Grammy nominee Nicki Minaj announced that she would pay the college tuition of some of her fans if they could show her "straight A's." Unfortunately, she may not be aware of the rampant grade inflation in universities. On Forbes.
Vice President Mike Pence delivered the commencement speech at Notre Dame on Sunday. Once his speech began, dozens of students walked out in protest.
On Inside Higher Ed.
"State Attorney General Josh Stein and Shaw University President Tashni-Ann Dubroy are teaming up Friday morning to offer tips for new graduates facing student loan debt," reports Anne Blythe. In the News and Observer.
"Details leaked about forthcoming budget include large cuts to college aid programs and end Public Service Loan Forgiveness and subsidized loan programs," reports Andrew Kreighbaum. On Inside Higher Ed.
A female applicant rejected Brown University after she received a "gender neutral acceptance letter."
On Intellectual Takeout.
A temporary assistant professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa recently wrote in a blog post that universities should “stop hiring white cis men” because “actual solutions require women of color and trans people.”
On Campus Reform.
In response to the senate's recent education department budget, some leaders say that the budget will "cripple the agency," while others argue that it is a better use of tax dollars. In WRAL.
Walter E. Williams, professor of economics at George Mason University, argues that today's academic climate is "a mixture of infantilism, kindergarten, and totalitarianism" and that it should stop being funded. On Intellectual Takeout.
DePaul University recently disinvited libertarian provocateur Gavin McInnes for his alleged “public encouragement of violence.” On the College Fix.
Author and professor Laura Kipnis is being sued by a student she anonymously describes in her new book "Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus."
In the Chronicle of Higher Education.