guat?
daily dos
fri 3/5/2010
Thousands of college students and their supporters marched at various colleges throughout California to protest $1 billion in proposed budget cuts for California universities and community colleges.
matriculation and speculation
daily dos
wed 1/13/2010
The Princeton Review presents its 100 Best Value Colleges for 2010.
party pooped
daily dos
tue 12/29/2009
Universities that have added "green" majors to their undergraduate programs are seeing the courses fill up at a fast rate. Rob Melnick of Arizona State University: "There's a great perception that there's a sweet spot with energy to do good and do well, and it appears to be the place of job growth."
to the left
daily dos
mon 12/14/2009
The New York Times profiles Rigoberto Padilla, an undocumented immigrant and college student from Chicago who was on the verge of being deported – until other undocumented immigrants began fighting to keep him in the U.S.
where you been?
daily dos
thu 12/10/2009
Time Magazine: Bachelor's degrees are more expensive, but they aren't as valuable to employers as they once were.
the bird's the word
daily dos
thu 11/26/2009
Lincoln University in Pennsylvania has angered some of its students and members of the community for requiring overweight students to take fitness classes. The school, a historically black university, says it is doing its part to reduce rates of obesity and diabetes in the African-American community.
bronze zoo
daily dos
fri 11/20/2009
Students at UCLA and other University of California campuses are protesting a planned 32 percent hike in undergraduate fees. The fee hike increases the yearly cost of attending a University of California school to over $10,000 and does not include book or housing costs.
get that cake
daily dos
fri 10/30/2009
College may be getting more expensive, but nearly four out of every 10 adults between 18 and 24 were enrolled in college last year, an all-time high.
kick it up a notch
daily dos
thu 10/22/2009
The cost of college continues to rise: the average yearly cost of a four-year public college is now up to $7,020, over $400 more than last year.
across the aisle
daily dos
wed 10/14/2009
College students are finding it harder to graduate on time. As colleges cut back on staff and eliminate classes, students are forced to wait until they can register for courses that fulfill their requirements.