United Beloved singer aretha franklin has become the first female artist to receive the United Negro College Fund's Award of Excellence. Ms. Franklin is certainly deserving of this honor. You...

With the massive amounts of information colleges now require--and store--from students, identity theft has become an unfortunately common occurrence. Eugene Spafford, executive director of CERIAS,...

If you've ever helped freshmen cart their crap into dorms when they first arrive on campus with their parents (as I have many times), then you know how much junk they bring. Boxes, bins and milk...

Ouch: wages are getting tighter, and college grads are feeling the pinch. Workers with college degrees are facing the largest wage slump in thirty years. Some blame President Bush for mismanaging the...

(Source: SUNY-Stony brook) Journalism programs, it seems, aren't just for budding journalists anymore. As papers scale back operations and reduce staff, fewer jobs are available for new J-school...

Let's see. I have $31 billion just lying around, and I think it's time to unload it. What to do.... I could give most of it to charity, perhaps refurbish some inner-city schools or try to cure...

Some people fear the situation is headed in that direction. Colleges and universities have hugely increased the personal data they collect from students, and a new DOE proposal may go beyond the...

Now here's a cool story. What does your homework consist of? A research paper, perhaps some math problems? What if you spent your time getting ready for space travel? For students seeking higher...

You've heard the jokes: an English major ends up scooping frozen yogurt for a living, or the Ph.D. recipient is stuck running a cashier at Wal-Mart. The scenarios are humorous in a ridiculous sort...

Just how costly? Try $275 million. Following Summers' departure from Harvard, three potential donors have declined to make significant gifts until a new (permanent) president is named. Assuming...

College is getting more expensive, and families are finding that the amount of federal aid available to students is not keeping up with expenses. That is where private student loan programs can help....

They're walking marketing brochures, those campus tour guides, echoing the positive spins on life in the classrooms, cafeterias, libraries and dorms. They're well trained, too, as this New...

(Source: Indiana University) Remember the days when men dominated college campuses, especially the elite, Eastern-establishment institutions? No, you probably don't. We're talking the 1960s....

Thinking of majoring in English, or pursuing the subject in graduate school? Considering a career as an English prof, or simply wondering what one might do with an English degree? If any of the above...

eNotes.com has announced today that its business section now combines several business encyclopedias along with essential tools for the small businessperson or business researcher. Along with...

Scientists with the U.S. space agency NASA said Saturday that the orbiting telescope's camera shut down earlier in the week after sensors reported problems with its power supply. The Hubble...