Social media also has presented scammers with new ways to reach victims.
WHSV reports.
W.Va. Attorney General warns college students of identity theft dangers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WHSV) — As students head back to school this fall, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is working to educate students about the identity theft dangers that go...
The return on investment for higher education is proven, yet students and families remain risk averse in making that investment.
Chicago Tribune reports.
Guest opinion: Campaign season highlights costs of college
It’s an election year, and lots of politicians are making promises. This cycle, we hear about “free” college for everyone. While it remains...
All you have to do at this school is identify as a woman and you can play on their teams.
Campus Reform reports.
Utah college formally allows men on women’s sports teams
Westminster College out of Utah has announced that it will allow men who identify as women to play on female sports teams...
“The U.S. has more millionaires than anywhere else in the world, so it is no surprise to see the Ivy League schools on this list.”
CNBC reports.
Go to this college for the best chance of becoming a millionaire
College dropouts like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates made billions, but if you plan to...
All or nothing is never an appealing policy.
The FIRE blog reports.
CSU Long Beach Administrators Refuse to Recognize Any New Student Organization
Yesterday marked the first day of the fall semester at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), but students there cannot form new student organizations due to administrators’ “moratorium” on recognizing new...
Books have given way to network bandwidth.
ABC News reports.
AP PHOTOS: College Libraries Reinvented for Digital Age
Roll over, Melvil Dewey. Behold the 21st-century college library.
Hundreds of schools, from Ivy League universities to community colleges, have remade their libraries as colorful hubs of college life. Gone are bound journals, miles of musty books...
Why is it always Christian schools which have to fight for their rights?
The College Fix reports.
Christian college sues the feds to protect women’s privacy and due process, president says
By warping Title IX, regulators show they are ‘misogynists’
Everett Piper has a much bigger agenda than simply stopping the federal government from telling his evangelical university...
Washington & Jefferson dips its toe into graduate programs, but leaders of the traditionally undergraduate college admit it’s a balancing act.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Washington & Jefferson balances new programs with old emphasis
Washington & Jefferson College leaders want to make sure a new foray into graduate education doesn’t cause an identity crisis.
The...
Abbott characterized the cheating and expulsions as a one-time incident.
Fox News reports.
Montana college expels students 4 years after Saudis cheated
BUTTE, Mont. – Fifteen summer school students have been expelled for cheating at Montana Tech, the same college that dismissed several Saudi students and revoked the degrees of others after discovering a...
The higher ed bubble continues to grow.
Penn Live reports.
California University of Pa. faculty put on notice about potential layoffs
Faculty at California University of Pennsylvania have received notice that layoffs may be coming after the end of the upcoming academic year.
University officials cite enrollment challenges and programmatic changes as the reasons layoffs...
General Electric and coding boot camps are leaders in this field.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Feds unveil details of experiment with alternative providers and accreditors
The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday revealed the eight winning applications for an experiment that will free up federal financial aid for noncollege job training, including offerings by...
Students are just reacting in a knee-jerk way due to their leftist indoctrination.
The Daily Caller reports.
College Profs Admit Affirmative Action Is Failing Students, Get Called Racist
Professors at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. are being denounced as white supremacists after private messages were leaked in which they claim affirmative action sets up...
After photos of U of Mississippi students’ room go viral, debate follows on just how fancy a student residence should be.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Photos of University of Mississippi dorm room set off online debate
At some University of Mississippi residence halls, there is a tradition of making dormitory rooms worthy of interior...
Oh man! Why do the speech police have to be such a drag, man?
The College Fix reports.
Princeton HR department: Don’t use word ‘man’
The Princeton University HR department has largely wiped the word “man” from its vocabulary.
Campus officials said the PR money didn’t come from tuition but couldn’t point to its specific source(s).
The College Fix reports.
UC-Berkeley spent $200,000 on PR to get its chancellor in TED Talks, Davos forum
What is it with University of California campuses blowing money on PR campaigns that backfire?
Months after UC-Davis was revealed...
Racism is allowed in academia, as long as you’re discriminating against the right people.
Campus Reform reports.
Prof hosts workshop on ‘how racism shapes white identity’
A University of Washington lecturer recently hosted a “white fragility workshop” for Seattle residents “interested in deepening their understanding of how racism shapes white identity.”
Dr. Robin DiAngelo, an...
College towns are not just about academics.
US News Real Estate reports.
Why College Towns Make Great Hometowns
For some, it’s the roar of the crowd as the home team scores a touchdown on Saturdays. For others, it’s the quiet, tree-lined sidewalks on the quad or the ability to meet new people at different...
Well this is a bit disconcerting.
The College Fix reports.
Princeton professor easily hacks voting machine in seven minutes flat
Voter fraud, anyone? Princeton University Professor Andrew Appel has shown just how easy it is to rig the election.
Step one? By a Sequoia AVC Advantage for $82 bucks online. It’s an electronic voting machine...
Nationally, 59 percent of students who entered college for the first time as full-time freshmen in 2008 graduated within six years.
US News reports.
5 Tips to Avoid an Extra Year of College
Graduating from college in four years is no longer the norm; many students are taking an extra semester or more...
It goes like this: Just claim that men can join if they want and no one will ask questions.
The FIRE blog reports.
Harvard to Student Club: Lie About Your Policies and You’ll Be OK
Harvard University’s ill-conceived decision to blacklist students who join off-campus, single-sex social organizations continues to backfire, forcing administrators to...
4 tips for parents who are prioritizing their kids’ college bills over their own retirement savings.
Time Money reports.
Are You Saving Too Much for Your Kids’ College?
Parents these days are expected to pull off a financial Mission: Impossible. Cover the monthly bills, pay down debts, help elderly parents, save...
The young woman who wrote this story for Vice is a person of color. Her observations are very interesting.
Four Years at a Liberal Arts College Turned Me into a Conservative
Like everyone who cons themselves into attending a liberal arts college, I was captivated by the idea of changing the world by...
