This led to criticism that such policies do little to protect victims of campus sexual assault.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Stanford’s ban on large containers of hard alcohol sparks debate about sexual assault
Stanford University on Monday announced a new policy banning large containers of hard alcohol from undergraduate housing and events. The policy...
In a new video from Prager University, Matthew Woessner, a political science professor at Penn State Harrisburg, offers some great tips to conservative college students.
Take a look.
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Conservative students are vastly outnumbered on campus, and their beliefs and values are often ridiculed by other students, professors and administrators. So, how...
The average weight gain freshman year isn’t actually 15 pounds — it’s 7.8.
NBC News reports.
Fearing the Freshman 15? Lebanon Valley College Wants to Help You Avoid It
When 470 freshmen arrive at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania this week, there will be a new item on their three-day orientation menu: an “Introduction...
Hello, my name is… offensive!
The College Fix reports.
‘Intercultural’ campus event to offer safe-space nametags: Green means go, red means stranger danger
Virginia Tech lays out rules of engagement for Intercultural Engagement Center welcome back event
‘Please do not approach someone with a red sticker’
Virginia Tech’s Intercultural Engagement Center is set to host a...
Many graduate students at public universities are already unionized.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
NLRB: Graduate Students at Private Universities May Unionize
Graduate students who work as teaching and research assistants at private universities are entitled to collective bargaining, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday.
The NLRB said that a previous ruling by the board...
How is this not racist? If the program was about stopping any other group, it’d be a national scandal.
The Binghamton Review reports.
“#StopWhitePeople2K16” Is An Official Part Of Residential Assistant Training
Racism seems to continually weigh upon both the faculty and students of Binghamton University. As a response to the apparent presence of...
Over five years, former president Bill Clinton earned $17.6 million from the world’s largest for-profit education company.
NBC News reports.
Hillary Blasts For-Profit Colleges, But Bill Took Millions From One
Since launching her bid for president Hillary Clinton has been a vocal critic of for-profit schools, pledging in speeches across the country to “crack...
Remember when higher education was focused on learning, not progressive policy?
The College Fix reports.
Accused of being Eurocentric, Roger Williams U. hires social justice expert to help lead campus
Roger Williams University, a private liberal arts college in Rhode Island, has hired a “social justice” expert to help lead...
Not good news.
PBS NewsHour reports.
Many of this year’s high school grads may not be college-ready, test scores suggest
WASHINGTON — The latest scores from the ACT college entrance exam suggest many of this year’s high school graduates aren’t ready for college-level course work.
In its annual score report released Wednesday, the testing company...
No surprises here.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Ironic: Report finds Democratic states have the most student debt
LendEDU, a company that helps borrowers refinance their student loan debt, recently released its Student Loan Debt by School by State Report, which analyzes state and college level data on student debt.
It found that the average borrower...
Drake reportedly discussed sexual consent, communication and pleasure in bed.
The College Fix reports.
Porn star teaches UCLA students how to have sex
Jessica Drake, whose recent filmography includes “Sexbots: Programmed for Pleasure,” “Magic Mike XXXL: A Hardcore Parody,” and “Supergirl XXX: An Axel Braun Parody,” recently swung by a summer psychology course on...
The College at the University of Chicago has a very strong reputation on free speech and it’s easy to see why.
Campus Reform reports.
You won’t find safe spaces here, UC dean tells freshmen
One college administrator has taken a bold stance against the demise of free speech on America’s campuses, warning newly admitted...
His dark message of decline doesn’t resonate among voters with college degrees.
The Wall Street Journal reports.
Why Trump Is Failing With College Grads
The support of white voters with a college education is the key battle of the 2016 presidential contest, and Donald Trump is losing it. In 2012 Mitt Romney beat Barack...
This school makes students jump through hoops to exercise their free speech rights.
The FIRE blog reports.
Speech Code of the Month: Northwestern State University
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for August 2016: Northwestern State University in Louisiana.
Universities are allowed to adopt reasonable, content-neutral, and narrowly tailored “time, place, and manner”...
Just how much more?
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Study finds graduates of most selective colleges enjoy earnings payoff
With regularity, various groups issue reports on the colleges whose graduates earn the highest postgraduation salaries. Typically, those are colleges that are among the most competitive in admissions. The Obama administration’s College Scorecard, while not ranking...
This is just the latest example of higher education treating students like children.
USA Today reports.
Stanford gets slammed for banning hard alcohol at on-campus parties
Stanford students aren’t allowed to consume hard alcohol at on-campus parties anymore.
That’s because of a new university policy announced Monday.
The decision to adjust the drinking policy was announced...
The hour-long multiple-choice exams are taken separately from the main SAT and cover 20 subjects.
The Boston Globe reports.
SAT subject tests lose favor for colleges
Several top New England colleges have joined a growing number of schools nationally that no longer require applicants to submit scores from SAT subject tests, saying the specialized...
Just what higher education needs, more unions. This should end well.
FOX News reports.
Ruling: Grad students at private universities can unionize
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday that student teaching and research assistants at private universities are employees and have a right to be represented by unions.
The 3-1 ruling overturns a 2004...
Many college students can’t afford to spend the summer unemployed, so they carve up the week into days of paid and unpaid work.
The Boston Globe reports.
Want a summer internship in politics? Get a job first.
With graduation on the horizon, Leah Goldman knew how she would spend the last summer of her...
This is just the latest claim of sexism from Hillary supporters. There will be many more to come.
Campus Reform reports.
Calling Hillary ‘Mrs. Clinton’ is sexist, say Georgetown Dems
A recent post in the Georgetown University College Democrats’ blog asserts that referring to Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as “Mrs. Clinton” is sexist.
“Please...
A story so gruesome that it could have been from The Silence of the Lambs.
Fox 59 reports.
College student accused of killing 2 people, biting off man’s face claimed he had ‘superpowers’
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – A college student found biting off the face of a victim after a double homicide in Florida...
How are schools even allowed to discriminate this way in 2016?
The College Fix reports.
Public university hosts blacks-only student retreat – to promote inclusion
CSU-Fresno president: ‘Create a greater sense of belonging on campus’
California State University Fresno recently held a three-day student retreat for black students that aimed to foster inclusion and help...
