It’ll probably be the first time so many Republicans were in these college dorms at once.
Karen Farkas of Cleveland.com.
Colleges to provide housing for 2016 Republican National Convention
College residence halls are being secured for the 2016 Republican National Convention, and while dorm rooms may not be opulent,...
This is an op-ed in the University of Texas campus paper.
Interestingly, the author writes, “One of the characteristics that make our University grounds so pleasant is that violence, and the threat of violence, are almost nonexistent.” Perhaps she’s unaware of what happened in 1966 when Charles Whitman killed 14 people and...
So we have a professor at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offering students extra credit to attend Walker protests, and the chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Madison working against Walker too.
These are taxpayer funded schools.
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reports.
Taxpayer-Funded U. Wisconsin Chancellor Spends Her Days Lobbying Alumni Against Scott Walker
Rebecca Blank, the...
What happens when grant money ends up in the wrong hands? Things get weird, very weird.
Scott Jaschik from Inside Higher Ed reports.
Scholarships for Sex
The financial aid director at North Idaho College was arrested this month and fired for offering to trade scholarships for sex with a student. However, the student...
Those who can’t do, teach?
Caitlin Keating writes at People.com:
Columbia University Professor Joann Baney Charged with Assaulting Boyfriend
In a strange turn of events, a New York City college professor who trains police and firefighters how to diffuse heated situations has been charged with misdemeanor assault.
Joann Baney, an adjunct associate professor at Columbia...
The Houston Chronicle has an article estimating how much it would cost two university systems if campus carry is enacted in the state of Texas.
The moaning and bellyaching about training campus personnel and other necessary implementations is pretty comical seeing as university administrators typically don’t mind breaking the bank for things...
The University of Texas might fancy itself a progressive establishment, but their admission requirements remain a bit antiquated.
Maureen Sullivan reports at Forbes:
University Of Texas Investigation Exposes Admissions Secrets
On a tour last summer of the University of Texas at Austin campus, no one mentioned to my teenagers that it would be easier...
The race for the top ranked schools has become more and more competitive. In this environment are some races more advantaged than others?
The Los Angeles Times reports.
For Asian Americans, a changing landscape on college admissions
In a windowless classroom at an Arcadia tutoring center, parents crammed into child-sized desks and dug through...
It’s hard to imagine something more inappropriate than this.
Emily Jashinsky of Campus Reform reports.
Wisconsin prof offers extra credit for attending anti-Walker budget protests
English students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater have been offered extra credit for protesting Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) recent budget proposal, which includes cuts to the UW system.
The MacIver...
Wright State University has just apologized for what it had on its menu for Black History Month.
USA Today reports.
College apologizes for Black History Month menu of chicken, collard greens
The president of Wright State University and its dining services vendor have apologized for a Black History Month menu that featured fried chicken...
The BDS movement isn’t just for students, apparently.
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon reports.
Vanderbilt Law Professor Under Fire For Anti-Israel Rant
A Vanderbilt law professor is facing backlash from the pro-Israel community after launching a campaign to shut down a rally supporting the Jewish state and opposing global terrorism, according to...
There will be a new SAT in 2016. Is this a good change?
The Atlantic reports.
New SAT, New Problems
In his announcement last spring that a new version of the SAT would be launched in 2016, The College Board President David Coleman drew on a favorite buzzword: opportunity.
In his speech, Coleman finally acknowledged...
No one will protest this. If however, the school was giving the same honor to someone like Ann Coulter…
The New York Post reported.
Harvard Law to honor lawyer who lied about anti-cop video
Students at Harvard Law School plan to honor the Bronx public defender who was caught ly...
Is Black History Month separatist? Some students seem to think so.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
Black History Month troubles some black Penn students
It seems February — officially Black History Month — doesn’t sit well with some (black) University of Pennsylvania students.
Concerns range from it being seen as “separatist,” to the...
This Washington Post piece by Wendy Kaminer is rather enlightening.
The progressive ideas behind the lack of free speech on campus
Is an academic discussion of free speech potentially traumatic? A recent panel for Smith College alumnae aimed at “challenging the ideological echo chamber” elicited this ominous “trigger/content warn...
College tuition is high and the books required are pricey too. Lawmakers in Washington have a new bill regarding this issue.
John Hendricks from KXLY reports.
Lawmakers look at capping price of college text books
The cost of college in Washington could soon be coming down as lawmakers are looking at capping the price...
Because, hey… why not?
Ashley Rae Goldenberg of the Daily Caller reported.
Activist Teaches Feminist Animal Rights Course At George Mason University
A self-described activist is teaching an eye-opening “Animal Rights as Ecofeminism” course at George Mason, the largest public university in Virginia.
Professor Paul C. Gorski, who believes me...
A fraternity that has gone co-ed is now filing a lawsuit against the university.
Kathleen Megan from the Hartford Courant reports.
Fraternity Sues Wesleyan, Claiming Sex Discrimination
Members and alumni of Wesleyan University’s Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity have filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the university over its policy that forced them to...
The US is not the only country fighting over higher education reform. Nepal recently received a large chunk of change to beef up their higher education system.
My Republica reports:
WB approves US$ 65m credit for higher education reforms
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The World Bank Friday approved a US$ 65 million credit for the...
It looks like Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner may be taking a cue from Governor Scott Walker.
The Northwest Herald reported.
Bruce Rauner’s higher education cut larger than expected, would affect all aspects of NIU
Northern Illinois University officials are considering reducing staff, restructuring academic programs and pursuing more grants after Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget...
America’s higher education system needs a makeover, but let us take a moment to be thankful that our higher education is still one of the systems in the world. Take Jordan, for example, where more than half of all universities flunked a higher education exam.
Saba Abu Farha reports for Al-Fanar Media:
Jordanian...
You know Bernie Sanders. He’s the openly “Socialist” senator from Vermont.
Michael Stratford of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Upping the Ante on Free
Senator Bernie Sanders is calling for a massive boost in federal higher education spending that would cut college tuition at public colleges and universities in half.
“We need a revolution in the...
