I’m just offering one possible response to this Washington Post article by Joann Weiner.
Why Sally can’t get a good job with her college degree
Poor Sally. She has spent tens of thousands of dollars and four long years to get her college degree and has $26,000 in student loans to pay off,...
Telling someone “Drink Responsibly” s apparently victim blaming, and the Justice Department will have none of it.
Greg Piper at the College Fix has the story:
Federal Policies ‘Censor’ Colleges From Talking About Alcohol Role In Rape
Former George Washington University President Stephen Tractenberg found out the hard way that you shouldn’t tell college...
Since this is happening for the second year in a row, I guess we can call it a trend.
Sydni Dunn of the Chronicle of Higher Education reported.
History Jobs Dip for a Second Consecutive Year
It’s hard out there for a historian. Once again, there were far fewer employment opportunities for history Ph.D.’s...
As anyone who’s encountered a liberal in a debate about the Israel-Palestine conflict knows, liberal academia has absolutely no grasp of the hypocrisy of their support for dictatorships and terrorists.
Malcolm A. Kline at Accuracy in Academia has the story:
Upside Down Academics
The divide between academics’view of the world and actual events on...
A horrible story if true but this is UCLA, one of the most liberal school systems in the country. Could it be possible that racism exists in Progressive environments? Say it isn’t so.
Richard Winton of the LA Times reports.
Black UCLA employee claims racial profiling in arrest by campus police
A 46-year-old African...
Give Steven Ma the data and metrics for him to create the 12 variables his college admissions algorithm requires, and the program will tell him the odds a students has of admissions to various colleges and universities. Take it or leave it.
Peter Waldman of Bloomberg Businessweek has the story:
How to Get...
Critics say these molds encourage drinking through the use of Jell-O shots.
Jake New of Inside Higher Ed reported.
Jell-O Shots: University-Approved?
Last month — just in time for a new season of college football — Kraft Foods released a new line of Jell-O molds in the shapes of various university logos. Four of...
Nothing political here, but I’m curious to see what these kids’ punishment will be when apprehended.
Autistic teen victim of ALS challenge prank, parents say
Police in suburban Cleveland are investigating an incident in which a group of teens allegedly played a cruel joke on an autistic classmate, reports CBS affiliate WOIO.
In a...
… Because they didn’t pay tuition.
Hunter Schwarz reports for the Washington Post:
Kentucky State University drops a quarter of its students for not paying bills
Kentucky State University President Raymond Burse announced Wednesday the school was dropping 654 students for unpaid tuition and room and board payments.
“The institution cannot afford to carry them,”...
Does anyone really believe college students in Nevada are going to stop smoking pot on campus just because the state says they have to?
Please.
Lenita Powers of the Reno-Gazette Journal reports.
Nevada regents ban marijuana use on campus
It came down to health problems versus money...
If it’s not illegal, it’s pretty sexist. They’re quite explicitly hiring more women and ignoring the relative quality of their applications.
Holly Else at Inside Higher Ed has the story:
Controversy in Switzerland over university job ad seeking only female applicants
A Swiss university is taking the “exceptional” step of advertising a job specifically...
I feel bad for the guy but he certainly hasn’t done any favors for the cause of concealed carry on campus.
Brandy Zadrozny of the Daily Beast has the story.
The Concealed Carry on Campus Movement Shoots Itself in the Foot
Just into the second week of fall classes, a Idaho State University professor...
Plenty will occur on campus this weekend, but which is worse?
Victoria Bekiempis has the story for Newsweek:
Is Teen Drinking Worse Than Teen Marijuana Use?
Every year, more and more Americans support marijuana legalization. In 2010, 41 percent of Americans favored legalization; by 2014, 54 percent supported such reforms, per the Pew Research...
As we say in Massachusetts, light dawns on Marblehead.
Tovia Smith reports.
Some Accused Of Sexual Assault On Campus Say System Works Against Them
After years of criticism for being too lax on campus sexual assault, some colleges and universities are coming under fire from students who say the current crackdown on perpetrators has...
There are probably a few milliseconds in there where the officer weighs his chances of being labeled a racist against his chances of being killed. It’s a tough decision, really.
Dave Huber at the College Fix has the story:
Narrative Fail: Study Shows People Shoot at Whites Quicker Than Blacks
A recent study published...
Everyone’s still asking what their country can do for them, not what they can do for their country.
Daniel E. Ritchie at Minding the Campus has the story:
Why “Global Citizenship” is Flawed
Within a few years of the September 11 attacks, anyone on a university campus could observe the steady growth of programs and...
A recent post at Minding the Campus examines the importance of free speech on campus and society at large.
‘Intellectual comfort’ and the Struggle for Free Speech
The fight for free speech is growing ever more urgent, argues Greg Lukianoff in Freedom from Speech, his new Encounter Broadside. Lukianoff, the President of the...
#FreshFace Jennifer Sullivan, a 23-year old who lives with her parents in Lake County, Florida, defeated her opponent by a six-point margin last week to win a seat in the state’s house of representatives.
From Campus Reform:
Millennial elected to Florida House of Representatives at age 23
Jennifer Sullivan, a 23 year old Republican,...
Here is one of the fundamental problems in higher education today. Too many students don’t understand that the college experience is supposed to challenge their views.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reported.
Yale Student: Conservative Club Problematic Because It Makes Campus ‘Uncomfortable’ For Muslims, Gays
I don’t know a great deal about Yale University...
While due process in campus sexual assault cases is definitely an issue, it should also be noted that campuses do occasionally protect rapists.
Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:
Student Privacy Law Wrongly Used To Shield Convicted Rapist
While much of The College Fix‘s legal coverage has focused on colleges denying due...
In a new video from Prager University, artist Robert Florczak discusses the devolution of modern art.
Here’s more info:
Course Description
For two millennia, great artists set the standard for beauty. Now those standards are gone. Modern Art is a competition between the ugly and the twisted; the most shocking wins. What happened? How...
Let’s see what readers think.
Stewart Ain of The Jewish Week has the story:
Cornell’s Ties To Qatar Getting Fresh Scrutiny
Cornell University is being called upon to close its medical campus in Qatar, an Arab country in the Persian Gulf that is the chief financier of Hamas, which just waged a 50-day war...
