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The Halls of Ivy

"You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does..." - Tom Petty

Wondering what's happening in Americas institutions of higher learning...and what an education is costing these days? Here's the collegiate-skinny.

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March 2008
- Schools Spark Debate by Luring Out-of-Staters
  
  New York Times | 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, funded by taxpayers, will squeeze out local students. More »
- Ivy Aid May Hit 2nd-Tier Schools
  
  Newsweek | Mar 5, 08 12:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - It’s easy to applaud the generosity the Ivy League is lavishing on the middle class, but it could have unintended consequences, Newsweek notes. Second-tier schools and elite public universities rely on the highly talented middle-class kids Harvard and company are targeting. “Schools compete hard for those students,” said Colgate’s VP of finances. But Colgate’s $700 million can’t compete with Harvard’s $34 billion war chest. More »
- Harvard Begins Women-Only Gym Hours
  
  Associated Press | Mar 5, 08 10:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Harvard is trying out women-only gym hours at one of its facilities to make exercising easier for Muslim women. Six of the 70 hours a week that the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center is open will be barred to men so that Muslim women feel free to dress appropriately for working out, reports the AP. But some students complain that the new policy is sexist or unfair. More »
- Best Undergrad Biz Schools
  
  BusinessWeek | Mar 1, 08 6:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The financial world may be on its ear, but undergraduate business schools are booming as increasing numbers of quality high school grads drive up standards and B-school grads command more on the employment market. Here are the 10 best, as ranked by Business Week: Pennsylvania (Wharton): Can be too competitive. Virginia (McIntire): Intense workload. Notre Dame (Mendoza): Ethics focus draws raves. More »
February 2008
- Columbia Prof in Noose Case Plagiarized Her Students
  
  New York Post | Feb 21, 08 5:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Columbia professor who made headlines when she found a noose on her office door has plagiarized from students and another professor, the school says. The university’s Teachers College found two dozen instances in which Madonna Constantine stole from other's works in articles published under her name. Constantine, who's been given an unspecified punishment, calls the charges “structural racism,” reports the New York Post . More »
- Stanford Drops Tuition for Lower-Income Students
  
  San Jose Mercury News | Feb 20, 08 11:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Tapping into its $17 billion endowment to boost financial aid, Stanford University said yesterday it will now offer free tuition—that's a $36,000 a year value—to students from families making less than $100,000 per year. Students from families that earn less than $60,000 won't have to shell out for room and board, either, the San Jose Mercury News reports. More »
- For Sale: My Seat in Class
  
  Chronicle of Higher Education | Feb 15, 08 4:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - It beats sleeping overnight outside a professor's office—as some do at Stanford—but should students buy their way into popular classes? The University of Chicago thought not, removing one student's ad hawking a slot in Freakonomics author Steven Levitt's course. Penn's Wharton School has a more capitalistic view, the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. More »
- Harvard Profs' Research Will Be Free on Web
  
  Boston Globe | Feb 13, 08 1:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In a move that could bring a major change to the culture of academia, the arts and sciences faculty of Harvard University yesterday voted unanimously to distribute their scholarship online for free rather than signing exclusive deals with obscure, often expensive scholarly journals. Journal officials worry, the Boston Globe reports, that the move threatens the peer-review process. More »
- Colleges Give It the Old Foreign Campus Try
  
  New York Times | 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 shock. Universities use the added presence to build international prestige and draw star professors. More »
January 2008
- College Coffers Surging
  
  USA Today | Jan 24, 08 7:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Riding high on investment growth, a record number of higher-education institutions claimed endowment assets of more than $1 billion last year, USA Today reports. With the average endowment fetching a 17.2% rate of return, it isn’t hard to see why a study by a college business non-profit found the number of schools in the billion-plus club grew to 76. More »
- JK Rowling to Speak at Harvard Commencement
  
  Harvard Crimson | Jan 18, 08 4:54 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Harvard students will get a Hogwarts send-off at their spring commencement this year, reports the Crimson, with Harry Potter author JK Rowling as the keynote speaker. "Perhaps no one in our time has done more than JK Rowling to inspire young people to experience the excitement and the sheer joy of reading,” said the university's president. More »
- Yale Joins Financial Aid Parade
  
  Yale Daily News | Jan 14, 08 4:55 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Yale will greatly increase its financial aid offerings in a plan similar to the one Harvard unveiled last month, the Yale Daily News reports. Families making between $120,000 and $200,000 ($20,000 more than Harvard's cut-off) annually will pay tuition of around 10% of income, and those earning $60,000 to $120,000 will pay a lower percentage. Kids whose family income is lower get a free ride. More »
- Yale Ups Endowment Spending
  
  Yale Daily News | Jan 8, 08 8:46 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Yale will significantly increase spending from its $22.5 billion endowment next year—providing more financial aid and launching new research. The university will draw $1.15 billion from its endowment compared with $843 million last year. The decision comes after Yale and other top universities were criticized for sitting on their enormous wealth, reports the Yale Daily News . More »
- Colleges Turn to New Media to Recruit Students
  
  Boston Globe | Jan 7, 08 4:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - If MySpace and Facebook are where the high school kids are, then that’s where college recruiters are headed. Schools competing for today’s tech-savvy teens are reaching out to them through podcasts, online videos, virtual campus tours, live chats, blogs, and social networking profiles, reports the Boston Globe —and those stuffy old admissions officers are increasingly in touch with prospectives via IM and text. More »