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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.
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.
President’s College Rating Initiative and Financial Aid
If you listened to President Obama’s speech last month about higher education and affordability, you may have nodded in agreement with his comments that college has never been more important nor has it been more expensive than it is right now.
About the Collegiate Learning Assessment Test
Tweet Your Grade Point Average is like gold to many employers, a number that sheds light on well you performed academically while in college. However, the GPA is also not
Washington Monthly Takes Swipe at US News’ College Rankings
Who hasn’t read the college rankings offered by various established sources and wondered how that information is collected and ranked?
The Talk: College Student Drinking
Most colleges and universities forbid students from consuming alcohol, especially those that are under the legal drinking age — 21.
Weight Gain and the College Freshman
Its back: stories about the Freshman 15, what some contend is the average weight gain for first-year college students. Fortunately, most people realize that the term “Freshman 15” is erroneous as college students typically gain much less weight during their first year away from home.
Good News: Strong 4-Year Grad Rates For Community College Transferees
Community colleges, also known as technical colleges and junior colleges, provide access to higher education for millions of students.
Paying for College Tough for Parents, Says Sallie Mae
Tweet How families pay for college. We have long heard stories about how difficult it is to pay for college. Those costs continue to rise at a pace that is
Has the College Expense Bubble Burst?
Last week, SayCampusLife.com shared with our readers the trend toward improved tuition discounting at private colleges and universities.
