When tuition goes up, will students protest this decision?
The Huffington Post reported.
University Of California Raises Minimum Wage To $15
The movement to raise the minimum wage across the U.S. gained ground Wednesday with the huge University of California system announcing plans to increase base pay for its employees and contract workers to...
The instruction modules are open online.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Davidson College Launches Advanced Placement Test Preparation Modules
Davidson College is today launching a series of online test preparation modules through massive open online course provider edX to help high school students and teachers in Advanced Placement courses.
The initiative, known as Davidson Next, has...
These comments are shocking, especially coming from a professor.
Alex Griswold reported at Mediaite.
Public Univeristy Professor Bashes ‘Dirty Jewish Zionists’ and ‘Homo Lobby’ on Facebook
A professor at Lincoln University, a historically-black public university in southern Pennsylvania, has been accused of posting virulently anti-Semitic, homophobia, sexist, anti-Israel, and anti-American sentiments on his...
Because animals need representation too?
West Word writes:
Legal Beagle: The University of Denver Creates Professorship for Animal Law
Justin Marceau doesn’t eat animals. He represents them.
And starting this fall, he will teach University of Denver law students to do the same, thanks to the school’s new Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) Professorship. Marceau...
It looks like UW-Madison wants this story to just go away as quickly as possible.
Steven Elbow of the Capital Times reported.
UW-Madison University Committee: No discipline for Sara Goldrick-Rab’s tweets
The executive committee for the UW-Madison Faculty Senate Monday tried to put to rest rumors th...
As an Aggie myself, I’d like to proudly say, “thanks, and gig’em.” Also, BTHO Ivy League!
Paper City Mag writes:
CEO Hotbed: Underhyped Texas College Shocks The Ivy Leaguers, Ties For First In America
When it comes to producing CEOS, one Texas college stands above the rest.
Whether one thinks leaders are born or made,...
Hillary Clinton’s rhetoric about big banks and CEOs doesn’t match reality as some millennials recently learned.
From Campus Reform.
Here’s more:
People shocked to discover Hillary gets Wall Street cash
On Monday, Hillary Clinton gave a speech outlining her economic vision for the United States.
Clinton spoke on the need for a minimum wage increase, her...
More money from mom and dad.
Fortune reports.
Parents are shelling out more money for kids to attend college
Parents opened their wallets more generously in the 2014-2015 school year, a report shows, reclaiming their place as the primary source of college funding for the first time since 2010.
Parental income and savings now cover...
War is one place where the “everyone gets a trophy” philosophy doesn’t apply.
Jonah Bennett reports at the Daily Caller.
So Many Stupid Kids Are Going To College, Marine Officers Are Actually Getting Dumber
A new study indicates that Marine Corps officers’ intelligence has consistently declined over a 35-year period, and researchers are placing...
They’re after donations right after graduation.
Market Watch reports.
Why colleges ask young alumni for money even when they have student loans
Seven months after graduating college during the depths of the Great Recession in 2009 Kathleen Garvin was still adjusting to post-college life the first time her alma-mater called asking her for money.
Garvin...
Just saying yes isn’t good enough at this school.
Colin Crossman reports at the FIRE blog.
Consent at Coastal Carolina Must Be Enthusiastic, Sober
According to Coastal Carolina University, sex is only consensual if both parties are completely sober and if consent is not only present, but also enthusiastic. This is a troubling standard...
When business is good, everyone benefits.
CBS Sports reports:
LSU athletic department to transfer over $10 million to the university
Each year, LSU’s athletic department transfers $7.2 million to the university to use for funding academics, research and public service, but this year that number is just north of $10 million. The reason for...
Most schools require professors to have office hours to advise students but mentoring?
Scott Jaschik reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Mentoring as Tenure Criterion
Purdue University, like most colleges and universities, evaluates faculty members up for tenure on their accomplishments in research, teaching and service. And as is the case at most...
What could possibly go wrong?
The Guardian reports:
Universities will be allowed to host extremist speakers – within limits
University campus meetings which give a platform to extremist speakers will only be allowed to go ahead if they are to be directly challenged by somebody with opposing views at the same event, under compromise...
In a new video from Prager University, history professor Larry Schweikart explains why religious tolerance is uniquely American.
Watch below.
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A loss for religious freedom.
The College Fix reports.
BREAKING: Christian colleges lose appeal of Obamacare abortion-pill mandate at 10th Circuit
Religious freedom advocates are reeling after the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that religious nonprofits – including Christian colleges and nuns – must help their employees get contraceptives including abortion pills.
Though...
“Debt-free college” is a new buzz word for Democrats and one leftist outfit has floated a new plan for it.
Eric Owens reports at the Daily Caller.
Progressive Group Outlines Fuzzy Dreams Of Debt-Free College For All
The chorus of calls for debt-free college education has grown steadily more strident among Democrats as the...
Keep reading!
Time reports.
How Summer Reading Programs Can Keep Students on Track
As many college students know firsthand, the academic year at American universities is less straightforward than it may initially seem. It is organized by semesters that do not, as their name implies, cover exactly half of the year. Instead, there are...
You might have thought the term “treehugger” was just a stereotype. Not at Berkeley.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
At UC Berkeley, naked treehuggers protest fire hazard abatement plan
A eucalyptus grove at UC Berkeley played host Saturday to a protest in which naked tree huggers – literally – took a stand against a FEMA-planned...
Is the future nigh? The University of Michigan opened a test city for driverless cars.
ABC News reports:
University of Michigan Opens Test “City” for Autonomous Cars
Automakers and researchers say a new simulated city at the University of Michigan could help speed the development of driverless and connected cars.
The 32-acre site on...
A psychology professor at the University of Maryland has made the news with an exam question.
Tiffany Arnold writes at WTOP.
University of Maryland professor’s extra credit problem goes viral
WASHINGTON — A University of Maryland psychology teacher’s mind-bending extra credit offer is pretty much blowing up the Internet.
Dylan Selterman told his social psychology...
Is all that ACT prep now worthless?
Bridge reports.
Worried about Michigan’s switch to the SAT? Six reasons to calm down
This year’s crop of Michigan high school juniors will be the first to take the SAT college admission standardized test instead of the ACT. The switch, announced in January, lowered costs for the...
