UC San Diego, the University of California campus built for the Cold War, has been getting the cold shoulder from its alumni lately. It’s proven to be more than a minor snag for the university, which is preparing to embark on a $2 billion capital campaign next year – the donor-driven mechanism in which large universities sustain themselves in the era of the modern corporate university – and move forward on multiple construction projects to increase the attractiveness of the physical campus. Read more...

Photo: UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla has expressed confidence that the university will be able to reach its fundraising goal of $2 billion in private donations over the next 10 years. (Creative Commons via Wikimedia by Ben Lunsford)

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama spoke at Rutgers University’s commencement ceremony and shared his two cents about the problem of political correctness on college campuses. Read more...

Photo: During his commencement speech at Rutgers University, President Barack Obama urged the graduating students to embrace dialogue with diverse perspectives. (Creative Commons photo by dcblog via Flickr)