The Obama administration doesn’t have a great record when it comes to supporting free speech on campus.
The FIRE blog reports.
New DOJ Letter Threatens Campus Speech, Warns Former OCR Attorney
Free speech on college campuses was dealt a significant blow last week when the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a findings letter against...
It’s predicted that by 2050, the Millennial count will reach 79.2 million, and the Baby Boomer population will drop to 16.6 million.
USA Today College reports.
Millennials now largest generation in U.S., surpass Baby Boomers
That’s according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released this month, which bottom line say Baby Boomers are no...
Stating reality as it has been known for thousands of years is now a hate crime?
The College Fix reports.
Believing in two genders is a ‘hate crime’ under police investigation at Catholic college
‘You can have your opinion’ as long as it doesn’t ‘deny my existence’
It’s uncommon at Jesuit universities these days for...
Provost Claude Steele resigned amid accusations that the campus has mishandled sexual harassment cases.
SF Gate reports.
Ex-Smith College president named UC Berkeley interim provost
A UC Berkeley professor who once served as president of Smith College, a liberal arts women’s school in Massachusetts, has been named interim provost at UC Berkeley — a...
We’re going to see more of this in the future as students fight for their future.
The FOX News Insider reports.
‘His Life Was Derailed’: College Student Sues After Suspension for Consensual Sex
A Colorado college student spoke out exclusively on The Kelly File tonight, saying that he was suspended from Colorado State University-Pueblo...
It’s the 27th institution to earn FIRE’s highest rating overall.
The College Fix reports.
University of Chicago dumps speech codes, earns highest rating from free-speech group
It pioneered the faculty statement in favor of freedom of expression, and now the University of Chicago has earned a coveted green-light rating from the Foundation for Individual...
This goes a long way to explaining the support enjoyed by Bernie Sanders on college campuses.
The Washington Post reports.
A majority of millennials now reject capitalism, poll shows
In an apparent rejection of the basic principles of the U.S. economy, a new poll shows that most young people do not support capitalism.
The Harvard...
Here’s a new piece by Barnard, who is the director of college counseling at the Derryfield School, a private college preparatory day school.
The Washington Post reports.
College counselor: I’m sick of reading about golden kids getting into Harvard. Here’s the story I want to see.
L...
Steven Crowder, Milo Yiannopoulos and Christina Hoff Sommers made an appearance at the University of Massachusetts this week and before they could even begin their discussion, leftist critics in the audience tried to shout them down.
Crowder shut them down in an epic rant you can watch below.
Strong language warning.
Here’s more from...
Young voters support Sanders because he is likable and visionary, not because of his socialist views.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Harvard Poll: 79% of millennials don’t identify as “socialist” (Sorry, Bernie)
Yes, millennials love Sen. Bernie Sanders — but a new poll demonstrates that it isn’t because his supporters universally favor socialism.
Harvard’s latest poll...
What a ridiculous waste of time and money. Don’t we have more important issues to deal with?
Minding The Campus reports.
Feds Fund Search for Microaggressions
Earlier this month, The Washington Free Beacon, the conservative online newspaper, reported that the National Science Foundation was spending over half a million federal dollars “to videotape male...
The graybeards, however, have changed more than the youth.
Red Alert Politics reports.
The GOP is deserting millennial Republicans
Millennials are deserting the conservative political values of their parents and grandparents, which could signal a more dramatic shift in political alignment than has been seen in decades.
“Growing ideological distance is not confined to partisanship....
Free community college only costs $100 million dollars? What a great deal.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
White House Push on Free Community College
Local and state-based free community college programs have grown rapidly across the country in the past year since President...
The protest comes as the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday sent to the Senate floor a bill to shift funding from salaries.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Students freak out as Tennessee votes to defund “Office for Diversity and Inclusion”
A move months in the making has finally come to fruition as both Tennessee houses...
Bravo to West Chester University president Chris Fiorentino for defending free expression.
You can tell from the video below that he was under pressure to cancel this event.
Mediaite reported.
University President Refuses to Cancel Trump Event: We Are ‘Committed to the Free Exchange of Ideas’
The president of Pennsylvania’s West Chester University issued a...
While employers are hiring more new graduates for full-time jobs, NACE said, they plan to bring on fewer interns.
The Wall Street Journal reports.
Job Outlook Brightens for New College Graduates
Good news for the class of 2016: companies are planning to step up their hiring of new grads.
Employers expect to hire 5.2% more...
In a new video from Prager University, Burt Folsom of Hillsdale College explains why private investment is usually more successful than government investment.
Watch below.
Here’s more information.
From transportation to energy, and everything in between, should the government invest money in as many promising projects as possible? Or would that actually doom many...
The same opening lines recurred with depressing regularity.
Forbes reports.
How (Not) To Make Your College Application Stand Out
Every college applicant wants to stand out, but in your efforts to show what makes you distinctive you need to make sure you don’t end up blending in.
For an analysis of college applications show that...
Lake Land College tried to go green but it didn’t work out too well.
Illinois Leaks has the story.
Costly Broken Wind Turbines Give College Whopping Negative 99.14% Return On Investment
Lake Land College recently announced plans to tear down broken wind turbines on campus, after the school got $987,697.20 in taxpayer support for...
Cruz struggled with his own student loans.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Does Ted Cruz have a student loan problem? Maybe not
Ted Cruz has won the support of youth voters in some state primaries, but some are saying he may lose future voters for his position on student loans, according to Will Weissert with...
A new piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education attempts to rehabilitate the image of disgraced ex-Mizzou professor Melissa Click.
Apparently, she’s the victim in all this.
Being Melissa Click
Last fall, as Melissa Click yelled and pointed her way into infamy, she quickly became a caricature of a radical faculty member who represented...
Faculty and students say the college has misspent its budget by going on a construction spending spree.
The Seattle Times reports.
Green River College staff, students walk out over leadership, budget
Hundreds of students, faculty and staff staged a walkout at Green River College in Auburn on Friday, leaving their classrooms to march through...
