of the graveyard shift have apparently kept — and frequently debated — a quite extensive list of people, places, and things that they collectively feel should “eat a bowl of dicks.”
Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:
‘Bowl of Dicks’ List Religiously Maintained By University Of Oregon Cops
Maybe...
It seems college students find the idea of paying to use the internet absolutely absurd.
Carl Straumsheim at Inside Higher Ed has the story:
U. of Texas at Austin announces, then delays, plans to charge for Internet access
While most of academe rages against the Federal Communication Commission’s plans to divide the Internet into fast...
Many universities are starting to prioritize being a ‘safe space’ over academic freedom and freedom of expression, but luckily this isn’t a losing battle for those of us who prefer a university which actually does its job as an institute of higher education.
Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:
Humboldt...
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) seems to think so, painting them as sleazy scam artists seducing the ignorant. But haven’t we heard this same anti-corporate rhetoric before?
Daniel Bennet at Minding the Campus has the story:
A Faulty Attack on For-Profits
Specifically, Harkin laments for-profits’ success in enrolling military veterans and earning their Post 9/11...
