What are Students Really Doing?
A new report finds that the average full-time college student spends 19 hours per week on education-related activities and 29 hours per week on socializing and leisure activities. On Breitbart.
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The Problem with AP
Despite evidence that advanced high school classes do not prepare students for college, states are seeking to expand access to the curriculum. In the Brookings Brief.
Student Protestors Cheat Themselves
"In demanding a non-Eurocentric curriculum that highlights racism et al, students…deprive themselves of the background knowledge they will need as they strive to improve their lives," writes Mark Bauerlein. On Minding the Campus.
Man Bites Dog
"How satisfying it must be for Michigan’s faculty, students, staff, and alumni to have their “sense of loss” restored," writes John S. Roseberg. On Phi Beta Cons.
New Administrator
UNC-Chapel Hill has hired one of its own professors to oversee ethics policies following the academic and athletic scandal. In the News and Observer.
Honors for NCCU
North Carolina Central University was honored as the historically black colleges and university of the year by HBCU Digest. On WCHL.
You Can Build It. They May Not Come
Universities continue to revive Division I football teams, despite the complicated and expensive process. On Inside Higher Ed.
Collaboration
Wells Fargo is offering Amazon.com customers discounted interest rates on private student loans. In the Washington Post.
The Scariest Numbers
"The heart of the student debt crisis is all about the smaller numbers, $5,000 or zero—the dropouts and the people who didn’t continue to college in the first place," writes Derek Thompson. In the Atlantic.
Free Inquiry vs. Social Justice
"Even students of great talent, and good faith, seem increasingly unable, or unwilling, to talk with each other. To me, that is the real tragedy," writes John Tomasi. On Heterodox Academy.