As College Fix noted: The candidacy of a University of Missouri law professor running for Missouri’s Attorney General post has a small group of Republican lawmakers in the Midwestern state probing whether the university is…
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Christian Universities Remain Firm in light of SCOTUS Marriage Decision
The College Fix reported the following: Several top Christian universities have no plans to change campus policies in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide, campus officials have told The College…
Textbook Prices have Risen over 1,000% since 1977
Wait, what?! Yes, that’s what the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated.
Sound Familiar? Secret E-mails Released, but from Illinois University over Firing Controversial, anti-Israel Professor
As the College Fix reported: University of Illinois officials conducted official business and discussed controversies on email accounts that they didn’t make available for public records requests, the school admitted Friday. Freedom of Information Act requests…
Whistling Now Considered Sexual Assault at California-Santa Barbara
Whistling makes the list of what constitutes sexual assault at the University of California-Santa Barbara.
Missouri Teacher Suspended over Traffic Tweets after Black Lives Matters Protesters Blocked Highway
The College Fix reported: Hating on protesters who block traffic isn’t exactly a new thing. But it appears to have gotten a Missouri teacher suspended. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that special education teacher Stacy…
Student Loan Debt: Now at $1.27 Trillion
Holy cow, that’s a lot of money and student loan debt. The national debt is at least $18 trillion, so that’s a huge amount of debt by students.
Harvard Professor Explores 2016 Presidential Bid
Seriously?! Yes, Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig said he’s exploring a presidential bid and identifies strongly with the Democratic Party.
Christian University in Memphis Pledged to Help Illegal Immigrant Students
That’s one way to subsidize illegal immigrant students over citizens and legal residents: In a response to the growing Hispanic population in the Memphis, Tenn. community, Christian Brothers University (CBU) has pledged to help its students…
The Next Wave of College Innovation? Western Governors University
Western Governors University offers a different model for students than your typical brick-and-mortar university model. Quite an interesting read by the Academe Blog.