The ban stems from an alleged hazing incident which turned violent.
ABC News reports.
Virginia Tech Fraternity Banned From Campus for 10 Years
Virginia Tech’s first black Greek organization has been banned from campus for 10 years after a pledge says he was blindfolded and beaten over several days earlier this year.
The Roanoke Times...
Schools that fail to provide adequate housing to transgender students could face lawsuits or the loss of any federal funding they rely on.
Reuters reports.
College dorms a new front in U.S. battle over transgender rights
As lawmakers across the United States battle over whether to allow transgender Americans to use public restrooms that...
Naomi Schaefer Riley of the New York Post points out that rape culture obscures the very real horror of the crime of rape.
The frenzy over ‘campus rape culture’ is hurting real victims
If you want to know the difference between someone who is a...
Is there a case for price-fixing to be made here?
Dartblog reports.
Ivy Price-Fixing? A Circumstantial Case
Do the Ivies price-fix? Look how all of the Ancient Eight raised their prices for tuition, room and board, and fees this year. Not much of a difference one from ‘tuther, is there?
Six schools including the College...
When colleges feel the cash crunch, which are the first programs to go?
Expect to see more of this as the higher ed bubble grows.
The Chicago Tribune reports.
Western Illinois University eliminates women’s studies, African-American studies
Western Illinois University trustees on Friday voted to eliminate African-American studies, women’s studies and two other degree...
This is the latest in a continuing series of international cheating scandals.
The Washington Post reports.
Leaked ACT college admissions test canceled hours before students were to take it
The ACT — the most widely used college admissions exam — was canceled for thousands of test takers planning to take it in South Korea...
In the land of gainful employment, your skill set is king.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Harvard Business Review: Employers care about skills, not college name
The college legacy as a defining factor of a student’s future has lost its influence to what students do during their college years.
“A series of decisions that start the...
For the first time, more 18- to 34-year-olds live at home with their parents than in any other arrangement.
CNBC reports.
More college grads move back home with mom and dad
Even before graduating last month with a finance degree from San Diego State University, Lisa Huckemeyer’s son Tyler landed a job loaded with...
This is important because the left doesn’t have enough control over academia yet.
The College Fix reports.
Slow clap: University of Wisconsin-Madison readies its new ‘cultural competency’ program
Incoming students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will have the, er, “pleasure” of attending the “Our Wisconsin” program which is “aimed at increasing knowledge about cultural...
With barista training, he notes, students can get jobs at coffee shops to support themselves.
NPR reports.
Nashville High Schoolers Train As Baristas To Prepare For The College Grind
It’s the afternoon lull at Bongo Java East, and five students from KIPP Academy are tripping over each other behind the counter of this hip...
Both proposals were discussed, vetted and unanimously approved.
Pilot Online reports.
Ivy League limits time demands on student-athletes
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — The Ivy League has adopted two new rules that will further limit time demands on its student-athletes.
Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris announced the changes Tuesday. They will go into effect...
In the debate over free college, the military option is frequently ignored.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Army officer to Bernie Bros: Want free college? Free healthcare? Serve.
An American program exists that is 75 percent millennial and provides single-payer health care, free college, free vocational training, mortgage allowances, clothing allowances, free tax preparation services,...
Kissinger’s possible penalties include expulsion.
The College Fix reports.
UChicago student president whines that he’s being disciplined for lying, helping squatters
Tyler Kissinger thinks he deserves special treatment from the University of Chicago. Why, it’s not clear.
The student body president is facing a disciplinary hearing Friday, the day before his planned graduation, because he
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This is going to be an increasingly frequent problem since many colleges have outdated technology.
The Daily Caller reports.
Canadian University Forced To Pay $15k Ransom To Hackers
The University of Calgary was forced to pay 20,000 Canadian dollars (around $15,700) to hackers who infiltrated the college’s information technology systems.
The cybercriminals committed the ransomware...
Bonus tip: Avoid debt in the first place.
USA Today reports.
Ack! $37,000 in college debt! Now what? Top tips from 2 authors
The graduation party is barely over for the class of 2016, but for many the bills are already coming due. On average, this year’s crop of grads has just over $37,000...
Men are rape victims in college too, but you don’t hear about it because it’s rarely reported.
WFSB News reports.
College women rape college men but few men tell
College women rape college men far less often than they are victims, but it does happen, experts say.
Female-on-male rape survivors are a hidden, understudied minority....
Tajipour claimed the woman sat in the front seat of his taxi and came on to him.
Oregon Live reports.
Cab driver gets 10 years for attacking drunk University of Portland student
The 20-year-old University of Portland student was in a bad situation.
She had been drinking. She left a party near campus alone. Her...
These were, ultimately, a series of poor choices on NC State’s part.
The Fire reports.
Federal Court to NC State: Stop Requiring Speech Pass to Speak on Campus
On Saturday, a federal district court ruled that a student organization, Grace Christian Life, was likely to be successful in its First Amendment lawsuit against North...
When the left has lost Ralph Nader…
The College Fix reports.
Ralph Nader goes off on ‘absurd’ trigger warnings, ‘sensitive’ campus men, Black Lives Matter
Ralph Nader has a bone to pick with coddled college students.
In a wide-ranging interview with Pacific Standard, the veteran third-party presidential candidate and consumer crusader connects the rise of...
“At that age, most people have less money coming in and more pressure to spend money, from peer pressure in particular.”
CBS News reports.
Yet another financial drain for college students
As college students pack up for summer break, there’s one housekeeping item they may want to add to their list: scrutinizing their...
Can you imagine something like this being reality even ten years ago?
The Daily Caller reports.
Another College Will Now Pay For Students’ Transgender Surgeries
Vanderbilt University officials announced student insurance packages will cover transgender-related surgeries starting next school year, according to reports Wednesday.
The measure was proposed by the director of Vanderbilt’s student health...
It’s no small amount to anticipate.
CNBC reports.
Here’s how to pay for college this fall
With college bills looming, it’s time for parents of recent and soon-to-be high school grads to start thinking about how they’ll pay up.
It’s no small amount to anticipate.
For the 2015-16 academic year, the net price to attend a...
