Caitlin Grimes of Campus Reform reports that conservatives at UNC were left out of a campus event.
UNC accused of discriminating against conservatives
A conservative nonprofit says it has proof that the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) discriminated against conservatives
This past January, UNC Chapel Hill put on a diversity dinner that brought...
Will research on terrorism ever be free of government interference?
The Guardian explores:
University research on terrorism may never be free from interference
It’s becoming much harder for UK academics to discuss issues such as conflict and terrorism. Last December, threats by the far right caused Birkbeck College to cancel a conference on...
That’s like winning the academic jackpot.
Gretel Kauffman of the Christian Science Monitor reported.
High school senior awarded more than $3 million in scholarships
For Arianna Alexander, making a decision about college wasn’t easy: she had more than two dozen to choose from. The recent Kenwood Academy graduate was accepted to 26 schools, six...
Hillsdale takes no federal or state money.
The Wall Street Journal reports.
Liberal Arts for Conservative Minds
If it weren’t for Plato, Larry Arnn would have been a lawyer—though it is difficult to imagine him in a courthouse filing terse procedural briefs. The president of Hillsd...
This is from the Detroit News and it makes sense.
Editorial: Police should handle campus sex assaults
Michigan’s first lady wants more awareness directed to sexual assaults on college campuses. That’s a good call, but universities are already on high alert from the federal government that they must crackdown on assaults. If the...
What is causing this trend?
Star News reports.
More high school grads choosing two-year college
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. | Since 2003, the number of high school graduates in North Carolina choosing a two-year institution has been slowly increasing.
According to N.C.’s Department of Public Instruction, 33.6 percent of high school graduates from 2002-03 were enrolling in...
The books apparently feature disturbing violence and pornography.
Redlands Daily Facts has the story.
Crafton Hills College student, parents protest material in graphic novels English course
A Crafton Hills College student and her parents have complained to college administrators that graphic novels taught in an English course are pornographic and violent.
Tara Shultz, 20, of...
Because this is progress or something.
IJ Review reports:
Caving to Student Pressure, University Agrees to Build Study Lounge… Segregated by Sexuality
Officials at the University of Oklahoma have officially taken the idea of separate-but-equal to a new level.
According to The Oklahoma Daily, the school’s student newspaper, the administration plans on making a new...
Students at this school have to be careful not to email any inappropriate messages.
Samantha Harris reports at the FIRE blog.
Speech Code of the Month: California University of Pennsylvania
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for June 2015: California University of Pennsylvania (CUP).
CUP (located in...
Yes, you read that correctly.
Alabama.com reports:
Auburn University signs pact with Cuba: Why it matters to Alabama
Beyond the headlines of new diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba, Auburn University is put that diplomacy into action.
The school has signed an academic exchange pact with Agrarian University of Havana and the Cuban National...
Uh oh. Why even bother running for president if you’re not going to promise free college?
Scott Jaschik reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Christie Opposes Free Higher Ed
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, an undeclared candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, used a speech at Iowa State University Thursday to attack the idea (gaining...
Oops.
New Jersey reports.
SAT error: College Board investigating problem with June 6 test
Students who took the SAT exam last weekend may have gotten extra time due to a printing error on the tests, administrators of the college entrance exam said.
The College Board, the non-profit group that oversees the SAT, said the exams...
Hate crimes? Really? I think these activists may have overplayed their hand.
Greg Piper reports at the College Fix.
‘Hate crime’ activists sue South Carolina for charging out-of-state tuition to children of illegal immigrants
South Carolina is charging out-of-state tuition to residents who are the children of undocumented parents, a violation of the Constitution,...
Dozens of students and recent graduates of Quakertown Community High School protested a graduation speech because they did’t like it.
The Intelligencer reports.
Quakertown grads protest school board president’s speech
At Thursday night’s graduation ceremony for Quakertown Community High School, the district’s school board president called on students to exercise their right to...
Nothing suspect about that advice. Nosiree.
Breitbart reports.
California College Counselor Advises Students to Be ‘Less Asian’
In the midst of a heated lawsuit alleging Harvard holds Asian students to a much higher standard during its admissions process, some college admissions counselors in California and elsewhere are coaching Asian American students to appear “less...
She says people don’t come right out and say it but that it’s an open secret.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
Former admissions dean admits truth: ‘Racial stereotyping is alive and well’
Sara Harberson, founder of AdmissionsRevolution.com, a subscription college counseling website, penned an op-ed this week in The Los Angeles Times...
One in five students at this high school were valedictorians.
Dalton Miller of The Washington Post reports:
Here’s how my graduating class ended up with 72 valedictorians
In the final week of May, 222 graduates from one Ohio school district flung their caps in the air while claiming the same title: valedictorian. One in...
Somehow, this isn’t very surprising.
Kellie Woodhouse of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Impact of Pell Surge
Federal spending has surpassed state spending as the main source of public funding in higher education, and the primary reason is a surge in Pell Grants in the last decade.
Federal and state funds have different missions. The majority...
What will attract the youth vote?
The College Conservative reports.
Why Can’t Conservatives Attract Young Voters?
It’s no secret that conservatives have had difficulty winning over Millennials. According to a 2014 Pew Research study, 41% of Millennials identify as mostly or consistently liberal, while only 15% identify as mostly or consistently conservative – a...
The student who wrote this is anonymous and the piece was published by Thomas Lindsay of See Thru Edu.
Campus Cannibals?: A Student’s Take on Political Correctness
The fact that far-leftists are stifling free speech on college campuses has become almost a truism. But things have taken a surprising turn: leftist censorship has...
He did all this for access to the ladies room. Disgusting!
Seattle Pi reports.
Charge: Man disguised as woman peeped on students at Bellevue College ladies room
A Sammamish man accused of disguising himself as a woman to peep on students using a Bellevue College ladies room has been charged with voyeurism.
King County prosecutors...
I read things like this and wonder where I went wrong in life. Professor of Lego? Sign me up!
The Telegraph reports:
University of Cambridge to hire ‘professor of Lego’
One of the world’s best universities is planning to hire a professor – of Lego.
The lucky candidate will be the head of their own...
