As Caleb Bonham points out below, nothing is free and the government usually gets its cost estimates wrong.
Watch the exchange:
Sterling Beard has more.
Campus Reform’s Caleb Bonham Talks About Obama’s #FreeCommunityCollege plan on Fox News
Last Thursday, President Obama announced a plan to make the first two years of community college free for...
Officers thought they were just investigating a low-level book store employee that was stealing. The case did not end there, but was traced to high-ranking officials of the college. Now the officers that discovered this are being threatened. The case does not end there though.
Read this article by Monica Hernandez for...
This should go over well.
According to the Duke Chronicle:
Duke’s bylaws state that the University’s aims are to “assert a faith in the eternal union of knowledge and religion set forth in the teachings and character of Jesus Christ” and specify that of the 36 elected members of the Board of Trustees—Duke’s...
Will record spending soon be a Florida reality?
If passed, this would make for record education spending in Florida.
Kathleen McGrory and Amy Sherman of the Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau write:
Gov. Rick Scott proposes record high education spending in Florida
TALLAHASSEE — After promising to boost education spending to a record high, Gov. Rick Scott on Monday released a plan to spend...
It looks like the administration of Marquette University hasn’t caved to public or media pressure yet.
Karen Herzog of the Journal Sentinel reports.
Marquette University professor John McAdams remains banned from campus
Marquette University students returned from winter break this week, but a longtime associate professor of political science whose public criticism of a...
They’ve both managed to misspell ‘Ohio.’ Who knew “Ohio” was so hard to spell?
Brad Crawford of Saturday Down South writes:
Buckeyes misspell OHIO in pre-game celebration
On the grand stage, something that has been practice hundreds of time was executed poorly prior to tonight’s national championship game at AT&T Stadium.
Ohio State’s spirit leaders...
This is despite the fact that tuition keeps going up at the California university system.
FOX News reported.
University of California sees record number of applications despite threat of higher tuition
The threat of higher tuition is not keeping prospective students from applying to the University of California in record numbers, UC officials said.
The...
Hope you enjoyed the first College Football National Playoff Championship game, and congratulations to Ohio State on becoming National Champions.
College football could be making so much more money, but their current four team setup is not maximizing profit. Find out all the details by this Forbes article by Brian Goff.
College Football...
Luckily, not everyone thought this was a good idea. If you can’t study a subject without ‘trigger warnings’ do you really belong in college?
Anthony Gockowski of the College Fix reports.
Demand for ‘trigger warnings’ at University of Minnesota meets opposition
While some University of Minnesota student leaders have demanded the use of trigger warnings...
The student newspaper at University of Chicago is less supportive of free speech than the administration.
Why don’t these students get it? The College Fix reports.
Crack down on ‘hate speech’ to save free speech, UChicago paper urges
Talk about a “man bites dog” story: The student newspaper at the University of Chicago is...
I will never ever understand why people riot after sporting events.
Josh Jarman & Jim Woods of the Columbus Dispatch reported.
Tear gas disperses revelers around campus after Ohio State win
Authorities used tear gas early today to disperse thousands of Buckeye fans on N. High Street along campus celebrating Ohio State’s win...
And you probably won’t guess why…
The University of Houston claimed a new honor in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings. Now rated number one in the country for having the best online graduate education programs, this Texan dark horse has earned the right to boast.
Elizabeth Rhodes from Culture Map Houston writes:
University of Houston takes...
Because the world can run on rainbows and good intentions, right?
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
Nearly 300 Stanford professors call for divestment from fossil fuels
The Guardian reports that nearly 300 professors at Stanford University have signed a letter urging the president and board of trustees to divest from fossil fuels.
“The...
Saying that just got a lot more common after the announcement by President Obama to normalize relations with Cuba.
Find out more about studying abroad in Cuba from our friends at the Dartmouth Review with this article by Ashwath M. Srikanth.
College Announces Cuban Study Abroad Program
Dartmouth will soon add another destination to...
Having fixed the economy, healthcare and global terrorism, President Obama is now dealing with the important issue of college sports.
Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reports.
President Obama Decides To Save College Sports
President Obama has found time in his busy schedule of not-really-terrorist terrorists and global warming to “save” college sports.
Obama will...
A student with autism has been kicked out of college for sexually assaulting another student. The vile act that caused the student to be kicked out?
A hug and a kiss on top of the scalp (something Joe Biden did recently) after mistaking another student for one of his friends.
Student With Autism...
In a word? No.
Professor Alan Dershowitz explains why in a new video from Prager University.
Here’s more information.
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Is Israel’s policy of building civilian communities in the West Bank the reason there’s no peace agreement with the Palestinians? Or would there still be no peace even if Israel removed all of...
Is deregulation to blame?
While the Texas economy rages on, tuition prices continue to climb.
Benjamin Wermund of the Houston Chronicle reports:
Tuition on the rise at Texas universities
Students attending Texas public colleges now are paying a much higher price for their education than they would have a decade ago.
Tuition at universities in Texas has skyrocketed, and...
The members of this fraternity not only deserve a heartfelt apology from UVA, they also deserve to be the new owners of Rolling Stone magazine.
I hope they’ve hired a good lawyer.
UVA released a statement today.
Phi Kappa Psi Reinstated at the University of Virginia
The Virginia Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi fr...
Every plan has a mastermind; this one is no exception.
Behind every major policy initiative are influencers, lobbyists, interest groups, and the like. So who was behind Obama’s “free” community college plan?
Katherine Mangan and Beckie Supiano of The Chronicle of Higher Education write:
The Players Who Influenced Obama’s Free-College Plan
The White House proposal to provide free community-college tuition to millions of students...
This has actually been an ongoing issue and obviously it still is.
Ashley Dobson of Red Alert Politics reports.
Obamacare full-time work definition brings out rift on college campuses
The latest battle over Obamacare is bringing out a sharp divide on college campuses. But it’s not between liberals and conservatives, it’s between the college...
Is Governor Kasich a fan of President Obama’s “free” community college plan?
Robert Higgs of Cleveland.com writes:
Kasich administration interested in details of Obama plan to expand community college access
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. John Kasich’s administration, while reserving judgment until more details are known, said President Barack Obama’s plan to boost access to...
