Campus News
Obamacare and College Students
The Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010 and beginning on Oct. 1, 2013, Americans could review and buy health insurance through the marketplace. For college students, many will stay on their parents’ plan until they turn 26.
College Gift Basket Ideas and Tips
Your son or daughter has been away from home for weeks, perhaps months, and you miss his or her presence. Chances are your offspring misses you too, and is looking forward to seeing everyone when a break is possible.
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.
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.
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.
