Lest you forgot, Kirsten Gillibrand is the senator who brought Mattress Girl to the last State of the Union address.
Chuck Ross of the Daily Caller reported.
Kirsten Gillibrand Admits ‘We May Not Know’ The Actual Rate Of Campus Rape
New York U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is not sure what ratio of college students...
New York and San Francisco have some competition.
Forbes reports.
The Top Up-And-Coming Cities For Recent College Grads
It’s a message that’s being communicated loud and clear to recent college graduates: For the best combination of job opportunities and manageable costs, don’t limit your employment search to the coasts.
To identify the cities gaining traction...
Yes, Lego. The infantilization of college students is now complete.
CNN Money reports.
Help wanted: Cambridge seeks Lego professor
The University of Cambridge is on the cusp of hiring a Lego professor.
The 800-year-old British university recently accepted £1.5 million ($2.3 million) from the Lego Foundation to launch a new research center focused on “play...
Welcome to Duke, Class of 2019!
Campus Reform reports.
Summer reading: Duke freshmen to study oral sex novel and masturbation cartoons
Incoming freshmen at Duke University are expected to read a graphic novel with cartoon drawings of a woman masturbating and multiple females engaging in oral sex—as well as participate in group discussions...
Is the Higher Ed Bubble coming to this New England college?
Laura Krantz of the Boston Globe reports.
Wheelock College report finds financial, faculty woes
Wheelock College faces financial challenges, an upheaval from overburdened faculty, and fallout from an exodus of top staff, according to a new report from a regional accrediting agency obtained...
Seems like a good way to spend money…
The Boston Globe reports:
Salem State foundation paid Brady $170,000 for speech
For 40 days and nights since his platinum image was stained by football deflation allegations, Tom Brady has maintained his silence about the controversy, with one exception — a highly publicized appearance at Salem...
Well, that’s one way of dealing with what has undoubtedly become a problem.
Rick Couri of AJC News reports.
University introduces ‘texting lane’ on staircase
We’ve all seen pictures or video of mishaps happening when people text as they walk.
A Utah Valley University thinks it...
“You’re done. Once you are accused, you’re done.”
From our parent site, Legal Insurrection:
Amherst College Creates Another Victim of Campus Assault “Investigations”
We’ve discussed extensively the problems and scandals surrounding the campus sexual assault investigation process. Procedures that favor the accuser, and offer no protection to the accused, have led to lost academic...
In a new video from Prager University, Georgetown professor Haroon Ullah examines what motivates people to become Islamic extremists.
Here’s more information.
Course Description
What makes someone become an Islamic extremist? Is it poverty? Lack of education? A search for meaning? Haroon Ullah, a senior State Department advisor and a foreign policy professor at...
It is often debt by degree. Find out why.
CNBC reports.
Why does a college degree cost so much?
In February 1970, with the school’s storied quadrangle by the Charles River still in the grip of winter, Harvard University broke the bad news to students and their parents: Tuition was going up.
Their reluctant consensus...
It’s amazing that such vile acts of hatred can happen in a place of higher learning.
JP Updates has the story.
Authorities Identify Suspect in Anti-Semitic Graffiti Incident at Stanford University
A suspect has officially been identified in the swastika painting incident at Stanford University in California. Public safety officials have released an arrest...
Many are sinking in debt. What will help?
The Orange County Register reports.
For college graduates, average student owes $35,000 in debt: Here’s information on possible relief
The Obama administration last week unveiled a new loan-forgiveness plan for former students of Corinthian Colleges, the Santa Ana-based for-profit chain of career schools that went belly...
How is ISIS getting a foothold on American college campuses?
7 News in New York reported.
Queens College Student Charged With Planning Attacks on Behalf of ISIS
A 20 year old college student from Queens has been arrested for allegedly taking steps to plan to attack targets in the metropolitan area on behalf...
A new report found this interesting little tidbit.
According to Desert News:
Utah college students borrow less money than national average, report says
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah college students are less likely than students elsewhere to have unpaid student loans when they graduate, and indebted graduates in...
According to a new study from LIMRA, student loan debt is no longer just for the young.
LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute Study Finds Student Loan Debt a Growing Concern for Retirement Saving
A new LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute study found that pre-retirees (55-64) and retirees (65-74) are carrying unprecedented amounts of student...
Ah, California, where the “land of opportunity” constitutes microaggressing.
Fox News reports:
Calling America ‘Land of Opportunity’ offensive, University of California warns professors
Phrases such as “America is the land of opportunity” and “America is a melting pot” are “micro-aggressions” that could leave some students feeling discriminated against, according to a new faculty training...
The school says he was fired for other reasons.
Greg Piper reports at the College Fix.
UNC fires coach who is outspoken critic of kangaroo-court system for rape accusations
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill has just made a powerful enemy in the wrestling coach it fired under suspicious circumstances.
C.D. Mock was fired, the...
Not accurate!
The College Fix reports.
Shocker: ‘Jurassic World’ not scientifically accurate, paleontologists say
Anyone who’s a fan of Saturday Night Live and is old enough knows well the 1986 episode with host William Shatner.
In a sketch mocking Star Trek conventions, Shatner fields questions involving ridiculous minutiae associated with the classic TV series. Th...
And they have a pretty good record on this sort of thing.
Joseph Cohn reports at the FIRE blog.
New York Legislators Should Reject Governor’s Campus Sex Assault Bill
As the New York legislative session comes to a close this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing legislators to pass his well-intentioned but deeply flawed ...
This is where the big announcement occurred.
Fox News Latino reports.
Jeb Bush will launch presidential bid at one of most diverse colleges in the U.S.
MIAMI – After months of unlimited fundraising and making speeches across the country like a guy running for president, Jeb Bush is reportedly m...
I feel bad for today’s college students, I really do. The Washington Post produced this video about sexual consent. Watch as students offer dozens of different explanations for what consent actually is.
College students remain deeply divided over what consent actually means
Many embrace “no means no.” They have grown familiar with another...
Today, not only did Rachel Dolezal (the NAACP chapter president outed as being white) step down from her position, but a little investigative due diligence revealed she once sued Howard University for discrimination.
Politico reports:
Rachel Dolezal sued Howard University for discrimination
Rachel Dolezal, the former president of Spokane, Washington’s NAACP who resigned Monday...
