Earnings tied to major, degrees
Later this summer, as millions of students around the country return to college, many will question the value of their investment, reports the Huffington Post.
Month: August 2011
Students with average grades can get scholarships
While scholarship opportunities abound for students with eye-popping SAT scores and single-digit class ranks, those without remarkable academic backgrounds are often left to wonder if there are any…
Teach for America 2011 acceptance rate: 11 percent
If you thought getting into a prestigious college was tough, just try getting accepted into Teach for America, which was yet again a top employer for graduates at…
Wikipedia says it’s losing contributors
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that is written entirely by volunteers and allows anyone to edit its entries, is losing contributors, its founder complained Aug. 4, even as professors…
The future of education…100 years ago
The intrepid Maria Popova--BTW, if you’re not subscribing to her newsletter or following her on Twitter, you should--points to a really interesting item in How to Be a…
For-profit colleges draw minorities, stir murky debate on student success
At a June Senate hearing on high student debt levels at for-profit colleges, civil rights advocate Wade Henderson pointedly criticized what he called the "cruel," "unjust" and "immoral"…
Colleges sign up for Obama’s interfaith program
More than 250 colleges, universities and seminaries have submitted plans to the White House for yearlong interfaith service projects in response to a campaign launched by the Obama…
Airy Labs founder on ‘higher education bubble’ vs. real world
On the surface, Andrew Hsu is a curious fit among the inaugural class of Thiel Fellows, reports the Wall Street Journal.
DREAM act students push for deferred deportation action
The Obama administration is quietly halting some deportations of undocumented young people, after a memo in June that directed immigration officials to consider reprieve for students and would-be…
Are for-profit colleges hurting online education’s reputation?
Congressional hearings and a barrage of criticism have put for-profit colleges on the defensive, and with many of the sector’s largest schools touting vast web-based course options, those…