University removes name of Revolutionary War vet from campus building
Rider University in New Jersey has changed the name of its Van Cleve Alumni House to the Alumni House after research into the namesake revealed he owned slaves. Read more
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College costs have increased by 169% since 1980—but pay for young workers is up by just 19%
Today, typical college costs (including tuition and fees, room and board, and allowances for books and supplies, transportation and other personal expenses) range from $27,330 for public in-state university students to $55,800 for private nonprofit college students. Read more
Struggling to Fill a Dangerous and Growing Labor Gap
Students are enrolling in nursing programs as nurse shortages threaten hospitals across the country. But colleges and universities are having difficulty expanding their nursing programs because of limited funds, faculty and space. Read more
Yale Law student speaks out over controversy from his Constitution Day email
Campus Reform spoke with Trent Colbert, the Yale Law School student and Federalist Society member that received criticism for his edgy Constitution Day invitation. Read more
Oxford college to change its name after £155m donation
A University of Oxford college is to change its name to honour Vietnam’s richest woman after she offered it a £155m donation. Read more
Pro Bono? No, Thanks
The University of Florida’s critics aren’t satisfied with its change of heart -- that professors can testify in a voting rights case against the state now, as long as they do it for free. Read more
5 California colleges recognized for boosting Latino college completion
Five California four-year colleges and universities are among ten higher education institutions that have been recognized for implementing programs and strategies that are helping more Hispanic students attain college degrees. Read more
Free speech org launches tool to help student journalists
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has created an online tool to help reporters stay within the law will exercising the right to a free press. Read more
Education initiative works to revive ‘beauty and wisdom’ on college campuses
College students across the country are taught that their feelings trump facts, that there is no objective truth, and that the only end of knowledge is power. One Princeton-based nonprofit is working to counter that narrative. Read more
The student debt crisis will worsen without free community college
The student debt crisis stands at $1.7 trillion, and President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion social-spending framework does close to nothing to help the 45 million Americans burdened by debt. Read more
