Campus Free Speech
Obamacare Could Force Student Journalists to Stop Working
Imagine schools telling kids not to study too hard, or spend more than a couple hours on homework each week, out of fear of federal reprisal.
Tree Stands in Way of Costly UMich Renovations, So Admin Will Spend $400K Moving It
The tree has a 75 percent chance of survival.
No Justice at Harvard: Accused Students Don't Get Attorneys, Cross-Examination
Alumni could be called to participate in due-process-free trials for years to come.
Another Campus Falls to Anti-Smoking Zealotry—Even E-Cigs Are Banned
Some students are irritated about the ban, but who are they to stand athwart history?
If Colleges Are Skeptical of Common Core, It's Probably Because the Standards Are Awful
Universities may be hesitant to put blind faith in Core-certified students, since teachers played almost no role in the development of the standards.
U. Wisconsin Denies Plan to Distribute Grades According to Race
Clearly all people contribute to diversity in one way or another.
Ohio U. 'Not a Police State' Even Though Admins Banned Smoking, Will Force Cessation On Non-Compliers
Definitely not a police state.
The Free Press Is Suing UMich For Routinely Violating Open Meetings Law
In the last year, the regents voted on 116 public matters, and only 8 of those times were there any dissenting votes.
Obama Administration Choking Off Student Loans, Which Is Good News
For-profit schools get deserved flak, but the public universities lock kids into years of debt, too.
Boise State U. Charged Libertarian Students Gigantic 'Security Fee' to Host Pro-Gun Speaker
Sadly, Boise State seems like quite the unfree hellhole.
Breaking: Students Sue OSU Over Crazy Illegal Campus Gun Ban
Public universities can't trump state law and establish even stricter anti-gun policies.
Texas Celebrates Fourth of July By Ousting Corrupt UT Austin President
Thankfully, it looks like corrupt college administrators will no longer be able to keep the extent of their wrongdoing a secret from the public.
'Affirmative Consent': The Sex Police on the Defensive
Even advocates aren't sure exactly what affirmative consent means or how it will work. What could go wrong?
In Major Announcement, FIRE Says It Will Sue Every College With a Speech Code Until Speech Codes Die Forever
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education announced a major litigation effort Tuesday against universities that maintain clearly illegal speech codes.
Want Less Campus Rape? Lower the Damn Drinking Age Already
This would discourage the sort of black out drinking most likely to lead to sexual assault disputes.
Expulsion Now Mandatory for Dartmouth Students Convicted By Campus Rape Tribunal Under Low Evidence Standard
Automatically expelling all students found guilty of rape is a perfectly defensible policy, but only if guilt is adjudicated in an actual criminal trial.
Professor: Epidemic of Campus Sexual Assault at UMich… Has Been Shrinking For a Decade
Sexual assault at U-M has declined notably and in line with national statistics, casting doubt on the left's characterization of the problem as an "epidemic."
Sotomayor Praises Affirmative Action and Legacy Admissions, Doesn't Realize Those Things Are Awful
Sotomayor thinks legacy admissions are somehow helping the disadvantaged, when in reality they do the opposite.
Just What Indebted Students Needed: Hideously Expensive Luxury Dorms
Can students afford a night at the Ritz Carlton University?
California's Absurd Intervention Over Dorm Room Sex
Legislators and activists just don't trust adults to navigate issues of consent without them.
Can Someone Just Invent an 'I Consent to Sex' iPhone App Already?
Consensual sex? There's an app for that. One day soon. Hopefully.
In Brown University Rape Case, Did the Media Have Any Interest in What Really Happened?
Did media outlets reporting the sexual assault allegations against Daniel Kopin properly scrutinize his accuser's claims?
Expect Soaring College Costs From the President's Price-Subsidizing Student Loan Scheme
Students who resist the temptation of "help" with college costs will be in a much better position when the higher education bubble bursts.
Bill Lets Underage Brewers Taste Wine, But They Have To Spit It Out
It may be gross, and it may be slight, but progress is progress.
Inequality Thrives at Public Universities, Where Execs Live Like Kings
Meet the most 'unequal' public university in America.
An Epidemic of Rape, Or Safer Schools? What the Latest Data Say
Are things really getting so much worse at U.S. educational institutions?
Universities Void Freedom of Religious Association in the Name of Tolerance
Could the Squirrel Lover's Club be forced to recognize a club president who hates squirrels?
Obama: We Have to Do Something About Student Debt and This Is Something
Something is always better than nothing, right?
California Legislators Want to Tell College Kids When to Have Sex
Lawmakers are eagerly jumping into bed with students, but really killing the mood with some unsexy rules.
Occidental Expels Student for Rape Under Standard So Low That the Accuser Could Have Been Found Guilty, Too
"Both parties would be guilty of sexually assaulting one another," said Shibley.
Obama Just Found a Way to Make College Even More Expensive
The President's new College Scorecard will jack up federal taxpayer subsidies without improving accountability or reducing the soaring costs of tuition.
Liberal Harvard Groupthink Criticized By… Michael Bloomberg?
"There was more disagreement among the old Soviet politburo than there is among Ivy League donors," said Bloomberg.
When the Left Turned Against Free Speech
The long, ugly journey from the Free Speech Movement to professors assaulting protesters
