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  • August 2008

    • Greener Colleges Take Pass on Cafeteria Trays

      Associated Press  |  Aug 25, 08 4:12 PM CDT

      Greener Colleges Take Pass on Cafeteria Trays

      (Newser) - Campus cafeterias across the US are phasing out lunch trays, but the move has some students feeling, ahem, de-trayed, the AP reports. The point is to conserve dishwashing water and reduce food waste by discouraging huge piles of food, though hungry scholars say it’s not worth it. "I'll just keep coming back for seconds," one says. More »

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      environment  • college  • cafeteria

    • More Students Are Seeking Financial Aid

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 11, 08 12:10 PM CDT

      More Students Are Seeking Financial Aid

      (Newser) - A soaring number of students are requesting financial aid as a result of the country’s economic downturn, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Some 8.9 million students filed for federal aid in the first half of this year—up 16.3% from last year. Many public universities are struggling to keep up with the increase, in turn forcing more students to look to loans. More »

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      college  • university  • student loans  • financial aid

    • Teen TV That Flunked College

      College on the Record  |  Aug 6, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      Teen TV That Flunked College

      (Newser) - Heading off to university is typically viewed as an accomplishment, but one blog contends that most TV shows tank when their characters take this major life step. College on the Record lists the top 10 series muddled by matriculation: Boy Meets World Saved by the Bell: The College Years Dawson’s Creek More »

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      television  • college  • high school  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer  • 90210

    • Unschooled Keira Driven to Prove Her Smarts

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 3, 08 8:06 PM CDT

      Unschooled Keira Driven to Prove Her Smarts

      (Newser) - Oscar nominations? Check. Intelligent, literary roles? Check. College education? Not so much. “I am completely uneducated,” Keira Knightley told the Daily Telegraph, which “leaves you with a slight chip on your shoulder.” To battle intellectual insecurity, the Atonement star, who is dyslexic and dropped out of school at 17, says she reads voraciously. More »

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      education  • college  • movies  • Pirates of the Caribbean  • Atonement  • Keira Knightley

  • July 2008

    • Struggling College Students Turn to Food Banks

      Associated Press  |  Jul 26, 08 6:35 AM CDT

      Struggling College Students Turn to Food Banks

      (Newser) - With some groceries costing 30% more this year, food banks have surprising new customers: college students. About 150 visit a Seattle food pantry each week, up 25% from last year, while a Denver college food program has seen its numbers double. "With things the way they are, a lot of students can't afford to eat," said a student who started the Facebook group, "I Ain't Afraid to be on Food Stamps." More »

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      college  • food prices  • Food Stamps  • food banks  • college costs

    • Girls=Boys in Math, Says Study

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Jul 24, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      Girls=Boys in Math, Says Study

      (Newser) - Girls are just as good as boys at math, says an exhaustive study of 7 million test scores from elementary through high school students, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The findings, to be published tomorrow in Science , are at odds with 30-year-old studies—and a view entrenched in our culture—that say males have a superior aptitude for figuring. More »

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      college  • high school  • scientific study  • mathematics  • test score  • gender gap  • gender stereotypes

    • Giuliani's Son Sues Duke in Golf Dismissal

      New York Post  |  Jul 24, 08 4:50 PM CDT

      Giuliani's Son Sues Duke in Golf Dismissal

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani’s son Andrew has filed suit against Duke University to protest his dismissal from the school’s golf team, the New York Post reports. Giuliani’s suit contends he was kicked off the team with no warning. Coach OD Vincent said Giuliani threw golf clubs around, disrespected a trainer and played a team game of football harder than the other players liked. More »

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      lawsuit  • golf  • college  • Duke University  • Rudolph Giuliani  • coach

    • Credit Crunch Squeezes Student Loans

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 23, 08 3:04 PM CDT

      Credit Crunch Squeezes Student Loans

      (Newser) - The slump in the credit markets has shrunk capital available to brokers of student loans, complicating the already-difficult task of financing a college education. The Boston Globe relates the story of one Massachusetts family, the Ferragutos, who received word this year from the state’s education finance agency informing them that federal loans, including low-interest Stafford loans, were no longer available. More »

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      credit crisis  • college  • credit market  • student loans  • college tuition  • private lenders  • Stafford loan

    • Textbook Revolution? Free and Paperless

      Time  |  Jul 17, 08 4:32 PM CDT

      Textbook Revolution? Free and Paperless

      (Newser) - The hefty cost of university textbooks now averages $900 per student each year, and financial aid can't be counted on to cover the expense. But starting in September, one publisher will be offering its textbooks online—for free, Time reports. "Nobody's satisfied with the status quo," said the founder of Flat World, a start-up with plans to shake up the $5.5 billion industry. More »

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      book  • college  • publishing  • college student  • financial aid  • online learning

    • UK Immigration Rules Would Exclude This Man

      Bloomberg  |  Jul 16, 08 4:19 PM CDT

      UK Immigration Rules Would Exclude This Man

      (Newser) - Strict new immigration rules aimed at attracting highly skilled workers to Britain would keep tech icons Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell from getting top-tier visas, Bloomberg notes, because they don't have college degrees. "It's a dumbing-down,'' one opponent says. "If you're a 20-something American with a bachelor's degree and you earn [$52,000] a year, you're a high-skilled migrant. You can come in, but Bill Gates can't.'' More »

    • Gas Prices Produce Spike in Online Classes

      New York Times  |  Jul 11, 08 6:29 AM CDT

      Gas Prices Produce Spike in Online Classes

      (Newser) - Thousands of American students have begun to take college courses over the Internet in response to rising fuel costs, writes the New York Times . Universities across the country have seen enrollment in online classes spike—some more than 50 to 100%—with the biggest jumps at 2-year community colleges, where most students commute to campus. The rise in online enrollment reverses a slowdown in previous years. More »

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      Internet  • gas prices  • college  • colleges and universities  • online courses

    • In the Facebook Era, Colleges Are Dropping Yearbooks

      Economist  |  Jul 5, 08 5:59 AM CDT

      In the Facebook Era, Colleges Are Dropping Yearbooks

      (Newser) - The next generation of college graduates will have to rely on MySpace and Facebook to recall the good times and look up old friends, for the era of the yearbook is drawing to a close. With hardbound copies costing up to $75, the Economist cites Purdue University and nearby DePauw as two colleges that have canned the tradition; others have cut print runs dramatically.  More »

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      Facebook  • MySpace  • college  • university  • online data storage

  • June 2008

    • Most Lucrative College Majors

      Forbes  |  Jun 21, 08 4:07 PM CDT

      Most Lucrative College Majors

      (Newser) - College students looking for fast cash after graduation should study computer engineering, Forbes reports. Here are the most lucrative college majors, with salaries for beginners and veterans alike: Computer engineering ($60,500-$104,000) Economics ($48,000-$96,200) Electrical engineering ($59,900-$96,100) Computer science ($54,200-$94,000) Mechanical engineering ($56,900-$88,100) More »

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      college  • finance  • psychology  • economics  • mathematics  • engineering  • college graduates

    • Inside Academia, Subtler Sexism

      Inside Higher Ed  |  Jun 15, 08 2:17 PM CDT

      Inside Academia, Subtler Sexism

      (Newser) - Gender discrimination at research universities is surely much better than it was in decades past, but a study based on interviews of female faculty finds that sexism remains on campus, Inside Higher Ed reports. While overt shows of bias are rare, a host of subtler, “deeply entrenched inequities” have replaced them. Noted by the report are: More »

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      college  • higher education  • sexism  • gender discrimination  • academia  • gender bias

    • Cold Case 101: College Sleuths Try Their Hands

      CNN  |  Jun 11, 08 6:22 PM CDT

      Cold Case 101: College Sleuths Try Their Hands

      (Newser) - A college club is using cold cases to instruct criminal-justice students in techniques of investigation—and perhaps uncover that crucial piece of evidence missed by police, CNN reports. The Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, counting students at three Southern schools, uses high-profile cases like Natalee Holloway and Chandra Levy, to bring “textbooks to life,” in the words of founder Sheryl McCollum. More »

    • Colbert to Princeton Grads: 'Don't Change the World'

      The Daily Princetonian  |  Jun 3, 08 3:54 PM CDT

      Colbert to Princeton Grads: 'Don't Change the World'

      (Newser) - As every college speaker does, Stephen Colbert reminded Princeton’s seniors at today's Class Day ceremony that they have the power to “change the world,” the Daily Princetonian reports. But unlike other speakers, Colbert added: please don’t do that. “Some of us like it the way it is. Personally, things are going great for me right now.” More »

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      college  • higher education  • Stephen Colbert  • Princeton University  • Princeton

    • 'Sisters' Colleges Recruit in Middle East

      New York Times  |  Jun 3, 08 10:31 AM CDT

      'Sisters' Colleges Recruit in Middle East

      (Newser) - Facing fewer applicants than comparable co-ed institutions around the US, representatives of top women’s colleges toured the Middle East this spring on a recruiting mission, the New York Times reports. While women’s colleges have become a niche market for US applicants, single-sex education remains widespread in the Middle East. But attending one of them can be a shock to students expecting protected environments, honoring traditional women's roles. More »

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      Middle East  • women  • college  • higher education  • college admissions  • Smith College  • Wellesley

    • Facebook, MySpace Derail Alumni Magazines

      New York Times  |  Jun 2, 08 2:05 PM CDT

      Facebook, MySpace Derail Alumni Magazines

      (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 forcing colleges to rethink their business model, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Facebook  • social networking  • MySpace  • college  • university  • universities  • alumni

  • May 2008

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