The College Fix

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• Rudy Giuliani named Cornell convocation speaker

  Oliver Renick - SFPA Member •April 12, 2011

  It will only be slightly different from last year, when Nancy Pelosi spoke.

• Higher Ed Bubble Libertarian entrepreneur Peter Thiel predicts higher ed bubble will burst

  Robby Soave - Assistant Editor •April 12, 2011

  "The idea that attending Harvard is all about learning? Yeah. No one pays a quarter of a million dollars just to read Chaucer."

• Harvard professor takes heat from media for Libya report

  Gautam S. Kumar - Harvard Crimson •April 12, 2011

  Harvard has stayed mum on Professor Michael E. Porter’s involvement in crafting a report commissioned by the Libyan government.

• Gillibrand: "Budgets are moral documents"

  Jackie Carrero - Columbia Spectator •April 12, 2011

  Just days after a national government shutdown was averted, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand spoke about the crisis in state budgets at the Italian Academy.

• Michigan bills would get concealed carry on campus

  Stephanie Wang - University of Michigan •April 12, 2011

  Michigan is a traditional open-carry state, which means anyone over the age of 18 has the right to openly carry firearms anywhere in the state -- except on campus.

• Pell Grants could see big cuts from federal budget

  Michelle Davis - Cavalier Daily •April 11, 2011

  A proposed federal budget for the 2012 fiscal year would cut funding for Pell Grants, which provide financial aid for low-income students.