“Inconsistent with our mission and values.”
CBS News reports.
College president denounces black student’s non-white roommate request
CLAREMONT, Calif.– A small liberal arts college near Los Angeles is denouncing a Facebook post made by a black student who was seeking out a non-white roommate.
The Claremont Independent reports Pitzer College student Kare Urena asked in...
This a another reminder that it’s never enough for the left. There will always be a complaint.
Campus Reform reports.
Gay-friendly Oberlin still plagued by white privilege, student complains
An Oberlin College student says that despite being considered the “gayest college in America,” the campus is still plagued by “structural and institutional racism, transphobia,...
U.S. Education Department denies a Utah-based for-profit college’s application to change its tax status.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Department of Education denies for-profit college’s application for nonprofit status
The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by a Utah-based for-profit college chain to convert to nonprofit status for federal financial aid purposes.
The...
The Yale College Republicans apparently have some Never Trumpers.
The College Fix reports.
Members of Yale College Republicans resign after group officially backs Trump
Several members of the Yale College Republicans executive council quit after the organization endorsed Donald Trump on Monday. They quickly established their own group: the...
This year’s U.S. college seniors graduated with an average debt of $37,172.
Forbes reports.
If There’s One Thing Millennials Regret, It’s Going To College
They may be the most educated generation in history, but if there’s one thing millennials regret, it’s going to college.
More than a third of 18- to 35-year-olds say...
If you were a student, wouldn’t you keep using the term just to anger the professor?
Campus Reform reports.
Florida art prof penalizes students for saying ‘melting pot’
Students enrolled in Art Appreciation at the University of Florida risk losing credit on assignments if they use the phrase “melting pot” in class.
Professor Pamela Brekka...
Students who say colleges have mishandled sexual assault complaints demand on social media that colleges #JustSaySorry.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Sexual assault victims urge colleges to apologize for mishandling cases
On Monday, Wagatwe Wanjuki, a former Tufts University student, posted a video on Facebook of her setting a Tufts sweatshirt on fire. “I’m not...
This is an education scandal the media loves to ignore.
The Daily Caller reports.
Bill Clinton Has Raked in More Than $23 Million From For-Profit Schools
Bill Clinton earned another $1.6 million from for-profit education companies in 2015, according to the Clinton’s newly-released 2015 tax return. The figure means he was paid more than...
The decisions students make during their freshman year can have a major impact on the rest of their college experience.
Forbes reports.
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before Starting College
If you remember what it’s like to be an incoming college freshman, the experience inspired just as much excitement as it did...
That’s a pretty big life switch.
The College Fix reports.
Feminist professor becomes traditional family activist: ‘The cause of truth is never lost’
Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse taught economics at Yale and George Mason universities for 15 years, a dedicated career woman who had an abortion in her youth and mapped out her family...
“Reporting is never easy, but it doesn’t have to be that hard.”
NBC News reports.
Colleges Embrace Online Anonymous ‘Snitching’ to Fight Sexual Violence
It took Jessica Ladd over a year to tell her college that she was sexually assaulted by a friend, and when she finally had the courage, no one took...
The owner of a 529 plan can change the beneficiary once a year, as long as the new designee is a family member.
Time Money reports.
What to Do With Leftover Money in Your College Savings Plan
Melissa Byers and Rich Rauh began stashing away money in 529 college savings accounts for their sons...
The University of Wyoming has created a great new summer jobs program for veterans.
Wyoming Public Radio reports.
University Of Wyoming Creates Veterans Trail Crew
A University of Wyoming trail building program has created a summer work crew specifically for veterans in need of a job. The Wyoming Veterans Trail Crew will be a...
The Columbia case is not much different from the others.
The New Yorker reports.
College Students Go to Court Over Sexual Assault
More than twenty-five years ago, alleged rapists’ names were scrawled in bathroom stalls at Brown University. These signs of outrage accompanied campus activists’ demands to improve sexual-offense policies and training for male...
A long time professor at Texas A&M is calling it quits over the state’s new campus carry law.
WIBW reports.
Texas professor retiring over campus carry law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said this week university professors could face disciplinary action if they suggest handguns not be brought into their classrooms.
It’s one of the...
This is not day care. This is a university!”
The Denver Post reports.
Stop coddling college crybabies
How far will this nonsense go before a line is drawn in the sand and sanity intervenes to reintroduce freedom of thought to higher education? It’s nothing new that a relatively small segment of callow, idealistic youngsters...
These students are lucky to be alive.
ABC News reports.
Arkansas College Students Went Into ‘Survival Mode’ to Survive Nearly 30 Hours Trapped in Cave
One of three Arkansas State University students who was rescued Thursday after being trapped in a cave for nearly 30 hours said the trio went into “survival mode” to...
‘The modern-day Pharisees of sexual politics’
The College Fix reports.
NCAA suggests colleges should let men who identify as men use women’s locker rooms
The NCAA is asking cities that hope to host championships to explain how they will protect participants and spectators from gender-identity discrimination, among other forms of bias.
It is not asking...
An unintended boon for transfer students?
The College Fix reports.
Columbia is the first Ivy League school to drop multiple SAT and ACT requirements
The past year has seen an explosion in American colleges and universities dropping various aspects of the SAT and ACT exams as requirements in their admissions policies.
But when Columbia University...
This is an update to a story we ran earlier in the week.
CNN reports.
American University of Afghanistan in Kabul closed after kidnappings
The American University of Afghanistan has temporarily suspended campus operations after two of its teachers were kidnapped at gunpoint Sunday, according to a statement released...
Whites need not apply.
The Blaze reports.
Group of Pitzer College Students Refuse to Live With Whites: ‘Don’t See How This Is Racist’
A group of Pitzer College students are looking for students to share off-campus housing — but whites need not apply.
According to the Claremont Independent, Pitzer College student Karé Ureña posted on...
Can students also sue over excessive fees?
The New York Times reports.
Employees Sue Four More Universities Over Retirement Plan Fees
More leading universities have been sued on claims that their retirement plans charged employees excessive fees, following a series of similar suits filed earlier this week.
In the latest round, complaints were filed in...
