Maybe this will change the war on free speech in higher ed.
Red Alert Politics reports.
Student journalists battling censorship on campuses nationwide
Freedom of the press on campus has garnered plenty of attention with incidents at the University of Missouri and Wesleyan University. Yet the two incidents “...
An assistant principal had suggested that Mullen should leave the hat home.
The College Fix reports.
Teachers mock high school student’s ‘Make America Great Again’ hat
Three weeks ago at South Portland High School in Maine, student Connor Mullen began wearing a hat with the popular Donald Trump campaign slogan “Make America Great Again”...
Students are just looking for things to be offended about now.
Campus Reform reports.
Mississippi students demand state flag be removed from campus because ‘it’s offensive’
Students at Mississippi State University (MSU) protested outside of the president’s office Wednesday, demanding the state flag be taken down from its post on campus because of its...
Thought you had a bad roommate?
National Review reports.
Ted Cruz’s College Roommate from Hell
Some people never grow out of college. Meet Craig Mazin, currently America’s most famous roommate.
Mazin is an alumnus of Princeton University, class of 1992, and he has done well for himself. He’s...
Clemson has some pretty tough sexual harassment rules.
The FIRE blog reports.
Speech Code of the Month: Clemson University
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for April 2016: Clemson University.
At Clemson, sexual harassment is defined as “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature,” including “unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other...
While the Porcellian has historically kept a low profile, Storey wrote that present circumstances drove the club to make public statements.
The Harvard Crimson reports.
In Most Extensive Comments in Centuries, Porcellian Club Criticizes Final Club Scrutiny
The Porcellian Club, Harvard’s oldest final club, broke its public silence Tuesday for the first time in...
The campus Trump panic is getting pretty silly.
The College Fix reports.
Trump chalking by College Republicans is a ‘hate crime,’ black students claim
Chalking threatens our tax-exempt status, DePaul warns
Chalk messages triggered not just students but faculty and staff at the nation’s largest Catholic university.
DePaul University’s Black Student Union accused its College Republicans...
Improving economy leads to lower enrollments at community colleges, report shows. Can online programs help stanch the flow?
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Study explores online learning trends at community colleges
Online courses have for years driven enrollment growth at community colleges, but as more students take their chances in the job market, institutions face...
The left always claims to be about fairness. How does this figure into that concept?
The Daily Caller reports.
College Cancels Debate Between Conservative And Liberal BECAUSE CONSERVATIVE WAS PARTICIPATING
At the last minute, officials at the State University of New York at New Paltz curtly canceled a planned campus debate between a notable...
Common Application, the standardized form that has risen in popularity and is now accepted by more than 600 colleges, including all the Ivy League universities
The New York Times reports.
Common Application Saturates the College Admissions Market, Critics Say
As the news rippled across the web last week that a Long Island student had...
We had a post on this yesterday but now video is available.
Student protesters were told to leave or they would be arrested and expelled. The administrator who speaks with the students explains to them that the people who work at the school deserve to feel safe.
The students are flabbergasted to be...
Is it time for the big decision?
Forbes reports.
Time To Decide: Making A College Decision
Across the country, thousands of students are in the process of making an important decision: where to go to college. This decision is the culmination of their high school journey and the first step in their college career....
American academia is getting downright Orwellian.
The Daily Caller reports.
Universities Are Singling Out White Students For ‘Education Sessions’
In just the latest instance of a taxpayer-funded university singling out white students for privilege-shaming “education sessions,” the University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted a special workshop on Tuesday for the purpose of getting white students to...
But what can colleges do when their students are the ones resisting change?
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Teagle Foundation grant recipients discuss how to get liberal arts students excited about online learning
NEW YORK — Administrators sometimes disagree with faculty members about the value of online education, and enthusiastic instructors sometimes clash with skeptics....
Another absurd claim from the academic speech police.
The College Fix reports.
Saying ‘America is a melting pot’ is a microaggression, Purdue class teaches
A business class at Purdue University teaches students the phrase “America is a melting pot” is a microaggression, according to class handouts obtained by The College Fix. That phrase is...
She physically attacked a white student Cory Goldstein because he wears dreadlocks.
The College Fix reports.
Black students blame America for black girl who attacked white guy with dreadlocks
We’d say th...
This student might find himself in some hot water over this.
Hope the trip was worth it.
KFBK reports.
College Kid Takes Girlfriend on Dream Vacation And He’s Shameless About Who’s Paying For It
Going on a trip halfway around the world with your significant other sounds like a dream come true.
Going on that...
The incidents occurred as Rhodes hosted several minority students through the annual Multicultural Visit Program.
The Commercial Appeal reports.
Some at Rhodes College see racist messages in ‘prank’
Two incidents on the campus of Rhodes College over the weekend have spurred an intense discussion about racism among students and faculty on the small...
It’s safe to say at this point that Trump has had the most explosive impact on campus in this election.
Cleveland.com reports.
Mock border wall creates controversy at John Carroll University
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – A mock border wall erected outside two buildings on the John Carroll University campus was a school project meant...
Apprenticeships “are part of a revival of sorts” that’s attracting more students.
Red Alert Politics reports.
More millennials look to apprenticeships, avoiding college
Despite the benefits of college for graduates, only 34 percent of 25- to 29-year-old Americans have a bachelor’s degree or more. To get a better understanding of the millennial workforce, the...
They should stop calling this a free speech wall.
It’s quite clear that the school only believes in some speech.
Watch a CBS News report below.
The report for the first time offers information on part-time faculty and graduate student instructor salaries.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Annual AAUP salary survey says professor pay is up 3.4%
Salaries for full-time, continuing faculty increased by 3.4 percent this year and 2.7 percent adjusted for inflation, according to the American Association of University...
