Tag: Higher Education

The Campus Accountability and Safety Act would create new resources on campus for accusers, ensure minimum training standards for campus personnel who deal with accusations, require a memorandum of understanding with law enforcement, require schools to survey students annually about their experiences with sexual violence and create harsher penalties for schools that don't comply. (iStock photo)

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Terrible, awful campus sex assault bill is back

Ashe Schow · April 26, 2016 7:32 pm

Put simply: The government takes away any incentive for colleges to compete with each other on the basis of price. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

How we can make college ‘free’ for everyone

Kristin Tate · April 26, 2016 4:02 am

"Every American, whether they’re young or just young at heart, should be able to earn the skills and education necessary to compete and win in the 21st century economy,—? Obama stated. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Obama offers $100 million in free college grants

Nicole Duran · April 25, 2016 6:51 pm

Melissa Click claims she was fired because she’s white

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Melissa Click claims she was fired because she’s white

Ashe Schow · April 25, 2016 3:30 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' plan for tuition-free college would help wealthy families more than low-income families, according to a report. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Study: Free college would help the rich more than poor

Jason Russell · April 21, 2016 5:25 pm

Are liberals ever going to catch on to the higher education mess? (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)

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A liberal gets wise to the higher ed scam

Michael Barone · April 20, 2016 12:31 am

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has made cutting interest rates on undergraduate student loans the central component of her plan to make college more affordable. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Clinton’s ineffective student loan plan

Jason Russell · April 15, 2016 4:02 pm

Obama will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the May 7 ceremony. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama to deliver Howard University’s commencement address

Kelly Cohen · April 14, 2016 4:25 pm

John Doe, as he is referred to in court documents, will be able to continue with his lawsuit against James Madison University, which expelled him for an alleged sexual assault in 2014. (iStock photo)

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Judge: Accused student faced ‘inadequate’ campus sex assault process

Ashe Schow · April 5, 2016 8:27 pm

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education plans to officially challenge the Education Department's mandate that schools adjudicate campus sexual assault. (iStock photo)

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Campus rights group to challenge federal sexual assault mandate

Ashe Schow · April 4, 2016 7:28 pm

The use of Woodrow Wilson's name "implies no endorsement of views and actions that conflict with the values and aspirations of our time," a statement from Princeton said. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Princeton won’t ditch Woodrow Wilson despite racism charge

Kelly Cohen · April 4, 2016 4:28 pm

The new name will be the Antonin Scalia School of Law at George Mason, or "Scalia Law School" for short. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero, File)

George Mason law school to be renamed after Scalia

Curt Mills · March 31, 2016 8:14 pm