What a stance against the politically correct culture that is often found on college campuses today: John Ellison, Dean of Students for the College at the University of Chicago, welcomed students to campus with a…
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Indiana’s Fraternities’ 4th Amendment Rights Could be at Risk Under New Policy
The U.S. Constitution was written the way it was for a reason: Update on a proposal that has just become explicit policy: Indiana University-Bloomington will indeed require its Greek organizations to accept searches without a warrant by campus…
Cal State-Long Beach Backs Down on Moratorium on Student Groups
FIRE filed a public records request regarding the university’s moratorium and was critical of the university’s lack of transparency on why it denied student group applications, which included at least one pro-gun rights group and one…
Porn Star Instructs UCLA Students on Sex
No, this isn’t a joke: “Jessica Drake teaches modern sex ed to rousing ovation in UCLA,” declares a press release from her management company, which included pictures of the Aug. 11 guest lecture and a quote…
How American Higher Education Turned into a False Promise
From our friend George Leef at the Pope Center: One is the proliferation of college graduates who can only find jobs that don’t call for college education. As the number of Americans holding college credentials…
UGA Dean says a Monica Lewinsky Joke could Encourage Sexual Harassment
After an University of Georgia professor accidentally sent a pun-filled and off-color joke about Monica Lewinsky to a student listserv than his colleagues, a dean at the university said it was inappropriate (which he’s probably…
What College Seniors Should Know About Jobs
They are unlikely to find one. “Wise men” will tell them this is a “weak recovery” and “the financial crisis ended years ago.” During the 1930s, as many as 15 million were out of work,…
Two Ex-College Presidents Deny There is a Student Loan Crisis
From Campus Reform: Two former college presidents are fighting the “myth” of college debt and its alleged solution of free tuition, placing the blame on the student dropout rate instead. Dr. William G. Bowen and…
Elon University Students Unhappy with Scheduled Speech by a Pulitzer Prize Journalist
The ‘snowflake generation’ continues to whine about opposing viewpoints: Some students at Elon University have started a petition expressing displeasure at the school’s invitation of Kathleen Parker to speak there in October. Parker, who describes…
Unintended Consequences? In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Hinders College Enrollment in New Jersey
Oh, the irony is rich, isn’t it?!