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College Grads Look to Expensive Coding Classes in Hopes of Getting a Job

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Posted by    Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 5:00pm

Even ivy league grads having difficulty finding a job are turning to expensive coding classes in the hopes they’ll then be poised to find a job.

Bloomberg reports:

Nice Ivy League Degree. Now if You Want a Job, Go to Code School

In a Boston basement that houses a new kind of vocational training...

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University of Wisconsin to Hold Symposium: How to Become ‘a Thief in the University’

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Posted by    Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 3:30pm

Skills that any college student needs to learn, right?

David Hookstead of the College Fix reports.

Univ. of Wisconsin symposium to teach how to become ‘a thief in the university’

An upcoming workshop scheduled to take place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to teach campus radicals and socialists how...

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WATCH: Students Think Speaker Boehner Should Resign Because of ‘Deflategate’

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Posted by    Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 2:00pm

Campus Reform’s Editor-In-Chief, Caleb Bonham has another man on the street video that is more than face-palm worthy. Their latest takes place on the University of Colorado.

Take a look:

VIDEO: Students think John Boehner should resign because of ‘Deflategate’

 
 
 
 

Boston University Prof Impersonated Another Woman on Adult Website

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Posted by    Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 12:30pm

This woman’s new job at BU is off to a very rough start.

Boston.com reported.

Incoming Boston University professor talks about the time she impersonated another woman online

Incoming Boston University sociology professor Saida Grundy was convicted of a misdemeanor in 2008 after she made a fake account for another woman on an adult...

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New Haven Charter School Has 100 Percent College Acceptance Rate

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Posted by    Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 11:00am

Congratulations Class of 2015!

Fox CT reports.

New Haven charter school celebrates 100 percent college acceptance for graduates

NEW HAVEN – For the sixth consecutive year, New Haven’s Achievement First Amistad High School hosted Senior Signing Day, which had nothing to do with athletic scholarships. Instead, it is a ceremony for the school’s seniors...

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Matthew McConaughey Gets Standing Ovation at University of Houston

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Posted by    Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 9:30am

Kind of surprising, given the message in his speech.

Barbara Boland of the Washington Examiner.

Actor Matthew McConaughey receives standing ovation from grads: Don’t be a victim, life’s not fair

“Congratulations class of 2015,” Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey told the graduating class at the University of Houston Friday. “Life’s not fair. It never was,...

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Illinois College and University Presidents Live in Fantasy World of Lavish Perks

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Posted by    Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 8:00am

These must be nice jobs to have.

Chicago Tribune reports.

Report: Illinois college chiefs living in ‘fantasy world of lavish perks’

Illinois community college and university presidents are enjoying a “fantasy world of lavish perks” — including housing allowances, cars, club memberships and generous bonuses — as part of sometimes secret deals that show...

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Not One Word About U. of Michigan Coach Harbaugh’s Private Meeting With Muslim Students

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Posted by    Friday, May 22, 2015 at 6:30pm

University of Mich. Coach Harbaugh met with Muslim students who were offended by the Coach’s tweet expressing support for the film, ‘American Sniper.’ Closed to the press, it seems all parties involved have no desire to discuss what transpired in that meeting.

Fox News reports:

University of Mich. Coach Harbaugh, Muslim students mum...

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Snowden Talks Ethics of Whistleblowing to Stanford Students

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Posted by    Friday, May 22, 2015 at 5:00pm

Nice chatting with you Ed!

Stanford Daily reports.

Edward Snowden talks ethics of whistleblowing

Edward Snowden, former NSA infrastructure analyst turned whistleblower, spoke on May 15 to Cubberley Auditorium to discuss the philosophical tensions of whistleblowing and government surveillance. The 2015 Symbolic Systems Distinguished Speaker, Snowden spoke via video conference from Moscow.

Professors of philosophy...

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Columbia ‘Mattress Girl’ saga continues as another allegation is toast

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Posted by    Friday, May 22, 2015 at 3:30pm

Yesterday, it was revealed yet another seemingly false allegation of sexual misconduct levied against Paul Nungesser was dismissed by Columbia University. This makes four sexual assault “accusations” against Nungesser that are now toast.

Nungesser was accused of rape by Columbia’s famed ‘Mattress Girl’ Emma Sulkowicz. Sulkowicz carried her mattress around to...

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Getting College Credit from AP Scores Could Get Easier

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Posted by    Friday, May 22, 2015 at 2:00pm

Colleges are often strict about giving out credit but they lose tuition money.

Chicago Tribune reports.

Getting AP college credit in high school might get easier

After spending an entire morning last week taking Advanced Placement exams in hopes of earning college credit while still in high school, a group of northwest suburban students...

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Prager University – Do You Understand the Electoral College?

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Posted by    Friday, May 22, 2015 at 12:30pm

This is part two of a special series this week. See part one here.

In this video, Tara Ross explains how the electoral college works and why we use it.

Watch it all below.

Here’s more information.

Course Description

Right now, there’s a well-organized, below-the-radar effort to render the Electoral College effectively useless. It’s called the...

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11 Year Old Graduates from American River College

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Posted by    Friday, May 22, 2015 at 11:00am

One of the youngest members of this year’s college graduating class.

NBC News reports.

11-Year-Old Tanishq Abraham Graduates From California College

An 11-year-old California boy donned a cap and gown on Wednesday — to receive a college degree.

Tanishq Abraham is the youngest person to graduate from American River College in Sacramento, California, this year,...

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New Campus Survey Suggests You’ve Been Raped if You Had a Drink Before Sex

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Posted by    Friday, May 22, 2015 at 9:30am

Some people seem determined to find evidence of rape by any means necessary.

Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.

Had a drink before sex? You’ve been raped, says latest 1-in-5 campus rape survey

This should be the headline on any media report of this new single-university study of campus sexual assault: “Researchers say...

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Employee of State Department Accused of “Sextortion” of College-Aged Women

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Posted by    Friday, May 22, 2015 at 8:00am

Creepy!

ABC News reports.

State Department Employee Accused in ‘Sextortion’ of College-Aged Women

A State Department employee has been arrested and charged with computer hacking, cyber-stalking and extorting college-aged women in what authorities say was a scheme to gather sexually explicit material.

Michael C. Ford, a State Department employee who has worked out of the...

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Outbreak at University of Texas Sees Four New Cases of Mumps

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Posted by    Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 6:30pm

Mumps continues to spread at the University of Texas.

According to Forbes:

Four New Mumps Cases Diagnosed In Outbreak At University of Texas at Austin

Another four cases of mumps were diagnosed on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, bringing the total number of cases in the university outbreak to seven....

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Bernie Sanders’ Free College Tuition Plan Won’t Work

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Posted by    Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 5:00pm

What? There’s no such thing as free money?

Danielle Douglas-Gabriel of the Washington Post.

Sen. Bernie Sanders wants free tuition at four-year public colleges. Here’s why it won’t work.

Imagine graduating from college without a dime in debt. No monthly loan payments to Navient, AES or Great Lakes. No calculation of whether to take...

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University of Louisville Struck a Deal with Tanning Salon

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Posted by    Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 3:30pm

The University of Louisville struck a $3 million deal with Sun Tan City. Cheerleaders and members of the Spirit Squad will be able to use Sun Tan City’s services free of charge.

Jonathan Banta writes at the The Courier-Journal:

Universities and tanning salons

In 2008, Sun Tan City, a chain of tanning salons...

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Former Yale President Gets $8.5 Million Payout

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Posted by    Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 2:00pm

Keep this in mind for the next time someone at Yale brings up income inequality.

Melissa Korn of the Wall Street Journal reports.

Yale Gives Former Leader $8.5 Million Payout

Yale University made a special $8.5 million payment to former president Richard C. Levin, an unprecedented lump-sum payout highlighting the increasingly lucrative compensation for...

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Marquette Fires Official Who Greenlit Cop-Killer Mural

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Posted by    Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 12:30pm

This isn’t very surprising news. The story generated a lot of bad publicity for the school.

Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.

BREAKING: Marquette official who greenlit cop-killer mural gets canned

Some things are too much even for progressive Jesuits to tolerate. One of those things is a school-sponsored mural honoring a convicted...

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U. Texas at Austin Prof Says Americans are ‘Unable to Handle Gun Ownership’

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Posted by    Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 11:00am

How can someone with the credentials to be a professor say something so dumb?

Gabriella Morrongiello of Campus Reform reports.

Texas professor: Americans are ‘unable to handle gun ownership’

Americans are “unable to handle” their constitutional right to keep and bear arms, according to one Texas professor.

In a recent column for the Dallas Morning...

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Posters Appear Around Columbia Calling Mattress Girl Emma Sulkowicz ‘Pretty Little Liar’

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Posted by    Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 9:30am

The posters seem to be the work of an anonymous figure who’s showcasing pictures of the posters on Twitter under an account called @fakerape.

Here are a few examples.

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