Black Colleges Pay More to Borrow Money, For No Good Reason
A new study finds that historically black colleges are charged more money to issue bonds than white schools, even if they are equally strong financially.
College Kids Not So Into the Free Press. Whatever
The public hates the press. The press hates the public. We get it. Fair enough. We can only get the faintest glimmer of love from college kids, even.
The SAT Has Been Hacked
The SAT, the standardized test taken by high school seniors to burnish their college applications, was administered nearly 1.7 million times last year. The test’s popularity within college admissions is based, in part, on the perception of fairness: As any recent test-taker is well aware, it is extremely difficult to…
Class War: Yale Edition
Yale University is sitting on an endowment worth $25.6 billion. The state of Connecticut, on the other hand, is pretty broke. Now, Connecticut wants to tax Yale’s endowment. This could be more revolutionary than it sounds.
Word "Trump" Written in Chalk Terrifies, Harms Emory Students
First, it was offensively inauthentic sushi at the Oberlin dining halls. Now, a new—and somehow worse—wickedness torments America’s students: Someone drew the word “Trump” on the ground at a college.
Is This American Bro Going to North Korean Prison Because He Tried to Impress a Glorified Frat?
University of Virginia undergrad Otto Warmbier has been sentenced to fifteen years in a North Korean labor camp after copping to an attempted heist of a DPRK propaganda poster. If this sounds like the kind of thing a college kid would try in order to look cool back at UVA, that’s because he says it was.
Boston University Does Not Want to Hear Anything From Union Members
Despite being enlightened centers of learning and freedom and progress, many universities are not fans of unions. In fact, universities may be the foremost genteel anti-labor institutions in America.
Most College Presidents Think Campus Race Relations Are Fine
A significant part of the American news in the past year has featured images of angry protests against racism on college campuses. Don’t tell the college presidents.
The Federal Government Did Not Spend $412K to Study Gender and Glaciers
Here is a story that is perfectly calibrated to rile up the staffers of right-leaning publications. It has federal overspending to the tune of six figures on seemingly trivial causes. It has concern for the environment and climate change. Most importantly, it’s got a big ol’ dollop of campus feminism, holding it all…
Either College Kids Are Sexist OR Women Aren't Smart
A new study that examines millions of online reviews of college professors finds that either there are fewer brilliant women and black professors, or college kids are dumb. Will we ever know which is the case?
University Issues Mandatory Fitbits to Track Students' Weight, Exercise Habits
Incoming freshmen at Oral Roberts University will be required to wear a Fitbit that will track their exercise habits, sleep, and weight, then send that information to the school. And it isn’t just about shame and surveillance for their own sakes—students will be graded on their work.
Stop Giving Money to Rich Colleges
Last year was a record one for donations to colleges and universities: more than $40 billion was given, much of it to a tiny group of wealthy, elite schools. Stop that.

