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After widespread and prolonged student protests at U.S. universities, sports apparel maker Russell Athletic says it will open a new factory in Honduras and rehire ousted union workers as part of an agreement with a group that monitors labor conditions abroad for colleges.
Penn State, Indiana and Missouri are the first schools to participate in a USA Today initiative meant to test how students respond to electronic versions of printed newspapers.
A panel considering the governor's proposal to consolidate the University of Vermont with the five state colleges has recommended against merging the institutions.
Disgraced ex-New York Times reporter Jayson Blair talking to college students about ethics?
It isn't just tuition increases that are driving up the cost of college. Around the country, deep budget cuts are forcing colleges to lay off instructors and eliminate some classes, making it harder for students to get into the courses they need to earn their degree.
It's lurking in that awesome party just off the quad, hiding in the shot glasses passed from person to person and in the make-out sessions in the hallway.
Four years ago, two of the most influential researchers in higher education dove into a huge pool of data hoping to answer a bedeviling question: Why do so many students who start college fail to graduate?
Georgia Tech freshman Elise Woodall was met with a message scrawled on the bathroom mirror of her dorm when she moved in two weeks ago: "Wash your hands. Swine is not fine."
Health officials are offering some basic advice for college students with flu symptoms: Avoid other people until 24 hours after a fever is gone.
Some of the nation's biggest for-profit colleges and vocational schools are boosting enrollment in tough times by making more loans directly to cash-strapped students, knowing full well many of them probably won't be able to repay what they borrowed.
With a fattened GI Bill covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected to jump 30 percent from last year to nearly half a million. That's left many universities looking for ways to ease the transition from combat to the classroom.
All college applications are equal. But some are more equal than others.
The 92 students at Sterling College are used to roughing it — they learn how to use an ax, sleep outside in the winter and raise a quarter of their food.
Leaders of historically black colleges say they'll fight a reduction in a federal program they call a financial lifeline at a time of economic distress for the schools and their students.
In a May 1 story about colleges altering commencement plans because of swine flu, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Amherst College had isolated eight people on campus with swine flu. The eight had Type-A, not swine flu.
Miranda Smith is an only child and an honor student. So it was with great anticipation that her mom, aunt and grandparents planned to drive for hours to her graduation ceremony at Cisco Junior College in central Texas.
Wading into the politically charged immigration debate, a group of colleges and universities is urging Congress to give illegal immigrants tuition aid and a path to citizenship in light of efforts in several states to block them.
If you're one of those students afraid standardized test scores don't paint the full picture of your potential, your options are growing. More and more colleges don't require the SAT or ACT exams.
The estimated 39 percent of American college women who use birth control pills could enjoy relief from big price increases over the last two years thanks to a provision in the budget bill signed by President Barack Obama.
When Deneece Huftalin looks out from her office, she sees signs that would be encouraging in normal economic times.
The legions of fundraisers colleges hired during the boom years have a new mission for these tough economic times: Go easy on the hard sell. Talk about financial aid, not shiny new buildings. If prospects can't give now, lay the groundwork for when the economy recovers.
The top 20 college and universities, ranked by dollars received in fiscal 2008:
Historically black colleges and universities, which for decades have been educating students who can't afford to go — or can't imagine going — elsewhere, have been particularly challenged by the nation's economic meltdown.
College freshman Elizabeth Hebert's choice of a four-year school suddenly got too expensive. George Haseltine already has a business degree, but he concluded after several layoffs that he needed more training to get work.
Forgive the students at Sinclair Community College if they get the munchies when they pass the tractors that cut grass, blow leaves or sweep snow on campus: Oil that once cooked french fries and onion rings is being used to power the vehicles.
College Football Coaches See Salaries Rise in Down EconomyDespite cutbacks in other areas, college football coaches are being paid more.
Racial discrimination is still legal in America, depending on who's discriminated againstIvy League college applicants are not created equal, according to a study of seven elite private colleges by Princeton professor Thomas Espenshade. Asian students have the biggest hill to climb.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Defying the Taliban to get an educationAround the world, millions of children have to go to great lengths to get a decent education. In the fifth dispatch in the BBC's Hunger to Learn series, Aleem Maqbool reports from Pakistan's Swat Valley, where girls are defying Taliban attempts to stop them going to school.
Egyptian women protest ban on austere veil, niqabA recent declaration by a leading Egyptian cleric that women will not be allowed to wear the niqab in university areas frequented only by women has sparked demonstrations by female students in Cairo determined to wear the all-encompassing veil wherever they go.
Colleges Spend Thousands to Kill Bedbugs: But New Technology Can Help Bedbugs have become more widespread in housing in recent years. But new technology may help kill them without destroying furniture, etc.
Survey Ranks Most Dangerous US CollegesBOSTON -- A new survey ranks crime on the nation's college campuses and it indicates that some of the most dangerous colleges in the country are in Massachusetts.
America's Worst Colleges for Free Speech on CampusAn excerpt: Bucknell University Bucknell University has been named to FIRE's Red Alert list after a conservative student group's protests against affirmative action policies and President Obama's stimulus plan were repeatedly shut down or forbidden by administrators using fli …
Increases in college fees outpace tuition hikesAs state colleges and universities mail out the fall semester's bursar bills, some parents may be surprised by the high number of fees tacked onto the cost of tuition.
Find �swine flu buddy,� officials tell college kids - Swine flu- msnbc.comThere are several things college students can do to keep the swine flu from spreading through dormitories
Bud Light 'Fan Can' Irks Universities and FTC: company's plan to decorate beer cans in college colors raises concerns over youthful drinkingA U.S. official and some colleges are telling the brewer of Bud Light to can it.
where are all the wall mounted hand sanitizer dispensersColleges and other institutions must do a better job on measures to control the H1N1 flu pandemic this fall.
Attention American citizens, especially those that this information might affect, college students, future college students, and parents with children....it has been brought to my attention from internet sites, such as whatreallyhappened.com and gollygeeez.blogspot.com that some …
MoJo Mini College GuideThis unusual college guide has something for everyone -- a black college, a free college, a Christian college, one that cranks out Fulbright scholars, one that has "green-energy" cred, and more.
Smart style: What the dorm room really needsAs soon as the residence assignments are sent out, some college students are eager to feather their new dorm nest. But don't go overboard. An informal survey of some recent freshmen offers these tips on what's truly worth taking.
Smart style: What the dorm room really needsAs soon as the residence assignments are sent out, some college students are eager to feather their new dorm nest. But don't go overboard. An informal survey of some recent freshmen offers these tips on what's truly worth taking.
Jobless NY woman sues college for $70,000 in tuitionA New York City woman who says she can't find a job is suing the college where she earned a bachelor's degree. Trina Thompson filed a lawsuit last week against Monroe College in Bronx Supreme Court. The 27-year-old is seeking the $70,000 she spent on tuition.
California's higher education system could face decline - Los Angeles TimesThis article is about the California education system and how the economy is effecting it and the people that utilize it.
An article advocating for lowering the drinking age appeared recently in CampusProgress.com. Binge Drinking: Purge the Drinking Age reported that,
Here I am, an uprising senior in high school and eager to start my college career. Growing up in an unfortunately poverty-stricken homes doesn't make things easy. Money to pay for college just isn't in our bank accounts.
Should Everyone Go To College?President Obama has been urging Americans to pursue at least one year of education beyond high school. On Tuesday, he unveiled a plan that aims to help more students graduate from community colleges.
Scandals of Higher EducationIt is hardly surprising that lots of rich kids go to America's richest colleges. It has always been so. But today's students are richer on average than their predecessors.
Obama plans $12B boost to community collegesPresident Obama is expected to announce a $12 billion proposal today that will put the nation's community colleges front and center in his economic recovery plan.
News agencies gagging 'gay' factor in boy's rapeThis article should be in major news and on major news stations, but it is swept under the carpet by main stream media who favor the Obama administration even though this story exposes the danger and careless push for same sex sexual orientation in U.S.
Strip Search RulingThis article deserves hats off to the judge's decision in this case of wrongfully strip searching minors, but to say that that the persons involved or the schools aren't liable just leaves the door open for more abuse and common sense should make it clear that unlawful strip sear …
For Colleges, Small Cuts Add Up to Big SavingsCollege life may look different in the not-so-distant future: Students squinting out dirtier windows, faculty offices with full wastebaskets and no phones, sporting events in which opponents never meet, and paper course catalogs existing only as artifacts of the wasteful old days …
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