Claims that Trump’s real estate University was a fraudfest linger as The Donald tries to win a seat in the Oval Office.
From CNN:
Trump University fraud claims follow Donald Trump on campaign trail
Donald Trump has told American voters there will be so much winning when he is president, people will “get bored...
The elimination of speech codes is a good thing. More of this, please.
The FIRE blog reported.
Purdue Calumet Eliminates All of Its Speech Codes, Earns FIRE’s Highest Free Speech Rating
HAMMOND, Ind., September 29, 2015—The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is pleased to announce that Purdue University Calumet has earned FIRE’s...
First, no NCAA unions, now, the ninth circuit has tossed out a provision that would’ve allowed college athletes to receive deferred compensation.
From the New York Times:
Court Strikes Down Payments to College Athletes
The N.C.A.A. may restrict colleges from compensating athletes beyond the cost of attendance, a three-judge panel of the United States...
Social media has created a whole new set of problems for higher education. A student at U. Kansas was actually facing expulsion for some anonymous tweets.
Taylor Milland reported at Hot Air.
University of Kansas student won’t be expelled for anonymous tweets about ex
A University of Kansas student isn’t going to be kicked...
It’s amazing what you can do on a small budget.
USA Today reports.
How to travel like a king on a college student’s budget
For many college students, getting to school required a flight—either across the country or around the globe. Although skipping the airport security lines, getting a relaxing massage before boarding the...
This is just the way the left rolls. They don’t want to have a civil discussion, they want their opponents to be silenced.
Emily Jashinsky reports at Breitbart.
Young Americans for Freedom Flyers Vandalized at Gettysburg College
After the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Gettysburg College hung fliers advertising a meeting, they were...
Is this really a drinking problem?
New York Post reports.
Myth of the College “Rape Culture”
So Harvard has now released the results of its sexual conduct survey and there’s only one question left to answer: How many incidents of sexual assault did not involve drinking?
In a letter to the Harvard students, faculty and...
I wonder if any students hanging typically left wing flags have had this problem?
Peter Fricke reported at Campus Reform.
San Diego State forces students to take down American flag
Two students at San Diego State University have been threatened with expulsion for hanging American, Coast Guard, and Army flags from the balcony of...
Is the uptick in patrolling campus law enforcement officers helpful?
The Atlantic digs in:
The Rise of Law Enforcement on College Campuses
Bill Taylor, the chief of police at Texas’s San Jacinto College, has spent four decades patrolling higher-education campuses. A veteran in the field, Taylor said his niche line of law enforcement...
Sadly, this type of behavior has become all too common on college campuses.
Peter Fricke of Campus Reform reported.
Pro-life flyers torn down at American University
Pro-life flyers posted by the College Republicans group at American University were torn down last night by an anonymous group, which then bragged of its exploits on Twitter.
Sam...
Man buns are “too extreme” for Brigham Young University Idaho administrators.
From the Huffington Post:
Man Buns Are Outlawed From BYU Campus For Being Too ‘Extreme’
To anyone who has ever looked at a guy wearing a man bun and sighed to herself, “He’s so extreme,” administers at Brigham Young University’s Idaho campus agree...
In the newest video from Prager University, author Raymond Ibrahim examines radical Islam and the threat it presents to freedom.
Watch.
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Is radical Islam our generation’s most dangerous ideology? Is it comparable to what Nazism and Communism were in the 20th century? Or are Islamists no more dangerous than extremist...
Checks will be issued to athletes?
Tribune-Review reports.
Stipend to offset college athletes’ costs could unbalance playing field
For decades, the scholarship model in college athletics remained unchanged: room and board, tuition and books, miscellaneous fees.
“At one point,” Pitt athletic director Scott Barnes said, “there was some laundry money on top of that. It...
Did you ever think people could get mad about geography studies? Never underestimate the left.
Breana Noble of the College Fix reports.
Professors protest ‘overwhelming whiteness and maleness’ of geography panels
Manifesto urges diversification at geography conference
About 140 geography professors have added their name...
First amendment violation?
Campus Reform reports.
UPDATE: UNM student told to remove American flag from dorm window
A student at the University of New Mexico was told to remove an American flag from his dorm room window over the weekend, ostensibly because the school doesn’t want other...
Do any college aged Bernie Sanders supporters realize that his plans are going to make it harder for them to find a job?
The Star Tribune reports.
At alma mater, Sanders calls on students to join his fight for minimum wage, women’s rights
Bernie Sanders called on thousands of college students to jo...
If you were looking for yet another reason to weep for humanity today, here you go.
From the Wall Street Journal:
University Hits Pause on Kiss Cam in Stadium
Syracuse University has put the kiss cam in the deepfreeze.
A long tradition at sporting events across the country, the kiss cam projects the image of...
Everyone needs to know the rules in a situation like this, right?
The Editors’ Guide to Free Speech on Campus
In late July, the University of New Hampshire issued a “Bias-Free Language Guide” designed to help students “invite inclusive excellence” on campus. To many commenters, the Guide represented the apex of political correctness...
A new survey suggests college students are less likely to understand the risks of binge drinking and substance abuse than their non-college going peers, why is that?
Fox News reports:
Many college students aren’t warned about substance use risks
According to a new survey, college students are less likely than their non-college peers to...
The school doesn’t want this to go to court, for obvious reasons.
The College Fix reports.
Columbia files motion to dismiss ‘Mattress Girl’ target Paul Nungesser’s lawsuit
Columbia University has asked that Paul Nungesser’s lawsuit against the school be dismissed, saying it “did nothing wrong in allowing Emma Sulkowicz […] to carry her mattress...
College football is being bumped from the main networks.
NBC Sport reports.
College football TV broadcasts take backseat to Pope in Philly
Philadelphia is most definitely a pro sports town, even though Temple is off to a 3-0 start this season with wins over Penn State and Cincinnati in...
Rex Murphy of National Post takes a wrecking ball to higher education in his latest column.
Rex Murphy: Institutes of lower education
Some universities — and, in particularly, some humanities departments — have, over the last few decades, wandered far from the primary purpose of what these institutions were designed for: to teach...
