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Quidditch Scores Big
on College Campuses

Inability to fly on broomsticks doesn't stop undergrads

Nov 9, 09 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Heads up, NCAA: Quidditch has cast its spell on America's campuses. Technically known as Muggle Quidditch—due to the lack of actual flying brooms—the game looks like "a mixture between ultimate Frisbee and dodgeball," one player tells the Chicago Sun-Times . And if it sounds like a fringe... More »

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Harry Potter • sports • JK Rowling • university • college sports • Quidditch

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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president • college • university • income • millionaires

 Pakistan Closes All Schools 
 After Bombings 

Taliban promises more violence unless army halts offensive

Oct 21, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan closed all of its schools today, following the twin suicide attacks on the International Islamic University in Islamabad yesterday. Four were killed and another 18 wounded, and the Taliban has promised more bombings if Pakistan doesn’t halt its military offensive in South Waziristan’s tribal areas. Pakistan’s... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • suicide bombing • school • university • South Waziristan

 Suicide Attacks Kill 4 
 at Pakistani School 

Simultaneous blasts hit women's cafeteria of Islamic University

Oct 20, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(AP) - Two suicide attackers bombed an Islamic university in the Pakistani capital today, killing four people and wounding 18 as the army pressed ahead with a critical offensive on a Taliban stronghold near Afghanistan, authorities said. The near simultaneous blasts hit a women's cafeteria and a faculty building at Islamabad's International... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • university • South Waziristan

Student Rape-Murder Gang Shuts Iraq U

Shia student group accused of campus campaign of terror

Oct 20, 09 2:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of Iraq's leading universities has been shut down while authorities attempt to purge it of a sectarian student gang accused of carrying out a campaign of murder and rape. Professors, administrators, and fellow students have been targeted by the Students League, a shadowy group of Shia students said to... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • university • Shia extremism • Shia militia

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

Paul Krugman

 Education Cuts Will 
 Stunt Economy 

Congress needs to get states cash to keep universities healthy

Oct 9, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Education has been the most important component of America's economic success over the past 150 years, writes Paul Krugman—that is public education. But after 30 years of Reaganite opposition to public spending, we've seen a "slow-motion erosion" of America's educational standing, until what we think is the "... More »

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education • university • Paul Krugman • colleges and universities • economic stimulus package • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

UCLA Reeling After Lab Student's Throat  Slashed

Male student attacks female chem partner

Oct 9, 09 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - UCLA students were shaken yesterday after a 20-year-old man slashed the throat of a classmate in a chemistry lab in front of others. The pair, believed to have been lab partners, had a verbal altercation before the man attacked the woman and walked calmly away as a teaching assistant rushed... More »

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university • UCLA • stabbing • attempted murder • Damon Thompson

 Colleges Ditch Trays; 
 Students Learn to Juggle

Diners willing to sacrifice for planet's sake

Sep 14, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - College students may feel they’ve added juggling to their courseloads as the trayless cafeteria trend picks up steam, the Los Angeles Times reports. The increasingly popular measure, meant to save water and electricity, often meets with a sort of grudging acquiescence. “It's definitely difficult and a little... More »

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environment • university • green • cafeteria • college student • tray • food services • Aramark • Sodexo

 Colleges Open Their 
 Doors—to Swine Flu 

Campus is 'a perfect breeding ground for disease'

Aug 31, 09 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges all over the country are welcoming back students—and dealing with an uninvited visitor: swine flu, Bloomberg reports. From the South to the Plains states, schools are reporting hundreds of cases—at Mississippi State University, more than 250 people have flu-like symptoms. “Envision 200 young people being stuffed... More »

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vaccination • university • college student • pandemic • swine flu • H1N1 virus • young people

 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

(AP) - Hebrew University has received a surprise donation of more than $100,000 from an unexpected benefactor—a woman who survived the Nazi Holocaust and appeared to be destitute, a university official said today. Upon her death 2 years ago, a homeless Holocaust survivor living on the streets of New York... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • university • homeless • gift

 Flu Battles at Camp 
 Spark Fears for 
 School Year 

Purell abounds; symptomatic kids sent home

Jul 27, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - With a swine flu resurgence expected in the fall—before an H1N1 vaccine is available—schools are getting a head start on fighting the disease, the Los Angeles Times reports. The scene at summer camps may provide a preview: Hundreds of youngsters in Southern California alone have been sent home... More »

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health • disease • children • school • college • university • University of California • epidemiology • summer camp • swine flu • H1N1 virus • sleepaway camp

'Snake Oil' College Advisers Can Run $40K

Counselors often embellish record,
don't need licenses

Jul 19, 09 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Independent college counselors promise to use their admissions know-how to get students into the best schools. But there’s no way to evaluate their sometimes extravagant claims, and some charge more than a year’s tuition at many colleges, the New York Times reports. Still, business is booming in the... More »

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high school • college admissions • parents • college • university • students • counseling

Personality Test to Supplement Grad Exams

Prospective students will be ranked on
creativity, ethics

Jul 10, 09 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - For students applying to graduate school, good GREs and warm recommendation letters will soon not be enough. The Educational Testing Service has developed an index for professors and supervisors to use to rank students on a 1-to-5 scale for attributes like teamwork, creativity and integrity. The goal of the questionnaire... More »

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admissions • educational testing • college • university • graduation rates

(Newser) - Colleges around the country are making it easier for high school graduates to delay college and instead put in a year or more of public service, the Christian Science Monitor reports. More than 80 schools have partnered with AmeriCorps to give students tuition credits in exchange for such service.... More »

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higher education • college • university • gap year • grants • matching funds • Princeton • public service • defer

(Newser) - The new GI bill going into effect Aug. 1 is the biggest expansion of the program since World War II, but the benefits are far from uniform, the AP reports. The new system determines the money a vet gets for college on a state-by-state basis. Full tuition is guaranteed at... More »

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veterans • higher education • US military • university • college tuition • GI Bill • benefits • Veterans Administration • state school

(Newser) - The man shot at Harvard University yesterday has died, the Boston Globe reports. The still-unidentified victim was shot in the entrance of a residence hall, and taken to a hospital in what police described at the time as stable condition. The university says the suspect has likely fled the area.... More »

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university • school shooting • Harvard • shooting

 Man Shot at Harvard Dorm 

Victim hospitalized as shooting incident shakes campus

May 19, 09 3:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police are hunting several suspects after a man was shot and wounded outside Harvard University's Kirkland House residence yesterday, the Harvard Crimson reports. The victim—described as a "college-age" African-American—is not a student, according to university officials. The shooting came as students were cramming for final exams, and... More »

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university • Harvard • shooting

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