There can be deception on this issue.
USA Today reports.
Did you just win a college scholarship? Or not? Marketing can be deceptive
What high school student wouldn’t love to pick up the phone and hear that he or she has been selected for a $20,000 scholarship?
The college wasn’t on your radar. But then...
What is wrong with the people who would do something like this?
Jennifer Kabbany reports at the College Fix.
Vandals uproot students’ 9/11 flag memorial at Brandeis University
Rearranged flags to spell ‘Proud of Iraq?’
A commemorative display of American flags at Brandeis University to mark the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was uprooted and made...
Exercise is not just your mind!
NBC News reports.
The 50 Fittest Colleges in the U.S.: What Makes Them So Healthy?
When looking into colleges, prospective students often consider location, class size and course offerings. But none of that can be fully appreciated if once they arrive, students place their health on the back...
The activist who edited the book is also going to speak at the school.
The Vassar Hub reported.
Guantánamo Diary Editor to Deliver Starr Lecture
This year’s freshman common reading, Guantánamo Diary, is Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s harrowing account of his imprisonment and torture in the infamous jail where he remains, despite having never been...
Thanks to the College Republicans at the University of of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, their school will get a visit from a mobile 9/11 exhibit. When the university began teaching that the United States was responsible for the terror attacks that occurred on September 11, the College Republicans spoke up. The story...
Reviewers say, “useful, but limited.”
From the Columbus Dispatch:
College Scorecard called useful but limited
In the ongoing quest to measure the bottom line in higher education, a new tool introduced by the U.S. Department of Education is meant to be a quantum leap.
Pulling from...
Of course. The good news is that the FIRE has taken notice.
Sarah McLaughlin reported at the FIRE blog.
We’re Not Buying Hagerstown Community College’s Excuses for Denying Student Group’s Recognition
Moriah DeMartino, a student at Hagerstown Community College (HCC) in Maryland, attempted to start a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter at her campus...
Alex Christy of the College Conservative has some thoughts on the Syria situation.
Syria and the Consequences of Unseriousness
It has been over a year now since the United States began the bombing campaign against ISIS. Therefore, it must be asked: what has over 12 months of bombing gotten us?
The answer is...
It was not about publishing, but teaching for him.
Ashbrook reports.
A Professor Who Put Teaching First
When I first met Peter W. Schramm, who died last month at 68, he was in his office at Ashland University, smoking a cigarette and reading a book. It was 2003 and I, a high-school senior, was...
Sometimes students recognize the course is biased.
Accuracy in Academia reports.
Bias Watch: Georgetown University
“I felt a certain idealistic giddiness upon enrolling in ‘Prisons & Punishment,’ a government course introduced during my senior year of college,” Danny Funt writes in the September/October issue of the Columbia Journ...
Three professors all sharing the same exact view—reflexively blaming America and Israel, and bending over backwards to appease Iran. That’s higher education for you today.
Iran Nuclear Deal Apology Tour: Cornell Prof Says ‘If anyone owes them, it’s us’ (Video)
On Thursday, the Cornell International Affairs Review (CIAR) sponsored a discussion about the...
A social media post from an account claiming to be affiliated with ISIS prompted an investigation by Ohio University police.
From the Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio University probes threat in social-media post
Ohio University police were investigating a threatening post from a social-media account on Friday night that claimed to be connected to the Islamic...
This lawsuit has been going on for a while but it’s all over now.
The FIRE blog reports.
VICTORY: Lawsuit Settlement Restores Free Speech Rights at Dixie State U. After Censorship of Bush, Obama, Che Flyers
- Dixie State agrees to revise restrictive speech policies, pay $50,000 in damages and attorney’s fees
- University claimed Bush, Obama,...
Amazingly, a conservative university survived exposure to an opposing point of view. Who knew such a thing was possible?!
Jazz Shaw writes at Hot Air:
How Liberty University survived Bernie Sanders’ “unsafe space”
Earlier this week you may have heard that socialist Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders traveled to Liberty University to give a...
Welcome to college. Now report to your adult supervisor.
Jake New reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Adult Supervision Required
In August, administrators at the University of Michigan met with representatives from more than 30 national Greek letter organizations and pitched an idea that they hope will improve the behavior of unruly fraternity chapters: bring...
Beware!
NBC News reports.
College-Branded Banking Accounts May Not be Best for Students
The beginning of the school year offers banks and credit unions a great chance to get college students to sign up for checking accounts and debit cards, which is why many financial institutions now partner with colleges and universities in hopes...
This is liberal logic at its best.
The College Fix reports.
Student can’t start conservative club because her college already has a non-conservative club
A conservative club is a liberal club is a non-ideological club.
That’s the curious logic behind Hagerstown Community College’s refusal to let a student start a campus chapter of Turning Point...
He made the money without a job.
Fox 8 reports.
How one high schooler made $80K for college (without getting a job)
NEW YORK — High schoolers can now earn money for college — no job required.
Startup Raise.me developed a program that allows high school students to start banking college scholarship...
A professor from St. Mary’s College will be among those singing in a choir for Pope Francis next week.
From Washington’s Top News:
College prof to sing for Pope Francis
WASHINGTON — A Maryland college professor will be among those singing in a choir for Pope Francis next week.
St. Mary’s College professor Jeff Byrd...
But I’m sure all the liberal ones are…
From the Daily Caller:
Obama Administration Slams Conservative School As Not A Real College
An Obama administration representative took a shot at a well-known conservative college Thursday, saying the school wasn’t included on its much-heralded new “College Scorecard” because it isn’t a real two-to-four year college.
Hillsdale...
There’s something weirdly familiar about this story.
Scott Jaschik reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Indian Enough for Dartmouth?
Dartmouth College this month appointed Susan Taffe Reed as director of its Native American Program. In a news release, the college noted Taffe Reed’s academic background (a Cornell University Ph.D. and postdocs at the University of...
Stop saying man so much, man.
Sumner Park reports at the College Fix.
University language guide advises against ‘policeman,’ ‘mailman’ and other ‘man-made’ words
Guide also suggests to switch up conventional order of ‘he or she’ to ‘she or he’
A “gender-inclusive language” writing guide handed out by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill advises...
