War on Christmas? Don’t be ridiculous.
Todd Starnes reports at FOX News.
Naughty list: University says Nativity scenes, mistletoe not inclusive
The folks over at Cornell University are worried about “inclusive seasonal displays.” That’s academic code for Christmas decorations.
Cornell warned students that some “winter holiday displays” are not consistent with the university’s “commitment to...
How in the world do you take care of school and the startup, both full-time jobs in themselves?
Forbes reports.
Here’s The Secret To Doing Well In College While Running A Startup
This is the third article in a series about how a group of students at Penn created a non-profit commercializing a product...
Higher education is supposed to be about the free exchange of ideas. That can’t happen without free speech.
From the FIRE blog.
Scientist: Demotion of Free Speech at Yale Imperils Intellectual Advances
Scientist Steven Benner was one of the student signatories to Yale University’s 1975 Woodward Report, which articulated the university’s commitment to free...
Students are complaining across the country about food!
New York Post reports.
Students at Lena Dunham’s college offended by lack of fried chicken
Students at an ultra-liberal Ohio college are in an uproar over the fried chicken, sushi and Vietnamese sandwiches served in the school cafeterias, complaining the dishes are “insensitive” and “culturally inappropriate.”
Gastronomically...
Reason TV has produced a music video that satirizes college students protesting the high cost of tuition.
Watch below.
Students from Thomas Aquinas College recently converged at a mall in California and provided some unexpected holiday cheer.
Take a look below.
This seems like a no-brainer but a new study finds students who smoke pot don’t do as well as those who don’t.
Web MD reports.
Smoke Weed in College and Your Grades May Go to Pot
College students who smoke marijuana appear more likely than their peers...
College students are, for the most part, living in a political bubble and rarely get exposed to the ideas of Republicans.
Kathryn Watson reports at the Daily Caller.
25 Years Of Democratic Contributions Expose Narrow-Minded US Colleges
Major American colleges and universities – many birthed in mottos expounding “truth,” “light,” and the pursuit of...
It’s so easy for Democrats to just say college should be free but that’s not how the real world works.
Red Alert Politics reported.
Democrats debate free college, but have no plans to lower costs
The Democratic debate on Saturday night teased out a divide on higher education between Hillary Clinton...
The conservative liberal arts college did well in the rankings.
PR Newswire reports.
Hillsdale College Named 2016 ‘Best College Value’ by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
HILLSDALE, Mich., Dec. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Hillsdale College has been named the No. 1 “Best College Value” for liberal arts colleges in the state of Michigan, according to Kiplinger’s...
If subsidies cause tuition increases, imagine how expensive free college would be.
The Foundation for Economic Education reported.
Student Loan Subsidies Cause Almost All of the Increase in Tuition
In a new NBER paper, “Accounting for the Rise in College Tuition,” Grey Gordon and Aaron Hedlund create a sophisticated model of the college market...
Colleges are attempting to do more to help, though, with stress-reducing activities such as massage therapy and yoga to soothe psyches.
Colleges offer massages, snacks and more to help stressed-out freshmen prepare for their first finals
Just before winter break, Kristina Reed began to feel a bit off. She developed a sore throat...
Dan Joseph of MRCTV recently visited the campus of George Mason University and asked college students to sign a petition to ban the song White Christmas for racism.
Watch what happened below.
What a strange and awful thing to happen. Hopefully, everyone will be OK.
NBC News reported.
Tree Falls on Vanderbilt University Tour Group, Injuring 10
A group of prospective college kids, parents and a student tour guide were hospitalized after an apparently rain-soaked tree fell on them at Vanderbilt University on Monday, a school...
This isn’t higher education, it’s left wing activism.
Campus Reform reports.
Emory University sends students to Baltimore to learn about ‘systematic racism’
Students from Emory University recently traveled to Baltimore for a four day trip centered around the arrest of Freddie Gray.
The trip was the culmination of a semester-long course, “Baltimore Up Rising,” in...
This proposal seems only fair. Why should student athletes need to strike, anyway?
The College Fix reports.
Missouri bill would revoke sports scholarships from ‘striking athletes’
A little over a week ago, two Missouri state representatives put forth a bill that “would require colleges to revoke scholarships held by healthy student-athletes” who decline to...
In a new video from Prager University, Dennis Prager examines the perception of America according to the left and the right.
Watch below.
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Is the United States an exceptional country that has played a uniquely good role in history? Or is it a typical country, perhaps even a uniquely bad one...
Many colleges want more ethnically and racially diverse faculty members. But should searches be limited to underrepresented groups?
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Whites, Asians Need Not Apply
Even before the recent, widespread student protests over campus climate issues, many colleges and universities were working to make their faculties more diverse. But can a department...
What a lame excuse for denying Christmas.
Red Alert Politics reported.
“Safe, comfortable place”: Mizzou health center bans Christmas decorations
The atmosphere at the University of Missouri has become so toxic that holiday decorations have been banned. As MRCTV blog reported, employees at the student health center were...
Is the Rhodes Scholarship next to be removed?
Inside Higher Ed reports.
College at Oxford Will Remove Cecil Rhodes Plaque
Oriel College of Britain’s University of Oxford has announced that it is starting the process of removing a plaque that honors Cecil Rhodes, the British imperialist whose bequest created Rhodes Scholarships. Minority students have...
In other words, not agreeing with progressives makes you a racist. That’s original.
Steve Gunn reports at EAG News.
PROF: ‘Those who deny white privilege functionally believe in white supremacy’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Politically progressive academics love to rant, particularly when it comes to racial issues.
When they hear about alleged acts of racial...
Some students are using an online service to rent out their dorm rooms for extra money. This is probably frowned on by their schools.
Time reports.
Cash-Strapped College Students Are Renting Their Dorm Rooms on Airbnb
You already know Airbnb can help you rent a charming Parisian pied-a-tierre. But how about a beer-soaked Philadelphia...
