Gunman Arrested at Arkansas State University, Campus Placed on Lockdown
The Arkansas State University campus was placed on lockdown on Sunday afternoon, after reports of one or more armed men seen on the campus.
NYU Continues Time-Honored Tradition of Pouring Money Into Lavish Apartments
New York University, both the city’s largest school and its largest land-grabber, is finally ending its long tradition of awarding top administrators with lavish real estate. Just kidding—it’s actually doing the exact opposite.
Yale Professor Resigns Over Halloween Costume Debacle
A Yale professor who argued for students’ right to wear culturally insensitive Halloween costumes and triggered outcry on campus has announced her intentions to resign from teaching at the university.
Paralyzed Professor's True-Life Nurse Blowjob Story Freaks College Out
Editors and contributors for a faculty bioethics journal at Northwestern University’s medical school say the administration tried to take editorial control and bury an essay in the winter issue by a prominent disabled professor graphically describing how a nurse helped him rediscover his sexuality.
University Lecturer Admits Trading Good Grades for 7-11 Coupons
Thailand's Kalasin Rajabhat University is investigating a lecturer who allegedly gave students A's in exchange for collectable stamps good for discounts and gifts at 7-11. The teacher was caught on video offering a grade bump for every 25 stamps, the Bangkok Post reports.
Duke Student Sues For Diploma After He's Expelled for Sexual Assault
A senior at Duke University who was banned from graduating after a school panel found him responsible for raping an "emotional" classmate has filed suit to get his degree so he can accept a "prestigious position" offered to him by a firm on Wall Street.
Universities Are Starting to Crack Down on Graduation Selfies
In the name of dignity, the University of South Florida has issued a notice to graduates asking them to refrain from selfies and other teen-like behavior, including strolling(?), while picking up their diplomas.
"Sparkleponies" Will Totally Make Humanities Professors Relevant Again
Academic conferences. They're scary. You put yourself and your research out there to be shredded by "colleagues" and hiring committees. But one top-flight humanities conference wants to put you at ease. With live-action role play and prizes. Yes, it's time for a sparklepony quest!
Andrew Breitbart's Latest Garbage Gets a College Professor Fired
After last year's deeply embarrassing Shirley Sherrod episode, you'd think people would have learned their lesson about conservative publisher Andrew Breitbart. But no! The University of Missouri has asked a professor to resign thanks to another stupid Breitbart video. Ugh.
Pa. Governor Urges Cash Strapped Colleges to Drill for Natural Gas
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is proposing massive cuts to the state's higher education system in his budget proposal, including reducing aid to colleges and universities by 50 percent. But! And this is important! Six lucky colleges and universities in the Pennsylvania higher education system, Corbett says, have…
Stephen Colbert Wants YOU to Attend the Stephen Colbert "University"
On the Report, Colbert revealed his plans to start his namesake for-profit university. At the Stephen Colbert "University" all you need to earn a "Grave-Robber" or "Googler" degree is an Internet connection and a letter of recommendation from Benjamin Franklin.
Why Does Barack Obama Hate the iPad?
President Obama gave the commencement address at Hampton University on Sunday, encouraging the graduates of the historically-black school to close the achievement gap between African-American and Latino students and their white classmates. More importantly, he dissed the iPad.
Kill The College Newspaper
My only experience on a college newspaper was a mandatory one-semester period, the highlight of which was the adviser rejecting most of my stories for not being "serious" enough, and telling me menacingly, "People who work with me tend to do better professionally." (Confidential to that lady: Suck on the splendor of…
