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NACAC Takes Issue With US News College Rankings
US News & World Report has long published its own college ranking system, a much referenced if not controversial way to rate colleges and universities.
College Instructor Teaching Requirements
While colleges and universities employ full, assistant and associate professors, many schools augment their faculty with part-time or adjunct individuals.
Alabama Sits in the Driver’s Seat
Alabama remains the top team in the nation, vanquishing Texas A&M last Saturday and revenging its only loss in 2012. The Crimson Tide were not able to shut down Johnny
What Defines a Nontraditional College Student?
Not all college students arrive on campus immediately following high school. Some students serve in the military, complete their religious training, start a family or hit the workplace before enrolling in college.
Career Choice: Hydrologists
Clean and abundant water is essential to the maintenance of any society as governments have risen and fallen where water issues have played in. Humans may be able to last weeks without food, but without water death can take place in as little as 48 hours.
Financial Woes May Shut Down Some Colleges Report Says
Higher education may soon face a dramatic change with some colleges and universities shutting down due to funding issues.
Crisis in Colleges: Where Are the Students?
An informative infographic displaying the decline in college enrollment and the reasons behind the decline. A great take on the future of higher education. We welcome your comments on your
College Football RoundUp and Forecast: Week Three
We are two weeks into the college football season and are not yet seeing much in the way of huge surprises. Then again, that a top ACC team has knocked
Are Historically Black Colleges Short-Changed Financially?
The Morrill Act of 1862 allowed the creation of land-grant colleges, state-designated institutions of higher education that include many of today’s large public universities and a few private universities such as Cornell and MIT.
Maryland, Vanderbilt Announce New MOOC Initiative
The University of Maryland and Vanderbilt University are taking a different approach when it comes to massive open online courses or MOOCs. The two universities will now collaborate where such collaboration was not possible before the advent of MOOCs.
Is College Free Speech Under Fire?
Colleges and universities have long been considered bastions of liberty and free speech, but numerous incidents over the past several years seem to run counter to that thinking.
Career Choice: Green Marketers
If you have a passion for environmental sustainability and a desire to “save the earth” or make a contribution to a “greener” future, there is a new category of marketer that may appeal to you. Indeed, the career choice of “green marketer” is so new that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is gathering the data to support this career as of publishing.
