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No Commencement Speaker

The University of Michigan has decided not to have a commencement speaker this year. Instead, they will have a multimedia presentation of past speakers along with other "fanfare." In Inside Higher Ed.

Child Care Workers and College Degrees

The District of Colombia will require all child care workers to have a college degree by 2020. Some are worried that this will exacerbate student debt and child care costs. On AEI.

Possible Program Cuts and Layoffs

Program cuts and layoffs are expected at five Pennsylvania campuses in the 2017-18 academic year.
In The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Sanders and Free College

On Monday, Bernie Sanders and other democrats proposed new legislation "to make public colleges and universities tuition-free." In Inside Higher Ed.

“Bias and Hate Task Force”

The Bias and Hate Task Force advisory committee at Duke is "struggling to maintain student involvement." The goal of the committee is to address "bias" and "hate" issues on campus. In The Chronicle.

Invited or not?

Virginia Tech claims that they never formally invited conservative speaker Jason Riley. Some say that this was a subtle way for the university to disinvite Riley while preserving its "public image." On National Review.

Campus and Alcoholism

UNC Chapel Hill's Campus and Community Coalition seeks to create new policies to address alcoholism on campus.
In WRAL.

Student Reinstated

A student at Rollins College has been reinstated after being suspended after disagreeing with his professor "over religious discrimination."
In The Chronicle of Higher Education.