June 2011

Medill students’ investigation raises questions about a Chicago murder conviction

June 8, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

An article with new evidence calling into question the murder conviction of a Chicago man serving 56 years in prison appears today (June 7) on Northwestern University’s Medill…

Colleges rewarded for outcomes, but which ones?

June 8, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

During the regular session, Gov. Rick Perry’s top legislative priority for higher education was the implementation of a financing system that rewards universities for graduating more students, not…

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10 least expensive private colleges

June 8, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Strategizing a way to effectively finance a college education can be even more challenging than selecting a school to attend, says U.S. News & World Report.

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Is increased debt inflating the self-esteem of recent grads?

June 8, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

When Kate Rollins went further into debt in order to postpone the repayment of her existing student loans, she knew she was in trouble, reports the Huffington Post.

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College students can’t go long without checking their smartphones, laptops

June 9, 2011June 7, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The Facebook tidbits, the Twitter updates, the eMails and instant messages and Craigslist postings – they’re all so tempting. Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) student Sarah Barnes says…

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Roche wins as high court limits university patent rights

June 7, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a ruling that limits the patent rights of research universities, threw out Stanford University’s suit against a Roche Holding AG (ROG) unit over…

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Supreme Court rejects illegal immigrants’ tuition case

June 7, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a California law that gives illegal immigrants the same in-state college tuition rates as legal state residents, another contentious…

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Afghanistan-bound Marines learn farming practices

June 7, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

At a university farm in California's crop-abundant Central Valley, a group of U.S. Marines trudged through muddy fields on Monday to learn how to tend pomegranate trees, a…

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What’s next for Wisconsin?

June 7, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

For much of 2011, Wisconsin has been a leading actor in politically tinged dramas about higher education, Inside Higher Ed reports.

Medill students’ investigation raises questions about a Chicago murder conviction

Colleges rewarded for outcomes, but which ones?

10 least expensive private colleges

Is increased debt inflating the self-esteem of recent grads?

Roche wins as high court limits university patent rights

Supreme Court rejects illegal immigrants’ tuition case

Afghanistan-bound Marines learn farming practices

What’s next for Wisconsin?

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