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Concordia St. Paul’s Mandatory Orientation for Minority Students Creates Anger

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 3:30pm

Concordia St. Paul says it was trying to be “warm and welcoming” to minority students, but not everyone sees it that way.

Inside Higher Ed reports.

Anger at Concordia St. Paul over mandatory orientation for minority students

Concordia University St. Paul has for years had an orientation meeting for minority students. But this year,...

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Prager University – Can the Government Run the Economy?

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 2:00pm

In the newest video from Prager University, Steve Forbes explains how the free market, not the government does a better job of regulating the economy.

Take a look below.

Here’s more information.

With the smartest experts and the best economists, could the federal government run the U.S....

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College Board Claims SAT Exam Materials Stolen

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 12:30pm

The College Board confirmed the theft after Reuters reported Wednesday that it had received hundreds of confidential test items.

The Wall Street Journal reports.

Unpublished SAT Exam Material Stolen, College Board Says

The College Board said unpublished SAT exam content had been stolen, calling the theft of the college entrance test material “a serious...

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Former Chancellor of UC Davis Spent Extraordinary Amount on Luxury Travel

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 11:00am

The optics of this are terrible at a time when student debt and unemployment are big issues.

The Daily Caller reports.

Public College Head Spent Almost $200k Traveling In Luxury

The now-suspended chancellor of the University of California, Davis (UC-Davis) spent over $170,000 in school funds traveling in luxury around the globe, a new...

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How A Black College Democrat Turned Into A Republican

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 9:30am

“On April 1, 2015, I officially switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party and I never looked back.”

The College Fix reports.

Black College Democrat turns Republican: How one millennial decided to think for himself

Growing up, Jimmie Williams’ family and friends supported the Democrat Party. So naturally, he decided he too...

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College in Illinois Defends Offering ‘Blacks Only’ Courses

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 8:00am

Segregation in education is wrong. You would think a college would know better.

Campus Reform reported.

Illinois college defends ‘blacks-only’ course offerings

An Illinois college has restricted certain sections of a mandatory introductory course to black students.

“While helping my son register for college at Moraine Valley Community...

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Xavier University Installs First Pizza ATM

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Posted by    Monday, August 8, 2016 at 6:30pm

Paline says the pizza dispensers have been in Europe for 14 years.

New York Post reports.

North America’s first pizza ATM installed on college campus

CINCINNATI — Customers will soon be able to get pizza from an ATM at one Ohio university.

Xavier University in Cincinnati has partnered with a French company to install the...

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Pitzer College’s Largest Merit-Based Scholarship Dwarfed by One Offered to Illegal Immigrants

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Posted by    Monday, August 8, 2016 at 5:00pm

The left claims to care about fairness. How is this fair?

The College Fix reports.

Pitzer College’s largest merit-based scholarship doesn’t equal one offered to illegal immigrants

Since 2012, Claremont, California’s Pitzer College has offered the Arnaldo Rodriguez Scholarship which is a “full-ride scholarship to an undocumented student who resides [illegally] in California.”

The award...

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Nevada Mourns First Black Woman to Earn College Degree

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Posted by    Monday, August 8, 2016 at 3:30pm

She worked at the school cafeteria and as a domestic on weekends to cover her living expenses.

Fox News reports.

Nevada mourns loss of 1st black woman to earn college degree

RENO, Nev. – Nevada’s two major universities are mourning the loss of the first black woman to earn a college degree in the...

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Two Professors at American University of Afghanistan Have Been Abducted

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Posted by    Monday, August 8, 2016 at 2:00pm

There’s not much information available on this yet but we’ll watch for developments.

New York Daily News reported.

Two professors, one American, one Australian, abducted at gunpoint at American University of Afghanistan

Kidnappers in Afghanistan have abducted two professors, one American and one Australian, according to reports.

The two professors at the American University of...

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How Was It Attending College With Donald Trump?

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Posted by    Monday, August 8, 2016 at 12:30pm

Trump supporters and detractors alike have described him as outspoken, although Sachs said Trump wasn’t quite like that in college.

Lake Forester reports.

Lake Forest man recalls going to college with Donald Trump

Edward M. “Ted” Sachs Jr. of Lake Forest attended the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania,...

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Angelina Jolie Will Not Be Teaching at Georgetown This Fall

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Posted by    Monday, August 8, 2016 at 11:00am

There were rumors that Angelina Jolie would teach at Georgetown this fall. They are apparently false.

People reports.

Angelina Jolie Pitt Will Not Be Teaching At Georgetown University

Sorry, Georgetown University students – you will not be reporting to Professor Angelina Jolie Pitt this fall.

Despite reports that the 41-year-old star will be a visiting...

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Facebook Bans Bisexual Student Who Criticized Liberal Views

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Posted by    Monday, August 8, 2016 at 9:30am

Facebook banned him for “posting images and using language deemed too offensive.”

The College Fix reports.

Milo redux: Facebook bans open bisexual who criticizes Islam, feminism, and campus PC

An openly bisexual Kings College London student known for “challenging liberal views on Islam, feminism, and political correctness” has been temporarily banned from Facebook for...

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BU Student Brags on Social Media After Stealing Trump Signs

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Posted by    Monday, August 8, 2016 at 8:00am

The student got called out for this big time and is now saying she’ll make amends.

Campus Reform reports.

BU student steals Trump signs, brags about it on Twitter

On August 4th, Katia Checkwicz, a student from Boston University, posted a video to Twitter of her stealing two Trump yard signs.

She claims that the...

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Former Wheaton Student Convicted of Filming Female Students in Bathroom

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Posted by    Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 5:00pm

Police said that Lim had also used a camera to take video up women’s skirts, including some shot at church services.

Chicago Tribune reports.

Man who videotaped female college students in bathroom gets 180 days

A former Wheaton College student convicted of secretly videotaping female schoolm...

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Profs Refuse to Believe Study Which Shows There’s No Gender Pay Gap

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Posted by    Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 3:30pm

Aren’t professors supposed to side with evidence, not politics?

Campus Reform reports.

UGA profs refuse to believe study showing no gender pay gap

Several professors at the University of Georgia are questioning the methods of an independent study because it failed to reveal a gender pay gap between male and female professors.

Last year, the...

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More Than A Miracle Needed to Save Struggling Small Colleges

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Posted by    Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 2:00pm

Hurdles are needed to be overcome.

The Washington Post reports.

Sweet Briar president: More than miracles needed to save small colleges

Phillip C. Stone stepped into an extraordinary challenge when he became president of Sweet Briar College last summer: no students, almost no faculty or staff and millions in mandatory severance payments.

He agreed to...

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College’s ‘Bias Team’ Bans ‘Three Blind Mice’ Halloween Costumes

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Posted by    Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 12:30pm

This absurdity is all about control, nothing more.

Red Alert Politics reports.

Offensive? College’s ‘Bias Incident Team’ bans ‘three blind mice’ halloween costumes

Last fall, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s “Bias Incident Team” banned the wear of three students’ “three blind mice” Halloween costumes that were reportedly offensive, mocking the disabled.

Heat Street obtained the documents...

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Harvard Republican Club Will Not Support Trump

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Posted by    Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 11:00am

Republicans are a minority on Harvard’s largely liberal campus, and Trump supporters make up an even smaller pool.

The Harvard Crimson reports.

Harvard Republican Club Will Not Support Party Nominee Donald Trump

The Harvard Republican Club announced it would not support Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, and called for Republican leaders to withdraw...

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U. Wisconsin-Stout Removing Pics of Native Americans to Pevent ‘Harmful Effects’ on Students

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Posted by    Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 9:30am

We must not disturb the delicate minds of our college students.

The College Fix reports.

U. Wisconsin-Stout to remove pics of Native Americans due to potential ‘harmful effects’ on students

The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stout has announced that “two of three historic paintings depicting interactions between white traders and First Nations people”...

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12-Year-Old Will Study at Cornell University

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Posted by    Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 8:00am

Although he appears to be an average, everyday kid, there is nothing average about him.

TTU repors.

Intelligence Beyond His Years: 12-Year-Old Heads to Ivy League School

Sitting across the room is a young boy playing Minecraft talking to his mom...

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Celebrities Use Teen Choice Awards To Push Anti-Gun Agenda

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Posted by    Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 5:00pm

The show has become political.

Red Alert Politics reports.

Teen Choice Awards pushes anti-gun hashtag

There was no reason for the Teen Choice Awards to get political, but celebrities used the opportunity to push an anti-gun message.

Jessica Alba and Ne-Yo took time out of the program to tell the impressionable 13- to 17-year-olds that...

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