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Allegations of Sexual Harassment Unfold at Case Western Law School

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Posted by    Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 12:30pm

Paul Caron of the TaxProfBlog provides a follow up report on some serious allegations at Case Western.

More Sordid Allegations Against Case Western Law School Dean

Following up on my previous post, Case Western Law Prof Sues Dean for Retaliation for Reporting Sexual Harassment of Students and Staff:

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Former Case Western Reserve...

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Brown Biology Professor Dissects Kelly Shoutdown

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Posted by    Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 11:00am

Legal Insurrection has been covering the fallout from an Brown University event at which NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was shouted down by protesters against NYC’s stop and frisk policy.

Brown biology professor Ken Miller asserts the shout-down was not “glorious”, but shameful. He recounts his experience at Brown in 1966 listening...

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Dickinson State Keeps Accreditation After Diploma Scandal

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Posted by    Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 9:30am

How does a school keep it’s accreditation after issuing phony diplomas?

Rob Port of the Say Anything blog reports.

Dickinson State University Hangs On To Accreditation

Per the press release below sent out by Dickinson State University, the Higher Learning Commission has removed sanctions related to the university issuing hundreds of phony diplomas.

Which should...

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Yale Student on the School’s Glass Floor

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Posted by    Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 8:00am

Most know the concept of the “Glass Ceiling” that prevents some people from getting the best jobs or education.

Scott Stern,a junior at Yale University’s Branford College, has some keen observations about the school’s “Glass Floor”.

A little less than a month ago, Richard Reeves, a Senior Fellow...

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Secretary of Education’s Rough Timeline for College Ratings System

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Posted by    Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 5:00pm

If the Obamacare exchange roll-out is any indication, colleges should start preparing for ensuing chaos during the implementation of the Obama administration’s new college programs.

The Obama administr...

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Video – Greg Gutfeld of The Five Reacts to Disgraceful Protest at Brown

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Posted by    Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 3:30pm

Earlier this week, we reported on the shameful protest of NYC police commissioner Ray Kelly at Brown University.

Yesterday, we reported that Brown has entered damage control mode.

Now Greg Gutfeld of The Five weighs in.

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Best and Worst Colleges for Meeting Men

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Posted by    Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 2:00pm

One of the casualties of the campus “War on Men” has been the dating life of Young Americans.

Cosmopolitan is trying to help the situation by offering a two lists where women have the greatest and least chance to meet eligible bachelors….perhaps at a politically correct Halloween party.

The good news: Women now...

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George Washington University May Give Honorary Doctorate to… Alec Baldwin

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Posted by    Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 12:30pm

Boy, colleges and universities are giving out honorary doctorates to just about anyone these days.

Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix reports.

Alec Baldwin on Short List for Honorary Doctorate at GWU

Alec Baldwin is on the short list to receive an honorary doctorate from George Washington University next spring, The College Fix...

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UCLA’s Daily Bruin Editorial Board Calls for Code of Conduct Clarifications

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Posted by    Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 11:00am

Asks the school to better define nonverbal sexual consent.

It the wake of federal requirements under Title IX, schools are reworking their code of conduct to address sexual harassment and assault.

University of California – Los Angeles is no exception. It’s student leaders recently voiced their concerns about the school’s new code of conduct. Now, the Daily Bruin editorial board demands...

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VA Supreme Court Finds Virginia Tech not liable for shooting deaths

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Posted by    Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 9:30am

You can’t blame the families of victims for taking this fight all the way to Virginia’s highest court. Read the full report below.

Allie Grasgreen of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Virginia Tech Ruling Reversed

In a decision overturning last year’s jury verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit against the state, the Virginia Supreme Court...

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“The Exorcist” Author Calls Georgetown’s Abortion Promotion “Demonic”

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Posted by    Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 8:00am

File this story under “Expert Opinion”:

William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist, a novel that was adapted into one of the highest-grossing films of all time, took aim at his alma mater Georgetown University in an interview with The Washington Post this week. A story prominently featured on the Drudge Report...

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Arizona State Student: Profiteering off breast cancer every October is unethical

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Posted by    Friday, November 1, 2013 at 6:30pm

As October concludes, it ends the official season of breast cancer awareness and fundraising events.

Annica Benning, a student at Arizona State University, shares her concerns about what the whole operation has become:

Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the nation, and spreading awareness of and raising money for...

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Waning Interest in the Humanities Worries Colleges

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Posted by    Friday, November 1, 2013 at 5:00pm

We have reported on the dissolving interest in study of the humanities. As students still struggle to find gainful employment, the news continues to worsen.

Tamar Lewin reports for The New York Times.

As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry

STANFORD, Calif. — On Stanford University’s sprawling campus, where a long palm-lined drive...

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University threat to punish students wearing ‘offensive’ costumes magically disappears

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Posted by    Friday, November 1, 2013 at 3:30pm

As Halloween dawned, one Connecticut university’s threat to punish students for wearing “offensive” costumes magically disappeared.

Administrators at Quinnipiac University warned students not to dress up for Halloween as culturally insensitive characters, including Mexicans, gangsters or “promiscuous nurses.”

But the private Connecticut university later backed off its claim that offend...

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Purdue President Mitch Daniels Calls Obamacare a Raw Deal for Young People

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Posted by    Friday, November 1, 2013 at 2:00pm

At least there’s one university president who’s willing to tell today’s college students the truth.

David Cook of The Christian Science Monitor reports.

Health-care law: ‘Raw deal’ for the young, says Purdue President Mitch Daniels

As Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was being grilled on Capitol Hill about the troubled launch of...

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Dartmouth Frat Suspended Without a Hearing

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Posted by    Friday, November 1, 2013 at 12:30pm

Freshmen caught drinking 3 margaritas over course of 2 hour dinner.

As a result of underage drinking, Dartmouth’s Beta Alpha Omega fraternity was suspended without any type of hearing by Dean of the College.

Joseph Asch, member of the Class of 1979, takes a look at the case and concludes there is dishonesty in the enforcement of conduct standards:

…An example closer to home...

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Scott Brown Blocked From Speaking at Saint Louis University

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Posted by    Friday, November 1, 2013 at 11:00am

The College Republicans of Saint Louis University invited Scott Brown to speak on campus but the school kept the event from happening by incorrectly citing a ridiculous rule about their tax exempt status.

There is a dangerous double standard for free speech happening on American campuses right now. I cannot understand for...

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UCLA student leaders worried about school’s revised sex assault policies

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Posted by    Friday, November 1, 2013 at 9:30am

College administrators and free-speech advocacy groups aren’t the only ones alarmed over the federal government’s new sexual assault and harassment rules under Title IX; students are now voicing their concerns about updates that include requirements from the new federal rules.

The Daily Bruin student reporter Kendall Mitchell reports on the worries expressed...

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Brown University Does Damage Control Following Disgraceful Protest

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Posted by    Friday, November 1, 2013 at 8:00am

Earlier this week, Brown University students and residents of Providence shamed the school by shouting down NYC police commissioner Ray Kelly.

The Brown administration has acknowledged the public relations disaster created by this week’s disgraceful protest by holding an impromptu forum hosted by university president Christina Paxson.

Charlotte Bruce Harvey of Brown’s alumni...

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“Junior Year Abroad” Programs Downsized to Weeks

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Posted by    Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 6:30pm

As colleges are trimming back budgets, personnel, and degree programs, it seems another favorite collegiate program is now being downsized: The classic “Junior Year Abroad”.

Forget junior year abroad. More students are opting for overseas study and adventure that last as little as a week.

Some students say shorter trips interfere less with...

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Millennials Lose Health Plans, Face Higher Costs Under Obamacare

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Posted by    Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 5:00pm

Alyssa Farah of Accuracy in Academia reports that college aged people are also losing health plans and looking at higher premiums under Obamacare. Young Americans for Liberty is documenting individual stories.

Young Americans Lose Health Care

WASHINGTON, DC— Millions of Americans have received notifications from their insurance providers that their policies are being...

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Facebook Exec Has Insult Ridden “Inclusion” Chat with Howard U. Students

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Posted by    Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 3:30pm

We recently reported that Howard University was experiencing financial problems so severe that is was poised for a credit downgrade.

With guest speakers like this, it is no wonder:

A top-ranking Facebook executive told a room full of students at the historically black Howard University that until recently, white men ruled the world.

Sheryl...

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