Sweet Briar College, a woman-only college, kept building new facilities, hiring faculty although enrollment was plunging to new depths, and even encouraged faculty to build property on college land. These were the reasons that the…
Topic: Virginia
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…
VCU ditches SAT scores for Applicants
Virginia Commonwealth University, located in Richmond, Virginia, will ditch using SAT scores for applicants with a GPA at 3.3 or higher. Apparently, they’re not the first to do so, as 800 other colleges have done…
Virginia drops Controversial Homeschooling Religious Explanation Requirement
It does sound a bit over-the-top, but it’s good that the Goochland County School Board dropped the requirement for homeschooled children.
Academic Shock after Eric Cantor’s Primary Loss
U.S. Representative Eric Cantor’s recent primary loss to free market economics professor David Brat has forced academics to take another look at the TEA Party. “They are very suspicious of liberal professors and believe most…