On July 1st, Student Loans from the federal government will rise two percent, which can add up to quite a lot: for instance, an additional $10,000 by the time you pay off a $50,000 loan. Ouch. The...

If you love studying the past (who doesn't?) and need some extra funds (who doesn't?!) then you'll want to check out this recently announced scholarship. It is sponsored by the...

Harvard President Larry Summers dominated the news recently, after he made several ignorant, sexist remarks regarding the role of women in higher education. He then went on to make several more...

Perhaps they are in the area of studying abroad. Though many an American student has waxed poetic about experiencing college in the beauty of far-away lands, not very many seem to be doing so....

Multi-million dollar contracts for many male coaches of successful college sports teams are not unusual, but a woman coach has never earned even one million. Until now. The University of Tennessee...

Many students find high school boring, an intellectual abyss. Perhaps you should leave high school, and go straight to college. Many students are doing just that. Hundreds of universities and...

Arguably the nation's best conservatory, Juilliard turns 100 this year. Happy birthday! The New York City school attracts some of the best musicians, dancers and actors anywhere...that is,...

(Source: Columbia University) When is $5 billion in the bank not enough? When you're Columbia, evidently. Sitting on $5.2 billion already, Columbia hopes to raise another $4 billion over seven...

(Source: U. of Chicago) Still waiting for that top-choice college to pluck you from its wait list? Bad news may lie ahead. Consider this bit from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: It's shaping up to...

Now on to the dreaded, but necessary, evil: grammar. You must have expertise in this area or you will never be taken seriously as a writer. Grammar is the foundation your house of writing is built on,...

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By far, the most crucial skill you gain in college is your ability to communicate. Nothing will carry you as far in life as this, and a surprising number of people are lacking in this area. So take a...

As part of our continuing series,Surviving College, today we'll examine the dreaded netherworld of the admissions waitlist. Are you in? Are you out? Will you ever know? Doesn't the admissions...

(Source: UC Santa Cruz) You remember the SAT's. The number two pencils, the beads of blood forming on the forehead, the anxiety, the feeling that your entire life hinges on this one instrument of...

For years, community colleges (formerly known by the degrading term 'junior colleges') have been viewed as a 'loser' option, a place where you go only if you can't get into a...

Inside Higher Ed has provided an amusing, yet thought-provoking, look at a trend in higher education: the 'hotter' a professor is perceived to be, the higher s/he will be rated by her/his...

(Source: Cornell University) Say what? It's true. Cornell, an Ivy League university, wants to retool its brand image. It's been dropping in the all-important U.S. News poll, and now aspires...

As the nation's only university catering to the needs of deaf students, Gallaudet has garnered a good bit of media attention. Its departing president, I. King Jordan, has been an outspoken...