College

It Gets Worse

Gina Nahai | Posted 01.06.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Higher Education, Students, Economy, Education, College Endowment, College, Economic Crisis, Business News
Gina Nahai

It's a moral outrage that colleges and universities around the United States have devoted their energies to enlarging their endowments at the expense of the education and well being of their students.

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A Minnesota College Newspaper Editor on Israel-Hamas Conflict, from Tel Aviv

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 01.02.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestinian, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv University, University, College, Minnesota, Washington, Project Interchange, Reporters, University of Minnesota, World News
Karin Kloosterman

There are 6 sets of parents in America right now who might be wishing that their kids weren't college newspaper editors.

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Humbug -- I Wish

Wendy Block | Posted 12.22.2008 | Style

Read More: Dean Martin, Holidays, Gm, College, Suffering, Children, It's a Wonderful Life, Christmas, Reality, Nyu, Buddhism, Parties, Los Angeles, 2009, Spiritual Practice, New York, Happiness, Holiday Season Commentary, Style News
Wendy Block

This year, my normally fruitless efforts to find good fruitcake finally paid off with a sturdy confection whose cherry/pecan/cake ratio is nearly perfect.

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Higher Education Will Struggle Through the Recession

Brian Farkas | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Professor Layoffs, America's Colleges, Budget Reductions, Non-Profit, Financial Aid, College Tuition, Williams, Harvard Endowment Losses, Harvard, Creative Writing, Wesleyan, Recession, Vassar, College, William and Mary College, Tufts University, Professors, Higher Education Economy, Adjunct Faculty, Education Institutions, College Administrators, Administrators, Financial Crisis, Arizona State, English Department, College Presidents, College Communities, Bowdoin, Politics News
Brian Farkas

Writing separate but nearly identical letters to their respective communities, countless college presidents across the county have recently admitted: "We're out of money."

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Who Says You Can't Go Home?

Carey Polis | Posted 12.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Suburbs, Quarterlife, College, Boomerang Generation, Quarterlife Crisis, Post-Grad, Generation Y, Parents, Generation Gap, Living News
Carey Polis

I know very few people who are truly happy with their post-college lives. But, as much as I want to conveniently use the term "quarterlife crisis," it's not what's going on.

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Breaking News -- College Is Unaffordable for Most

Anya Kamenetz | Posted 12.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Tuition, College, Economy, Class Warfare, Recession, Economic Crisis, Living News
Anya Kamenetz

If one year at a public university costs more than half of the income of the poorest fifth of the population, that's no meritocracy.

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How Will Colleges Survive? Schools Suffering In Crisis As Endowments Wither

Huffington Post | Posted 12.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Harvard Endowment, College Giving, Education, College Endowment, College, Economy, Business News, Financial Crisis, Paying for College, Harvard, Higher Education, Personal Finance, Recession, Business News

Harvard recently reported that the value of its endowment dropped $8 billion between the end of June and October of this year. At the same time, a rec...

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How Will Colleges Survive? Schools Suffering In Crisis

Huffington Post | Posted 12.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Harvard, Harvard University, Education, Business News, College, Paying for College, Higher Education, Personal Finance, Economy, Financial Crisis, Business News

Harvard recently reported that the value of its endowment has dropped $8 billion between the end of June through October of this year. This news is es...

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Schools Suffering In Crisis As Endowments, Donations Wither

BloggingStocks | Posted Dec 3rd 2008 12:00PM by Peter CohanFiled Under: Bad News, Economic Data, Politics, Recession, Financial Crisis | Posted 12.03.2008 | Business

Read More: College Giving, Harvard, Education, College Endowment, Harvard Endowment, College, Economy, Financial Crisis, Recession, Business News

Harvard reports that the value of its endowment has declined $8 billion between the end of June 2008 through October 2008. That would make Harvard's e...

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49 States Flunk College Affordability Review

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 12.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Education, College, Paying for College, Economy, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Higher Education, Business News

An independent report on American higher education flunks all but one state when it comes to affordability _ an embarrassing verdict that is unlikely ...

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Trophy Kids in the Workplace: An Interview with Author Ron Alsop

Eric Kuhn | Posted 12.02.2008 | Style

Read More: College Students, Ipod, College, Economy, Generation X, Obama, Millennial Generation, Students, Generation Y, Style News
Eric Kuhn

Author Ron Alsop finds that the iPod symbolizes the Millenials because they "are always connected to at least one, and often multiple technology devices and Internet sites."

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What's a Liberal Arts Education Good For?

Michael Roth | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Liberal Education, Education, College, Politics News
Michael Roth

A quick look at several members of President-elect Obama's leadership team can stand as an example of how those with a liberal arts education are shaping the future of our society.

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The Next Crisis: Higher Education

Howard Schweber | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Higher Education, Tuition, Student Loans, College, Economy, Business News
Howard Schweber

As the financial crisis has progressed, colleges and universities are starting to feel the pain of cratering state budgets, the collapse of the private student loan market.

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What To Do With An Overachiever

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Twenty-Something Advice, Parenting, The Balanced Life, College, Gen Y, Overachievers, Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, My son, a college student, has been on the honor roll his entire life. Getting a B on a quiz or a paper totally freaks him out. Whil...

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College Students: GOTV During Last Day of Early Voting and Election Day

Katie Naranjo | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voting, Young Voters, College Students, Politics, Youth Vote, College, Obama 2008, Cda, Election Day, Barack Obama, Politics News
Katie Naranjo

With young people supporting Senator Obama by a roughly 2 to 1 margin over Senator McCain, a lot of these polls are understating the views of the youth demographic.

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Students: Making the Difference in Florida

Katie Naranjo | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: College Democrats of America, College Students, Politics, Youth Vote, College, College Democrats, Gotv, Florida, Students, Early Voting, Politics News
Katie Naranjo

In Miami alone, the Obama campaign is working with seven campuses, and they're mobilizing over 35 statewide!

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The Best Candidate for Students

Ben Redmond | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Debt, George Washington University, Tuition, College, $7 Billion Loan, College Tuition, College Debt, Personal Debt, Politics News
Ben Redmond

How can I consider contributing to any economic revival when I will be struggling to pay off my education for years to come?

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Why Academics Should Blog

Hugh McGuire | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media

Read More: University, Blogs, Academic, College, Writing, Web, Journals, Openaccess, Blogging, Media News
Hugh McGuire

I've been reading a fair bit of academic writing. I've come to the conclusion that all academics should blog.

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Reflections On College

Christine Hassler | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living

Read More: College, Self-Help, Life Lessons, Living News
Christine Hassler

My college degree taught me a lot of things, but I don't think any of us really walk away from college with the most important lesson of all: knowing who we truly are.

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Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel for Obama Woo College Students [VIDEO]

George Spyros | Posted 10.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: College Tuition, Entertainment News, Justin Timberlake, Celebrities Talk Politics, College, Jessica Biel, Barack Obama, Entertainment News
George Spyros

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel made a stop in Las Vegas recently to woo college students for Barack Obama. Produced by Michael Gonzalez of Nevada...

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Sarah Palin: The College Years

LA Times | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: University, Education, Sarah Palin College, Alaska, College, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Reported from Moscow, Idaho -- What can we learn about our political stars from impressions they made in college? Sen. John McCain is remembered as a...

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Friday Talking Points [51] -- Some Positivity

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Debate, Abuse, Demagogue, Green, Fisa, Mccain, Campaign, CAFE Standards, Sarah Palin, Gambling, Pissed Off, 2008, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Student Loan, Rockefeller, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Health Care, Energy, Jay Rockefeller, Democrat, Congress, Joe Biden, 08, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Education, Demagoguery, Anger, Mddotw, College, Wiretapping, Warrantless, Troopergate, GI Bill, Mudslinging, Mother's Day, Mud, Obama, Democratic, Shocked, Waxman, Republican, Pelosi, Casablanca, Minimum Wage, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Report, Keating Five, John McCain, Keating, Mental Health, Angry, Medicaid, 2008 Elections, Henry Waxman, Alternative, 2008 Election, Crowd, 08 Campaign, Wall Street, Mother, Fat Cat, Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Charles Keating, Wiretap, Telecommunications, Medicare, Head Start, Rocky IV, Fitzmas, Politics News
Chris Weigant

While we're all waiting for someone to leak the Palin Troopergate Report (which is reminiscent of waiting for "Fitzmas" during the whole Scooter Libby...

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Respect Our Vote: College Democrats Launch Nationwide Campaign to Protect Students' Rights

Katie Naranjo | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Youth Vote, College Student, Voter Empowerment, College Democrats, Breaking Politics News, Young Voters, Students, College, Barack Obama, Politics News
Katie Naranjo

While Senator Obama continues to build a relationship between the youth and the political process, it is up to us to voice our vote in the most important election of our lifetime.

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Welcome to Paris

Jessica Roy | Posted 09.29.2008 | Style

Read More: Americans Abroad, College Students, College, France, New York City, Paris, Study Abroad, Style News
Jessica Roy

Upon landing in Paris I promptly realized that everything was different; even small things, like strange-tasting toothpaste and a startling lack of tofu.

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What Would Reagan Do?

Jim Kessler | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Reagan, Gas Prices, Obama, Mccain, College, Economy, Middle Class, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jim Kessler

We found that on 8 of 9 individual measures of economic success and security, the last 8 years failed the Reagan test for the typical American family.

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