We recently reported that Columbia is requiring these workshops. It turns out, not all the students like the idea.
Jake New of Inside Higher Ed reports.
The Wrong Requirement?
Student groups advocating for changes in Columbia University’s approach to preventing sexual assault are again upset with the university’s attempts to address the issue, saying...
From the Ivy League to large state schools it is becoming harder to get in as applications soar. Cristiana Quinn from Go Local Worcester reports.
College Admissions: Applications Surge at Many Elite Colleges
Despite promises of a declining demographic in college age students, applications are up this year at many of the nation’s...
The recording below was made by a student who has to remain anonymous for fear of retribution. That’s how far higher education has fallen.
Kaitlyn Schallhorn of C...
Federal law allows you to see what made the admissions committee decide to admit you. Richard Pérez-Peña from the New York Times reports.
Students Gain Access to Files on Admission to Stanford
For as long as people have griped about college admissions, one of the biggest complaints has been that it is a...
Knowing Massachusetts, they’ll probably get it.
Elizabeth Roman of Masslive reports.
Immigrant students in Massachusetts seek in-state tuition
The cost of higher education continues to increase and many students focus on getting into state universities in order to reduce their loans. Immigrant students illegally living in Massachusetts are not able to receive the benefits...
Perhaps his greatest achievements as Florida’s Governor were his educational reforms. Will those reforms help or hider his likely presidential run?
The Herald Tribune explores the possibilities:
Education could define Jeb Bush run
As Jeb Bush edges closer to a presidential run, no issue may better def...
Probably not a bad idea, considering all the Measles case we’re hearing about lately.
Larry Gordon of the LA Times reports.
UC widens vaccination requirements for 2017
All UC students will have to be vaccinated against measles, meningitis, whooping cough and several other diseases or they will not be allowed to register for classes...
What could possibly go wrong?
Alexandra Bradbury writes at Labor Notes:
At Last, Private Sector Faculty Get Green Light to Unionize
A new Labor Board ruling could finally unstick the unionization of professors in the private sector—a project that’s been stalled for 35 years.
“People for years have talked about when Obama’s NLRB finally gets...
It looks like George Washington University is taking a cue from Columbia.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
Only one person showed up? Then let’s make sexual violence ‘training’ mandatory!
At George Washington University, here’s...
Teach for America has a sudden decrease in interest after years of continuous growth. Max Ehrenfreund from the Washington Post reports.
Why Teach for America is suddenly having trouble recruiting college students
Teach for America, the well known program that recruits college kids for teaching gigs in disadvantaged schools around the country, said...
In a new video from Prager University, author and lecturer, Eric Metaxas examines the existence of God through the lens of science.
This is fascinating stuff. Watch it all below.
Here’s more information.
Course Description
Why are we here? Liter...
Is Dearborn, Michigan creating a template for the rest of the country?
Brian Stone writes the Huffington Post:
How Dearborn Schools Became a Model for America
I woke up this morning to find out I’m the happiest gay Buddhist under Sharia Law, sipped my “America is doomed” latte (which tastes a lot like peppermint...
The all women’s college will now accept people who were born male but identify as female.
Elizabeth Harrington of the Washington Free Beacon reported.
Bryn Mawr Changes Admission Guidelines To Accept Transwomen
Bryn Mawr College, an all-women’s liberal arts school in Pennsylvania, clarified its admission policy on Monday to accept transwomen and individuals who...
Where is the money going? Cornell University’s health fee is not just for health services. Casey Breznick from the Cornell Review reports.
Student Health Fee is Administrative Bailout, Only Half of Fee Goes to Health Services
During the occupation of Day Hall, University President David Skorton confronted protesting students and fielded questions and...
SOOP or Stanford Out of Occupied Palestine has targeted some companies for divestment but Elliot Kaufman of the Stanford Review has reported that Stanford is invested in none of them.
The Hidden Agenda Behind SOOP’s False Divestment Claims
Stanford Out of Occupied Palestine (SOOP) regularly denies it wants Stanford to delegitimize or divest...
Not surprising, considering that Planned Parenthood is an event partner.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reported.
SEX WEEK: Public university to raffle off a year’s supply of birth control
The inaugural “Sex Week” observance at the University of Utah launches today and includes a raffle for one year of free birth control and a...
A recent article by Marc Caputo of Politico provides a glimpse inside Rubio’s classroom.
Professor Marco Rubio
Without notes and seemingly without taking a breath, Marco Rubio tears through a data-heavy speech about the “fault lines” in America’s politics and what he calls “the middle-class trap.”
But this isn’t a typical campaign speech for...
Reactionary higher education reforms might seem appealing in the here and now, but how will they affect future generations?
John Warner explores the lasting impact of current reforms at Inside Higher Education:
We’re Destroying Higher Education for Future Generations
I read the news last week…oh boy…
On Wednesday, the New York Times asked, “Is Your...
I won’t speak ill of the dead but I’m not sure this is such a great idea.
Aaron C. Davis of the Washington Post reported.
Marion Barry University — and free tuition? D.C. lawmaker proposes overhaul of UDC
D.C. Council member Vincent B. Orange on Tuesday proposed turning the University of the District of...
Virginia’s General Assembly is considering a handful of Homeschool-friendly legislation.
The Home School Legal Defense Association writes:
Good Bills Moving Forward
Three bills to improve the Virginia home instruction laws are making excellent progress in the General Assembly. HSLDA and HEAV have worked hand in hand to draft, introduce, and promote these bills...
This is what happens when someone pretends to be a professor. Leigh Guidry from The Town Talk reports.
Man posing as professor arrested at Louisiana College
A Pineville man was arrested Wednesday while “trying to teach a class” at Louisiana College.
The man, later identified...
If the Texas Tech College Republicans followed the left’s playbook, they’d just show up at Davis’ speech and shout her down.
Christopher Adams of FOX 34 reports.
Petition to remove Angela Davis from Tech speaker lineup
A lecture series, part of African-American History Month begins Thursday with a speech by author and broadcaster Tavis...
