Joe Rogan is a comedian, actor, and martial arts enthusiast. He also hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the United States. During an episode recorded this week with Professor Eric Weinstein as a guest, Rogan said he would vote for Trump over Biden.

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Amherst College has the resources to deal with this. So many small schools don’t have such reserves.

The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports:

Amherst College says shutdown will cost it $10M

Costs associated with Amherst College’s decision to move instruction online, and sending students home for...

We’ve already seen countless higher ed stories about people crying racism over the term “Chinese virus.”

The College Fix reports:

The new ‘urgency’: teaching about coronavirus-fueled racism

The coronavirus pandemic has been a gift for the grievance studies industry.

Just as student journalists rushed to make use of what they learned in their “studies” courses...

At a time when the American people need information, the media keeps proving they can’t let go of their Trump Derangement Syndrome, even in a crisis.

• FLASHBACK: Rachel Maddow said it’s “nonsense” that hospital ship will be in NYC soon

Have you noticed a recent surge in the left’s efforts to discredit FOX News? It’s related to the effort to get networks to stop airing Trump’s pressers.

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It is increasingly obvious that Democrats see an upside to the Coronavirus crisis, and naturally it is all about politics and power. How do we know this? They keep saying it out loud.

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This is exciting and positive news. The real sciences are one of the best things about our higher education system.

FOX News reports:

Potential coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by University of...

The school was already having issues, but the Coronavirus crisis was the final blow.

The Architect’s Newspaper reports:

The San Francisco Art Institute expected to close permanently

The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI)—one of the oldest art schools in the country and the alma mater of greats including Catherine Opie, Kehinde Wiley, and Annie...

This crisis has provoked some interesting reactions.

• Students Request Refunds, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Dean Responds With Dance Video

No wonder people want refunds.

• Arizona Board of Regents Faces Lawsuit for Not Providing Refunds After Campus Closures
• U. Minnesota Students Claim School is Shortchanging Them on Room and Board Refunds

Expect more of this.

• Notre...

Nancy Pelosi has formed a new committee to investigate Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus crisis. Even in the midst of a pandemic which is affecting millions of Americans, Democrats are incapable of offering anything but their hatred of Trump.

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This is the sort of positive contribution universities can make at this time. Many of them have great scientific resources.

WVLT News reports:

Kentucky university studying to see if tobacco plant could play role in fighting COVID-19

The University of Louisville is doing research on the tobacco plant, and it could be a game...

Higher education won’t be the same after this. Schools are already worrying about lower enrollment.

Campus Reform reports:

1 in 6 say coronavirus has changed their plans to go to college full-time

A new poll shows one in six high school seniors who had planned to go to a four-year college in the fall...

This does not bode well for Joe Biden’s chances of capturing a large portion of the youth vote.

The College Fix reports:

Democratic student groups call for investigation into Biden for sexual assault allegation

Leading Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden made his name in the past decade as a tireless champion of denying due...

This is because of the Coronavirus. We will see this at more schools which are worried about lowered enrollment.

The Hill reports:

University of California will ease admissions requirements for the next two years due to coronavirus

The University of California (UC) announced measures Tuesday to ease admission requirements due to the coronavirus impacting...

Given the prolonged gestation period, this is probably going to get worse before it gets better.

Campus Reform reports:

More spring breakers come down with the coronavirus

Despite warnings against international travel, 70 young Americans vacationed in Mexico only to learn that twenty-eight of them brought COVID-19 back with them. The 28 people who...

This is why comedy is dying. When people are afraid to make jokes, they won’t.

The College Fix reports:

3 in 4 Democratic students believe ‘offensive jokes can constitute hate speech,’ survey finds

As if you didn’t already have enough bad news this month …

A survey of 2,000 undergraduates by College Pulse, conducted in...