The drinking was allegedly part of a hazing incident. Sad.
FOX News reports.
New York college student drank 60-ounce vodka bottle in hazing, court papers say
Court papers filed in connection with a New York college student’s alcohol-related death reveal he drank a 60-ounce bottle of vodka during what college officials say was the...
Following intense backlash, the University of Southampton has withdrawn permission for a conference that was to be held on the premises.
Patrick Sawer and Jonny Paul report for The Telegraph:
Southampton University conference questioning right of Israel to exist scrapped after protests
A leading British university has scrapped scrap plans to host an controversial...
Ashe Schow of the Washington Examiner explains why.
Why the Rolling Stone gang-rape story will never be labeled a hoax
By now it’s clear that the brutal gang rape reported last November in Rolling Stone did not occur. I write that, knowing full well the backlash I could receive from not adding the...
So this happened…
According to the Associated Press as reported on ABC News:
Duke University Investigates Noose Found Hanging on Campus
Duke officials said Wednesday that they are trying to find out who hung a noose outside a building that houses several offices, including those focused on diversity.
Officials say the rope tied into a...
Why are so many people in academia so ready and willing to trample on free speech? It’s a constant problem.
Kaitlyn Schallhorn of Campus Reform reports.
University suggests censoring speech in free speech tunnel to fight ‘social injustice’
A North Carolina State University administrator is encouraging student leaders to censor speech they don’t like...
Heaven forbid you call a spring admit a spring admit. Freshman entering the university in the spring semester will no longer by subjected to the tyranny of accurate identifiers.
Anna Sturla reports for the Daily Californian:
More inclusive term to replace “spring admit” descriptor for campus January admits
In a bid to make...
Why should you be required to pay for a diversity course that has nothing to do with your major?
Jacob Johlhepp of the College Fix reported.
New vote over UCLA diversity mandate shows it’s possible to stand up to campus leftists
ANALYSIS: Opposition to UCLA diversity requirement has been surprisingly successful
LOS ANGELES – Starting...
The student who wrote the piece in question may regret saying these things someday.
Campus Reform reports.
Student newspaper ‘crass rant’: ‘There are too many babies’
A blurb in Eastern Michigan University’s student publication claimed that there are too many pregnancies and made fun of parents.
“There are too many babies happening,” the post reads....
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel of the Washington Post has the story. I think her title is a little misleading. 85 students doesn’t really qualify as a revolt.
A revolt is growing as more people refuse to pay back student loans
Remember those 15 people who refused to repay their federal student loans? Their “debt strike”...
Goodbye Jefferson Davis.
The Statesman reports.
UT students vote to remove Jefferson Davis statue from campus
Renewing an on-again, off-again effort to rid campus of a handful of monuments of the Confederacy, the University of Texas student government has passed a resolution to remove a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Gary Susswein, a UT...
Maybe this is why the Justice Department doesn’t have time to look into the scandal at the IRS.
Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Tenure Denied for Being Trans?
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sued Southeastern Oklahoma State University, charging that it denied tenure to Rachel Tudor, effectively firing her in 2011, over her...
A major state university in Oklahoma is also under fire. This time though, it’s for allegedly discriminating against a transgendered professor.
KOCO reports:
Feds sue Oklahoma university, allege gender discrimination
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Southeastern Oklahoma State University, alleging the school in Durant discriminated against a transgender professor and then fired...
Heaven forbid someone tell college students the truth.
Ashley Dobson of Red Alert Politics reports.
GOP Senator tells the truth about student loans. Democrats try (and fail) to attack him for it.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) spoke candidly about how federal involvement in the student loan game has hurt students during a event in...
A lack of diversity means big trouble in academia.
The Clarion-Ledger reports.
Bryant criticized for latest College Board appointees
Black legislative and higher education leaders are protesting Gov. Phil Bryant’s appointees to the state College Board, saying they lack diversity and representation of historically black public universities.
The protest came shortly before a Senate committee...
In this video from Prager University, former professional baseball player Frank Pastore examines the concept of free will.
Sadly, Pastore passed away in 2012 but we can still learn from his words.
Here’s more inform...
Do Ivy League graduates do any better?
Quartz reports.
Frank Bruni is wrong about Ivy League schools
Frank Bruni’s new book, Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be, argues that the college you attend doesn’t really matter so much. The coveted Ivy League—and the wider range of elite schools—have more applications than ever...
Good news for students who wish to protect themselves with more than a whistle.
Kaitlin Mulhere of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Momentum for Campus Carry
At least 11 states are considering whether to allow concealed weapons on college campuses this year, the latest chapter in a now seemingly annual legislative debate between gun control...
Qualifying students might be eligible for ‘free’ tuition at Harper College.
Robert McCoppin reports for the Chicago Tribune:
Harper College announces free tuition scholarships
When Ken Ender was in college, he was initially a C-minus student who was more interested in track than school. Eventually, he said he realized how important school was to...
The group wants to require their student leaders to be Christian. If that makes sense to you, it’s because you’re not a pointy headed politically correct college administrator.
The FOX News Insider reports.
‘Attending College Shouldn’t Cost Me My Faith’: Univ Deactivates Christi...
James Danko, President of Butler University entered the fray when he released a statement on Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act yesterday.
Sabrina Adams reports for Fox59:
Butler University president releases statement on Religious Freedom Act
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 29, 2015) — The president of Butler University, James Danko, released a statement on Indiana’s Religious...
Leftism is alive and well at Dartmouth. Look no further than the newest members of the faculty.
Paul Mirengoff of Powerline.
Meet Dartmouth’s New Radical Professors
Dartmouth claims to be “moving forward,” but its academic hiring reflects a commitment to marching in place to the drumbeat of the left. The latest issue of Dartmouth...
Forget the elite universities. Here’s a viewpoint from a journalist that attended UNC Chapel Hill and Columbia University.
The Washington Post reports.
Forget Harvard and Stanford. It really doesn’t matter where you go to college
In the coming weeks, college acceptances will start rolling in for a select group of high-school seniors vying to...
