A sad story and a reminder to students. Don’t let your phone distract you from your surroundings.
Ishita Mishra of the Times of India reports.
Selfie in front of running train costs three college-goers their life
Attempts to click “eye-catching pictures” to upload them on social networking sites cost three college going friends from...
The campus is going to feature a “global citizenship” curriculum, too.
Berkeley Plans to Build a Global Campus, 10 Miles From Home
The University of California at Berkeley plans to open a global campus, but it intends to do so without going very far from home. Under the plan, partner universities from around the...
Maybe the labels should also indicate foods which contain molecules and atoms.
Ilya Somin of the Washington Post reported.
Over 80 percent of Americans support “mandatory labels on foods containing DNA”
A recent survey by the Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics finds that over 80 percent of Americans support “mandatory labels on...
Civic duty or burdensome requirement?
In North Dakota, students might soon be required to pass the same exam those seeking U.S. Citizenship must pass.
Mike Nowatzki of the Grand Forks Herald reports:
Bill requiring students to pass civics test before graduating on its way to N.D. governor’s desk
BISMARCK – A bill requiring North Dakota high school students to...
After all, she did such a bang-up job with Obamacare, right?
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
Ohio State wants to give Kathleen Sebelius an honorary degree
Remember the lady who flubbed the Affordable Care Act roll out so badly that she resigned in disgrace? Ohio State wants to give the Obamacare flunky one of...
Staffers have been advised to stop using gendered courtesy titles such as Mr. or Ms. at City University of New York.
Mike Vilensky writes at the Wall Street Journal:
CUNY: Don’t Address Students as ‘Mr.’ or ‘Ms.’
“Mr.,” “Mrs.” and “Ms.” are being shown the door at the Graduate Center...
A new video from Christina Hoff Sommers offers the facts vs. the myths about sexual assault with an eye to college campuses.
Watch below.
National Review has more.
The “Factual Feminist” on Sexual Assault
In the American Enterprise Institute’s ongoing YouTube video series, the “Factual Feminist,” myth-laden feminist talking points are critically analyzed and, ultimately,...
A department chair at American U. has ended up pleading guilty to a long list of illegal actions. Keith L. Alexander from the Washington Post reports.
American University professor charged with setting fires pleads guilty to burglary
An American University professor who was charged with breaking into an office building and setting several...
Just wondering, which other countries let non-citizens vote in their elections?
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reports.
Professor: America Should Let Illegal Aliens VOTE
Earlier this month, a professor at Queens College, City University of New York asserted that “the right to vote in this country has never been...
Facebook and college students do not mix well. Steve Kolowich from The Chronicle of Higher Education has the story.
Facebook Addiction and GPA
Facebook is a tempting distraction. I have it open as a tab in my browser as I write this. And look, it’s showing that I have a new notification! I...
Our friend Hans Bader has written a new column for the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Did Slanted NPR Story Lead to Hasty, Illegal Education Department Sexual Harassment Rules?
Bad things can happen when an agency (like the Education Department) throws caution to the wind and regulates based on slanted media coverage from National Public Radio,...
What are the implications of a ruling by U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr.?
Benjamin Wermund of The Houston Chronicle writes:
Judge decides on UH veterans tuition benefits
In a ruling that could add to Texas universities’ financial challenges, a judge on Monday struck down a clause in a state law limiting veterans’ tuition...
How did they think this was a good plan? Luckily they’ve dropped it. What does it say about Obama that even Nancy Pelosi thought this was a bad idea?
Bernie Becker of The Hill reports.
Obama scraps plan to tax college accounts
President Obama is scrapping his proposal to tax withdrawals from a popular...
Will Taxpayers v. Douglas County Board of Education be a game changer?
Ben DeGrow of Watchdog.org writes:
Supreme Court ruling could make Colorado a school choice destination
Anticipation is building among school choice supporters for a Colorado court ruling that could create wide and deep ripples in the fabric of American K-12 education.
On Dec....
Here’s another example of how an accusation of rape can nearly ruin a student’s life.
Stephanie Barry reports via Masslive.
Amherst College settles suit filed after diploma withheld over rape allegation
A lawsuit filed by an Amherst College student who argued the school unfairly held up his academic career over an old, unproven allegation...
A New York Times columnist known for criticizing racial profiling is now publicizing his own son’s story with Yale campus police. The New Haven Independent reports.
Update: Columnist’s Son Was Forced To Ground At Gunpoint
(Updated) A Yale cop ordered a black student to the ground at gunpoint because he allegedly “matched” a...
It turns out the ‘Dark Ages’ weren’t as dark as you might think.
Check out this fascinating new Prager University video hosted by Professor Anthony Esolen of Providence College.
Here’s more information.
Course Description
Were the Middle Ages, also known as the Dark Ages, characterized by oppression, ignorance, and backwardness in areas like human rights,...
Free community college does not exist unless you live in a universe where paying $60 billion over ten years is ‘free.’ Arielle Mueller from Hillsdale College’s The Collegian has the story.
There is no ‘free’ community college
“We still live in a country where too many bright, striving Americans are priced out of...
Don’t you love it when a politician says something honest?
I don’t mean to take the governor out of context. Read the report by Ry Rivard of Inside Higher Ed.
The New Normal at Berkeley
California Governor Jerry Brown this week said the state’s flagship — the University of California at Berkeley — has closed...
National school choice week kicked off yesterday. What do you know about school choice?
Maureen Sullivan of Forbes writes:
Kicking Off School Choice Week With 9 Things You Need To Know
School Choice Week has grown from 150 events in 2011 to more than 11,000 events coming up this week around the country. They...
Lena Dunham’s account of her own sexual assault at Oberlin has been a controversial subject for months due to details which have fallen apart under scrutiny.
That didn’t keep her from discussing campus rape on a panel at the Sundance Film Festival.
Dominic Patten and Anthony D’Alessandro of Deadline Hollywood reported.
Lena Dunham Tackles...
How does the first amendment factor in to university transparency?
Kathleen Megan of the Hartford Courant writes:
Legislators Seek To Open Window On UConn Foundation
For years, attempts to require the University of Connecticut Foundation to be more open about how it raises and spends millions of dollars each year have fizzled in...
