Florida Man strikes again.
From the Daily Caller:
Foot-Smelling Bandit At Florida International U. Arrested After Scooter Chase, Wreck
Police in Miami have sniffed out the trail of a man who, they say, has been surreptitiously crawling underneath tables inside the main library on the campus of Florida International University to smell women’s feet.
The...
The young man who wrote this is obviously pretty smart.
Via the College Fix.
Read the Facebook post that could completely change your mind about College Republicans
I am racist against illegal immigrants from Mexico. Oh wait, I’m Mexican myself. Well I dislike the poor. Oh wait, I’m not rich. Well I must be...
Goodbye free speech!
The College Fix reported.
Under consideration at U. of California: Granting students the right to not be offended
Here we go again.
As if it wasn’t bad enough that the University of California came up with a list of phrases that are supposedly “microaggressions” and, hence, to be avoided; now it will...
The funny thing about this is that most comedians don’t agree with her.
Matt Wilstein reported at Mediaite.
Sarah Silverman: Comedians Should ‘Change with the Times’ for PC College Students
Jerry Seinfeld set off a bit of a firestorm earlier this year when he said he had stopped performing comedy at colleges because the...
The leader of the most selective business school is stepping down.
SF Gate reports.
Stanford Business School dean resigns amid affair scandal
The dean of the respected Stanford University Graduate School of Business announced his resignation amid a scandal that he was romantically involved with...
It’s ironic to hear this coming from Obama. If it weren’t for progressives like him, we might not even be having this problem.
David Rutz of the Washington Free Beacon reported.
Obama Slams Liberal PC Culture on College Campuses: Students Shouldn’t Be ‘Coddled’
President Obama condemned the rash of liberal political correctness seen recently...
One study suggests black professors are expected to ‘entertain’ more than white professors.
From the Huffington Post:
Inside Academia: Black Professors Are Expected to ‘Entertain’ While Presenting
Imagine this scenario: after going through the frustrations of being a high school mathematics teacher, you went back to school for a PhD and landed your...
This is an update to a story we reported yesterday. It was probably wise for the professor to rethink the policy.
FOX News reports.
Texas university professor amends his ‘God bless you’ ban
A Texas professor issued a syllabus last week telling students to refrain from certain classroom behaviors, including “saying ‘God bless you,'”...
Could not agree more.
From The Hill:
Obama hits ‘coddled’ liberal college students
President Obama is weighing in on the discussion over political dialogue on college campuses, saying students shouldn’t be “coddled” from opposing views.
“It’s not just sometimes folks who are mad that colleges are too liberal that have a problem. Sometimes there are...
In the newest video from Prager University, George Mason University economist Walter Williams talks about the difference between the free market and government coercion.
Watch below.
Here’s more information:
Course Description
Is capitalism moral or greedy? If it’s based on greed and selfishness, what’s the best alternative economic system? Perhaps socialism? And if capitalism is...
The age of the Greeks has ended.
Minding The Campus reports.
Wesleyan Finishes off Its Frats
And then there were none.
In early August Psi Upsilon, the sole remaining residential fraternity house at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, was suspended for the 2015-2016 academic year over an investigation by law enforcement over alleged illegal drug...
There are two things you should keep in mind as you watch this video.
First, Liberty University allowed a number of Bernie Sanders supporters to attend the speech which explains some of the applause breaks.
Second, Liberty University is a conservative institution but the students, who were required to attend the speech,...
Why is this happening?
New York Post reports.
Why do college kids have so much time to smoke pot?
So that’s why they call it higher education.
More than one in 20 college kids are smoking pot daily. According to researchers at the University of Michigan, that’s the highest rate since the “Monitoring the Future”...
We’re probably going to see more moments like this in the coming months.
Dave Huber reported at the College Fix.
Trump protesters, supporters clash at Iowa State tailgate
Students protesting against GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump at an Iowa State tailgate Saturday ended up being challenged by a few counter-protesters.
And apparently it wasn’t pretty.
One...
How the lack of due process on college campuses is causing a war on men.
Glenn Reynolds writes at USA Today:
Glenn Reynolds: A war on college men
Is Congress waging a war on college men? It’s starting to look like it.
Last week, Rep. Jared Polis, a Colorado Democrat, suggested that even innocent...
It’ll be interesting to see if politically correct campus culture clashes with the policies of the new law center.
From the Associated Press via NBC News.
Abdallah S. Kamel, Saudi Businessman, Donates $10M for Islamic Law Center at Yale
A Saudi businessman has donated $10 million to Yale Law School to establish what school...
Why bother with facts when a narrative works so much better?
NBC News reports:
Clinton Pushes Crackdown on ‘Epidemic’ of Campus Sexual Assault
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton laid out a proposal Monday to combat the “epidemic” of sexual assault on college campuses.
At a “Women for Hillary” event in Cedar...
This story will be studied by students of law and journalism for years.
Ashe Schow reports at the Washington Examiner.
Woman who introduced Rolling Stone to Jackie leaves UVA
Emily Renda, the sexual assault activist who introduced Rolling Stone to “Jackie,” a woman who lied about being gang-raped, has left the University of Virginia.
Her...
Don’t say this after someone sneezes.
WTVC News Channel 9 reports.
Texas Professor Asks Students To Resist Saying ‘God Bless You’ In Class
From freshman to senior year, college students are handed syllabuses detailing expectations for courses.
“Please refrain from saying, ‘God bless you’ during the classes and exams,” the syllabus states.
Pictures of the college...
If you were in this woman’s shoes, you’d probably feel the same way.
This column is from Pacific Standard.
Bidding My College-Bound Son Good Riddance
My son, Cory, will leave our Northern California home to start college back East in the fall, prompting other mothers to offer condolences about my soon-to-be-empty nest. Though they...
Dead wrong about 66.67% of the time! That would be a “D” grade.
Minding The Campus reports.
Almost Two-thirds of Psychological Studies Are Wrong
Einstein, as everyone knows, famously defined insanity as doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. Science is the mirror image of insanity (which is not to say there...
From the – you have got to be kidding me – department.
Peter Hasson reports at Campus Reform.
#BlackLivesMatter leader to teach Yale Divinity School course
Deray McKesson, one of the most vocal leaders of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, will be teaching a one credit course at Yale Divinity School this fall as a...
