Is Georgetown still a Catholic school? Why would they even invite Richards to speak?
Life News reported.
Cecile Richards Tells “Catholic” Georgetown University Abortion “is a Basic Human Right”
Georgetown University blocked concerned Catholics and reporters from attending today’s campus lecture by Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, but tweets from participating students revealed faithful...
Here is the playbook.
Today reports.
Parents, here’s what your college grad needs to know about landing a job
For college grads going into the job hunt, there is good news: unemployment is down. There is also bad news: underemployment is up. So how do parents help their kids understand that the degree they...
Not everyone was happy about this school’s decision to celebrate the hijab.
FOX News reports.
‘Hijab Day’ divides students, faculty at top Paris university
Students at a top Paris university sparked controversy Wednesday by inviting classmates to wear a hijab, or Muslim veil, so they can “experience the stigmatization experienced by veiled women...
It is not just money that explains grade inflation.
Pope Center reports.
COMMENTARIES Grades Just Keep on Inflating; Why Does It Matter? By George Leef
Every so often, the issue of grade inflation makes the headlines, and we are reminded that grades are being debased continuously.
That happened in late March when the two academics...
The social justice warriors aren’t going to like this one bit.
The Daily Caller reports.
UCLA Chalk Writings: ‘Transgenderism Is A Mental Disorder’ And ‘ISIS Is Islamic’
The University of California, Los Angeles has been graced with chalk writings speaking out against transgenderism, ISIS, and college education.
Images posted to the UCLA Transfer Students Facebook...
The announcement comes as the accrediting agency faces growing scrutiny on several fronts.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Head of embattled for-profit-college accrediting agency resigns
The head of an embattled national accrediting organization that oversees many for-profit colleges has resigned, the group announced in a statement Monday.
Albert Gray, who was president and chief executive...
These students must be Bernie supporters. Math is hard, isn’t it?
Campus Reform reports.
USC student govt. simultaneously demands tuition freeze and $20M increase in diversity spending
The University of Southern California’s (USC) administration is promising to dish out millions of dollars in scholarship funds for Syrian and Mexican immigrants as part of a...
These courses cover material considered high-school level, typically in math or English composition.
NPR reports.
Taking High School Courses In College Costs Students And Families Nearly $1.5 Billion
When Andrea Diaz was applying to colleges, she got good news and bad news. The good news was that American University, a private four-year university in...
This goes into the “you can’t make this stuff up” category.
Town Hall reports.
So, The White Privilege Conference Devolved Into A Total Cupcake Whinefest
The 17th annual White Privilege Conference in Philadelphia devolved into a precious snowflake whinefest when attendees noted that the conference was too white. No, I’m not kidding. To make...
It provides a strong indication of which university’s alumni are directly influencing U.S. legislation the most.
StartClass reports.
Colleges That Produce the Most Members of Congress
With the nation’s most important decisions hanging in the balance, it’s important that Capitol Hill be filled with the best and brightest America has to offer. A look...
Doesn’t your heart just break for such a sensitive snowflake?
The Daily Caller reports.
Student At $63,880-Per-Year College: Mural Of Flower Gun Is ‘EMOTIONALLY TRIGGERING’
A student senator at Pitzer College sent an email to the entire campus this week denouncing a mural showing a handgun with flowers coming out of...
He was arrested during protests focused on campaign finance reform.
The Harvard Crimson reports.
Lessig Arrested at Campaign Finance Protest in Washington
Police arrested Harvard Law professor and former presidential candidate Lawrence Lessig last week during protests focused on campaign finance reform in Washington, D.C.
Organized by the nonpartisan group Democracy Spring, a movement dedicated...
More facts about the Mizzou protests of last fall are revealing the climate on campus was hostile.
HeatStreet reports.
Internal Emails Show Safety Fears Were Rampant During Missouri Protests
Just days after protesters successfully toppled the University of Missouri’s president and chancellor last fall, a white student forwarded her professor a disturbing tweet. “#Mizzou...
An invitation to meet the revolution…
The College Fix reports.
Revolutionary Communist Party tours colleges calling for ‘a world without America’
An anti-democracy black activist teamed up with an anti-pornography white activist to convince Columbia University students to become communists and kill off America.
Though flyers spangled the hallways and scaffolding of Columbia’s campus promoting...
This is so absurd that it looks like something out of The Onion.
The Federalist reports.
This Parent’s Craigslist Ad For A Women’s Studies Tutor Proves America Is Over
If you ever doubted that a single Craigslist ad could capture the decline and fall of Western civilization, doubt no more. A Craigslist ad posted...
The demand is the cornerstone of “Fees Must Fall,” a campaign activists launched several weeks ago.
The Harvard Crimson reports.
Law School Activists Demand End to Tuition
In the most recent wave of activism at the Law School, some students are calling on the school to eliminate tuition completely as part of their new...
Can you imagine this scenario if the professor was a conservative and the student was an abortion activist?
From the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Guns, Pancakes, and Ambiguity
“Sarah” was a very nice young woman who turned up in one of my classes a year or so ago. Her academic abilities were not strong...
Roughly 200 students attended Northwestern Sex Week’s finale event Friday night.
The College Fix reports.
Students get oral-sex demonstration using grapefruit and a tarp at Northwestern
If there’s one thing students need to succeed in this economy, it’s better oral-sex skills.
That’s what you might take away from the Friday finale of Northwestern University’s Sex...
Students who are cleared of sexual assault often sue colleges and that settlement cash adds up fast.
The Independent Women’s Forum reports.
Overturned Sexual Assault “Convictions” Getting Very Expensive for Colleges and Universities
A recent University of Southern California court decision is the eighth so far this year in favor...
Unfortunately, last week’s Ninth Circuit ruling did nothing to answer our concerns.
FIRE reports.
Disappointing Student Speech Ruling from Ninth Circuit Threatens Student Journalism
On April 7, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down its opinion in O’Brien v. Welty, ruling against California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) student...
In a recent column at Real Clear Politics, Froma Harrop pointed out that big change is needed in higher ed.
Higher Ed Needs Major Disruption
There’s been much talk on the campaign trail about helping students pay for college and not enough about exactly what they’re buying. It’s ludicrous that student debt has...
LinkedIn told VentureBeat that there are 40 million students on the social network.
VentureBeat reports.
LinkedIn’s newest app helps college grads find jobs
For all the talk about its benefit to the “economic graph,” one of the main things LinkedIn is recognized for is being an online resume — it’s a social network that...
