College freshmen today use social media more and study more. They’re also more depressed.
Allie Bidwell from US News reports.
College Freshmen Socialize Less, Feel Depressed More
College freshmen are spending less time socializing with friends and partying, and more time interacting through online social networks and studying.
Perhaps as a result, students’ emotional health...
Higher education is already overwhelmingly liberal. Now it’s going to be full of union members too. Great.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Tufts Full-Time, Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Unionize
Full-time, non-tenure-track arts and sciences faculty members at Tufts University voted by a two-to-one margin to form a union affiliated with Service Employees International Union, they announced late...
This situation at Western Illinois University caused by a video. Katherine Schaeffer from the Student Press Law Center reports.
Western Illinois U. editor reinstated after suspension for freelancing video of campus brawl
ILLINOIS — Administrators at Western Illinois University lifted the student newspaper editor’s suspension Monday — nearly two weeks after they removed...
There are so many things wrong with this, it’s hard to know where to begin. Let’s start with the most obvious ones. Israel is the only country in the Middle East with a good record on gay rights and women’s rights.
How can college students be this ignorant?
Emily Jashinsky of Campus...
College grads waking up in their childhood bedroom and living under the watch of their parents is a very common reality. Nina Glinski reports from Bloomberg.
The Simple Reason Millennials Aren’t Moving Out Of Their Parents’ Homes: They’re Crushed By Debt
Millennials are not budging from their parents’ basements, even though the job...
This report from Donald R. May at Lobbock Online is rich with irony.
Global Warming Protest Cancelled at Yale Due to Cold Weather and Snow
A Global Warming protest was cancelled at Yale University because of the cold weather and snow. Such cancellations seem to be rather frequent, as the weather just does...
Just when you thought higher education couldn’t possibly get any more bizarre, you come across a story like this one.
Jake New writes at Inside Higher Education:
Suspended for Spouse’s Statements?
The University of Tulsa has suspended a student over offensive Facebook posts that were written by his husband.
George “Trey” Barnett was banned from...
The school has a massive deficit so it’s being closed to clean house.
Charise Frazier of NBC News reported.
Lawmakers Vote to Shutter SC State University to Manage Deficit
Nestled between the southern metropolis of Charleston and Columbia, is Orangeburg, South Carolina. The city is a midpoint for many travelers wheeling down Interstate I-26,...
Frequently, Greek life makes the news when a party gets out of control for instance what happened at University of Michigan. This is a take on the positives of the Greek system. Samantha Giedris from the Setonian reports.
Home away from home found in Greek life
When I was in 4th grade, I...
It’s surprising that two such prestigious schools would miss something like this.
Tamar Lewin of the New York Times reports.
Harvard and M.I.T. Are Sued Over Lack of Closed Captions
Advocates for the deaf on Thursday filed federal lawsuits against Harvard and M.I.T., saying both universities violated antidiscrimination laws by failing to provide closed...
During Q&A, Cornell’s VP revealed part of the reason why the health fee is needed. The reason is to help pay off over $4 Million dollars of debt!
Casey Breznick from the Cornell reports.
VP Murphy Reveals Where Student Health Fee is Truly Going, Gannet’s Debt Over $4 Million
During today’s modified Student Assembly...
Some students are trying to get rid of hook-up culture and bring back traditional dating. Good for them.
Sarah Greek of the College Fix reports.
Move over hookup culture: ‘Bring Dating Back’ campaign launches on campuses
University of Pittsburgh student Reed Frey recently hosted a pro-abstinence table at a sex-themed poker game on campus.
The...
I’m not sure how this squares with the constant brow beating of “rape culture” but I digress.
Eric Posner epically
trolls writes at Slate:
Universities Are Right—and Within Their Rights—to Crack Down on Speech and Behavior
Lately, a moral panic about speech and sexual activity in universities has reached a crescendo. Universities have strengthened...
Meanwhile in Austin… the University of Texas is adamantly opposed to campus carry.
Lauren R. McGaughy writes at the Houston Chronicle:
A&M chancellor backs campus carry bill
AUSTIN – In keeping with their status as in-state rivals, Texas A&M and the University of Texas have taken opposite sides in the debate over campus carry.
State...
This is the most offensive and brazen example of anti-Semitism in the BDS movement to date. Professor Jacobson covered the story yesterday at Legal Insurrection but I wanted to address it here as well.
Stav Ziv of Newsweek reports.
Backlash After Students at South African University Dem...
We previously covered this story at Yale University, but now the police union adds their voice.
Stephanie Addenbrooke from the Yale Daily News reports.
Police union condemns University response to Blow case
The University’s reaction after a Yale Police Department officer forced Tahj Blow ’16 to the ground at gunpoint has caused friction between...
Academia is leading the fight for amnesty. Where else do you see events like this?
Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reports.
Rutgers To Hold First Ever College Fair For Illegals
Rutgers University, the flagship state university for New Jersey, will be hosting what appears to be the first ever college admissions fair designed...
21 or 18? That is the question being debated in Minnesota. Doug Belden from the Twin Cities reports.
Minnesota drinking age debate resurfaces with federal ruling
Longtime state Rep. Phyllis Kahn, who has tried for years without success to lower Minnesota’s drinking age, is back with two bills that would allow people younger...
The young men and women of ROTC deserve so much better. I wonder what the young man who made these remarks has done for this country?
Taylor Grenawalt of Campus Reform reports.
Brown student: ROTC an organization of ‘criminals’
ROTC is an organization of criminals, according to a student at Brown University.
Peter Makhlouf, an...
What happens when Catholic Colleges ally with the SEIU?
Anne Hendershott of the Catholic World Report writes:
NLRB Makes Inroads at Catholic Colleges
While many Catholics have been concerned for decades about professors at Catholic colleges denying core Church teachings on theological issues, as well as about disputes over women’s ordination, same-sex marriage, and...
You can read the bio of Jason Morgan, the author of this piece from the College Fix below. He makes a compelling case.
As budget battle rages, UW-Madison scholar calls out his liberal bosses
ANALYSIS: Jason Morgan, a PhD candidate in the History Department at the University of Wisconsin and a Fulbright Fellow at...
What’s another $28 million?
Kyle Feldscher of Michigan Live reports:
Gov. Snyder to propose increases to higher education and community college budgets
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder plans to ask the Michigan Legislature to approve a $28 million increase in state spending for university operations when he unveils his 2016 executive budget on Wednesday.
That...
