The demand is being made to rich Hollywood types and Democrats. It’s a little tongue in cheek but there are some funny tweets.
Twitchy reported.
‘Wasn’t Obama going to make tuition free?’ Students ask wealthy celebs to take the #PayMyTuitionChallenge
You’ve probably heard of the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge,” but that’s been taken a...
If your teaching skills don’t convince students to re-enroll, then do you really think calling them on their breaks and begging will?
Ry Rivard at Inside Higher Ed reports:
Faculty at one public university are asked to get involved in student retention
The new interim president of the University of Southern Maine has advice...
Frequent College Insurrection contributor Hans Bader has written a new article for Liberty Unyielding which highlights the effect rape culture has on small businesses.
Small business and consumers harmed by ‘rape culture’ panic
Scheming politicians, opportunists, and grifters have latched on to the recent panic over a supposed campus “rape culture” to clamp...
Whether or not you agree, he has a right to his opinion and he is a criminal justice professor.
Dave Huber of the College Fix reported.
Prof Gets Heat for Article Defending Cops in Ferguson
And of course… it’s for the safety of the students.
Jenn Abelson of the Boston Globe reported.
Colleges in Boston required to release off-campus addresses
The Boston City Council on Wednesday voted to require colleges with a presence in Boston to provide a list of off-campus addresses where students are residing, in a step...
It’s difficult to repay a loan of any kind when you can’t find a job.
Wynton Hall of Breitbart reports.
Over Half of College Student Loans Not Being Repaid on Time
With U.S. wages plunging and the nation’s over $1 trillion in student loan debt soaring, U.S. Department of Education data reveal that over...
You really have to scratch your head when something like this happens.
What was the teacher thinking?
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reported.
Teacher On Leave After Instructing Sixth Graders To Perform Michael Brown DEATH SKIT
Officials at Brantley Elementary School in Selma, Ala. placed a sixth-grade teacher on paid administrative leave on Wednesday...
Sounds like a hairy situation. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.)
Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.
BYU Beard Ban Inspires Aficionados To Fake Skin Conditions, Debate ‘Apartness’
I’ve had a beard in some form since I was 16. Another student dared me to grow one, so I did, and never looked back. Sort of.
Movember hadn’t...
In a new post at Minding the Campus, Jonathan Marks has some advice for aspiring BDS activists on campus.
Anti-Israel Campus Activists Could Learn Something from George Bush
In a speech delivered to a joint session of Congress fewer than two weeks after September 11th, the much maligned President Bush repeatedly distinguished between the...
It sure sounds that way. Hope you enjoyed a martini on campus last year.
Joseph Asch of Dartblog reports.
A Grand Bargain on Alcohol?
Word is floating around campus that the administration might try to ban hard liquor (anything other than beer and wine) when the new social life rules are announced in the...
It doesn’t matter where your politics are, this is plain wrong.
Susan Kruth of the FIRE blog reports.
Northern Illinois U. Blocks Access to ‘Unethical’ Websites
Northern Illinois University (NIU) has enacted a stunningly restrictive network use policy and is enforcing it through a filter that blocks or tags websites based on content—including speech...
A prominent scholar argues that leaving the Bible out of public schools stunts the students’ educations.
Jace Gregory at Accuracy in Academia reports:
Bible and Prayer in Schools
Imagine an ancient record—by far the most published book in humanity—quoted by Shakespeare (1,200 times) and Abraham Lincoln—a book that has inspired political movements and religious...
In a new post at Minding the Campus, Peter Wood writes of the College Board’s new AP US History exam.
It seems some folks on the left don’t like having their agenda questioned.
Pushing American History as a Long Tale of Oppression
The Republican National Committee adopted a resolution on August 8 criticizing the...
As if there weren’t enough groups dealing with sexual assault on college campuses, there’s now another one: FAR — Faculty Against Rape.
Colleen Flaherty at Inside Higher Ed has the story:
Group wants to help professors fight against sexual assault on campus
Most faculty members aren’t trained counselors, but...
If they think things are bad now, just wait until the bubble bursts.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
As Higher Ed Implodes, College Leaders Accuse Peers of Dereliction of Duty
As higher education faces a crisis of epic proportions, a group of respected campus leaders from across the nation have called on...
Four football players at Notre Dame are suspected of cheating and getting away with it, adding more fuel to the belief that student athletes get pampered academically.
The College Fix reports:
Notre Dame Rocked by Charges of Academic Cheating
The Fighting Irish are fighting for their reputations. The New York Times reported on Tuesday:
…...
Are you concerned about free speech on your college campus this fall? If so, The FIRE has you covered. Check out all the resources they provide below.
Susan Kruth of the FIRE blog reports.
Don’t Miss These Resources for Students, Faculty, and Administrators!
With the new academic year almost here, we at FIRE want...
There goes the “women are pure and all men are pigs” myth.
The College Fix reports:
Women Enjoy and are Addicted to Porn as Much as Men, Study Says
Researchers at Germany’s Duisburg-Essen University say that pornography as the exclusive, or virtually exclusive, domain of men is a myth: Females dig viewing porn, too....
In a new post at See Thru Edu, George Leef reminds us that free speech applies to all.
Should We Fear Academic Blacklisting?
One of the hottest academic controversies of the year involves the decision by the University of Illinois to “unhire” Professor Steven Salaita. He had been tentatively awarded a position in...
Jill Tucker of SFGate reports:
S.F. teachers miss more school than students on average
Education officials like to say that kids can’t learn if they aren’t in school.
But what if teachers aren’t in school?
While absenteeism is usually considered a student matter, in San Francisco – and many other districts – the average teacher...
That didn’t take long. While parents in America have been complaining about Common Core for quite a while, now even many teachers don’t like it.
Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reports.
Poll: Public, Teachers Souring On Common Core
A new poll from the group Education Next indicates that support for Common Core education...
Two sources attempted to rank the top colleges in ‘LGBT friendliness’ and turned up with two wildly different results. Maybe these lists say more about how bogus these college rankings are, or even the biases of Campus Pride and the Princeton Review, than it does about the ‘tolerance’ of the...
