(Source: New York University) Come again? NYU? Kidding, right? Nope. NYU is the top choice for students "dreaming" about colleges, according to the Princeton Review. Harvard is second....

(Source: Harvard University) My latest Chronicle of Higher Education column appeared this week. It's a letter to Drew Faust, the incoming Harvard president. I thought I'd share with her some...

(Source: Princeton University) Children of alumni, known as legacies, often receive preferential treatment when applying to mom's or dad's alma mater. How they fare once they're in is the...

(Source: davidson college) Following in Ivy footsteps, Davidson College announced it will no longer require students to take out loans. Instead, the college will meet financial need through grants...

(Source: Hamilton College) How much should colleges reward merit, and how much should they address need? It's a tricky question with no clear answers. Put another way, the answer varies by...

The big tournament starts tomorrow, and bracketmania is once again sweeping America. Funny how no one pays attention to College basketball until we have brackets to fill out. Pure madness. Anyway, a...

(Source: Sarah Lawrence College) Yes, according to at least one college president. The head of Sarah Lawrence College called out U.S. News in a Washington Post op-ed, claiming the magazine estimates...

It's mid-March, spring break time for many campuses. Soon college seniors will face one of life's most difficult questions: Now what? Some will postpone the inevitable decision by attending...

(Source: UC Riverside) I don't think I know anyone who's been homeschooled. That is, I've never met anyone who's made it known. It's not that common, after all. But it's...