College radio stations fear budget cuts could silence them
College radio stations, which have long given a first break to little-known musicians and offered a voice for idiosyncratic viewpoints, are at risk of losing their identity to…
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They dropped out of Princeton-for education reform
For the past three years, Princeton University has been home to Catharine Bellinger and Alexis Morin, and their non-profit organization Students for Education Reform, USA Today reports.
College football players collecting millions in grants
Tattoo- and merchandise-related issues involving football players at Ohio State and an investigation into the activity of a booster at Miami (Fla.)—coupled with discussion at a summit between…
8 tech tools for college students
The smartphone has become the centerpiece of many students' digital lives, USA Today reports.
States start to require courses in financial literacy
Starting this fall, Virginia high school students will need more than reading, writing and arithmetic to snag a diploma, USA Today reports.
College requires fitness assessment for freshmen
During their first semester at Coker College, students this year will take a new required sequence designed to ease the transition from high school, USA Today reports.
College entrance exam ACT’s validity questioned
A new study has found that two of the four main parts of the ACT--science and reading--have "little or no" ability to help colleges predict whether applicants will…
Colleges offer graduates help repaying loans
Law schools have done it for years. Now, some private liberal arts colleges are experimenting with the idea: They're offering upfront to help students pay off their loans…
Community college rankings inadequate, critics say
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program released a list of what it considers the 120 "best" community colleges in the country Monday, kicking off a multistep, data-driven process…
Journals: USA, others need to re-tool their science programs
According to USA Today, the system of awarding science Ph.D.s needs to be either reformed or shut down, a provocative series of pieces in one of the world's…