Free Speech Restrictions
University of Denver student leaders have placed content restrictions on what can be written on a campus free speech wall and have installed a security camera to monitor it. On the College Fix.
Headlines
The Problem With Free
"Free community college advocates also do not seem to recognize that community colleges have remarkably poor student outcomes," writes Preston Cooper. On Forbes.
A Troubling Lesson
"The right to speak freely may be enshrined in some of our nation’s great universities, but the culture of listening needs repair," writes Erika Christakis. In the Washington Post.
Spellings Talks Education
UNC System President Margaret Spellings made an appearance on CBS This Morning Thursday to talk about education across the country. On WCHL.
Up a Creek
Student protesters at the University of California- Berkeley blockaded a key campus bridge, forcing white students to cross the nearby creek while allowing students of color safe passage. On Legal Insurrection.
NCAA Pays for Academic Performance
The NCAA has announced that, beginning in 2019, it will distribute millions of dollars in revenue to member institutions based on the academic performance of their athletes. On Inside Higher Ed.
New Regulations
The U.S. Education Department has published rules which allow loan forgiveness to be granted to borrowers en masse, in cases where an institution made “widespread misrepresentations.” In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Cultural Revolution on Campus
"Pursuing genuine historical awareness and instilling it in our students in place of contemporary intellectual and political faddism would be one significant contribution that we academics can make," writes David Lewis Shaefer. On NAS.
The Ignorance of Young People
"To accommodate less college-ready students, colleges must water down their curricula, lower standards, and abandon traditional tools and topics," writes Walter E. Williams. On the Daily Signal.
Next Step in UNC Scandal
UNC officials will meet with NCAA officials for a procedural hearing that will determine if the NCAA has the authority to issue violations for what the university calls academic matters related to the athletics scandal . On TWC News.