I believe the promise was “if you like your plan, you can keep your plan.” Funny how things change.
Spencer Irvine of Accuracy in Academia reports.
Obamacare hits George Washington University
The faculty at George Washington University made substantial contributions to President Obama when he was seeking that office. They are about to contribute...
Well, Harvard is a private institution so it’s free to set its admission and financial aid policies how it sees best fit. What do readers think?
Tony Lee of Breitbart reports:
HARVARD GIVES STUDENT FULL RIDE AFTER HE TELLS THEM HE’S ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT
When Dario Guerrero, an illegal immigrant who found out about his...
Who comes up with these insane policies? Every week brings a new story like this.
Derek Draplin of the College Fix reported.
University of Michigan: Withholding Sex, Discounting Feelings are ‘Sexual Violence’
Examples of abuse listed on the University of Michigan’s domestic violence awareness website say “sexual violence” includes “withholding sex and affection” and “discounting the...
It seems the Holocaust was just too long ago for kids these days to remember.
Daniel Mael of Truth Revolt has the story:
UC Berkeley Students Call For Murdering Jews: ‘We Support the Intifada’
A group of students and other community members on the campus of University of California at Berkeley confirmed their support for...
As George Leef points out at Minding the Campus, when the government tries to help, there are often unintended consequences.
Making a Bigger Mess of Student Loans
Federal student aid programs abound in examples that demonstrate a point economists often make: government policies almost always have undesirable consequences that weren’t anticipated, or if...
It’s a shame when the term “banned forever” is associated with higher education.
Rick Ritter of CBS News in Baltimore reports.
Tailgating May Be Banned Forever At Towson University
An indefinite ban on student tailgating? Towson University is considering it for home football games. This comes after what university officials call unsafe behavior during...
Bonham makes some excellent points here. Is it any wonder why some college students don’t know what ISIS is?
Campus Reform’s Caleb Bonham discusses crazy college classes
Think college is a worthy investment? Well, it depends on the courses students are signing up for.
As the Daily Caller originally reported, classes like Politicizing Beyonce...
As you’ll read below, the University of Denver doesn’t seem to trust students to form new ideas and relationships on their own.
Adam Kissel of Minding the Campus reports.
Freshmen: Here Are the Friends and Values We Want You to Have
For years, some colleges assigned new students roommates from different regions, races or...
I saw this on the air Tuesday night and I have to warn you, it’s painful to watch.
From FOX News Insider.
Watters’ World: How Would College Students Deal With ISIS?
How would...
It’s not Harvard. It’s not MIT (though that school is number two). It’s not Cambridge or Oxford.
It’s the University of Phoenix.
Sean Coughlan reports for BBC:
Google reveals most searched-for universities
Google has revealed the most popular searches for people around the world looking for universities.
This ranking of online searches is very different from...
Has this professor looked at Obama’s record lately?
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
Nutty Professor Says Greedy Republicans Will Turn Indiana Into Third World Country
“I have seen Indiana’s future, and it is Haiti.”
So says Fran Quigley, clinical pr...
Revenue going down? Check.
Expenses going up? Check.
Rally in stock market only thing keeping them afloat? Check.
Ira Sager writes for Businessweek:
How U.S. Colleges Are Screwing Up Their Books, in Three Charts
You might think that years of galloping tuition used to build new facilities, bigger stadiums, state-of-the-art gyms, and health-conscious dining halls is...
Republican state senator John Thrasher is set to take over the presidency of Florida State University. Naturally, some faculty members opposed the decision.
Ry Rivard of Inside Higher Ed reported.
Florida State’s Politician President
Florida State University’s next president will be a political insider without professional higher education experience, the university’s Board of Trustees...
Fight fire with fire.
Caleb Bonham of Campus Reform has the story:
Republicans taunt NYC climate change protesters with giant Reagan cutout
Occupy Wall Street’s climate change protests saw some unwelcome guests this afternoon as a group of young Republicans descended upon lower Manhattan with a giant Ronald Reagan cutout.
The counter-protesters, which have been...
Florida International University in Miami is ready for anything but their recent military acquisitions have some students unsettled.
Daniel Rivero of Fusion reported.
FIU campus police say mine-resistant military vehicle is a handy acquisition
University police departments across the country are getting military-issued equipment from the Pentagon’s controversial 1033 program, which has been hounded...
The Coalition claims that America devalues ‘people of color’ and indiscriminately kills black people.
Here’s more from The College Fix:
Ivy League Black Students Form Group; Claim U.S. Devalues, Kills Black People
Black student leaders at all eight Ivy League campuses on Monday launched a multi-university “Black Ivy Coalition” because, they say, Americans devalue...
Talk about the potential for trouble. Thousands of kids roam college campuses with phones in hand using social media every day.
Abigail Wang of PG Mag reports.
College Campuses Get An “F” In Cybersecurity
Ah, it’s that time of year again on college campuses. Freshmen hurry to f...
Yes, I know fraternities and sororities have been hazing for a long time, and it’s probably no worse now than it was 20, 30, 40 years ago. But it doesn’t make it right.
From Fox News:
Miss America Kira Kazantsev kicked out of sorority for hazing
Miss America Kira Kazantsev was kicked out of...
As the world is falling apart and all hell is breaking loose in the Middle East, no less.
Michael Cipriano of the College Fix reports.
College Student Argues America Should ‘Get Over’ 9/11 – Here’s Why He’s Wrong
We as a nation should “get over” the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks because there are bigger...
The chancellor of Syracuse University, Kent Syverud, has been quoted as saying he “cares about college rankings.”
Ry Rivard at Inside Higher Ed has the story:
Syracuse U. curbs work with program to help urban youth attend college
Syracuse University plans to scale back its involvement in a scholarship program for public high school...
Hey, it’s only an extra $20 thousand dollars over two years, right?
Kaitlin Mulhere of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Jacking Up J-School Tuition
A proposal to raise tuition at the University of California at Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism has some faculty members, alumni and students worried about destroying the school’s distinctive ch...
Their idea is creative and may surprise you.
David Mac Dougall of Forbes reports.
The Students From Norway Solving America’s Campus Housing Crisis
The solution to America’s current campus housing crisis may have already been solved by two students from Norway.
Across America this Fall, universities are facing a chronic shortage of accommodation. At San...
