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August, 2016  (Page 10)

Bias Response Teams Show Universities Have Gone Too Far

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Posted by    Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 9:30am

The Orwellian climate on campuses has reached a tipping point.

The College Fix reports.

Bias Response Teams illustrate just how far gone universities really are

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Bias Response Teams at universities nationwide are like a canary in a coalmine, and that canary is lying on the floor taking very shallow breaths.

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Millennials Don’t Love Airbnb

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Posted by    Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 8:00am

You’d expect the millennial approval rating to coincide somewhat with their travel preferences and choices.

Red Alert Politics reports.

Study shatters Airbnb’s millennial approval rating

Despite Airbnb’s recent evangelism at the Democratic National Convention, data throws a wrench in the company’s narrative.

Airbnb tried to win over Democrats with a new study of theirs that...

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University of Idaho Gives College Credit for Playing ‘Pokemon Go’

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Posted by    Friday, August 5, 2016 at 6:30pm

The class aims to build teamwork and leadership skills while also soaking up the sun and getting in a solid daily dose of activity.

NBC News reports.

Now You Can Earn College Credit for Playing ‘Pokemon Go’

“Pokemon Go” fanatics who are thinking about what college to attend may want to consider the University...

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Emails Show Backlash at University of Northern Colorado Over Bias Response Team

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Posted by    Friday, August 5, 2016 at 5:00pm

Word has reached the general public about the bias response team at U. Northern Colorado and people are not impressed.

Heat Street reports.

EXCLUSIVE: Emails Show University Scrambling to Contain Damage Amid Backlash Over Censorship

In June, Heat Street wrote a series of stories about the Bias Response Team at the University of Northern...

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College Campuses With The Most Reported Robberies

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Posted by    Friday, August 5, 2016 at 3:30pm

This list only includes data from alleged robberies that occurred on campus.

KDVR reports.

The college campuses with the most reported robberies

When choosing a college, it’s important to consider all factors that might impact your comfort level on campus — whether you grew up in the suburbs or a major city, starting postsecondary...

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Free Tuition at Public Colleges Not Enough Says University President

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Posted by    Friday, August 5, 2016 at 2:00pm

Nothing is ever enough for the left. Should we pay students to attend college, too?

Campus Reform reports.

University prez: free tuition at public colleges is not enough

A university president says that Hillary Clinton’s plan for tuition-free college at public universities could harm students at private schools.

Trinity Washington University President Patricia McGuire told...

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Tips for College Move-In-Day

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Posted by    Friday, August 5, 2016 at 12:30pm

For starters, parents need to remember that this generation doesn’t need everything at school like your generation did.

NBC News reports.

Ready for College Move-In Day? Ten Tips to Help Parents and Teens Prepare

All summer long, that big milestone looms for incoming college freshmen and their parents: Move-in day.

College move-in day is typically...

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Is UC Berkeley Favoring Some Races Over Others?

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Posted by    Friday, August 5, 2016 at 11:00am

It looks like Berkeley is engaging in a form of racial discrimination.

Minding the Campus reports.

Thumbs on the Racal Scale at UCLA, Berkeley

It appears as though the University of California succumbed to the relentless pressure from the California legislature to discriminate more effectively against Asians...

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Anti-Semitism Prevalent on College Campuses

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Posted by    Friday, August 5, 2016 at 9:30am

There were nearly 100 more antisemitic incidents in the first six months of 2016 compared with the same time period in 2015.

Accuracy In Academia reports.

Anti-Semitism on Campus 2016

The anti-Semitism evident in e-mails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC), which WikLeaks obtained, might not surprise so many if they knew how prevalent...

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Student Allegedly Kicked Off Campus Before Being Informed of Anonymous Rape Charge

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Posted by    Friday, August 5, 2016 at 8:00am

How can you be ejected from campus over an anonymous allegation you haven’t been told about?

The College Fix reports.

LAWSUIT: Student kicked off campus before he was even informed of anonymous rape allegations

A year and a half after the University of Colorado-Boulder paid $15,000 and other consideration to settle a lawsu...

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There Has To Be An Easier Way To Pay For College

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Posted by    Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 6:30pm

The whole morass has created a culture favoring debt to finance college costs.

The Wall Street Journal reports.

Paying for College Has to Be Easier Than This

In 2004, I published a children’s book, “Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock,” about the importance of saving at an early age. During one of my book...

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U.S. Receives 10,000 Comments on Proposed Student Debt Forgiveness Rules

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Posted by    Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 5:00pm

It turns out lots of people have ideas about student debt forgiveness.

Inside Higher Ed reports.

Staking Out Sides on Student Debt Discharge

The U.S. Department of Education has received more than 10,000 comments in response to a proposed rule for federal loan forgiveness for students whose colleges have defrauded them. The deadline for...

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College Helps You Not Fall Behind

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Posted by    Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 3:30pm

A quarter of college grads make no more than the typical high school grad.

Bloomberg reports.

College Isn’t Always the Way to Get Ahead. It’s a Way to Not Fall Behind

For generations of Americans, a college degree was the best way to advance. These days, it may be a way to avoid...

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Ben Shapiro Responds to Being Banned by DePaul University

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Posted by    Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 2:00pm

Ben Shapiro appeared on the Kelly File this week and responded to DePaul University’s efforts to keep him from speaking on campus.

It’s amazing that this is being allowed to happen.

 
 
 

Get Into Your Dream School With A Stellar College Application

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Posted by    Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 12:30pm

Community work is great but it’s even better if you create something unique that is authentic to your interests.

AJC reports.

How to stand out when applying to your dream college

If you’re going into your junior or senior year of high school, the thought...

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Texas AG Confident Profs’ Lawsuit Over Campus Carry Will be Dismissed

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Posted by    Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 11:00am

Some professors in Texas have filed a lawsuit over the state’s new campus carry law but the AG isn’t too concerned.

Campus Reform reports.

Texas AG shoots down profs’ arguments against campus carry

A lawsuit against Texas’ new campus carry law is “frivolous” and lacks “legal justification,” the state’s Attorney General contends in an...

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These Students Are Covering The Rio Olympics

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Posted by    Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 9:30am

The students have been assigned a sport, which they will cover during the entirety of the games for the Olympic News Service.

Poynter reports.

Meet the college students covering the 2016 Olympic Games

Anna Joy Batchelor powdered her hands and practiced her balance on the beam for 14 years. Despite a broken wrist and...

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Berkeley Administration Has ‘Escape hatch’ Built Into Building to Escape Students

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Posted by    Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 8:00am

How do you get away when students take over a building? You have an escape hatch built.

The College Fix reports.

‘Escape hatch’ built for Berkeley admin building in wake of repeated sit-ins

A new exit door has been installed near UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks’ office in response to repeated sit-ins of the...

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Plurality of Millennials Want Hillary in Prison

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Posted by    Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 6:30pm

40 percent of millennials want her jailed.

Red Alert Politics reports.

PPP: Millennials more favorable to GOP, plurality want Hillary in prison

PPP’s latest polling clearly over-sampled Democrats, yet their results still reveal the struggles of Hillary Clinton and the Democrat Party.

In the PPP poll, 52 percent of respondents voted for President Obama, while...

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Yale Forms Committee to Rename Offensive Buildings And Monuments on Campus

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Posted by    Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 5:00pm

The Orwellian climate on college campuses continues to astound.

Will this committee also rename the university itself? Elihu Yale was involved in the slave trade.

The Daily Caller reports.

Yale Forms Special Committee For Renaming Offensive Things

Yale University has established a new committee dedicated to deciding when and how the school should rename buildings,...

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Harvard Summer School Student Drowns

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Posted by    Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 3:30pm

The Massachusetts state police, aided by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, are investigating.

The Harvard Crimson reports.

Summer School Student Drowns in Charles River

A Harvard Summer School student who was recovered from the bottom of the Charles River Friday night was pronounced dead by drowning, according to the Massachusetts State Police.

The teenage male...

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Chicago State Lays Off Staggering 40 Percent of Staff Since January

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Posted by    Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 2:00pm

The layoffs weren’t cheap either because the school had to give away a ton of severance pay.

This is a school on the brink.

The Chicago Tribune reports.

Chicago State University layoffs come at a cost

Facing an unprecedented budget crisis, Chicago State University has laid off nearly 400 employees since the beginning of the...

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