Participants in a free speech rally at Evergreen State College were attacked by counter-protestors and masked members of antifa. Police officers in riot gear came to protect the peaceful demonstrators. On Campus Reform.
Mike Adams provides examples of injustices committed at Duke University in effort to illustrate why Paul Griffiths would rather resign than "face a kangaroo court."
On Town Hall.
California State University, Long Beach will function as a sanctuary campus, but will not "use the term for fear of retaliation from the federal government." On the College Fix.
On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that removed federal restrictions that, in his view, "prevented industries from expanding apprenticeship programs."
In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Four trends in academia suggest that students "are running out of reasons to pursue higher education."
On Intellectual Takeout.
The Education Department announced on Tuesday that it would renegotiate the borrower 'defense to repayment' rule and the gainful-employment rule, two regulations from the Obama administration. In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Jane Shaw writes that a "Purdue-affiliated online operation such as Kaplan could attract a lot of students, and the competition could force changes on campus—at Purdue and elsewhere." On Real Clear Education.
Although the president of Evergreen State College previously commended the student protestors for their "courage," he now says that he is “immensely disappointed” in them. On Campus Reform.
Jenna Robinson writes that the Department of Education's appointment of Adam Kissel as deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs "may signal a new direction in the Department of Education." In North State Journal.
Academic programs in social justice are now being offered at over 100 colleges and universities. Jenna Robinson, president of the Martin Center, "questioned employment prospects for social-justice majors." On the College Fix.