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Cramer College continues to set trends in address the morale problems discovered in this year’s Chronicle of Higher Education employee satisfaction reports. Last week, the College implemented a new program called Smile Fridays. “Some places have casual Fridays, that let staff dress down once a week,” explained human resources director Abigail Jobes. “At Cramer College, [...]

Jamilla Conrad, a well-known nonpartier at Mount Champaign College, was caught recently invoking the sacred “I was drunk” excuse for poor behavior. “I panicked when my roommate found out that I’d gone out with her ex-boyfriend, and I said the first thing that came to my mind,” said Jamilla. “Now, no one in the dorm [...]

The National College Measuring Service (NCMS) reports that students participating in a campus media club like the college newspaper or radio station self-report being 16.8% more clever than their peers. The only group self-reporting higher levels of cleverness are the students who consider themselves too cool for joining news media or reading books. In reality, [...]

Authorities at Hilton College found gorgeous eco-psychology major Grant Jessom crying in the closet of his dorm room after his roommate reported Jessom’s disturbing behavior. “Last night, a talent agent came to my show at Grubby’s Bar, and he told me I wasn’t very good,” Jessom told the campus security officers. “It just didn’t make [...]

by Irma Voigt Staff Writer Slacktivism reached an all time in high in January 2010, according to a report released by the National Center for Non-Service Research. Not to be confused with actual activism, slacktivism is the notion that people make a difference through passive means without actually contributing anything of substance to a cause. [...]

Chronicle says researchers cancel plans to bury pigs alive. http://ow.ly/X34k In related news, Pat Robertson and Mike Leach sleep easier. # Hey, US college students, during all this Haiti distraction, don't forget what's really important. http://ow.ly/XgjV Rich white celebrities. # Self-serving RT @jacksonj Any #studentaffairs friends looking for blogs to read? Here's a great place [...]

Liam Crosates, director of Creative Studies at the University of the Atlantic, was dismissed Friday from his position. “Giving students ideas” was the reason cited for the termination. “He was just a bad role model, plain and simple,” said a fellow administrator. “His students were constantly coming to my office with questions about why certain [...]

Pending accreditation, Hills University will open in Los Angeles next fall and set the college ranking systems on their ears. Having listened closely to recent debates about the University of Georgia’s tuition rates, Hills has perhaps the clearest branding image in the nation. “We will be the first college to charge $100,000 a year for [...]

by Irma Voigt Staff Writer After Illinois’s state colleges and universities received word of urgent and immediate budget cuts, campus leadership across the state scrambled to continue daily operations with minimal impact. “It is our hope that students, faculty and staff not directly feel the effects of these cuts,” said Dr. Amy Hale, Chancellor of [...]