Berkeley Students Demand Take-Home Essay
Students at UC Berkeley protested having to take an in-class exam, claiming that they should be able to take it at home for the sake of their mental health. In National Review.
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New Report Sheds Light on Loan Default Rates
According to a recent report on federal student loans issued by the National Center for Education Statistics, 13.7 percent of students who started college in 1995-96 "defaulted on their most recent loan." On Cato Institute.
State of the University Speech
On Friday, the State of the University speech was shut down but student protestors at the University of Oregon.
On Inside Higher Ed.
Universities Still Follow 2011 Title IX Guidance
After the Department of Education announced the rescinding of the 2011 Title IX guidance, many universities have declared that they will continue to follow the Obama-era directives. On the College Fix.
Against Retracting a Controversial Article
Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, writes on the debate surrounding the controversial article: "The Case for Colonialism." He argues that the article should not be retracted. On Minding the Campus.
UNC Professor Appointed by DeVos
Secretary DeVos recently appointed UNC-Chapel Hill professor Gregory Cizek to the National Assessment Governing Board. He will serve a four-year term.
In the Daily Tar Heel.
UNC Awaits NCAA Penalties
It was rumored yesterday that the NCAA would release its long-awaited report on the UNC-Chapel athletics scandal. It was projected to coincide with a huge fundraising campaign that the university had scheduled today. On Inside Higher Ed.
Backstory to Title IX Guidance
Peter J. Wallison of the American Enterprise Institute posits that there is an important backstory to Title IX and why guidance regarding it was recently rescinded.
In National Review.
Conservative Professors at Yale
A recent survey conducted by a student-run newspaper at Yale called the Yale Daily News, found that only 7 percent of professors at the university identify as conservative.
On the College Fix.
$140 million Donation
A Charlotte attorney and business investor recently donated $140 million to three private North Carolina universities.
In WRAL.