Campus Blog

Back to homepage
Campus News

Big Push In Pennsylvania To Offer Tuition Relief

Governor Rendell Takes A Stand Against Rising College Tuition Rates Without a doubt, these are the most challenging times our nation has faced in at least a generation. And, for

Campus Cars

Cash For Clunkers? Good Riddance!

President Obama quickly signed into law what is billed as “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” a $787 billion package which he hopes will help stimulate the economy. That bill,

Academics

Are Public Ivies Really Worth It?

The term “public ivy” was coined by Richard Moll in his 1985 book, “Public Ivys: A Guide to America’s best public undergraduate colleges and universities,” wherein he recognized that quite

Finance

529 Plans May Benefit From Pork Package

Forgive me if I don’t sound too excited by the passage of the poorly name stimulus package. The bill has enough pork in it to marry a pig, never mind

College Budgeting Personal Advice

Michigan Researcher Finds Benefits In Valentine Foods

College students are often singled out for their poor eating habits with some researchers warning that the habits formed over their campus years may stay with them for life. Those

Campus Cars

Kia Forte Offers Smart Styling, Cool Price

At this week’s Chicago Auto Show, Kia Motors rolled out their latest offering, a five passenger compact sedan called the Forte. Replacing its best selling car, the bland Spectra, the

Collegiate Sports NCAA Basketball

Hanging A “W” On NJIT

New Jersey College Ends 51 Game Losing Streak Imagine if you are a basketball player and your team is in the middle of a long losing streak. You know that

Campus News Career Planning

Business School Job Recruiting Is Down In 2009

Scads of graduates will be leaving business school this Spring with their Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree in hand but maybe not much else. Job recruiting at business schools

Personal Advice

Is It Time To Dump That Loser This Valentine’s Day?

Go ahead and admit it: that person in your life who has stolen your heart has taken more than he/she should have. For some reason you have kept them around

Campus News Study Tips

Free College Textbooks: Fad or Fabulous?

Let’s face it: college is expensive. Way too expensive! Worse, the cost of higher education continues to rise at a faster rate than inflation, making it very difficult for families

Academics

Considering College? Try OpenCourseWare First!

A deep recession, just like the one that we’re in right now, is causing millions of Americans to reconsider their career paths even helping some to consider returning to college.

Campus News

Tennessee College Marks Tornado Anniversary With Thanksgiving

Last February, a string of tornadoes ripped through the southeast United States and the Ohio Valley, unusually strong, out-of-season storms which left death and destruction in their wake. Known as