Infographic: How cellphones shape the lives of college students
The majority of college students today use smartphones--although three-quarters don't foot their own bills, Mashable reports.
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University of Denver to host first presidential debate
The University of Denver has been selected by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) to host the first of three 2012 Presidential debates, the Huffington Post reports.
Pearson, Knewton team up to personalize college
Higher education is in dire need of a customer retention program. Close to half of all college students never finish the school they started, Forbes reports.
Georgia University bans gay employees
A small, private college in Georgia has a new requirement for its employees: that they be straight, the Huffington Post reports.
Catholic U. responds to lawsuit charging Muslim
Catholic University has been hit with a human rights complaint filed by a lawyer charging that the school has “illegally discriminated” against Muslim students because it has failed…
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…
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…