Survey suggests need for campus innovation
A majority of Americans still believe college is very or extremely important in order to experience the "American Dream"—but 83 percent also believe that U.S. colleges and universities…
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Colleges agree to recruit KIPP alumni
Twenty colleges and universities, including some of the nation’s most prestigious, have pledged in the past year to recruit more students from a prominent charter school network that…
Should science majors pay less for college than art majors?
Philosophy lovers, prepare to be outraged. Down in Florida, a task force commissioned by Governor Rick Scott is putting the finishing touches on a proposal that would allow…
Spelman College chooses fitness over athletics
Sports began on American college campuses as a way for students to blow off steam and be healthy. Over the last century and a half, athletics have transformed…
Colleges postpone application deadlines
Superstorm Sandy is buying some high school seniors a few more days to finish their early-round college applications, with a number of selective colleges extending deadlines that were…
Amid slowing college enrollment, fears of missing goals
Representative Dan Branch, Republican of Dallas, does not want to hear about the state’s education goals not being met, the Texas Tribune reports.
Gallaudet worker: ‘Pro-democracy,’ not anti-gay
Gallaudet University’s embattled chief diversity officer said she wasn’t taking an anti-gay stance when she signed a petition advocating for Maryland’s same-sex marriage law to be put to…
Ky. Town, college seeking a boost from VP debate
Politicians aren't the only ones looking for a debate-related boost when Joe Biden and Paul Ryan go toe-to-toe in Kentucky, the Associated Press reports.
Colleges pledge to graduate additional 4 million students
Nearly 500 public colleges that account for three-quarters of all four-year college students pledged Oct. 2 to produce a combined 3.8 million additional graduates by 2025, an ambitious…
In novel move, NYC campus gets US patent officer
A new technology graduate school aimed at smoothing the path between research and entrepreneurship can boast a new distinction: the country's first on-campus patent officer, officials announced Tuesday,…