Welcome to college. Now report to your adult supervisor.
Jake New reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Adult Supervision Required
In August, administrators at the University of Michigan met with representatives from more than 30 national Greek letter organizations and pitched an idea that they hope will improve the behavior of unruly fraternity chapters: bring...
Beware!
NBC News reports.
College-Branded Banking Accounts May Not be Best for Students
The beginning of the school year offers banks and credit unions a great chance to get college students to sign up for checking accounts and debit cards, which is why many financial institutions now partner with colleges and universities in hopes...
This is liberal logic at its best.
The College Fix reports.
Student can’t start conservative club because her college already has a non-conservative club
A conservative club is a liberal club is a non-ideological club.
That’s the curious logic behind Hagerstown Community College’s refusal to let a student start a campus chapter of Turning Point...
He made the money without a job.
Fox 8 reports.
How one high schooler made $80K for college (without getting a job)
NEW YORK — High schoolers can now earn money for college — no job required.
Startup Raise.me developed a program that allows high school students to start banking college scholarship...
A professor from St. Mary’s College will be among those singing in a choir for Pope Francis next week.
From Washington’s Top News:
College prof to sing for Pope Francis
WASHINGTON — A Maryland college professor will be among those singing in a choir for Pope Francis next week.
St. Mary’s College professor Jeff Byrd...
But I’m sure all the liberal ones are…
From the Daily Caller:
Obama Administration Slams Conservative School As Not A Real College
An Obama administration representative took a shot at a well-known conservative college Thursday, saying the school wasn’t included on its much-heralded new “College Scorecard” because it isn’t a real two-to-four year college.
Hillsdale...
There’s something weirdly familiar about this story.
Scott Jaschik reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Indian Enough for Dartmouth?
Dartmouth College this month appointed Susan Taffe Reed as director of its Native American Program. In a news release, the college noted Taffe Reed’s academic background (a Cornell University Ph.D. and postdocs at the University of...
Stop saying man so much, man.
Sumner Park reports at the College Fix.
University language guide advises against ‘policeman,’ ‘mailman’ and other ‘man-made’ words
Guide also suggests to switch up conventional order of ‘he or she’ to ‘she or he’
A “gender-inclusive language” writing guide handed out by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill advises...
200 campus food pantries and growing.
Sacramento CBS Local reports.
Sacramento State Opens Food Pantry To Help Students In Need
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento State has opened a food pantry to help supplement the food and toiletries students can’t afford.
Sacramento State grad student Ali Boyd knows the “st...
The “art” consisted of hanging “whites only” and “blacks only” signs in a campus building.
James Mietus reports at Campus Reform.
Segregation art project sparks uproar at SUNY Buffalo
A student at the University of Buffalo ignited controversy Wednesday for hanging “White Only” and “Black Only” signs on bathrooms and drinking fountains in Clemens...
Dress up!
Minding The Campus reports.
College Prep: Put on a Suit and Tie
There is no shortage of silly proposals on college campuses. We have, for instance, the University of Tennessee Office for Diversity and Inclusion asking students to use gender-neutral pronouns such as ze in order to create a more welcoming campus....
It doesn’t sound like the professor has thought this through very clearly.
James Delingpole reports at Breitbart.
Change Deniers Are as Bad as Hitler. Yale History Professor Goes Full Godwin
If you don’t believe in climate change you’re as bad as Hitler.
There. I’ve just precised a long article which appeared in the New York...
Finally, Comcast does something right.
From the Chicago Tribune:
Comcast extends Internet program to low-income community college students
Comcast is expanding its low-cost broadband initiative, Internet Essentials, to include qualified community college students in Illinois.
The pilot program, announced Wednesday, will open up the $9.95 per month high-speed Internet service to more than 90,000...
All those new college rules about sex and consent sometimes apply to employees too.
Colleen Flaherty reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Dating the Dean
With the changing scope of federal regulations and increased scrutiny regarding sexual assault and harassment on college campuses, more and more institutions are strongly discouraging and even banning consensual romantic...
Police are still working to determine the motive behind this senseless tragedy.
From the New York Times:
Police, Still Seeking Motive, Find Note in Delta State University Murder-Suicide
The day after thousands of people gathered for a candlelight vigil memorializing a professor killed by a colleague, investigators continue to search for a motive.
The police...
This will obviously help Duke win more games, right?
The Duke Chronicle reports.
CSGD, Athlete Ally partner to establish Sports and Social Justice Leadership Initiative
The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity and international non-profit organization Athlete Ally are working together to establish the Sports and Social Justice Leadership Initiative.
About 20 student-athletes will participate...
Victimhood is becoming a virtue in American academia.
The College Fix reports.
Being a ‘victim’ has become a badge of honor on campus, sociologists argue
A journal article by two sociologists suggests the rise of microaggressions stems from a culture of victimhood that celebrates the aggrieved and perceives them as virtuous martyrs – most...
This is an update to a story we brought you last week. Rep. Jared Polis is sorry for his remarks.
He wrote this on Medium.
I misspoke
During a subcommittee hearing last week about sexual assault on college campuses, I committed a major gaffe during the back-and-...
Financial aid can now be applied for 3 months earlier.
Fox News reports.
Government says students can apply earlier for college aid
Aspiring college students will be able to apply for federal financial aid three months earlier than now and submit a previous year’s tax return, changes aimed at helping more people pay for...
Let’s hope this is a trend. If colleges can find ways to cut costs, it’ll do much more good than any plan out of Washington, DC.
The Times Union reported.
Defying trends, Utica College slashes tuition
Bucking a national trend of rising college costs, a small upstate New York private school announced Tuesday that...
Is the market finally adjusting?
From USA Today:
2 more colleges just got cheaper (how much do you love tuition resets?)
Here’s a surprise: Some colleges are getting cheaper.
Rosemont College, a small liberal arts school outside of Philadelphia, is the latest school to announce that it’s cutting tuition. Tuition and fees will drop by...
Students at this school sure have a lot of rules to obey when it comes to free speech.
Samantha Harris reports at the FIRE blog.
Speech Code of the Month: University of California, Santa Barbara
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for September 2015: the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).
This summer, incoming UCSB...
