Sham US colleges expose student visa scams
A case working its way through a federal court in California has exposed huge student visa scams by "sham" universities cashing in on Indians and other foreigners looking…
Month: October 2011
Want to earn more money? Study STEM.
My colleague Peter Whoriskey, a math major, made a big splash last spring with a story that cited groundbreaking research by Georgetown University economist Anthony Carnevale. He showed…
Transgender student expelled from university for ‘fraud’
A California nursing student claims she was expelled from a private Christian university after revealing herself as transgender on an MTV reality program, the Huffington Post reports.
Northeastern putting down stakes across the country
Northeastern University is going south and west: It plans to open a regional campus in Charlotte, N.C., today and a similar outpost in Seattle within the year, with…
Some recommend working for colleges for free tuition
Madeline McGuinness started working at College of Mount St. Vincent in Riverdale, N.Y., in 1997 as a data entry clerk in the admissions office. When the single mom…
Making school free through 14th grade
The Wilson Quarterly, published by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the District, sounds like something you have to read for homework and find excuses not…
HP says it will keep personal computer unit
Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided against spinning off or selling its PC division—a plan first brought to light in August by the technology conglomerate's now former CEO, the Associated…
Death on Notre Dame lift spurs schools to action
Colleges across the country have tightened their use of aerial lifts–or outright eliminated them–a year after a University of Notre Dame student was killed when wind gusts toppled…
AT&T helps establish college workshops for middle and high school students in Ohio
AT&T announced Thursday that it will contribute $7,500 to the I Know I Can (IKIC) college access organization that serves low-income, minority, and/or first generation college-bound students who…