Purdue University President Mitch Daniels is being criticized by professors and faculty members for buying Kaplan University for a myriad of reasons, as well as being called names.
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How to Make Small Talk with Progressives
Mal Kline comes up with some tongue-in-cheek conversation starters to use with progressive and liberal professors.
Betsy DeVos Booed at HBCU Commencement Address at Bethune-Cookman; Crowd Admonished by College President
Trump’s Department of Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, was booed by graduating students and they turned their backs to her as she delivered her commencement address at Bethune-Cookman University.
Purdue Buys For-Profit Kaplan University
Purdue University made a big deal, buying Kaplan University in order to evolve in the online higher education environment.
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Bethune-Cookman Won’t Back Down from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s Commencement Address
President of Bethune-Cookman University, Dr. Edison Jackson, is standing firm on keeping Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s commencement address, despite protests from students and alumni.
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Butler University Changes Anti-Trump Course Description after Outcry
Butler University, a university located in the red state of Indiana, recently had to change a course description after it was exposed to be an anti-Trump activist platform.
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New McAdams Ruling Attacks Academic Freedom
John K. Wilson of the AAUP points out the problems in a recent legal decision by a judge to uphold the suspension of Marquette University professor John McAdams over academic freedom
The Biggest Loser, Newspaper Reporter Ranked as Worst Job in America for Third Year in a Row
Newspaper reporters is the worst job in America for the third year in a row, writes AIM Chairman Donald Irvine.
“Drag Queen Story Hour” Sends Cross Dressers to Read to Children
Cross-dressers, or “drag queens,” are being sent to read books to children to focus society more on “queer-centered kids programming.”
Thomas Aquinas College Acquires Property in Massachusetts
Thomas Aquinas College was selected as the institution to purchase a historic property in Massachusetts, which will allow the college to open an East Coast campus for their students.
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California Governor Vetoes Abortion Pill Mandate for Colleges
California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have mandated abortion pills be provided by California state universities, which handed the pro-life movement a victory.
Yale Lecturer Attacks Judge Kavanaugh Sans Evidence
But lots of invective.
Tuition Cuts At University of North Carolina
Odd the way these seem to come at Republican-led universities, like the ones helmed by Mitch Daniels and Margaret Spellings.
How Fair Is Christine Fair?
The Georgetown women’s studies sage is in the news again, this time with a tweeted wish of death and castration to Republicans on the U. S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
Judge Kavanaugh Will Not Return To Harvard
Whatever the fate of President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Harvard won’t be in his future plans.
Harvard Discrimination Lawsuit To Go To Court
The students who brought suit against Harvard, alleging discrimination, will have their day in court but allegedly are not looking forward to it.
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Harvard To Investigate Kavanaugh
Even if he clears the FBI investigation a second time, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will still have to face the scrutiny of Harvard.
St. John’s University Disinvites ICE over Immigration Policy
St. John’s University in New York had invited ICE recruiters to their on-campus career fair, but after a student group’s outcry over their attendance, the university disinvited the agency.
Pomona College Partners with Democratic Party on Voting Registration, Does Nothing with Republicans
Pomona College partnered with the Democratic Party to do voter registration for its students, but did not invite Republicans to do the same.