Apparently, the term ‘third world’ is no longer politically correct.
Dante O’Connell of the Brown Daily Herald reported.
Third World Center likely to receive new name
The Third World Center will likely have a new name as early as September 2014, said Mary Almandrez, director of...
Maria Cramer of the Boston Globe reports:
Teacher convicted of child porn charges can keep pension
The state’s highest court has decided that a former high school teacher who was convicted of child pornography charges can keep his retirement benefits.
In a ruling Monday, the Supreme Judicial Court said that Ronald T. Garney, a...
Administrators at Quinnipiac aren’t just part of the higher ed bubble, they’re driving it.
The College Fix reports.
University Raises Tuition Nearly $10,000 Over Six-Year Span
Higher education bubble alert, and it’s a doozy. WTHN reports:
While Quinnipiac (University) is a great school with a prestigious reputation, like many schools, with the construction of new buildings...
I don’t know about you, but to me, preferring to discuss your research in 140 characters or less seems to say a lot about how important and well-thought-out that research is.
Carl Straumsheim at Inside Higher Ed reports:
Study: Scholars are present on professional networks, but engage on Twitter
Academia.edu, ResearchGate and other websites...
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is not a fan of the new campus sex assault bill and points out the lack of due process on campus.
EDITORIAL: Campus sex assault bill flattens due process
America’s college campuses have long displayed contempt for the First and Second Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Now Congress is...
What is the average family’s biggest lifelong expense? Taxes. Then, your home/mortgage. Then, apparently, your children.
Cost to raise today’s child nears $250G, federal report finds
A child born in 2013 will cost a middle-income American family an average of $245,340 until he or she becomes an adult, with families living in the...
Since taking over at Purdue, Mitch Daniels has shown that real higher education reform is possible.
Richard Vedder writes at See Thru Edu.
University Presidents, 2.0
While almost all new presidents speak eloquently of change, Daniels (not a particularly charismatic speaker) has shown that action talks louder than words. In less than two years,...
Does that mean for-profits are moving up in the world, or just that community colleges have that bad of a reputation? Paul Fain at Inside Higher Ed reports:
Community colleges and for-profits fare similarly in new study of employer responses
In the debate over the value of attending a for-profit college, the rubber...
Despite increased enrollments over recent years, the Greek system is becoming a point of controversy for some.
Douglas Belkin of the Wall Street Journal reports.
College Fraternities Drawing More Scrutiny
Tyler Kuhn’s most cherished Dartmouth memories involve smoking $6 Romeo y Julieta cigars, sipping Keystone Light beer on the porch of his Sigma Nu...
Matthew Lamb of The College Conservative offers a rebuttal of the oft-touted claim that raising the minimum wage increases the dignity of work. He argues instead that government-mandated minimum wage increases reduce the dignity of working and make it harder to find work.
Minimum Wages, Dignity, and Value
Proponents of raising the minimum...
Of course. She’s just a professor who attacked a teenage girl and stole her property. Why should she go to jail?
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
UPDATE: Feminist Professor Who Attacked Prolife Teen Avoids Jail Time
A feminist studies professor who attacked a prolife teenager and stole and destroyed her anti-abortion poster...
Jennifer Kabbany at The College Fix gives four reasons why today’s college campuses are eerily similar to the dystopian society presented in The Giver:
4 Creepy Similarities Between ‘The Giver’ and College Campuses
There’s some creepy similarities between The Giver and today’s universities that should serve as major red flags. There’s no big spoiler alerts in...
Finally, some good news on this subject. KC Johnson writes at Minding the Campus.
Four Straight Legal Victories for Due Process
In the fourth consecutive court ruling of its type (following X...
Maybe this is signals a turnaround: in his commencement address at Harvard University, Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, a staunch supporter of the Obama administration, warned students about excessive liberal partisanship in academia.
Jace Gregory at Accuracy in Academia has the story:
Academic Bias Widely Acknowledged
Dissident conservatives have long bemoaned the...
No one seems to be anticipating an outbreak but it’s good to be prepared.
Kristin Anderson of WKYC reports.
Universities prep for Ebola as students return to campus
The Ebola outbreak is raising concerns for universities as they get ready to welcome international students back to campus. The University of Akron is working with...
Professor Julio Pino quotes Fidel Castro in his open letter to “academic friends of Israel.” Fidel Castro. That alone should discredit everything else he writes.
If you’re not outraged enough already, know that Kent State is a public university that benefits from over $137 million in taxpayer funds.
“Professor” Pino, by the way,...
Is there a chapter of “Students for Concealed Carry on Campus” at your school? Why not start one?
Daniela Perallon of WHNT News reported.
Alabama college students challenge gun policies on campus
Fresh from their third national conference earlier this month, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is lobbying lawmakers and pressuring administrators to...
Students involved in “Advocacy and Awareness” groups at John Hopkins will see a massive cut in university funding in the coming year: where once such groups received about the same funding per year as other groups (a few thousand dollars), they will now be receiving as little as $300.
Some say the...
Mary Schenk of the News-Gazette reports that use of the drug Ecstasy is up among college students.
A dangerous campus combination
OK, parents of college students. As the semester begins, you’ve undoubtedly discussed the do’s and don’ts with your child.
No running over on the cellphone data plan. Never overdraw on the checking account....
Do you have a knack for scientific research and a sweet tooth? Then world-premier Cambridge University might just have the sweetest offer for you: a three-and-a-half year research project into the properties of chocolate in warm weather.
Maev Kennedy of The Guardian reports:
PhD in chocolate – a sweet job on offer at...
Investor’s Business Daily cites a new report which lays the high cost of college at the feet of big government.
Report: Big Government Is To Blame For Soaring College Costs
Americans have watched in anguish as the cost of college has soared out of reach. What they don’t know is that a big...
Two weeks ago I wrote a short piece reviewing various college ranking methods, with the two conclusions that none is perfect and that they are not a whole lot pertinent to deciding which college to attend.
However, for a growing number of young people the following two ranking categories might become serious...
