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Texas Leads the Way for Concealed Carry on Campus

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Posted by    Friday, May 29, 2015 at 2:00pm

Because of course they do. Who did you think was going to make this happen, Massachusetts?

Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reports.

Texas On Brink Of Legalizing Concealed Carry At All Colleges

Texas lawmakers late Tuesday night took a big step towards legalizing the concealed carry of firearms at all of the state’s...

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Pro-Life Group Uses Campus Jumbotron to Display Abortion Horrors

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Posted by    Friday, May 29, 2015 at 12:30pm

The aggressive tactic is said to change minds on the spot.

The college Fix reports.

Pro-life group uses Jumbotron to broadcast abortion video on college campuses

The pro-life group Created Equal has initiated a Jumbotron campaign at college campuses that broadcasts a graphic video showing first-, second-, and third-trimester abortions, a video that includes...

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Listicle: 6 Insane Things You Learn When Your College Goes Bankrupt

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Posted by    Friday, May 29, 2015 at 11:00am

I think this is the first time College Insurrection has linked an article at Cracked.com but the subject matter is appropriate.

Writers Mark Hill and Kate Dobson did a great job of documenting the higher ed bubble.

6 Insane Things You Learn When Your College Goes Bankrupt

Unless your college advertises on TV at...

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Grinnell College’s Endowment Outperforms the Ivy League

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Posted by    Friday, May 29, 2015 at 9:30am

How does this tiny school do it?

Market Watch reports.

How tiny Grinnell College’s endowment outperformed the Ivy League

Grinnell College, a small liberal-arts school in the middle of Iowa, is giving much larger colleges a run for their money, literally.

In 2014, the school’s $1.8 billion endowment posted a 20.4% return — tying it...

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FOX Business Host Kennedy Interviews Professor Glenn Reynolds on Millennials and Higher Ed

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Posted by    Friday, May 29, 2015 at 8:00am

Our good friend Professor Reynolds of Instapundit spoke to Kennedy about Millennials opting out of college and the positive benefits of doing so.

They also discuss the abundance of administrator positions at colleges which contributes to the higher ed bubble.

Watch it all below.

 
 
 
 

Auburn University Lab Tech Accused of Selling Date Rape Drugs

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Posted by    Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 6:30pm

An Auburn University lab tech allegedly used the university’s license to procure date rape drugs.

Fox News reports:

Auburn University lab tech sold date rape drug, police say

A chemistry lab technician at Auburn University was arrested Friday after allegedly selling a large amount of date rape drug, police say.

Police Chief Paul Register told...

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One in Four Harvard Students Say They Never Had Sex While They Were There

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Posted by    Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 5:00pm

Perhaps they were just concerned about getting falsely accused of rape.

Susan Svrluga of the Washington Post reports.

That’s a lot of studying! One in four Harvard students say they never had sex there.

Doesn’t this sound just a little bit lonely? The Harvard Crimson surveyed seniors shortly before graduation, as they do every...

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UNC Drops Women’s and Gender Studies and 45 Other Degree Programs

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Posted by    Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 3:30pm

The University of North Carolina system made some substantial changes to their degree offerings.

Time Warner Cable News reports the AP Wire story:

UNC System Drops 46 Degree Programs, Consolidates 10 Others

CHAPEL HILL — The University of North Carolina system has decided to discontinue 46 academic degree programs and consolidate 10 others.

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Opinion – Don’t Go to College!

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Posted by    Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 2:00pm

John Stossel has a new column at Reason which is worth a read. I think he makes an excellent point.

Don’t Go to College!

It’s graduation time! Have we learned much? No.

College has become a scam.

Some students benefit: those with full scholarships and/or rich parents so they don’t go deep into debt, those...

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Oregon Students Arrested for Demanding More Money from Taxpayers in Protest

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Posted by    Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 12:30pm

There’s no better way to endear yourself to taxpayers than to demand that they give more. Right?

Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.

Oregon students arrested for trying to steal money from taxpayers

Under Oregon law, if tax collections are 2 percent or more above initial projections, the extra money goes back to...

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College Educated Millennials Still Struggle to Find Jobs

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Posted by    Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 11:00am

This generation will be studied for years to come. So many people have degrees but can’t find work.

Newsweek reports.

Millennial College Graduates: Young, Educated, Jobless

This spring, an estimated 2.8 million university graduates will enter the U.S. workforce with bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees just as America’s unemployment rate hits its lowest level...

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Dartmouth Makes Smartphone App to Predict GPA

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Posted by    Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 9:30am

This is an interesting app.

Science Daily reports.

Smartphone app predicts GPA

If you’re a college student wondering how your study and party habits will affect your GPA, wonder no longer. Dartmouth researchers and their colleagues have built the first app that automatically predicts college students’ grade point average based on their smartphone data.

The...

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Diversity Officer Who Said ‘Kill All White Men’ Will Keep Her Job

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Posted by    Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 8:00am

I’m trying to think of any other job where you wouldn’t get fired for saying such a thing.

The Independent reports.

Bahar Mustafa: Goldsmiths Students’ Union diversity officer to keep...

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Student Alleges Boston U. Prof ‘Absolutely Knew’ She Was Trolling Rape Survivor

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 6:30pm

The Boston University professor embroiled in controversy over tweets where she referred to white men as a, “problem population,” was also accused of intentional insensitivity towards a student and rape victim.

Reason has the student’s side of the story:

Boston U. Prof ‘Absolutely Knew’ She Was Taunting a Rape Survivor, Survivor Alleges

Incoming...

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UVA Ends its Bad Awful Year

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 5:00pm

After the Rolling Stone controversy and the resulting lawsuits, administrators at UVA must be relieved.

T. Rees Shapiro of the Washington Post reports.

A tumultuous year for U-Va. comes to a close, with sighs of relief

CHARLOTTESVILLE — At the University of Virginia’s commencement exercises, graduates of the Class of 2015 received their diplomas,...

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Oxford Students Vote to Keep ‘Archaic’ Graduation Garb

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 3:30pm

Evidently, traditional graduation gowns and mortarboards are “elitist.” Critics of Oxford’s traditional fare were recently outvoted though.

The Guardian reports:

Oxford University students vote to keep ‘archaic’ subfusc academic dress

Exams are stressful, even without having to balance a mortarboard on your head.

Yet Oxford University students, in what may be a testament to their...

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Prager University – Should America be the World’s Policeman?

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 2:00pm

In a new video from Prager University, writer Bret Stephens analyzes this question and the alternatives.

Watch it all below.

Here’s more information.

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Should America be the world’s policeman? Does the world even need a policeman? Or would humanity be better off if America weren’t the dominant military superpower? Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and...

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Many Community College Grads Out-Earn B.A. Holders

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 12:30pm

Is the B.A. worth it?

U.S. News reports.

Community College Continues to Pay Off for Some Grads

Two years ago my colleague Jon Marcus wrote about surprising research showing that many community college grads were out-earning bachelor’s degree holders. It was particularly true for those with vocational two-year degrees, in fields such as air-traffic...

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Is UC Santa Barbara the Academic Porn Capital Of The World?

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 11:00am

According to Eric Owens of the Daily Caller, it just might be. He makes a compelling case.

Is This Taxpayer-Funded University The Academic Porn Capital Of The World?

For the second consecutive year, the University of California, Santa Barbara is making a strong case that it is the academic porn capital of America,...

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Columbia Partners with Tech Start-Up to Boost Online Enrollment

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 9:30am

Major growth for Columbia online.

Inside Higher Ed reports.

Ed-tech start-up Ranku pitches increased online enrollments sans marketing dollars

Columbia University’s engineering school is experiencing a surge of interest in its online programs after partnering with a start-up that promises to find universities the online students they should be enrolling in the first place.

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Student Vet With PTSD Labeled a Threat After Requesting Non-Muslim Counselor

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 8:00am

This story is unbelievable. The guy is a war veteran who has PTSD.

Gabriella Morrongiello of Campus Reform has the story.

Student vet with PTSD suspended, labeled ‘threat’ to peers after requesting to meet with non-Muslim counselor

Months after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pledged to improve its treatment of veterans, disabled...

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Temple U. Prof Faces Jail Time Over Allegations He Gave Tech Secrets to China

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 6:30pm

A professor from Temple University was charged with four counts of wire fraud and arrested last week.

Business Insider posted the AP Wire story:

A Temple University professor faces 80 years in prison over charges that he passed tech secrets to China

The chairman of Temple University’s physics department schemed to provide U.S....

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