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Online Master’s Degree Becomes More Attractive at Traditional Universities

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Posted by    Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 2:00pm

This occurs as some schools no longer show a distinction on diplomas between on and traditional degrees.

The College Fix reports.

Online master’s degree becomes more widely accepted – but still faces hurdles

Earning a master’s degree from a for-profit online university may be a viable option, but many say it’s not necessarily worth...

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Prager University – Are You on the Wrong Side of History?

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Posted by    Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 12:30pm

In the newest video from Prager University, author and columnist Jonah Goldberg examines the phrase “wrong side of history” and its political implications.

This is entertaining and enlightening.

Here’s more information.

Course Description

Are you on the wrong side or the right side of history? Is there even a “wrong side” or a “right side”?...

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Old Dominion Frat Suspended Over Vulgar Signs on House

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Posted by    Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 11:00am

With all the attention that’s focused on frats these days, you’d think these students would have been smarter.

USA Today reports.

Frat suspended over ‘freshman daughter drop off’ signs

The Sigma Nu chapter at Old Dominion University has been suspended while the school investigates an incident involving controversial banners hung outside an off-campus house,...

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Research Reveals Significant Share of Scholarly Papers Have Ghost Authors

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Posted by    Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 9:30am

Ghost authors exist in academia.

Inside Higher Ed reports.

Who Gets Credit?

CHICAGO — If you are reading a research paper, and scan the authors (in some disciplines, an increasingly long list), do you know who played a meaningful role in the work?

Probably not, according to research released here Saturday at the annual meeting...

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College Professor Among Those Who Helped Stop French Train Attack

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Posted by    Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 8:00am

Everyone is talking about the heroes who stopped the terror attack on a French train and rightly so, but apparently there was another man who helped; a college professor.

The FOX News Insider reported.

French-American Professor Was Shot Trying to Take Down Train Gunman

Another hero has emerged in the French train attack: a...

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Sweet Briar College Escapes the Higher Ed Bubble for Another Year

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 6:30pm

Sweet Briar College was set to close but alumnae and friends took swift action.

FOX News reports.

Saving Sweet Briar: Women’s college alumnae stave off shutdown, buy time for new president

Students are returning to classes at Sweet Briar College, months after the women’s college in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains seemed...

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Some Millennials Now Using GoFundMe to Pay for College

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 5:00pm

This is certainly a creative way of dealing with the rising cost of tuition.

Natalie Sportelli of Forbes reports.

Meet The Millennials Crowdfunding Their College Tuition

Christopher Pena is a rising sophomore at the College of Saint Rose and, like millions of other college students, he grapples with enormous tuition bills. Even after grants,...

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College for All Doesn’t Mean Prosperity for All

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 3:30pm

Increasing college attendance is no guarantee of generating more prosperity.

National Review reports.

The Tragedy of “College for All”

Phi Beta Cons readers are well aware that state and federal policymakers’ drive to increase college access has had disastrous effects. Student debt has increased; academic standards have slipped; many colleges have focused more on...

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Republican Lawmaker Sends Letter to Colleges Urging Them to Embrace Free Speech

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 2:00pm

Kudos to Bob Goodlatte of Virginia for standing up for free speech on campus.

Meghan Keenan of Red Alert Politics reports.

Rep. Bob Goodlatte tells 160 colleges to change their speech policies to comply with the First Amendment

House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) sent a letter to 160 colleges with “restrictive”...

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Student Activists Who Accused Entire Frat of Rape Could be Sued

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 12:30pm

Student activists at Ohio University might learn the hard way that you can’t go around making blanket accusations.

The College Fix reports.

Fraternity accused of ‘raping girls’ can sue student activists for libel, professor says

Advice to student activists: If you’re going to accuse an entire organization of “raping girls,” you’d better have a...

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A Lesson About Free College for Hillary Clinton

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 11:00am

Hillary Clinton is promoting plans for dealing with college debt but Bruce Bialosky of Townhall has a lesson for her.

Free College Is Not Free, Hillary

I hate to kick a lady when she is down, but once again Hillary has forced me to respond to her. This time it is her recent...

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USC College Republicans President Fights Back After Accusations of Discrimination

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 9:30am

Classes haven’t even started up yet, but the USC College Republican President is already defending himself.

The College Fix reports.

Accused of discrimination and white privilege, USC College Republicans president fights back

“Fight On” is the fight song of the University of Southern California, and it’s a mantra USC College Republicans President Jacob Ellenhorn...

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Rutgers Scrubs Line From Website Claiming There’s ‘No such thing as Free Speech’

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Posted by    Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 8:00am

A page on the Rutgers University website said ‘There’s no such thing as free speech’ but has been changed since The Liberty Standard filed this report yesterday.

Rutgers University Says There is No Such Thing As Free Speech

Rutgers University has reached a new low by declaring on their website that “There is...

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Alarming Number of Student Loan Debts Aren’t Being Paid

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Posted by    Monday, August 24, 2015 at 6:30pm

This dam is eventually going to break and all bets will be off.

Zero Hedge reports.

7 Million People Haven’t Made A Single Student Loan Payment In At Least A Year

Of course one reason no one is panicking – yet – is that the severity of the problem is masked by artificially suppressed...

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People From California Finding it Harder to Get Into State’s Public Colleges

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Posted by    Monday, August 24, 2015 at 5:00pm

According to Matt Krupnick of the Hechinger Report, this is going to become the norm in many states.

Californians increasingly can’t get into state’s public colleges

They were once the envy of the world for the access they offered to high-quality education for all students at a low price. But California’s public colleges...

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Education Department to Limit Student Information Given to Colleges

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Posted by    Monday, August 24, 2015 at 3:30pm

The information could be used against students applying for admission and financial aid.

Inside Higher Ed reports.

Ending the FAFSA List

The U.S. Department of Education plans to end its longstanding practice of giving colleges certain student information that some institutions may use against students as they apply for admission and financial aid.

Starting next...

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Grad Students Account for Growing Segment of Student Borrowers

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Posted by    Monday, August 24, 2015 at 2:00pm

This development is starting to raise red flags for many who are concerned about student loan debt.

Josh Mitchell reports at the Wall Street Journal.

Grad-School Loan Binge Fans Debt Worries

Virginia Murphy borrowed a small fortune to attend law school and pursue her dream of becoming a public defender. Now the Florida resident...

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Hillary’s Cure For College Costs Doesn’t Solve the Problem

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Posted by    Monday, August 24, 2015 at 12:30pm

Nothing new, but just expansion of the status quo. Raise taxes and add to the national debt.

New York Post reports.

Hillary’s ‘cure’ for college costs only spreads the disease

Millennials are used to empty promises from policymakers seeking our support for their proposals. Unfortunately for millions of us facing higher college tuitions and...

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Louisiana Makes Cuts to Higher Education

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Posted by    Monday, August 24, 2015 at 11:00am

The higher ed bubble. Coming soon to a state near you.

Nola.com reports.

Louisiana is already cutting its state budget and, again, higher education takes the hit

Louisiana lawmakers — a mere six weeks into the current state budget cycle — are already being forced to cut $4.6 million from higher education and other...

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Foreign Policy Professors Say John Kerry is the Worst Secretary of State

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Posted by    Monday, August 24, 2015 at 9:30am

Now there is “scientific proof” that the Iran deal was negotiated by the worst Secretary of State.

Newsmax reports.

Kerry Rated Worst Secretary of State by Foreign Policy Profs

John Kerry was at the bottom of the list of academics’ picks for the most effective U.S. secretary of state in the past 50 years,...

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College Students Required to Attend Musical About How Not to Rape

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Posted by    Monday, August 24, 2015 at 8:00am

Study of the performing arts in higher education sure has changed.

Katherine Timpf reports at National Review.

College Freshmen Required to Attend a Musical about How to Not Rape Each Other

All freshmen at Indiana University at Bloomington have to attend a musical performance teaching them them how to not rape each other as...

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UCLA Gives $15,000 Scholarship to Illegal immigrant

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Posted by    Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 5:00pm

We there no U.S. citizens who were worthy of such a tremendous advantage?

Peter Fricke and Christian Spencer of Campus Reform report.

Illegal immigrant granted $15K scholarship in Calif.

A community college student in California will soon be attending the University of California, Los Angeles on a $15,000 scholarship, despite her status as an...

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