The number of billionaires who went to prestigious universities might surprise you.
The Washington Post explores:
Billionaires show that going to a top college isn’t very important
For the kind of student who stresses over Ivy League college applications, economists have some good news: Attending an “elite” institution probably won’t have much impact on...
At times like this, we’re very lucky to have organizations like FIRE.
Alex Morey reports at their blog.
FIRE Warns Occidental Against Proposal to Create ‘Institutional Orthodoxy’
In a letter sent yesterday, FIRE urged the faculty governance board at Occidental College to reconsider a resolution that, if implemented, would seriously harm the free speech,...
Malia Obama will be graduating high school next year. How does the first family plan to pay for her tuition?
The New York Post reports:
How the Obamas are paying for Malia’s college
Michelle Obama’s message for high school seniors fretting about their college prospects is simple.
Do your research. Visit college campuses. Sit in...
A student leader claimed that she no longer felt safe on campus.
The Associated Press reports.
Student Leader: Washington College Unsafe for Women of Color
The student body president of Western Washington University said Wednesday she has received death threats involving her race and no longer feels safe on the Bellingham campus.
“These attacks have...
The group had occupied Chandler’s office “until they were satisfied with his response.”
The College Fix reports.
Towson University president latest to cave to ‘Stands With Mizzou’ protester demands
Interim President Timothy Chandler of Towson University near Baltimore, Maryland, has signed a document “affirming his intention to actively address or advocate for a list...
Don’t make fun of the crybullies or you’ll be targeted for retribution.
The College Fix reported.
Student publication that mocked ‘safe spaces’ seen as real target of defunding vote
UCSD is ‘silencing voices they don’t want to hear,’ Koala editor says
The University of California-San Diego has made plain where its values lie: in favor...
Ironically, protests against the administration will almost certainly grow the ranks, power, and budget of administrators.
Forbes reports.
The Real Winners In Campus Protests? College Administrators
November has been a turbulent month for American colleges. At campuses across the country, students have taken to the quads and administration buildings to protest “institutional racism” on...
I could think of a heckuva lot better ways to burn $100 million, but okay.
From The Atlantic:
Brown University’s $100 Million Inclusivity Plan
Every university responds to student protests in its own way.
Earlier this month, scores of Brown undergraduates formed a circle on a quad...
This is how you know someone is not ready for college.
Blake Neff reports at the Daily Caller.
Columbia Student Claims To Be Traumatized By Reading About White People
A student at Columbia University is urging the school to inject more diversity into its required courses, claiming she suffered severe emotional trauma from reading...
Can the current college campus crisis be mitigated with better education in high school?
From the Heterodox Academy:
The Yale Problem Begins in High School
A month before the Yale Halloween meltdown, I had a bizarre and illuminating experience at an elite private high school on the West Coast....
Is anyone else starting to grow weary of this idiocy?
Red Alert Politics reports.
‘Incestuous rapist’: William and Mary students demand removal of Thomas Jefferson statue
Earlier in the semester, students at the University of Missouri defaced the campus’ statute of Thomas Jefferson with post-it notes calling him a “racist rapist,” for example. A petition...
Black students were concerned about the depiction of black people in the mural.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
U of Kentucky will cover up and relocate a mural whose depiction of black people has upset many
In 1934, Ann Rice O’Hanlon painted a fresco — then the largest one ever pa...
Another fine example of left wing bias in academia.
The College Fix reports.
Duke dean promises to block tenure for faculty who are ‘intolerant,’ undefined
If you want tenure at Duke University, stay current on the latest microaggressions and zip your lips.
Valerie Ashby, the de...
His stance against gay adoption and a trip to the Reagan Library have brought tension.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Cal State Northridge professor says he’s being targeted for his conservative social views
Is academic freedom only for liberal professors? That’s what a controversial professor of English at California State University at Northridge says, as...
Brad Hoey, a university spokesman, said the student center removed the Bibles immediately, even though they had been in the rooms for a number of years.
Chicago Tribune reports.
Northern Illinois University removes Bibles from campus hotel after complaint
Guests seeking a Bible at Northern Illinois University’s campus hotel now must call the front...
After the last few weeks, this is fairly easy to believe.
The FIRE blog reports.
Pew Report: Of All Age Groups, Millennials Most Favor Speech Restrictions
Last week, the Pew Research Center released the results of a global survey finding that Americans were the most supportive of free expression out of any country surveyed,...
Honor victims or worry someone will be marginalized?
The Daily Beast reports.
College Students Say Remembering 9/11 Is Offensive to Muslims
How a proposed moment of silence to honor 9/11 victims became the latest victim of the would-be despots of America’s campuses.
The everything-is-offensive brand of campus activism has struck a new low: Students at...
In a new column at the Washington Post, Kathleen Parker suggests we’re all to blame for what’s happening on college campuses.
For thin-skinned students, we have nobody to blame but ourselves
It would be easy to call protesting college students crybabies and brats for pitching hissy fits over hurt feelings, but this likely...
A Facebook spokesman said the page wasn’t removed for its content, but because its creator had used a fake name.
SF Gate reports.
Facebook yanks ‘White Student Union’ page at UC Berkeley
A Facebook page created over the weekend claiming to represent a “White Student Union” at UC Berkeley has been removed by the...
No racial double standards here. How does a person who believes such things get a teaching job?
Frontpage Mag reports.
Professor Declares ‘Whiteness’ a ‘Disease’
I had always looked upon my six-year-old son as a blessing.
But now I realize that he is a disease.
My wife, my parents, my grandparents, and every member of my...
November has been a crazy month.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
In two weeks, more than a dozen campuses targeted by threats of violence
The day after the University of Missouri’s president resigned following a series demonstrations over racism on campus, violent threats appeared on the anonymous messaging app Yik Yak. “I’m going to stand...
“It belongs in a museum!” – Indiana Jones
The Houston Chronicle reported:
University of Texas professor found this ancient, rare biblical script selling on eBay for $99
While perusing pages of antique auctions on eBay, a University of Texas professor was surprised to spot a rare, ancient fragment of the Greek New Testament inconspicuously...
