The North Carolina legislature, led by a Republican majority, cut three advocacy centers in the University of North Carolina system. Professors were outraged, but recent discoveries showed they were extremely political and partisan in their…
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University of Delaware President Suggests Cuts to Lower Tuition
University faculty were outraged by the president’s recent op-ed in a local newspaper, which criticized how flawed the higher education model was and how the university has to adapt to the new landscape.
St. Louis University Under Pressure for Ferguson, anti-Police Monument
The president is backtracking, at least publicly, that the university will build a monument specifically commemorating the Ferguson protests. But, large donors threatened to pull back funding if it were built, leaving the university in…
Student Fees paid for a University Event that Shows Support for Convicted Terrorist
Via The College Fix: “A member for the defense team of Rasmea Odeh — a convicted terrorist in Israel who more recently was found guilty of federal immigration fraud in the United States — will be…
University of Minnesota says it won’t include Race in Crime Alerts on their campuses
This isn’t a joke. The university won’t use race in their crime alerts, but doesn’t that do more harm than good?!
Comparing College Syllabus runs into Copyright Law
Apparently, copyright laws have to be navigated for students to upload class syllabi for others to see and compare, before selecting a course to take. It’s like RateMyProfessor, but with a syllabus available.
University of Michigan Schedules Final Exams on Dec. 23, Squeezing Winter Break
A major problem is that Michigan law doesn’t allow state colleges to start school before Labor Day, which the university said was why they pushed the last day of final exams to December 23rd. Students…
Christian On-Campus Clubs labeled “Discriminatory” and are Struggling to Survive
Liberal universities have labeled Christian clubs “discriminatory” and are not allowing them to form with their permission.
Wisconsin Professor who gave Extra Credit to Students at anti-Scott Walker Rally isn’t Political
What? Yes, that’s the claim of one of Professor Beth Lueck’s students, who said that politics never got into the classroom and that this extra credit assignment was reasonable since budget cuts proposed by Walker…
Student Rep. at George Mason Removed for Opposing In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
As The College Fix reported: “Storm Paglia, until Friday the “executive undersecretary for university services for dining services” at George Mason University, was removed from his position after tweeting against “illegals” getting in-state tuition, the Fourth…