Business degree not necessary for success, entrepreneur says
A business degree is not necessary to run a successful company, a coffee entrepreneur recently told The College Fix. Read more
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Meet the ballsy art professor students tried — and failed — to cancel
Students had accused art professor of repeated microaggressions, showing students controversial cartoons Read more
U. Tennessee launching Institute of American Civics to combat ignorance of country’s founding principles
The University of Tennessee is working to launch an Institute of American Civics to teach about the founding principles of America and promote civil discourse and constructive debate. Read more
Oberlin appeals to delay and avoid paying multi-million dollar verdict to bakery it defamed
Although an appellate court recently upheld a verdict that Oberlin College is responsible for tens of millions of dollars in damages for defaming the nearby Gibson’s Bakery, the private Ohio college has now appealed to the state’s supreme court. Read more
Student visa fraud could be widespread, former ICE official says
Universities may regularly commit student visa fraud but there is minimal oversight according to a former immigration official. Read more
Christian college may remove former president’s name from library after BIPOC complaints
Wheaton College, a Christian institution in Illinois, is conducting a review of its “history regarding race,” including a petition from a “collective of BIPOC students and alumni” to rename its library. Read more
College ends swim test requirement over concerns students of color could not easily pass it
Williams College has scrapped its 229-year-old swim test requirement over concerns that many students of color could not easily pass it. Read more
‘Learn a trade, earn a degree and graduate without crippling debt’: Catholic trade college launches
A new college is in the works that combines trade school with the Catholic intellectual tradition. Read more
College enrollment drops by 1.3 million in two years
Colleges have lost 1.3 million students in the past two years according to a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Read more
Professors punished — this month — for Halloween costumes they wore in 2014
The University of South Alabama this month issued final punishments to two professors who wore “inappropriate” costumes to an on-campus Halloween party eight years ago. Read more
