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• Yale Reviewing Decision to Invite Susan G. Komen Speaker for Commencement

  College Fix Staff •February 3, 2012

  In an all-too predictable bit of news from the Washington Post: A Yale University spokesman said the School of Public Health is reviewing its decision to have Brinker speak at this year’s commencement. The District-based American Association of University Women, a national women’s advocacy group with 1,000 branches across the country, said Thursday that it would no longer collaborate with Komen... More

• College papers make GOP endorsements

  College Fix Staff •February 2, 2012

  During the grueling Republican primary season, traditionally liberal college newspapers approach endorsements in a number of ways. Some aren't endorsing at all. Others have been swayed by some of the candidates, particularly Ron Paul and ex-candidate Jon Huntsman.

• Sarah Palin says Obama ‘snookered’ Catholics

  College Fix Staff •February 2, 2012

  Sarah Palin wrote on Facebook that President Obama's refusal to grant healthcare law waivers to all Catholic institutions is especially cold considering the welcoming he received at the University of Notre Dame in 2009, where he delivered the commencement speech.

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  Claremont SAT Scandal Connected to Racial Diversity Efforts?

  College Fix Staff •February 1, 2012

  A recent graduate of the school reports that the fraud may have been part of an effort to compensate for lower test scores among incoming students who were part of a program to enhance racial and economic diversity: in 2004, Claremont began admitting its first of four classes from the Posse Foundation, a full-scholarship program for inner-city students from Los Angeles. Ten students were admitted per year into a class of about 250 students, for a total of 40 students over four years. The students were personally interviewed by Vos and Gann, according to a press release from the college’s website in late December 2003, but in his 2005 report to U.S. News–the first year Posse students were admitted–Vos began falsifying SAT scores.

• Vandy Prof Says Religious Groups Are Under Attack

  Nathan Harden •February 1, 2012

  The latest on Vanderbilt's ongoing religious liberty/freedom of association battle: Vanderbilt said their nondiscrimination policy ensures that campus groups are open to all students. But opponents said the ban restricts their freedom of speech and could force some nationally-known groups off campus.

• Students may not join groups at FAMU

  College Fix Staff •February 1, 2012

  The president of Florida A & M University has suspended all student groups on campus from recruiting new members until the completion of a safety investigation. The ban comes in the wake of the murder of a student who may have been involved in hazing: