Incensed over Oxford University’s plan to divest from oil sands and coal, some 70 alum symbolically gave back their degrees.
From Clean Technica:
Oxford University Divestment Plans Yields No Support From Alum
Oxford University announced last week its intentions to divest from coal and oil sands companies, however, almost 70 Oxford alumni have criticized...
The University of Oregon is considering rolling out a student health care plan that’s Obamacare friendly.
According to the The Register-Guard:
University of Oregon considers creating UOCare, its own self-insured student health plan
The University of Oregon is proposing to create its own health insurance plans — UOCare —...
Italians aren’t too thrilled with plans for a new university in their backyard.
Newsweek reports:
Odd School Ties: Islamic University Creates Backlash in Italy
Perched on the heel of Italy’s “boot,” the town of Lecce has long been known for its comely churches and intricate Baroque buildings. Today, however, the “Florence of the South”...
This is the kind of thing we love to see from our institutions of higher education.
The Washington Times reports:
University begins project to help blind students with math
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Until he was 13, Logan Prickett did everything a normal child did.
However, anaphylactic reaction to contrast dye in an MRI test...
Climate activists have set their crosshairs on Edinburgh University.
The Guardian reports:
Climate activists attack Edinburgh University’s stance on fossil fuels
A group of academics and climate activists from around the world has condemned the University of Edinburgh’s refusal to divest from fossil fuel companies, saying that its arguments for not doing so are...
Even ivy league grads having difficulty finding a job are turning to expensive coding classes in the hopes they’ll then be poised to find a job.
Bloomberg reports:
Nice Ivy League Degree. Now if You Want a Job, Go to Code School
In a Boston basement that houses a new kind of vocational training...
Campus Reform’s Editor-In-Chief, Caleb Bonham has another man on the street video that is more than face-palm worthy. Their latest takes place on the University of Colorado.
Take a look:
University of Mich. Coach Harbaugh met with Muslim students who were offended by the Coach’s tweet expressing support for the film, ‘American Sniper.’ Closed to the press, it seems all parties involved have no desire to discuss what transpired in that meeting.
Fox News reports:
University of Mich. Coach Harbaugh, Muslim students mum...
Yesterday, it was revealed yet another seemingly false allegation of sexual misconduct levied against Paul Nungesser was dismissed by Columbia University. This makes four sexual assault “accusations” against Nungesser that are now toast.
Nungesser was accused of rape by Columbia’s famed ‘Mattress Girl’ Emma Sulkowicz. Sulkowicz carried her mattress around to...
Mumps continues to spread at the University of Texas.
According to Forbes:
Four New Mumps Cases Diagnosed In Outbreak At University of Texas at Austin
Another four cases of mumps were diagnosed on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, bringing the total number of cases in the university outbreak to seven....
The University of Louisville struck a $3 million deal with Sun Tan City. Cheerleaders and members of the Spirit Squad will be able to use Sun Tan City’s services free of charge.
Jonathan Banta writes at the The Courier-Journal:
Universities and tanning salons
In 2008, Sun Tan City, a chain of tanning salons...
This story is nothing short of adorable.
Lindsey Bever reports for the Washington Post:
How an Israeli professor was dubbed the ‘baby whisperer’
Israeli professor Sydney Engelberg has been dubbed the “baby whisperer” over the past week on the Internet, when someone posted a photo online showing him comforting a student’s crying baby while...
Common Core added a workshop called “Whose Jerusalem?” to its approved curriculum. Created by a Boston University professor, “Whose Jerusalem?” teaches high school students that Hamas is a peaceful political party.
Alexandra Zimmern writes for The College Fix:
Prof’s ‘Whose Jerusalem?’ Common Core Lesson Teaches Students to Support Hamas
A “Whose Jerusalem?” workshop created...
Ah yes, Mattress Girl. You may be familiar with Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz, who carried her mattress around campus in protest after claims she was allegedly raped. Sulkowicz never pressed charges...
Someone at Marquette thought it was a good deal to add a mural of an FBI fugitive and cop killer, Assata Shakur, to the campuses Gender and Sexuality Resource Center.
After public outcry, Marquette removed the mural.
David Paulsen writes for the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel:
Marquette University removes mural of FBI fugitive...
The newly hired Boston University professor who came under fire for tweets calling while males a “problem population,” appears to have jumped out of the frying pan and into the fryer.
The same professor now faces allegations of trolling a white rape victim on Facebook.
Fox News reports:
Boston University prof in racist...
George W. Bush gave the commencement address to Southern Methodist University’s 2015 graduating class this past weekend.
He might have given the most encouraging piece of advice any mediocre college student could ever hope to hear…
Fox News posted the following video:
If the allegations are true, that’s an awful lot of taxpayer cash.
Alison Burdo reports for the Philadelphia Business Journal:
West Chester University hid millions, hoodwinked state for $146 million: Lawsuit
West Chester University’s former chief budgeting officer is claiming the suburban Philadelphia school lied about its budget for three years so it could...
Maybe there’s hope yet…
Purdue’s recent elimination of all campus speech codes, codes that serve to restrict first amendment rights, earned the university the top spot on on the Foundation for Individual Rights and Education’s (FIRE) free speech list.
From FIRE’s blog:
Purdue University Eliminates All of Its Speech Codes, Earns FIRE’s Highest Rating
WEST...
A dispute over an all too familiar logo resulted in this Ohio high school’s graphic change.
USA Today High School Sports reports:
Ohio school to change logo after complaint from University of Arizona
Jonathan Alder High School in Plain City, Ohio, is in search of a new logo, and it wasn’t the school’s choice.
According...
And entire first year class dropped out because of, “the University’s unethical treatment of its students.” All seven of them…
According to Matt Stromberg at Hyperallergic:
Entire First-Year MFA Class Drops Out in Protest at the University of Southern California
LOS ANGELES — Citing “the University’s unethical treatment of its students,” the entire...
Someone in China, maybe more than one someone, attempted to hack into Penn State’s engineering school.
NBC News reports:
Penn State Hit by China-Based Hacker, University Says
The engineering school at Penn State was the target of two sophisticated hacking attacks, one of which cybersecurity experts say originated in China, the university announced...
