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universities stories: 23 news summaries

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Public College Tuition Rises Despite Recession

It increases faster than costs at private schools

Oct 20, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hoping for a tuition break in the recession? Fat chance. The price of a college education continues to rise, with costs at public schools rising faster than those at private institutions. Tuition and fees at a public 4-year college now average $7,020, versus $26,273 at a private college.... More »

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Egypt Delays School Opening to Combat Swine Flu

Fear of outbreak motivates rescheduling

Sep 17, 09 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fears of a swine flu outbreak have moved the Egyptian government to delay the start of the school year at state-run schools and universities by at least 1 week, the BBC reports. Government-run schools had been set to begin school the last week of September; they will now open Oct.... More »

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(Newser) - An opulent, rent-free mansion complete with staff is one of the perks of the job for many university presidents but the luxury is beginning to grate on financially strapped campuses, the Boston Globe reports. A chorus of complaints can be heard on campuses hit by layoffs, and universities like Harvard... More »

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 Feds to Streamline 
 Infamous Financial Aid Form 

Government hopes trimming FAFSA will get more aid to those who need it

Jun 24, 09 5:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House today will unveil its plan to make it easier for students to get federal aid by cutting the fiendishly complex application down to size, the New York Times reports. The FAFSA—Free Application for Federal Student Aid—is notorious for being harder to fill out than a... More »

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Business Grads Promise a More Ethical Future

MBA Class of '09 pledges to remember that greed isn't good

May 30, 09 6:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The next generation of business school grads may change the face of finance for the better, the New York Times reports. MBA programs across the country are seeing an explosion of interest in ethics courses, and at Harvard Business School a full 20% of this year's grads have signed a... More »

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Colleges Consider Move
 to 3-Year Degrees

Downturn has colleges looking for ways to save students time, money

May 23, 09 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - A growing number of colleges are looking at ways to cram 4-year degree courses into 3 to help students combat tough times, the Washington Post reports. More than half of teens have changed their college plans because of the economy, according to a recent survey, and many in the world... More »

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 Chinese Flock to US Colleges 

Growing middle class attracted by American system's reputation

May 1, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The population of Chinese students in the US has soared in recent years, the Washington Post reports, driven by a US reputation for top-notch education and an expanding Chinese middle class. For years, Chinese undergrads in the US numbered about 9,000; in 2007, that figure surged to some 16,... More »

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Colleges Snoop on Applicants' Online Lives

Admissions, financial aid officers 'fess up to checking social networking pages

Apr 29, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A quarter of colleges check applicants' social networking pages or run their names through search engines, according to a new report. The colleges didn't say whether their online findings could make or break an application, but the study's authors believe overly candid online postings have the potential to sink one's... More »

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OPINION

 Magna Cum Fraud: 
 Top Schools for Scoundrels 

People behind financial crisis went to same universities

Mar 24, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many of the bigwigs involved in the financial crisis went to the same few elite schools, notes Joe Weisenthal in Business Insider. Maybe, he writes, when the crisis begins to fade, we’ll think twice about having another Harvardian or MIT grad running things. Among the offending institutions:
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 Colleges Drop 
 SAT Bar for Jocks 

Athletes score 220 points lower on SAT than average classmate

Dec 29, 08 3:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Though athletes have long enjoyed a break on college admissions, new numbers on how far they lag behind other students on SAT scores have raised concerns of fairness. Nationwide, football jocks average 220 points lower on the SAT than their classmates at 54 universities studied by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Basketball... More »

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'Jocks Only' Tutoring Centers Irk Others on Campus

Critics say investing in flashy, athletes-only centers is unfair to other students

Nov 29, 08 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Resentment is building as college athletic tutoring centers nationwide get bigger and flashier, the Chicago Tribune reports. Critics say that the multi-million-dollar, athletes-only centers should be open to all. Some suggest that, since the centers are generally funded and run by the athletic department, they create a conflict of interest;... More »

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 Colleges Face Dire 
 Cutbacks, Tuition Hikes  

Needy students may lose out as college funding models collapse

Nov 8, 08 7:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Colleges and universities around the country are facing budget shortfalls so steep they could change the way they do business forever, the New York Times reports. With endowments shriveling, state financing being slashed, the cost of debt rising, and donors scaling back, both public and private institutions are cutting staff,... More »

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 Throw Out SAT, 
 Say College Deans 

Panel recommends move away from standardized testing

Sep 22, 08 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges should make admissions decisions without requiring the SAT or ACT, says a group of deans led by Harvard's admissions chief in a yearlong study that concluded standardized tests distort students' high school experiences, exacerbate class disparities, and enrich only the billion-dollar test prep industry. Instead, say the admissions officers,... More »

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Harvard Bumps Princeton
in Top Colleges List

Smaller class size helps Harvard back to top of influential US News ranking

Aug 22, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harvard has reclaimed sole possession of the top spot in the ever-controversial US News and World Report rankings for the first time in 12 years. Princeton slipped to second, with Yale in third and Stanford and MIT tied for fourth spot. The magazine rates the halls of learning based on... More »

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Colleges Make iGadgets Part
of Course Load

Schools give students iPhones, iPods as learning tools

Aug 21, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some US universities have started handing out free iPhones and Internet-enabled iPods to students, the New York Times reports. The institutions view the gadgets as tools for online research, student polling, and as-yet undeveloped educational applications, while Apple gets an in with a new generation with consumers. Professors with easily... More »

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Backlash Greets College Chiefs' Move to Lower Drinking Age

Educators, legislators, MADD are all in uproar

Aug 21, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A chorus of criticism has greeted proposals from college chiefs to consider lowering the drinking age to 18, the Washington Post reports, as everyone from health experts, lawmakers, high school principals, and groups like MADD have been quick to slam the idea. The academic leaders say their theory that lowering... More »

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University of Maryland • Duke University • binge drinking • alcohol abuse • Johns Hopkins University • universities • colleges and universities • underage drinking • drinking age • MADD

Campuses Shift to Middle
as 'Radical Profs' Retire

Liberal legacy waning with new generation

Jul 3, 08 3:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - University campuses all over the country are becoming less passionate and more businesslike as liberal '60s professors retire, the New York Times reports. The process is expected to accelerate over the next decade as Baby Boomers hired in the great '70s expansion of  higher education move on, to be replaced... More »

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Facebook, MySpace Derail Alumni Magazines

New generations of grads find keeping in touch easier over web

Jun 2, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once upon a time, the college alumni magazine was an invaluable resource. Keeping up on old friends and enemies was as easy as flipping to the “class notes” section. But that once-mighty column now looks antiquated next to the constant updates offered on Facebook or MySpace, and it’s... More »

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Schools Spark Debate by Luring Out-of-Staters

Such tuition cuts will squeeze out local students, critics say

Mar 8, 08 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - More state universities are trying to lure out-of-state students with lower tuition, a trend that critics say goes against the very purpose of such institutions, the New York Times reports. The schools often do it to make up for shrinking support from their own states, but some worry that universities,... More »

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Colleges Give It the Old Foreign Campus Try

Top US schools opening full-degree programs across globe

Feb 10, 08 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - With overseas demand for an American education skyrocketing, US universities are racing to go global, reports the New York Times. Many schools are building foreign branch campuses, where students, especially in the Middle East, can skip over to Abu Dhabi and return home with an NYU degree—without mastering culture... More »

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