I think Michelle Malkin sums it up well in her tweet below.
Via Twitchy.
Marquette University honors ’70s cop-killer, prison escapee Assata Shakur with mural
#WhatAssataTaughtMe – Academia loves cop-killers ==> https://t.co/UBVQ0hdHry
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 16, 2015
Charles Sykes, editor-in-chief of Right Wisconsin, points his readers to a post in the Marquette Warrior by...
Here are my feelings on the subject: So what?
Professor James Alan Fox writes at USA Today.
Tsarnaev death expensive justice: James Fox
After 10 grueling weeks of testimony, with over 100 witnesses taking the stand and over 700 exhibits being entered into the record, the long-anticipated verdict is finally in: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is...
Do you get the sense that some people are always looking for new ways to be offended?
Pundit Press reports.
Students Petition ASU to Change Name of “Walk Only” Zones, Saying Name is “Offensive,” “Ableist”
Students at Arizona State University are petitioning the college to drop the name of “walk-only” zones, claiming the word...
Here’s an idea. If you don’t agree with Catholic doctrine, don’t go to a Catholic school.
Matt Lamb reports at the College Fix.
Feminists botch petition to get condoms on Catholic campus, blame government
Two stillborn attempts to seed DePaul with prophylactics
After having its bubble burst on an aborted condom initiative, a feminist group is...
This is just bizarre. I can’t figure out what the problem is here.
From the Huffington Post.
Kennesaw State Student Told That Waiting For An Advisor Is ‘Harassing’
Kennesaw State University is looking into a video circulating online of a staff member threatening to call security on a student who said he was waiting...
Are Asian-Americans discriminated against for doing too well in academics?
FOX News reports.
Harvard accused of bias against Asian-Americans
A complaint Friday alleged that Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants by setting a higher bar for admissions than that faced by other groups.
The complaint, filed by a coalition of 64 organizations, says the university...
Online privacy is an issue that’s very important to college students today.
Shelby Emmett of the FIRE blog reports.
Maryland Passes Bill to Protect Students’ Online Privacy
On April 10, the Maryland legislature passed legislation to protect the online privacy rights of students enrolled in institutions of postsecondary education. The law was signed by...
The Obama administration sure is fond of creating new rules and regulations.
Michael Stratford of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Fight Over Campus Banking
The Obama administration is taking on banks and other financial firms with new rules that would ban certain fees they can charge college students as well as restrictions on how they...
It’s good to have choices.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
Student accepted into all 8 Ivy Leagues – why he turned them all down is brilliant
This. Is. Awesome.
Ronald Nelson was accepted into all eight Ivy League universities. Ronald Nelson then turned down every Ivy League school.
He’s headed to the University of Alabama,...
The higher ed bubble strikes again.
The Charlotte Observer reports.
For-profit Brookstone College of Business closing down
A small for-profit college with campuses in Charlotte and Greensboro said Wednesday that it is shutting down.
Brookstone College of Business cited the impact of federal regulations that aim to make career-training programs prove they lead to jobs...
Sad news. It seems this man touched many people’s lives.
Susan Svrluga of the Washington Post reports.
From the projects to college dean, Amtrak victim was ‘inspirational,’ ‘extraordinary’
Derrick Griffith used to wander around the housing projects in New York, where he worked for a nonprofit, calling to kids by name, teasing...
The good news is that this might be because people are getting jobs instead of going to school.
Douglas Belkin of the Wall Street Journal reports.
U.S. College Enrollment Has Dropped Nearly 2% Over Past Year
The number of students at U.S. colleges and universities fell nearly 2% between May 2014 and this month,...
If you’ve been paying attention, you know that this could happen here too. Some would go so far to suggest that this is the goal for many on the left.
The Express reported.
Bibles banned from university for ‘not being multicultural enough’
Students at Aberystwyth University, the former university of Prince Charles, voted to...
These students didn’t get their way, so now they’re acting out like bratty children.
BBC News reports.
Students occupy Edinburgh University in protest at fossil fuels stance
On Tuesday, the institution said it would continue investing in companies that produce fossil fuels, but would work with them to reduce emissions.
The students said calls for...
This is an update to a story we reported earlier this week.
USA Today reports.
Professor regrets calling white college males ‘a problem population’
An incoming Boston University...
This would be the same woman who recently excluded whites and males from a diversity event.
Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reports.
University Diversity Officer: Minority Women Can’t Be Racist
A Goldsmiths University diversity officer who has faced accusations of racism after banning white people from an event has struck back with a...
Do the people who come up with this stuff not know that people in the real world are laughing at them?
Katherine Timpf of National Review has the story.
University Report: A Room Full of White People Is a Microaggression
According to a new report released by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, just...
These young men may end up using their college educations to make license plates in prison.
Miriam Jordan of the Wall Street Journal.
Reach of ISIS Confounds a Minnesota College Campus
MINNEAPOLIS—They finished high school, attended college and worked to help their families. Compared with many young men in...
2015 has been a rough year in the world of for-profit higher education and the hits keep coming.
CNN Money reported.
Latest college with financial problems: ITT Educational Services
Things are tense in the world of for-profit colleges.
The latest to face problems is ITT Educational Services, which was charged with fraud Tuesday. The Securities...
The higher ed bubble keeps growing and the tipping point gets closer every year.
Morgan Chalfant of Red Alert Politics reports.
2015 college graduates are most indebted in history
College students graduating this year are leaving school as the most indebted class in history.
From the Wall Street Journal:
The average class of 2015 graduate with...
Most schools won’t divest completely from fossil fuels because of the massive amounts of money that come from such investments.
The Guardian reported.
Edinburgh university rejects calls to divest from all fossil fuels
Climate change campaigners reacted with disappointment as Edinburgh University announced on Tuesday that it would not fully divest from fossil fuels.
Students...
Have we really come to this?
John Hayward of Breitbart reported.
Catholic University Investigated for Offending Muslims by Having too Many Crosses
“Complaint says crosses at Catholic school offensive, prevent Muslim prayers,” reads the headline at BeliefNet.
It’s one of those headlines that sounds like a bad joke, but it isn’t. It’s not exactly a...
