Campus News
NASA Announces its Research Fellowship Grant Winners
Tweet 48 students receive research support from America’s space agency. NASA’s space shuttle program may be canceled, but that doesn’t mean America’s space agency has given up on its quest
Trillion Dollar Student Loan Debt: Much Ado About Nothing?
Tweet OWS Crowd The Occupation Wall Street crowd has taken up the mantle of burdensome student loan debt and is using it as one of its many grievance issues. Some
UC Berkeley Wins Simons Foundation Award
Tweet Receives $60 million grant to launch theory of computing institute. The institute will bring together leading computer theorists and researchers from around the world for the purpose to explore
Harvard, MIT Team Up to Offer Online Courses for Free
Tweet Technology platform uses open-source software. Born out of an earlier MIT initiative known as MITx, the edX enterprise offers a collaboration between two highly-esteemed universities, one that is designed
Community College Advocacy Group Notes Shortcomings, Makes Recommendations
Tweet AACC sees America’s economic leadership at stake. The AACC recently finished a study of the community college system and found numerous shortcomings. In its related report, the AACC made
Underemployed or Unemployed? You Are in Good Company.
Tweet Class of 2012 is having a tough time finding jobs survey reveals. These findings are the result of an analysis of government data conducted for the Associated Press and
Is Congress Trying to Put For-Profit Colleges Out of Business?
Tweet Bill seeks to defund taxpayer supported marketing campaigns. Some schools have run into regulatory and repetitional trouble, casting a dark shadow over the entire industry. Senate Bill A bill
Third Look at 2012 College Commencement Speakers
Tweet Our latest look at the speakers who will be addressing the class of 2012. Our Monday list covered schools that will be holding commencement exercises beginning later this month.
Second Look at 2012 College Commencement Speakers
Tweet Tassle-turning time approaches for this year’s grads. Well, at least you hope that your school scores a memorable name as its primary commencement speaker. Yesterday, we gave you our
First Look at 2012 College Commencement Speakers
Tweet Tassle-turning time approaches for this year’s grads. The University of Michigan is one school that sends its graduates off early and this year Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical
Low Graduation Rates Plague Community Colleges
Tweet States lose out when students fail to finish college. In recent years, community college enrollment has spiked as students look for a cheaper way to obtain education. Unfortunately, the
For-Profit Virginia College Ceases Operations
Tweet Financial irregularities and reapplication rejection shut a Virginia school’s doors. A northern Virginia for-profit school, ACT College, suddenly closed its doors last week, canceling classes as students and faculty
