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Professor Bequeaths Millions
—to Her Students

Professor Bequeaths Millions —to Her Students

New College of Florida professor Cris Hassold's students were very dear to her, per NYT

(Newser) - A retired art history professor died in Florida in 2020 with a $2.8 million fortune and not much family of her own—at least not blood-related. But as Hank Sanders writes at the New York Times , Cris Hassold, who taught at New College of Florida for 50 years, considered...

NJ Student
Swept Out
to Sea for
16 Hours

Jul 22, 2013 1:12 PM CDT

NJ Student Swept Out to Sea for 16 Hours

Heather Barnes cramped up while collecting coral samples in Honduras

(Newser) - A college student from New Jersey says she was stranded at sea for 16 hours while swimming off Honduras and is now safe. Heather Barnes went to collect coral samples for a project she's doing at New College of Florida at 4am Friday when she says she started to...

Swarthmore, UVa.
Top College Value List

BANG FOR YOUR BUCK

Jan 12, 2010 12:52 PM CST

Swarthmore, UVa. Top College Value List

Princeton Review list weighs affordability, academic quality

(Newser) - The Princeton Review's annual list of the best college values takes into account price—cheap tuition or generous financial aid get a thumbs up—and weighs that against the academic quality of a school based on surveys, professor-to-student ratios, and the like. USA Today takes a look at the list....

Niche Colleges, Priced Right

Aug 22, 2009 5:21 AM CDT

Niche Colleges, Priced Right

(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: The price

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