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The American Council of Trustees and Alumni publishes occasional reports on what college students know. Nearly 10 percent of the college graduates surveyed thought Judith Sheindlin, TV's "Judge Judy," is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Less than 20 percent of the college graduates
Massachusetts
CAMBRIDGE — A recently released report by a Harvard University sexual assault task force takes aim at the school's elite all-male Final Clubs, the fraternity-like social organizations that operate off-campus, blaming them for a climate of sexual assault on campus. In pointing the finger at the Final Clubs, the
Boston University
A recent report by Investor's Business Daily documents the disturbing trend in American higher education away from teaching the great works of Western civilization and toward the teaching of many disciplines through the eyes of the oppressed. As an example, the report points to the University of California
rape
CAMBRIDGE — Harvard University remains at the forefront of the debate over campus sexual assault, even as a panel of Harvard students and professors meets to consider additional changes to the University's disciplinary procedures under Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination by educational institutions that receive
women
College leaders spend a lot of time talking about the need for diversity on campus. They want to make sure that different races, ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations are represented. To some extent, this makes sense: Colleges are supposed to expose students to a variety of perspectives. It helps to
history
There's a classic Gary Larson cartoon showing two amoebas sitting at home in their living room chairs, with one, holding a beer, telling the other, "Hey, I got news for you, sweetheart! … I am the lowest form of life on earth!" Part of the humor of
political correctness
There's an idea taking root on college campuses that students cannot be exposed to any ideas, words or phrases that discomfort them in any way, even if that wasn't anyone's intent. That's why schools are embracing "trigger warnings" — warnings placed
Harvard University
BOSTON – This Valentine's Day, some New England college students are working to save an endangered form of romantic relationship on their campuses – casual dating. With many students looking for intimacy through casual sexual encounters, some have been burned by the "hookup culture" that has evolved on
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