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Universities weigh in on the science of Tweeting
A lot can be said in 140 characters but, according to new research, a quarter of people aren't paying attention to most of it, LiveScience reports. …
U.S. News defends online college rankings amid harsh criticism
Creators of U.S. News & World Report’s inaugural ranking of online college programs continued their defense of the much-publicized list this week when they said their methodology would “evolve over…
College endowments show growth in 2011
College and university endowments made gains in the fiscal year that ended in June, but many are still struggling to make up ground they lost in 2008 and 2009, according…
Commentary: College grad rates are ‘bad data’
Dropouts. Lost. Vanished. According to the federal formula for calculating the graduation rates of colleges and universities, close to a majority of all college students are dropouts or lost…
The most, least literate big U.S. cities
Washington, D.C., is the most literate big city in the United States, and Bakersfield, Calif., the least, in the newest annual rankings that consider factors including the population’s education level…
Youth unlikely to pursue science, technology, engineering jobs, survey finds
Though President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address stressed the need for a competitive workforce, especially in more technical fields such as energy, young Americans see massive barriers to…
Brain drain: States that lose the most college students
As I interviewed students at colleges in the Washington area over the past few years, I began to wonder: Why is everyone from New Jersey or New York? And why…
What the 1% majored in
There are a lot of factors to weigh when picking your college major. Like, for example, will this major land me in the top 1% of earners? Despite the statistical…
10 least expensive private colleges
While choosing the best college or university can be difficult, strategizing a way to effectively finance your education can pose its own set of challenges, U.S. News reports. …
Schools get help with big internet protocol change
A trove of advice, tips, and hints for switching to the internet’s newest protocol, known as IPv6, is available for schools and colleges that haven’t completed the network alterations and…