(Daily 49er) In the past week, psychology professor Kevin MacDonald had his class interrupted by an organization claiming his views and recent involvement in political organization the American Third Option party are seen as racist and anti-Semitic.
MacDonald, a tenured professor at Cal State Long Beach, has been making headlines on the matter since he was [...]

(Startribune) If grades make you a long shot for college, you’re much more likely to get a break if you can play ball.
An Associated Press review of admissions data submitted to the NCAA by most of the 120 schools in college football’s top tier shows that athletes enjoy strikingly better odds of having admission requirements bent [...]

(AP) Police on Friday arrested 65 protesters inside a classroom building that was partially taken over for several days at the University of California, Berkeley.
Students occupied areas of Wheeler Hall as part of a demonstration against state funding cuts that have led to course cutbacks, faculty furloughs and sharp fee increases.

(Theindependent) Hastings College Alliance will host a screening and discussion of “What Becomes You,” a documentary film by Hastings College professors David Lovekin, professor of philosophy and chair of the department; and Jim Fritzler, professor of theatre arts, at 7 p.m. Thursday in the French Memorial Chapel. Refreshments will be served. The event is free [...]

(NPR) Students at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania are upset about a school rule requiring overweight students to take an exercise course in order to graduate. The rule applies to students with a body mass index above 30. James DeBoy, chair of the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Lincoln University, says the school [...]