Related Articles

Jul, 28-2011

Jul-28-2011 09:42 am
Alabama Settles Parents’ Lawsuit Over Prepaid-Tuition Plan
Parents who bought contracts in Alabama’s Prepaid Affordable College Tuition program have settled a lawsuit they filed against the state after the program began running out of money, according to the Associated Press. Under the terms of the agreemen...more
Jul-28-2011 02:00 am
Women's Colleges and Ex-Women
Requests to award new diplomas with names of newly male alumni set off larger discussions at some colleges....more
Jul-28-2011 02:00 am
Recovery in Political Science
Discipline shows signs of an improved job market, with strong gains in assistant professor positions. Plus a new analysis of tenure decisions....more
Jul-28-2011 02:00 am
Pell as a Paycheck
A pilot program looks at whether disbursing financial aid for living expenses every two weeks might make students more likely to stay enrolled....more
Jul-28-2011 02:00 am
Exam Howlers
Times Higher Education releases its annual compilation of amusing student writing....more

Jul, 27-2011

Jul-27-2011 07:00 pm
Don’t Play the Grading Guessing Game
by Katie Askew, Scholarships.com Virtual Intern They may attend different schools, have opposite majors, hail from varied backgrounds and covet diverse career aspirations but the one topic that all college students can agree on is that the college gradin...more
Jul-27-2011 07:00 pm
Fees Fatten College Costs
Take a look at your bills for next semester. If the costs seem a little higher than usual, don’t be quick to blame tuition. It could be fees plumping up your payments. In an attempt to combat diminishing state funding, many public colleges have elected...more
Jul-27-2011 12:16 pm
Mile-High Marijuana School Is Grounded for Now
A panel that governs private occupational schools for the Colorado Department of Higher Education has suspended operations at Denver’s Greenway University, a state-licensed medical-marijuana institution, because its owner did not divulge on the lic...more

Jul, 26-2011

Jul-26-2011 07:00 pm
Finding College Employment ASAP
by Darci Miller, Scholarships.com Virtual Intern In college, money becomes a legitimate concern. For the most part, parents have taken care of finances until now and unless you’re lucky enough to come from a wealthy family, college is the first time yo...more
Jul-26-2011 07:00 pm
Head Out of State for an In-State Price
Scenario: Your dream school is beyond state boundaries but your college fund is more suited to a college closer to home. Don't fret: If you know what and where you want to study, you could score an impressive tuition break through a regional discount prog...more
Jul-26-2011 07:00 pm
Movie Making Isn’t Just for Film Students
by Lisa Lowdermilk, Scholarships.com Virtual Intern Making videos is something just about everyone I know has tried. And it's no wonder: Programs available today make it so easy...just look at YouTube's content! Whether you have aspirations of becoming ...more
Jul-26-2011 07:00 pm
Learning to Live Off Campus
by Thomas Lee, Scholarships.com Virtual Intern Sometimes on-campus living is not an option. Dorms are too expensive or overfilled, or housing may not be provided to transfer students. Well, off-campus housing it is! One of most efficient ways to live of...more
Jul-26-2011 04:57 pm
Senator Grassley Asks Education Dept. About Contacts With Investors
Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is asking the Department of Education to explain its policies for dealing with investors seeking to profit from nonpublic information. In a letter sent today, Mr. Gras...more
Jul-26-2011 01:44 pm
Washburn U. Settles 2 Former Vice Presidents’ Wrongful-Termination Lawsuit
Two former top officials at Washburn University have settled their lawsuit against the Kansas institution, its board, and its president, a year after they said they had been wrongfully fired after speaking frankly with board members about the president...more
Jul-26-2011 12:49 pm
George Washington U. Sews Up Affiliation With Textile Museum
George Washington University and the Textile Museum, an 86-year-old institution also in the nation’s capital, today announced an affiliation under which the museum will move to the university’s campus and form the backbone of a new museum to o...more
Jul-26-2011 12:23 pm
Hundreds Laid Low by Stomach Flu at Air Force Academy
Some 240 cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy have come down with stomach flu, and an unspecified number of active-duty members of the armed forces there have been similarly afflicted, according to a news release issued today by the academy. No one has ha...more
Jul-26-2011 11:07 am
Norway Extremist Called for Attacks on Academics and Writers
The man who has admitted to killing 76 people in twin attacks in Norway last week also called for attacks on literature professors, writers, and journalists in his 1,500-page manifesto. According to the publishing-news blog GalleyCat, Anders Behring Breiv...more
Jul-26-2011 09:28 am
Chicago State U. Boosted Numbers by Keeping Failing Students Enrolled
A new scandal has turned up at the troubled Chicago State University. Instead of dismissing students with grade-point averages lower than 1.8, its stated policy, it has been allowing students with failing grades to stay enrolled, raising its enrollment an...more

Jul, 25-2011

Jul-25-2011 11:01 pm
Analysis Dissects News Coverage of For-Profit Colleges
A May 2010 article in The Philadelphia Inquirer sparked an “all-out war” between for-profit colleges and the U.S. government, a new study concludes.  The study, by the president of Colorado Technical University at Kansas City, a proprietar...more
Jul-25-2011 07:57 pm
California Law Allows Undocumented College Students to Receive Private Financial Aid
California’s governor signed into law today a measure that will allow undocumented students who are eligible for in-state tuition to compete for private financial aid available through the state’s public college and university systems, accordi...more
Jul-25-2011 07:00 pm
Helpful Study Sites
by Kara Coleman, Scholarships.com Virtual Intern In this age of technology, we have access to nearly unlimited resources to help us learn. You might want to add these URLs to your favorites list: Google Scholar. This site is like the original Google, o...more
Jul-25-2011 07:00 pm
PayScale’s Best-Paying College Majors
According to a study by the National Center for Education Statistics, it costs approximately $80,000 in tuition plus expenses to earn a bachelor’s degree from a public four-year college and about $140,000 to gain the same credentials from a private nonp...more
Jul-25-2011 07:00 pm
Discounts to Take Advantage of While in College
by Aaron Lin, Scholarships.com Virtual Intern Being a college student has a lot of perks in terms of accessible facilities, discounts and resources. Here are a few tips on what to take advantage of while you’re a student: Amazon Prime. The power of a ...more
Jul-25-2011 07:00 pm
Lending a Helping Hand Pays Off
by Shari Williams, Scholarships.com Virtual Intern Community service is something most of us have done at one point or another. For some high schools, it’s a graduation requirement but I believe serving your community is vital whether it’s mandated ...more