Infantilized Campuses
"An infantilized campus is bad enough, but it becomes intolerable when these are the places where leaders of a self-governing republic are usually formed," writes David Whalen. On the Daily Signal.
Headlines
Choosing the Right Secretary of Education
Trump's nominee must have...clear grasp of how egregiously the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has overstepped its statutory authority," writes Frederick M. Hess. On National Review.
Law School on Probation
The American Bar Association put the Charlotte School of Law on probation, demanding reports on the for-profit college’s admission practices. On WBTV.
Conflict at UNCW
UNC-Wilmington Chancellor Zito Sartarelli responded to a dispute between criminology professor and Muslim student by reminding the campus that the university does not regulate or respond to opinions from students and faculty. On WNCN.
Gainful Employment
According to new data from the U.S. Department of Education, graduates who earned certificates at public institutions have larger salaries than those at for-profits, but there is wide variation between programs. On Inside Higher Ed.
Get a Grip
"Conservatives have suffered many disheartening setbacks in the past few years...Yet we saw no comforting emails from administrators or invitations to use 'special resources,'" writes Thomas Wheatley. In the Washington Post.
Chaos On Campus
"But fully to understand the current theater as it has arisen on campus, we must realize that the riotousness of students runs a lot deeper than election-year politics," writes Mark Bauerlein. On SeeThruEdu.
The House’s Agenda
North Carolina Representative and likely next chair of the U.S. House education committee Virginia Foxx said that the committee will do everything they can to roll back regulations on for-profit universities. On Inside Higher Ed.
The Rotten Fruit
"Perhaps a cessation of taxpayer funding to these institutions of higher absurdity would get the attention of the elitists," writes Mark Shiver. On NC Capitol Connection.
Suck It Up, Buttercup
An Iowa State Representative plans to propose legislation that would charge public universities $2 for every $1 in state funds spent on programs to comfort students upset about the presidential election results. In the Des Moines Resister.