Some students were pretty upset about what was allegedly said.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
SHOCK CLAIM: Professor vehemently denounced, attacked Christianity in humanities class
Liberty Counsel, a conservative public interest law firm, has filed a demand letter with Polk State College over a humanities class at the public institution that is reportedly...
And some of the suggestions are… creative.
Fox News reports:
University of North Dakota releases 1,200 possibilities for new nickname
BISMARCK, N.D. – From “Amber Waves” to “Zombies,” the list of potential new nicknames for University of North Dakota athletic teams ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous.
UND released a list of...
In a new video from Prager University, writer and historian Amity Shlaes explains why Coolidge was a great president.
He did very little and it worked out pretty well.
Here’s more information.
Course Description
Americans today place enormous pressure on presidents to “do something”…anything, to get the economy going. There was one president, though, Calvin...
The “lego blocks” way of learning.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
All-MOOC M.B.A.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has chosen an unusual partner for its online M.B.A. program: massive open online course provider Coursera.
The program, known as iMBA, will deliver most of its course content through Specializations, Coursera’s term for course sequences. Students will...
That’s one creative way to pay for your college tuition.
Linda Matchan of the Boston Globe via WCVB.
Woman uses ‘GoFundMe’ site to pay for Harvard education
Tonika Morgan has not had an easy life. Now 32, the Toronto woman says she left home at 14, was homeless for four years, and slept in...
A scary situation ends with police finding nothing.
CBS News reports.
No gunman found Ohio college campus despite alert
TOLEDO, Ohio — Officials at the University of Toledo say they have no evidence that there is a gunman in the college’s student union.
Earlier Saturday, CBS Toledo affiliate WTOL-TV reported that the school issued an...
If my college asked me to do this, I would say no. It took me a long time to pay off my own student loan debt.
Nick Anderson of the Washington Post reports.
Howard U. asks alumni to help clear student debts before graduation
A couple weeks before Howard University’s 147th commencement, its president...
To censor or not to censor?
The Washington Post reports:
Charlie Hebdo censorship controversy at the University of Minnesota
Colleen Flaherty (Inside Higher Ed) reports (see also this Minnesota Daily story). This is very troubling stuff, involving a leading public university and a demand to take down posters describing a serious academic panel. Here’s...
The college claims it would lose tens of millions of dollars if they went through with it.
The Washington Times reports.
Swarthmore College rejects divesting from fossil fuel
Swarthmore College has dealt a blow to the climate change movement by rejecting calls to divest from fossil fuels, an unexpected move given the college’s status...
When roommate disagreements take a turn for the worse…
Fox News reports:
University of South Carolina student caught spitting, putting window cleaner in food: police
Police say a University of South Carolina student has been arrested after her roommates set up a camera and caught her spitting and putting window cleaner in their food.
Investigators...
I know you’re as shocked as I am to learn this.
The Harvard Crimson reports.
Harvard Faculty Donate to Democrats by Wide Margin
Eighty-four percent of campaign contributions made by a group of 614 Harvard faculty, instructors, and researchers between 2011 and the third quarter of 2014 went to federal Democratic campaigns and political...
Protesters demanded an apology for something that happened during World War II.
NBC Bay Area reports.
Japan Prime Minister Gives Speech at Stanford Amid Protests Over Country’s Use of “Comfort Women” During WWII
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a speech at Stanford University Thursday amid demands by Korean-Americans and others that he apologize...
The protest is being staged by a student group called the Tufts Labor Coalition.
The Boston Globe reports.
Tufts students to begin hunger strike over job cuts
Five Tufts University students began a hunger strike Sunday to protest the planned layoff of janitors on the college’s Medford campus.
The Tufts Labor Coalition, a student group...
Females are heading off to college more than males.
Forbes reports.
The Disappearing College Male
The “college for all” crowd laments that too few Americans are getting university diplomas. They also lament that some qualified minority and first generation college students are “under-matched”—they do not go to the best schools available for them. But...
This student says ‘yes means yes’ isn’t enough. I suspect nothing will ever be enough for the rape culture crowd.
Katherine Timpf of National Review has the story.
Student Op-Ed: ‘Yes Means Yes’ Is Not Enough Because Sometimes ‘Yes Means No’
When it comes to consent, it’s not enough to teach that “no means...
No word yet on the cause…
Alexis Stevens reports for AJC.com:
Clayton State University evacuated due to bomb threat
All buildings at Clayton State University were evacuated and being searched after a bomb threat Monday afternoon, according to police and university officials.
The campus, located in Morrow, was evacuated...
I wonder if diversity of thought will be on the agenda.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
National diversity conference at Ohio State — because, apparently, colleges never discuss the topic
Because there is such a dearth of diversity — and discussions about it — at universities across the land, Ohio State will...
K-pop (or Korean pop music) is all the rage, so why has this K-Pop Star opted for school in the U.S.?
The Guardian reports:
Meet the K-Pop star who goes to Georgetown University business school when he’s not playing to 45,000-strong stadiums (and even in D.C. he can’t escape his fame)
Sat in a...
I’m glad there are smart people in academia to explain things like this to us.
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller.
Vanderbilt Prof Blames Baltimore Riots On ‘White Privilege,’ Calls For Massive Surveillance Of White People
A black sociology professor at Vanderbilt University is arguing that “white privilege” is to blame for last week’s...
So, where exactly is this Republican War on Women?
The Iowa Republican reports.
College Republicans Elect a New All-Female Executive Board
The Iowa Federation of College Republicans elected a new all-female executive board on Saturday, marking the first time ever in Iowa College Republican history.
As of April 11, 2015 the new executive board is...
According to a new Harvard poll, young voters are slipping away from the Democratic Party.
Guy Benson of Townhall.
Harvard Poll: Democrats Slip Among Young Voters
Harvard University’s Institute of Politics has released its biennial poll of young voters (aged 18-29), producing mixed results for conservatives:
(1) President Obama’s approval rating has improved to 50...
This women’s college has changed its admissions policy.
The Boston Globe reports.
Smith College to accept transgender students
The Smith College board of trustees Saturday voted to begin accepting undergraduate applicants who consider themselves to be transgender women.
The shift to a self-identification admissions policy at the women’s college in Northampton goes into effect for...
