It looks like this student hasn’t really thought about this very clearly.
The College Fix reports.
Student argues Kanye could make an awesome president
If you wondered whether any millennial could possibly take Kanye West’s alleged 2020 presidential bid seriously, look no further than this op-ed published Wednesday by a University of North Carolina...
If your college goes belly under, you too might have your college debt paid for from the tax payer coffers.
U.S. News and World Report writes:
Thousands of students ask government to erase college loans, claiming fraud or school closure
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 3,000 former Corinthian College students will have their college...
He and she just aren’t enough for the ivy league school.
Jennifer Kabbany reports at the College Fix.
At Harvard, students can pick ‘ze, hir, hirs’
Gender-neutral pronouns have hit Harvard.
“The Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ registration tool now gives students the option to choose preferred gender pronouns for the first time,” The Harvard...
With so many different ways to determine where a school sits on the political spectrum, this particular report looks at faculty political donations.
From the Cornell Review:
Cornell is 4th Most Liberal College as Measured By Faculty Political Donations
Surprise, surprise?
According to political data analytics firm Crowdpac, Cornell is the fourth most liberal university...
Some professors can’t even believe that some of their students don’t think like them.
The Liberty Standard reports.
Occidental College Professor Lisa Wade ‘Horrified’ by Conservative Student Group, Calls Economics Majors “anti-social”, More
Lisa Wade is an associate professor of sociology at Occidental College. She is also a writer and editor for the blog...
Let’s see what prices were in 1915.
Time Money reports.
What College Cost 100 Years Ago
A century ago, you could buy a first-class postage stamp for 2¢, a gallon of gas for 15¢, and a dozen eggs for 34¢. If those sound like bargains, consider this: A year’s tuition at Harvard would have...
Young America’s Foundation spoke to some college students about the gender pronouns highlighted in a recent story at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Students react to bizarre new gender pronouns
Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Tennessee, where administrators have suggested students use a bizarre new set of gender neutral pronouns,...
Cooper Union used to be free to attend.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
A Path Back to Free for Cooper Union?
New York State’s attorney general plans to announce a deal today that will substantially change the governance of Cooper Union and could create a path back to restoring the institution’s longstanding but recently abandoned...
If you read the report below, you’ll see that the school, while sympathetic, isn’t taking any responsibility.
From the Washington Post.
Woman sues Oregon State University over 1999 sexual assault
A woman who says she was raped while attending Oregon State University in 1999 seeks $7.5 million in a federal Title IX lawsuit against...
No charges were filed, no reason was provided as to why the charges were dropped either. San Diego State University sent a campus-wide email when Francisco Paiva Sousa was arrested, but failed to do so when charges were dropped. Needless to say, this is yet another mess created by a University...
According to a new report from Life News, Colorado State is now caught up in the ongoing Planned Parenthood controversy.
Colorado State University Caught Signing Contract With Planned Parenthood to Buy Aborted Babies
New documentation shows Colorado State University (CSU) signed a five-year contract with the local Planned Parenthood abortion business to purchase...
Columbia’s sexual assault policies received an overhaul thanks to new state laws.
The Columbia Spectator explains:
Columbia revises sexual assault policy to include reforms to hearing and appeals processes, additional clarifications
In accordance with a New York state law passed this summer, Columbia’s new sexual assault policy includes changes to the appeals process...
Not good news.
The Poughkeepsie Journal reports.
Report: Majority of Hudson Valley students unprepared for college
Are Hudson Valley students ready for college and careers?
The short answer is “No.” At least, not at the rate they should be, according to report published by the Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress Monday.
Despite a high amount of...
Humanities goes up once in college.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Analysis considers contradictions in high school and college students’ interest in humanities
Humanities professors spend a lot of time debating trends in humanities enrollments. Are they really down or does it just seem that way because women have more options than they did a...
Welcome to the future of higher education.
The Associated Press reports.
Harvard Launches ‘Virtual Classroom’ for Students Anywhere
The newest classroom at Harvard’s business school has no desks or chairs. Instead, the professor teaches facing a towering digital screen that stretches from wall to wall, filled with the live video feeds of up to...
A ban on banning words.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Washington State U disavows syllabus with ban on certain words
Washington State University on Monday announced that it would not allow instructors to make “blanket” bans on the use of certain words or phrases in class, even if those words and phrases offend people. Fur...
Obama would fit right into today’s academia. Left wing politics, political correctness, and microaggressions are right up his alley.
Jordan Fabian reports at The Hill.
Columbia president suggests Obama will be returning to university
The president of Columbia University on Monday suggested President Obama will return...
Who knew teaching kids how to manage money might help them handle it responsibly as adults?
Today writes:
Want your kids to avoid college debt? Start in high school
Stephanie Land graduated from the University of Montana in the spring of 2014 with a B.A. in English, $50,000...
The PC police are already out in full force for this school year.
Matt Lamb reports at the College Fix.
Students will be marked down if they write ‘mankind’ in North Carolina State women’s studies class
A women’s and gender studies lecturer at North Carolina State University is docking her students’ grades for using...
Out: cigarettes. In: joints. Why are more college students turning to daily pot smoking than before?
The Wall Street Journal reports:
More College Students Use Marijuana Daily, Study Finds
College students in the U.S. are now more likely to smoke marijuana on a daily basis than cigarettes, as pot-smoking rates continue...
Nothing is free. Someone always pays.
Remso Martinez writes at FreedomWorks.
Sorry, Clinton And Sanders, There’s No Such Thing As Free College
Candidates for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, have both promised that if elected, they would put forth legislation that would dramatically reduce tuition and student debt...
A former Colgate University student was expelled one month before he was to graduate after the university found him “guilty” of three separate sexual assault charges.
The student claims he was wrongly accused and his attorney says, “there’s actually evidence within the administration, within the faculty, that there was a push toward...
