Gearing Up for Halloween
The University of Massachusetts-Amherst has a new Halloween costume threat assessment meter to help students assess the degree of offensiveness generated by their costumes. On Education News.
Headlines
The $1.3 Trillion Problem
"Encouraging more students to borrow to attend college with the knowledge that their loans will eventually be forgiven will worsen current higher education costs," writes Mary Clare Reim. On the Daily Signal.
How Cornell Fails
"Cornell has failed the students it purports to nurture because its bias has choked out any room for debate, inquiry, or even freedom of thought or expression," writes Brandon Thompson. On the College Fix.
NCSU Microaggressions
North Carolina State University will host a microaggressions workshop on Halloween about responding to slights like seeing a Confederate flag or encountering mean messages on social media. On Campus Reform.
Denver’s Ultimatum
Students at the University of Denver have proposed a policy banning all student groups which are not committed to "inclusive excellence". On Campus Reform.
A President’s Role
The President of the United States can have a limited role in shaping how colleges define and respond to political correctness on campus. In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Guide to Colleges
A new guide to colleges ranks schools based on factors such as the school's protections for freedom of speech, political orthodoxy, and endorsement of the Chicago Principles. On Heterodox Academy.
The Diversity We Need
"Institutions of higher education are engaged in the low comedy of avoiding the agonies of Yale," writes George Will. On National Review.
Consistent Values
"Just how far our colleges and universities have fallen under the authoritarian spell of political correctness is shown in a recent incident at the University of Virginia," writes George Leef. On See Thru Edu.
Faculty Strike
The faculty union for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education announced a strike, starting this morning. On Inside Higher Ed.