Elon Students Demand Disinvitation
A petition at Elon University is demanding the school disinvite Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Kathleen Parker for alleged sexism and racism in her writing. On the Elon Pendulum.
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High Cost Sports
East Carolina University has launched a campaign to be added to the "Big 12" football conference. On SB Nation.
Who Benefits?
A new Brookings Institution report says the wealthy do not disproportionately benefit from public subsidies to colleges and universities. On Inside Higher Ed.
Lost Opportunity
A report found that two additional years in school can cost $300,000 over a person’s life. On Market Watch.
Green Lives Matter
A course at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, called “Green Lives Matter,” aims to merge civil rights with pollution. On the College Fix.
Taking Aim at Religious Freedom
"[California's] bill is a sign of our culture’s mistaken perception that religious freedom and intolerance are one and the same," writes Chance Layton. On NAS.
Shaw Ends Salary Reductions
Shaw University is ending a three-year salary reduction program, citing cost-cutting measures and gains in corporate and private giving as the reason. In the News and Observer.
A Rare Switch
Pepperdine University has asked the federal government to disregard its decades-long Title IX exemption, agreeing instead to be subject to the full interpretation of the law. In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Competency-Based Ed
According to a survey of college leaders, competency-based education expands opportunities and enhances learning for nontraditional students. On Inside Higher Ed.
Truth, Knowledge, and Academic Freedom
"There appears to be a new free speech crisis on campus, and it seems largely due to demands from a new generation of students to be protected from offensive ideas," writes David Moshman. On the Huffington Post.