Excessive drinking costs U.S. colleges millions annually
The emergency room costs of treating college students with injuries associated with alcohol-induced blackouts can be more than half a million dollars a year at a university with…
Month: March 2012
In tough times, liberal arts colleges defend their value
David Anderson knows that parents today are skeptical about the liberal arts. That they worry about their children graduating in a tough economy with a degree that doesn't…
Online for-profit colleges compared to ‘predatory lending industry’ in whistleblower lawsuit
Allegations brought by a former admissions manager at an online for-profit college describe a systematic attempt to deceive incoming students into signing up for pricey college loans while…
Fraternity rush sobers up at University of Maryland and elsewhere
Fraternity rush is sobering up at a number of universities, including Maryland, where administrators ordered the student organizations to overhaul their recruiting — or risk having the university…
The ‘choking game’: 1 in 7 college kids has tried it
College students aren't necessarily renowned for their good judgment, and a new study reinforces that, finding that nearly one in seven co-eds has played the Choking Game, which…
NetZero to launch free wireless broadband service
It's like the '90s never left: Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars. internet IPOs are back. And NetZero is returning with free internet service —only this time it's wireless,…
March Madness online streaming taxes campus networks
If Marquette University students weren’t on spring break this week, the school’s IT officials would have faced an internet bandwidth nightmare.
Former Rutgers student convicted in webcam spying case
A former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate's love life was convicted of invasion of privacy and anti-gay intimidation March…
Students footing more of bill for public higher education
The "public" component of public higher education is rapidly eroding, with public colleges now getting more than 43 percent of their revenues from student tuition as opposed to…
Trying to assess learning gives colleges their own test anxiety
Eight years ago, leaders of the University of Texas set out to measure something few in higher education had thought to question—how much their students learn before graduation.…