What a divisive and inaccurate thing to say after such a horrible event.
Dave Huber reports at the College Fix.
Prof: ‘Power of whiteness’ means S. Carolina killer won’t be called ‘terrorist’
Anthea Butler, associate professor of religion and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania, says that the murderer of n...
This lie became an international scandal involving two elite universities and Mark Zuckerberg?
The Washington Post reports.
Harvard-Stanford admissions hoax becomes international scandal
The Korean math prodigy at one of the nation’s top high schools had Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on the phone, personally encouraging the teenager to attend...
Since most colleges are gun free zones, any such attack would have been devastating.
The Associated Press reported.
Man Accused of Church Killings Spoke of Attacking College
A black drinking buddy of the white man accused of killing nine people at a Charleston church says the suspect told him a week earlier that he...
What did this trustee do?
The Chicago Tribune reports.
Audit: College of DuPage trustee Hamilton breached ethics policy
An internal audit, conducted during a contentious board of trustees campaign, found that College of DuPage Chairwoman Katharine Hamilton violated the school’s ethics policy by using her position to help political allies win seats on the...
NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad India seems to have found a solution for those that can’t figure out their preferred pronoun.
Imaan Sheikh writes at BuzzFeed:
This University Agreed To Use “Mx.” On Diplomas For Students Who Don’t Identify As A “Mr.” Or “Ms.”
What makes this certificate gender-neutral is...
Just another thing to keep in mind the next time Hillary starts talking about income inequality.
David Hookstead of the College Fix reports.
ASU spent $500K to host Clinton conference – but other universities got it for free
Several campuses hosted Clinton Global Initiative University for free. So why did ASU shell out a...
What good is accountability if no one is ever held accountable?
From the Wall Street Journal:
The Watchdogs of College Education Rarely Bite
Most colleges can’t keep their doors open without an accreditor’s seal of approval, which is needed to get students access to federal loans and grants. But accreditors hardly ever kick out...
Must every incident of violence be politicized by the left?
The Social Memo reported.
Professor Blames “American Sniper” for Charleston Shooting
aheem Younus, an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, believes that films like “American Sniper,” as well as Fox News, are at fault for the tragic shooting in Charleston that left...
An analysis of what went wrong with this June’s SAT.
Forbes reports.
Either the College Board Is Lying, Or the SAT Is Too Long
A printing error on the June SAT gave some students an...
The editors of the New York Post have noticed that we have a little problem on college campuses.
The ‘don’t you dare say that’ drive for campus ‘diversity’
Faculty leaders at a top US university system are being told to avoid such offensive statements as “America is the land of opportunity,” “Everyone can...
The breach exposed private information of college staff.
San Luis Obispo reports.
Cuesta College employee charged in data breach; husband charged in drug case
UPDATE 4:40 p.m.: The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday it has filed charges against Lacey and Chad Fowler.
Lacey Fowler has been charged with a felony count...
Good? Bad? Does it matter? You be the judge.
Stephanie Mlot writes at PC Magazine:
The University of Washington and China’s Tsinghua University have teamed up to create the Global Innovation Exchange, or GIX.
Just 10 miles from the UW campus in Seattle, the new institute will feature computing and...
This is bad news for the students. Couldn’t the school find something to cut?
The Star Tribune reports.
Minnesota state university students may see 3.4 percent tuition hike
Students at Minnesota’s seven state universities would pay an average of $233 more in tuition starting this fall — 3.4 percent more than last year —...
These little petri dishes of progressivism we fondly refer to as “College” seem to be getting nastier by the week. What’s really happening on our college campuses?
Katie Jerkovich writes at The Grizz:
WTH Is Happening On College Campuses
Maybe when you went to college it was a place for free thinkers with exciting...
Umm, shouldn’t he be giving his book away for free?
The College Fix reports.
Anti-capitalist professor makes students buy his book, then ignores it in class
‘A socialist who is truly a capitalist feeding on the naivetés of college students’
A government professor at Columbia University has been accused of exempting his own financial interest...
Students are ditching the humanities for job prospects.
The Wall Street Journal reports.
Are Humanities Degrees Doomed? Experts Weigh In.
Humanities majors at Harvard are becoming harder to find.
Students, worried about landing a job post-graduation, fear humanities degrees don’t hold the value they once did in a rapidly changing job market, the Journal reports.
Humanities...
This is an update to a story we ran earlier this week. This young woman has a bright future.
Channel 7 in Los Angeles reported.
Chicago High School Valedictorian Accepted to 26 Universities
Kenwood Academy’s valedictorian, Arianna Alexander, wants to go to college to learn about business. As it turns out, she has a...
The trend of colleges closing sadly continues.
The Boston Globe reports.
Swampscott college to close its doors
SWAMPSCOTT — Roderick Love-Smith was so, so close. The Marian Court College senior needed just two more classes to complete his degree in criminal justice; then he planned to fulfill his dream of joining the military.
But everything...
Spending too. I hope they stick to their guns on this.
Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed reported.
Block That Regulation!
Take your higher education regulations and shove them, Obama administration.
Republicans in the House of Representatives didn’t use exactly those words in the 2016 spending bill for the Department of Education they released Tuesday,...
In an attempt to restore financial balance, South Carolina State University announced Wednesday it will cut both tenured and contract employees.
WLTX reports:
Employee Cuts to Come at SC State University
Orangeburg, SC (WLTX) – The interim board of trustees at South Carolina State University declared financial exigency for the school on Wednesday.
After a...
It’s astounding that this has happened more than once at an American college.
What will it take for this to end?
David Deerson reported at the FIRE blog.
Another Student Stopped From Handing Out Constitutions: Q&A With Anthony Vizzone
Anthony Vizzone just wanted to hand out copies of the Constitution and recruit...
Started as a well-intentioned law, Title IX careened off the tracks.
Christina Hoff Sommers writes at TIME:
A weary wrestling coach once lamented that his sport had survived the Fall of Rome, only to be vanquished by Title IX. How did an honorable equity law...
