Maybe colleges shouldn’t handle on-campus rape allegations and let the local police take care of it. The lawsuit could have cost the college at least $2 million, but the terms weren’t made public.
Monthly Archives For January 2015
Adjunct Professors Feel the Pinch at MLA
Despite its claims of proletarian empathy, it turns out that the Modern Language Association (MLA) does not cut many breaks to those struggling within its ranks. At the MLA’s annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada this…
Department Chair at American University pleads Guilty to Burglary, ID Theft
The department chair for the university’s public administration and public policy, David Pitts, pleaded guilty to the charges. He also allegedly set small fires in the D.C. area.
College Students and Facebook Time means Worse GPA and Grades
Freshmen, sophomores and juniors got worse grades when they spent a lot of time on Facebook. The only exception: college seniors.
Cal-Berkeley to build a “Global” Campus just 10 Miles Away
Doesn’t sound very “global” to me, to build a satellite campus ten miles away from the main campus. Here’s the kicker: It’s just a vision and has no funding to build such a campus.
Christians are Giving More $$$ to Youth Camps, Conferences but Not Churches
Interesting how the donations are being funneled to “parachurch” groups and not the churches themselves.
North Carolina Faces Second Lawsuit over Athlete Sham Classes
The flagship university for the state of North Carolina can’t shake their sham courses for athletes. Now a second lawsuit is filed, and that’s not good news for the state or the university’s administration.
Free Speech Confusion at the MLA
The academically free have different ideas of what free speech means than the rest of us do. At the Modern Language Association’s 2015 convention in Vancouver, Canada, Rosaura Sanchez [pictured above at a protest], a…
Physics Professors tackle the NFL “Deflate-Gate” Scandal
Don’t they have something better to do than test deflated and inflated footballs? Apparently not.
Community College pays its president $750,000 in Buyout
A community college named DuPage has THAT much money to throw around? But, this community college president lost the confidence of the community after e-mails were released to the public.