Students at the Ithaca, New York Ivy League university took over Cornell President David Skorton’s office to protest the student health fee.
Casey Breznick from the Cornell Review reports.
Cornell Students Occupy Day Hall, President’s Office to Protest Student Health Fee
Around 150 students took over Cornell’s main administrative building, Day Hall, and University...
And you’ll want to see what’s in it…
A statement from the Department of Education outlines their plans to make higher education more affordable.
The 2016 Budget: Improving Opportunity and Affordability in Higher Education
Over the past six years, thanks to the hard work and determination of our country’s workers and businesses, our economy...
This stunt is supposed to inspire other people to eat bugs for some reason.
Rachel Feltman of the Washington Post reports.
This college student is eating bugs for 30 days so you will too
If Cam Brantley-Rios can eat bugs for every meal, the Auburn University senior figures,...
You’d think the Greek world would’ve learned to avoid controversially themed parties by now, alas…
Joshua Fechter of My San Antonio reports:
University of Texas fraternity under fire for ‘border patrol’ party
A fraternity at the University of Texas at Austin is taking heat for hosting an alleged “border patrol” party at its house...
Perhaps this is partly due to anxiety about taking on so much debt with poor job prospects.
Jake New of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Fragile Mental Health
The emotional health of incoming freshmen is at its lowest point in at least three decades, a new survey shows, with students reporting that they’re spending more...
First Dartmouth banned hard alcohol. Now they’re offering a new class on Black Lives Matter which will be taught by fifteen professors from ten departments.
Kaitlyn Schallhorn of Campus Reform reports.
Ivy League college offers Black Lives Matter course
Dartmouth College is now offering a #BlackLivesMatter course for its students in...
Obama is now making the rounds for free community college in the same way that he traveled the country trying to sell Obamacare.
Julie Hirschfeld Davis of the New York Times reported.
On Campus, Obama Makes Case for Plans Including Free Community College
INDIANAPOLIS — President Obama on Friday pressed voters to demand that...
Don’t comment on your professor’s clothing or you are a sexist. Jonathan Lai from the Inquirer reports.
Law school e-mail decries sexism in student’s comments
After a law student at Rutgers-Camden commented in a class evaluation on a female professor’s outfits, an administrator sent a clear message to law students and faculty: Sex-...
Maybe white guilt is the bigger issue here.
Gabriella Morrongiello of Campus Reform reports.
Felon, heroin aficionado attributes Ivy League degree to white privilege
To what does Keri Blakinger, a convicted felon turned Ivy League graduate, attribute her success? White privilege, of course.
In 2010, Blakinger was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a...
Lani Guinier, Harvard Law professor certainly seems to think so.
Richard Greenwald writes at the Boston Globe:
‘The Tyranny of the Meritocracy’ by Lani Guinier
We all understand the importance of college in the modern economy. This signal economic importance leads to the SAT becoming the sole difference between getting into a great school...
This should help everyone find work after graduation, right?
Todd Tanner and Mark Green of FOX News 13 in Utah reported.
Upcoming ‘Sex Week’ at University of Utah sparks debate on campus
Does an upcoming event at the University of Utah encourage students to see each other as sex objects? One student groups feels...
A meningitis outbreak has canceled student events at Providence College.
Patrick Anderson of the Providence Journal has the story.
Providence College chess tournament canceled due to meningitis outbreak
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A regional chess tournament at Providence College was postponed Saturday as school officials began organizing meningitis-response efforts in the space where it was...
If this catches on in Colorado, maybe other states will pass similar bills.
Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.
Colorado bill would prevent discrimination against religious student groups
February is an interesting month for Colorado legislation pertaining to student rights and protections, and the Alliance Defending Freedom is testifying in favor of...
The Columbia student who carries a mattress to protest her alleged rape has had her story’s narrative challenged.
Even after the alleged rape, she continued to initiate friendly conversation with the alleged rapist.
Columbia student’s alleged rapist contradicts narrative … with evidence
We’ve previously covered the rape allegations by Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz...
Because after all, why not?
Katherine Timpf reports at National Review.
UC Berkeley Lecture: It Is ‘Necessary’ to Apply Transgender Studies to Agriculture
The University of California–Berkeley is hosting a lecture about how it is “necessary” to apply gay and transgender studies to agriculture because agriculture is all about reproduction and our food systems...
The FCC made it clear that blocking or interfering with personal internet devises is illegal, but how do their hot spot regulations impact colleges and universities?
Carl Straumsheim writes for Inside Higher Education:
Waiting for the FCC
College and university chief information officers are unsure of what to make of the Federal Communications Commission’s...
$1.315 billion? Pssh. Chump change, right? The Oregon Student Association seems to think so.
Alexandra Wallachy of the Daily Emerald Reports:
OSA to hold rally for investment in higher education from state legislature
Hey legislature, can you spare $1.315 billion? That’s the question that the Oregon Student Association will ask in Salem at its...
Despite the fact that the UVA story has been debunked, some schools are acting like it really happened.
Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reported.
Columbia: Attend Rape Workshops, Or No Diploma
Columbia University may be compelling students in the next month to complete a sexual assault education program or else lose the ability...
Cornell is about to get a taste of CornellCare on campus. Casey Breznick from the Cornell Review reports.
CornellCare: University to Charge Students $350 ‘Health Fee’ for Not Purchasing Student Health Insurance
President Skorton: “For the common good” | Vice President Murphy: Gannett “in deficit”
Students are expressing outrage at yet ano...
It looks like the subject of Jonah Goldberg’s talk hit a little too close to home for some students.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
STOLEN: Conservative students’ campus ad for Jonah Goldberg’s ‘thought police’ talk
Student organizer: ‘It is ironic a sign warning of...
Key statesmen and policy makers from across the continent are trekking to Senegal for this groundbreaking summit.
Samantha Spooner of Mail & Guardian Africa writes:
Senegal to host one-of-a-kind higher education summit for Africa
THERE is a renewed focus on the importance of higher education to the continent’s development, and Africa’s leaders are coming...
Spencer Irvine of Accuracy in Academia explains why below.
Pell Grants don’t help Career-Oriented Students
Pell grants are a lifeline for many American students, costing billions of taxpayer dollars, but what do we have to show for it? A policy paper by the American Enterprise Institute’s Kevin James points out that Pell grants...
