This was a very close vote at 13 to 12 but it’s still good news for supporters of Israel.
The College Fix reported.
Another close divestment vote ends in victory for pro-Israel students
The University of California-Santa Barbara student government voted 13-12 against an Israel divestment resolution, with the senate president breaking the tie, The...
You might remember Reed University student Jeremiah True who was reportedly kicked out of class for espousing his views on rape.
At our parent site Legal Insurrection, we dug a little deeper and found there was more to the story:
True was not banned from the class for what he said, but...
How does 86 percent off of the original price sound? Pretty good, huh?
Kellie Woodhouse of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Gen Ed Discounting or Devaluing?
University of Akron plans to cut the cost of its general education courses by 86 percent and begin delivering them primarily online in an effort to both increase enrollment...
The higher ed bubble continues to grow.
The GW Hatchet reports.
Knapp explains decision behind 46 staff layoffs
GW staff members said they watched as their colleagues packed up, some escorted by security officials, after they were dismissed from their jobs without warning last week.
Officials announced last week that the University would lay off...
The texts may have been vile but aren’t they protected by free speech? Also, they were just texting each other.
KSHB News reported.
Washburn University frat suspended after ‘sexually vulgar’ texts between members surface
A Washburn University fraternity has been suspended by its national leadership after sexually vulgar text messages between its members...
No Mexican food at Space Alien parties!
Fox News Latino reports.
College apologizes for serving Mexican food at space alien-themed party
A California college has apologized for its “insensitivity” after serving Mexican food at an official school night party whose theme, “Intergalactic,” included decorations featuring aliens from outer space.
In a letter addressed to its...
And the movement grows…
Susan Svrluga reports for the Washington Post:
Students at Catholic University vote to allow guns on campus
Catholic University student leaders want students to be able to carry guns on campus.
“A resolution in support of student carry” easily passed the school’s student government, the Student Associ...
We wouldn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, would we?
Matthew Porter of Truth Revolt reported.
UMass Student Paper Changes ‘Militant Islam’ To ‘Dangerous State’
On April 13, 2015, The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, a student paper at the University of Massachusetts, published a column titled Deal with Iran is a bad one. The piece was...
Three buildings at Seattle University were evacuated Friday.
Jack Broom reported for The Seattle Times:
Threatening note prompts partial evacuation of Seattle University
Update at 11:44 a.m.: The three buildings at Seattle University have been reopened after several threatening notes were found.
The campus is resuming “normal operations,” according to the university.
“Officers conducted a floor-by-floor...
Any time and any place, no matter what’s going on around them, college students will text.
Alan Mozes of CBS News.
College students admit texting in the most inappropriate places
Many college students send or receive text messages more than 100 times each day and at the most inappropriate times and places, a new...
They banned it originally because it “contains triggering and disturbing images and content.”
Life Site reports.
Johns Hopkins University bans pro-life fetal development display as ‘disturbing,’ then reverses decision – for now
A Johns Hopkins University student group says the college threatened to suppress a pro-life display, then reversed its decision and agreed to...
This should endear college aged voters to Mrs. Clinton.
Benny Johnson reported at IJ Review.
Hillary Visits College to See ‘Everyday Iowans,’ Students Get Locked In Their Classrooms
Students at Iowa’s Kirkwood Community College were apparently on ‘lockdown’ if their classes were along Hillary Clinton’s walking p...
“Given your strong Jewish identity, how would you vote for divestment?”
The Stanford Review reports.
Allegations of Anti-Semitism Levied Against SOCC Leadership in ASSU Elections
When Molly Horwitz ’16 decided to run for a seat on Stanford’s student Senate, she applied for as many student groups’ endorsements as possible. Groups of all different sizes...
A new study suggests richer schools continue to amass wealth.
Nick Anderson writes for The Washington Post:
Rich colleges and universities are getting a lot richer, study finds
The 10 richest universities in America hold nearly a third of the total wealth, in cash and investments, amassed by about 500 public and private institutions....
This seems to conflict with the preferred narrative of the left.
Sharon Begley of Reuters reported.
Academics rate women job applicants higher than identical men: study
When hundreds of U.S. college faculty members rated junior scientists based on scholarly record, job interview performance and other information with an eye toward which should be hired,...
This is how to get a job today.
Bloomberg reports.
Four Things the Class of 2015 Needs to Know to Get a Job
Good news for the class of 2015: Recruiters filling positions this spring are planning to hire 9.6 percent more college graduates this year than they did last year, a new report...
What about all the other kids? It’s a great idea to bring little kids to see a college campus but it should include everyone.
ABC News Indiana reports.
School field trip causes controversy among some parents
A South Bend school field trip turned into a conversation about race after students at local primary schools...
Big problems at this college.
The Chicago Tribune reports.
College of DuPage under federal investigation
In a sign of intensifying scrutiny of the College of DuPage, federal prosecutors have opened a wide-ranging criminal investigation at the embattled community college, issuing two subpoenas this week that seek documents tied...
I’m sorry, but I will never refer to a single person as they. Ever.
Katherine Timpf reports at National Review.
University Warns Professors That Their Students’ Genders May Change Over Time
The University of Pittsburgh has released a set of “Gender-Inclusive/Non-Sexist Language Guidelines and Resources” informing instructors how they should be talking in their...
And are promptly arrested…
Jessica Chasmar writes for The Washington Times:
Protesters arrested after disrupting ‘American Sniper’ showing at Eastern Michigan University
Four students were arrested at Eastern Michigan University on Friday after disrupting a screening of “American Sniper.”
Roughly 35 students walked onto the stage at the Student Center Auditorium to protest the 8...
To their credit, not all the students who were asked would sign the petition.
Watch below.
Via Soopermexican of The Right Scoop.
WATCH: College students happily sign petition...
What could possibly go wrong?
Brian Albert reports for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Anti-Semitism 101 at University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine plans to host an event on Holocaust Remembrance Day, which falls this year on Thursday. The purpose of this event is not to commemorate the...
