The ten most important things we’ve learned about college
College is about exploring, meeting new friends, and growing. But all that exploration and growth comes with a pretty big price tag, so it's wise to try to…
Month: September 2011
College president: I used to pump gas on the NJ Turnpike
When I was asked to speak at your commencement, my first thought was WOW! What an honor! And I also realized, I get to visit Greece — a…
Education rules, higher, earns more
According to a new U.S. Census Bureau study, education levels had more effect on earnings over a 40-year span in the workforce than any other demographic factor, such…
Family of slain Yale student sues university
The family of a Yale University graduate student killed in a research lab just days before she had planned to get married in 2009 sued the Ivy League…
Watch: South Park creators crash NYU class
While unseasonably chilly New York University students braved the dreary weather in the wake of the Labor Day holiday, one very fortunate handful of the campus’s newest urbanites…
Open-source advocates: Academia, industry must play nice
Compromise between the Ivory Tower and industry, IT experts say, is the future of open-source technologies in higher education.
College tuition hikes fail to stop cutbacks on campus
America's public colleges and universities have burned through nearly $10 billion in government stimulus money and are still facing more tuition hikes, fewer course offerings and larger class…
Engineering graduates ‘taking unskilled jobs’
Nearly a quarter of UK engineering graduates are working in non-graduate jobs or unskilled work such as waiting and shop work, a report suggests, reports BBC News.
Interim Dean of Columbia College is named in aftermath of criticism
Facing criticism in the wake of the recent resignations of two important administrators, the president of Columbia University announced on Friday the appointment of an interim dean, reports…
Report outlines changes to community colleges
A task force created to look at Nevada's community colleges is recommending sweeping changes to the way the colleges are run, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.