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College Closes After Student Makes Threats About Financial Aid

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Posted by    Friday, June 24, 2016 at 3:30pm

The school was in the middle of final exams.

KOMO reports.

Email from student mad about financial aid closes Grays Harbor College

ABERDEEN, Wash. — A student upset about financial aid sent angry emails to Grays Harbor College here.

And the college took them seriously enough Tuesday to close the school, which was in the...

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Supreme Court Rules for Affirmative Action at University of Texas

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Posted by    Friday, June 24, 2016 at 2:00pm

The nation’s highest court has ruled in favor of Affirmative Action in a major case at the University of Texas.

The New York Times reports.

Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at...

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Bias Response Team Investigating Northern Colorado Professor For Playing ‘Devil’s Advocate’

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Posted by    Friday, June 24, 2016 at 12:30pm

A student complained that “other students are required to watch the in-class debate and hear both arguments presented.”

The College Fix reports.

Professor investigated by bias response team for playing ‘devil’s advocate’ in class

Teach your students that multiple viewpoints exist and you might be investigated by the bias squad in the bloated, top-heavy...

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UC Irvine Suspends College Republicans for Hosting Milo Yiannopoulos

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Posted by    Friday, June 24, 2016 at 11:00am

Milo is a conservative who was brought to campus by the College Republicans to speak, nothing more. This case is an illustration in unfairness.

Campus Reform reports.

College Republicans suspended by UC Irvine after hosting Milo

The University of California, Irvine has suspended its College Republicans chapter for an entire year after the group...

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College Campuses Are Having More Anti-Semitic Incidents

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Posted by    Friday, June 24, 2016 at 9:30am

And there was a big jump in the number of physical assaults on Jews.

NBC reports.

Anti-Semitic Incidents on College Campuses on the Rise: ADL

Anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses nearly doubled last year and violence against Jews is on the rise, a watchdog group reported Wednesday.

The Anti-Defamation League noted that 90 anti-Jewish incidents...

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University of Arizona to Launch Nation’s First Transgender Studies Program

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Posted by    Friday, June 24, 2016 at 8:00am

Do you want to really impress your progressive friends on campus? Change your major to Transgender Studies.

The Daily Caller reports.

Taxpayer-Funded University Will Offer Degree Focusing On Dudes Who Dress Up As Women

The taxpayer-funded University of Arizona will officially launch America’s first transgender studies program.

The program, which will confer master’s degrees, is...

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Over 130,000 Sign Petition For NCAA To Ban Athletes With Violent Pasts

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Posted by    Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 6:30pm

The petition was posted online 10 days ago by Darius Adams, a basketball player at Tacoma Community College.

Inside Higher Ed reports.

Petition demands that NCAA ban athletes with violent pasts

More than 130,000 people have now signed a petition demanding that the National Collegiate Athletic Association ban violent athletes from playing intercollegiate sports.

The...

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VIDEO: What If Our Constitution Were Written Like Campus Speech Codes?

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Posted by    Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 5:00pm

This short but brilliant video was created by FIRE.

Be sure to watch the whole thing.

Hat tip to Instapundit.

 
 
 
 

Taking 2 Extra Years In College Is Common And Costs Around $300,000

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Posted by    Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 3:30pm

When you’re mapping out your undergraduate career, consider how much additional years in school could cost you.

USA Today reports.

2 extra years in college could cost you almost $300,000

Taking an extra year or two to complete a bachelor’s degree is common these days, but that additional time could cost a student nearly...

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Could This Be The Campus Rape Lawsuit That Destroys Title IX?

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Posted by    Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 2:00pm

If it doesn’t, we’ll probably see more lawsuits like it in the coming years.

Robby Soave of Reason has the story.

The Campus Rape Lawsuit That Could Destroy Title IX Has Finally Arrived

A University of Virginia law student who was accused of sexual misconduct and banned from campus—years after...

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UC Berkeley’s Senior Staff Writer Blames White Supremacy For Orlando Attack

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Posted by    Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 12:30pm

The writer is also quite confused about whether his own existence signifies “oppression” or “privilege.”

The College Fix reports.

Orlando tragedy ‘culmination of white supremacy and heteropatriarchal norms’ — student op-ed

Opining in UC-Berkeley’s The Daily Californian, Senior Staffer Trevor Greenan details his personal struggles with identity while simultaneously holding the country’s dominant culture...

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VIDEO: Millennials Shocked by Hillary Clinton Quotes

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Posted by    Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 11:00am

Campus Reform recently played a game of “who said it?” with some young people. Nearly every person got all the questions wrong and were shocked by what they learned.

Here’s more:

VIDEO: Young people shocked by Hillary’s infamous quotes

Throughout the 2016 campaign, one of the biggest problems facing Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been...

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New York’s Problematic Student Organization Bill Dies

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Posted by    Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 9:30am

Had the bill passed, it would have infringed on the expressive rights of those attending college in New York.

FIRE reports.

New York’s Problematic Student Organization Bill Dies

Last week, my colleague Adam Steinbaugh informed Torch readers about a bill, S8017, introduced in the New York legislature, that would prohibit state universities, city universities,...

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College Professors Investigated for Presenting Opposing Viewpoints

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Posted by    Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 8:00am

The thought police are as active as ever on today’s college campuses.

The Washington Examiner reports.

Professors investigated for presenting opposing viewpoints

Two professors at the University of Northern Colorado were investigated after students complained that they were forced to hear opposing viewpoints.

The complaints were made to Northern Colorado’s “Bias Response Team,” an Orwellian...

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Some Professors Are Now Embracing Wikipedia

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 6:30pm

In sum, more than 14,000 students have created or edited 35,000 Wikipedia articles as part of a program run by the Wikipedia Education Foundation.

Los Angeles Times reports.

Why some college professors are telling students to use Wikipedia for class

Most college freshmen learn on Day 1 that they shouldn’t use Wikipedia. It’s framed...

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Los Angeles City College Holds Transgender Career Fair

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 5:00pm

Transgender mania has arrived on another college campus.

Campus Reform reports.

LA City College hosts transgender career fair

A government-funded career fair for transgender workers was held on the Los Angeles City College (LACC) campus Monday.

Attendees were able to meet representatives from more than 50 companies, including Amazon, NBC Universal, and Target. Anyone could...

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Skills Coach Claims When Millennials Live At Home It’s “Robbery”

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 3:30pm

It’s parents who may be doing the robbing, as many underestimate the readiness of their children to live on their own.

Red Alert Politics reports.

Skills coach: When Millennials live at home, it’s “robbery”

Recent polling shows a historical, and troubling, trend for millennials. More millennials (32 percent) live at home with their parents...

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New Campus Carry Policy in Tennessee Starts in July

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 2:00pm

As you’ll see from the report below by the Tennessean, not everyone is ready for this new policy to take effect.

Tennessee colleges scramble as law allowing guns on campus nears

At 8 a.m. Monday, police at the University of Tennessee will start registering employees who want to carry guns on the Knoxville...

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New Program Can Help Students Save $1,300 A Year On Textbooks

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 12:30pm

The initiative is expected to benefit at least 76,000 students.

Red Alert Politics reports.

New program rids students of text books, saving thousands

Students at some community colleges will have the opportunity to save money on textbooks by replacing them with open-source materials, thanks to a new initiative.

Achieving the Dream launched the “open educational...

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Protesters at U. Southern Mississippi Kicked Off Campus for Flying State Flag

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 11:00am

Part of the state flag includes the Confederate Flag so it’s anathema now.

The Daily Caller reports.

Protesters Kicked Off Campus For Flying Their Own State Flag

Protesters at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) were kicked off campus Sunday by a police officer who incorrectly told them the Mississippi state flag was prohibited...

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Texas A and M Sees 114% Growth In Diversity Without Affirmative Action

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 9:30am

What’s Texas A&M’s secret?

The College Fix reports.

Texas A&M sees 114% growth in diversity without affirmative action, it admits students based on merit

A powerful critique of affirmative action has been published ahead of an expected U.S. Supreme Court decision on UT-Austin’s use of affirmative action this month — and it involves another...

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CUNY Considers Campus Free Speech Zones

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 8:00am

Free speech zones are the ultimate in Orwellian newspeak.

Note the ironic title from Inside Higher Ed.

Safeguarding Free Speech

The City University of New York is considering a new policy on freedom of expression. Administrators say the policy affirms the university’s commitment to safeguarding free speech at a time of protests and politically...

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