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Swine Flu: Prepared or Panicked?

As the final weeks wind down in the academic year, many students have their eyes set on the summer months, a time when schedules change as do pursuits. Maybe you

Education Tips Personal Advice

Rejection Letters And Your Choice Of College

They’ve been coming fast and furious for weeks now, letters of acceptance as well as letters of rejection from colleges and universities across the country. High school seniors, who have

Campus News

Collegiate Network Behind Move To Launch Independent College Newspapers

For those of us with a journalistic background or possessing admiration for the fourth estate, witnessing the closure of college newspapers on campuses across the country has been a disappointment,

Campus News

Murderous College Professor Remains At Large

George Zinkhan is a University of Georgia marketing professor, but also the top suspect behind the murder of three people who were at a theater group picnic on Saturday in

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Mysterious Donor Contributes Tens Of Millions To Universities

Scores of colleges and universities across the country are assessing their financial positions, with many reeling from monies lost last fall when a severe stock market correction hammered their endowments.

College Budgeting

The Best and Worst of 529 College Savings Plans

529 college savings plans are a popular investment vehicle for people who want to set aside money for college for either themselves, their children, or for some other eligible beneficiary.

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Fired Columbia Prof Back In The News

It was a scandal first reported in February 2008: a Columbia University professor was under investigation for plagiarism as well as for hatching an alleged racial incidence whereby she claimed

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College Board Supports Education For Children of Illegal Aliens

College Board, which is an organization founded in 1900 to help students make the transition from high school to college, has weighed in on of the most important, if not

Student Loans

I Can’t Repay My Student Loans!

Students who are planning to graduate from college this spring or have recently graduated may be finding the going difficult in securing employment. Since last summer unemployment in some areas

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Wake Forest Provost Is “Rethinking Admissions”

The SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) has long been the benchmark that colleges and universities use to determine whether a student is admitted or not. That test has set the educational

College Budgeting

Don’t Let The Recession Stop You From Seeking College Scholarships

Read the news and you can quickly get the impression that tens of thousands, perhaps millions of students will be having a difficult time paying for their college education come

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Commencement Speakers Take Center Stage

I must admit that I don’t remember who spoke at my college’s commencement back in 1985. I was present at the convocation, but after attending school day and night for