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College Bosses Earn
Record $1M+ Pay

Despite recession, school leaders' pay grows—with tuition

Nov 2, 09 5:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Lean times can go to the back of the class when it comes to college presidents. A record 23 of them raked in more than $1 million last year, up from nine in 2007. Not so surprisingly, many of presidents reigned at institutions among the 58 which charged more than... More »

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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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college • universities • college tuition • public schools • state colleges • women's issues

 Colleges Tackle 
 the 'Sexile' Issue 

Tighter rules introduced to empower banished roommates

Oct 17, 09 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Sexiles" banished from their rooms by sexually active roommates have long been a feature of student life, but colleges across the country are looking into ways to help the hapless figures found crashed on lounge sofas get a good night's sleep. Many now require roommates to sign a contract... More »

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sex • college • colleges and universities • college dorms • college student • students

 Daredevil 
 Stunts 
 Crippling 
 Cheerleaders 

Serious injuries skyrocket as performers take to the air

Oct 13, 09 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - American high school and college cheerleaders are losing teeth, breaking backs and becoming paralyzed in increasingly dangerous stunts that agonized parents and experts say should be stopped. "I didn't know that they were throwing her up in the air.  Why would the school allow that?" asked one stunned... More »

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high school • health • college • accident • paralysis • cheerleading • male cheerleaders • cheerleaders

 College Ups 
 Supervision of 
 Letterman Interns 

Quinnipiac vows to keep students out of 'harm's way'

Oct 13, 09 2:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Connecticut university supplying interns to the David Letterman show has initiated stepped-up measures to "diligently" oversee the program to "ensure that our interns are out of harm's way." The precautions follow leaks indicating that the randy talk-show host bedded at least one NYU intern among the... More »

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sex • Connecticut • college • affair • David Letterman • Quinnipiac University • college student • intern • workplace • internship • lover • office sex

Asia, UK Challenge US Supremacy in Higher Ed

US still has more universities in THE's top 200 than any other country—for now

Oct 9, 09 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The United States is home to more top-level universities than any other country in the world, this year’s survey by Times Higher Education confirms, but its advantage may not last forever. Although 54 of the top 200 schools are in the US, Asia is making remarkable progress: Japan has... More »

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China • Japan • United Kingdom • Seoul • United States • Oxford • college • university • Cambridge University • Seoul National University • Harvard University

 NY College 
 Offers Freshmen 
 $10K to Wait a Year 

Ithaca finds novel solution to over-enrollment

Oct 9, 09 5:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ithaca College faced flagging enrollment last year, so it loosened admissions criteria. But that backfired: The New York school admitted 250 students more than it can accommodate this year. Even after building a temporary dorm, the college still doesn’t have room for 31 of them, so it’s making... More »

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College Bans Hookups When Roomie's Around

Tufts attempts 'to set clear boundaries' for students

Sep 29, 09 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Massachusetts college has a message for oversexed undergrads: Get a room—just not with your roommate in it. Students whose roomies became indiscreet in the heat of passion "expressed concerns that they were experiencing uncomfortable situations," explains a Tufts University rep. The resulting policy bluntly advises: ... More »

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sex • college • Tufts University • romance • hookup • roommate

ANALYSIS

 Women's Workplace Gains 
 Likely to Outlast Recession 

Long-term employment stats bound to reflect better academic performance

Sep 28, 09 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The recession has been kinder to women than to men, and the reason is well documented: the most affected industries are those with lots of male employees, like manufacturing and construction. But another factor is driving a more permanent change, writes Greg Burns: Overall, women earn more college degrees. By... More »

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education • women • college • manufacturing • income disparity • income gap



 America's Safest Colleges 

In wake of Yale killing, stats point to some virtually crime-free campuses

Sep 25, 09 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of the Yale slaying, the Daily Beast ranks America’s safest colleges. The rankings rest on crime rates from 2006 to 2007, at schools with at least 6,000 students and some on-campus housing. The results:
  1. New York Institute of Technology: Located in a quaint Long
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OPINION

Kids, Learn to Spot Your 'Stupid Drink'

Teetotaling message doesn't work;
just be smarter

Sep 12, 09 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kids everywhere are back at college, where they’ll be admonished not to drink, or at least not to “binge” drink. It’s advice they’re sure to ignore, writes “Joe Sixpack” of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Instead, we should tell them to avoid their “stupid drink,... More »

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 Top-Paying College Degrees 

Engineering, economics, computing take top spots

Sep 9, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the school year begins, students seek out fulfilling and enlightening majors—that will hopefully bring in the big bucks down the road. PayScale lists the highest-paying undergrad degrees and their mid-career median salaries:
  1. Aerospace engineering, $109,000
  2. Chemical engineering, $107,000
  3. Computer engineering, $105,000
  4. Electrical engineering, $102,
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 Emoticons Invade 
 Academia 

Teaching millennials causes new frustrations for college writing professors

Sep 7, 09 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - College professors have lamented the state of student writing for centuries. But today’s Internet-obsessed culture brings new, infuriating errors to Writing 101 as students brazenly use colloquialisms like “:-)” and “LOL” in essays. “Occasionally, I've seen someone using the number 4 for the word 'for,'”... More »

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education • Internet • writing • college • online • instant messaging • emoticon • smiley face • texting • Cal State San Marcos • University of San Diego

glossies

 Critics Boo as Schools 
 Nix Athletic Cheerleading 

UConn accused of sexism for cutting gymnastic routines

Sep 5, 09 7:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ditch all those nasty gymnastics routines, girls, and look cute again! That's what some observers heard when the University of Connecticut ended gymnastic and tumbling skills in its cheerleaders' routines last week, Sarah Ball writes in Newsweek. "Even if school officials weren't solely motivated by wanting to see less... More »

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sexism • college • athletics • cheerleading • cheerleaders • University of Connecticut




 'Swine Flu Dorms' Sprout 
  at Colleges Nationwide 

Sick students start school in quarantine zones

Sep 5, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - College freshers across the country are starting their life in higher education confined to buildings full of their coughing peers, the New York Times reports. Fearing the virus will sweep through campuses, colleges have set up quarantine dorms for sick students, keeping them out of class and plying them with... More »

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Student Borrowing Soars
25% to Record Levels

Students' fed loans jump 25% from previous year

Sep 3, 09 10:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some two-thirds of students borrow for college today, and they’re borrowing more than ever: For the 2008-2009 school year, the federal government loaned students $75.1 billion—25% more than the year before. That’s the biggest increase on record, the Wall Street Journal reports. The trend has troubling... More »

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education • student loans • college • college loans • student debt

OPINION

 Online Colleges: 
 Ready for 
 Some Respect 

Department of Ed. study shows e-learning is effective

Sep 1, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The educational establishment has been slow to accept online colleges as serious teaching institutions—programs like the University of Phoenix are commonly dismissed as “diploma mills.” But a new study by the Department of Education shows that, in many cases, students perform better with e-learning than in a... More »

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 The 10 Douchiest  
 Colleges in the US 

From Brown to Bob Jones, 'what kind of douche do you want to be'?

Aug 29, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - In college, acting insufferable is pretty much a given. “The question for America's youth is: What kind of douche bag do you aspire to be?” asks GQ. The mag helpfully offers the top options.
  1. Brown University: Peace Sign on My Mom's 7 Series Douches are limo liberals
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Duke University • Princeton University • list • college • university • University of Colorado • Brown University • Bob Jones University • Harvard University • Amherst College • Charter College • Rollins College • Deep Springs College

 Niche Colleges, Priced Right 


Aug 22, 09 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to college. Mother Jones runs down 10 schools that “may not bother to juke their stats to make US News' short lists, but they still have plenty to offer—and for a lot less dough.”
  • Berea College, Kentucky:
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environmentalism • college • university • University of Minnesota • college tuition • California State University • Berea College • Fulbright • New College of Florida • College of New Jersey

(Newser) - Bud Light is rolling out cans in the colors of the nation's big colleges just in time for football season—and that has some schools fuming, the Wall Street Journal reports. Colleges worried about binge drinking think they'll be seen as sponsors of the “Fan Cans” campaign, which boasts... More »

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beer • college • Budweiser • Anheuser-Busch • Bud Light • team • color

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