June 2011

Students, lawmakers question value of for-profit colleges

July 1, 2011June 30, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Taryn Zychal thought she'd be working as an industrial designer after graduating from the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Instead, it's the debt collection agencies that are working overtime,…

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20 most Googled colleges: Analytics skills or pure luck?

July 1, 2011June 30, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Why is a two-year college in Georgia among the country’s most Googled campuses? It could be happy coincidence, web search experts say.

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U.S. News to collect online education data

June 30, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

As early as mid-July, U.S.News & World Report will begin a first-ever effort to collect in depth data from all online bachelor's and five master's degree level education…

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Will a college savings account inspire college attendance?

June 30, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

A pilot program will give students at KIPP urban charter schools college savings accounts--along with education about college readiness--in hope that college savings will inspire them to go…

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What’s the most expensive college? The least? Education Dept. puts it all online

June 30, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Students and families can compare colleges’ tuitions, the pace at which they are rising and the net cost of attending each college on a new Web site the…

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Blackouts linked to future drinking injuries in college students

June 30, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

According to HealthDay, the more memory blackouts a college student experiences when drinking, the more likely he or she is to suffer an injury while drinking at some…

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Are gay professors discriminated against by students?

June 30, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Do gay and lesbian professors face discrimination from students? A new study--just published in The Journal of Applied Social Psychology--suggests that they do, with regard to perceptions of…

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10 universities with largest financial endowments

June 29, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Harvard University has about $10 billion more in its endowment than any other college in the country, according to data reported by schools to U.S. News & World…

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Govt to launch universities revamp

June 29, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Ministers will on Tuesday set out their plans for a radical shake-up of the English university system the government says is aimed at increasing competition and giving consumer…

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At colleges plagued with date rape, why ‘no’ still means ‘yes’

June 29, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

In the context of date-rape statistics, the sexually charged antics of college men aren’t just harmless fun, reports the Christian Science Monitor.

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