Obama's Bold Plan to Reshape American Higher Education
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)
Last night the Obama administration did the opposite: The higher-education section of the State of the Union address was much the same as last year's, focusing on college affordability and putting institutions on notice that the gravy train of public ...
Pell Grant Changes Hurt Southern College Students, University Of Alabama ...Huffington Post
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Private College 529 plan allows prospective parents to pay current tuition rates
The Daily Princetonian
The price of tuition at the University will surpass $40,000 for the first time next year; 20 years from now, students enrolled at many private universities could face tuition charges upwards of $80,000. But the Private College 529 Plan is offering to ...
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Time For Higher Education To Prove Its Worth
Investor's Business Daily
For as long as most Americans can remember, a "college education" has meant one thing — a four-year bachelor's degree program, usually pursued right after high school. And that degree was treated as a talisman, imbued with an almost magical power to ...
Forget Cupid, A College Education May Increase the Chance for a Long MarriageU.S. News University
Graduate glut: Why college graduates are underemployed and overeducatedDeseret News
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Higher Education and the Movement for Citizen-Centered Democracy
Huffington Post (blog)
Higher education can build foundations for the idea -- and the politics -- of citizenship, if we recognize that the fate of our colleges is inextricably tied to our communities and our country. This involves a shift from the moralized and polarizing ...
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
How does a Michigan college education stack up? New scorecard compares ...
AnnArbor.com
According to the group's analysis, Michigan ranked 37th in per-student support for its public colleges. Michigan in 2009-10 awarded $5,683 per full-time student enrolled in a state college. The state ranked 37th in U.S. in higher education spending ...
Diverse Conversations: Supporting Underserved Populations in Higher EducationDiverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Scorecard for Colleges Needs Work, Experts SayNew York Times
In SOTU, Obama fails to adequately address higher education concernsRed Alert Politics
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Does Lowering Cost Mean Lower Standards for Higher Education?
Huffington Post
Several institutions have recently announced cutting or freezing tuition. For example, Belmont Abbey College announced a cost of attendance price reduction, and Wittenberg University and Mount Holyoke College froze their tuition for the upcoming year.
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Quad Learning builds $11M bridge from community to higher education
VentureBeat
Education startup Quad Learning launched today, backed by $11 million in venture capital, to bridge the gap between community colleges and four year institutions. Quad Learning's American Honors program supposedly helps community college students go ...
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In SOTU, Obama fails to adequately address higher education concerns
Red Alert Politics
“So let me put colleges and universities on notice: If you can't stop tuition from going up, the funding you get from taxpayers will go down,” he said. “Higher education can't be a luxury — it's an economic imperative that every family in America ...
Cost comparison tool for higher education will be effectiveSU The Daily Orange (subscription)
Editorial: Obama's higher education plans and policies a mixed bagUConn Daily Campus
State of the Union 2013: President Obama Supports Quality Education at ...U.S. News University
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Colorado Seeks to Increase Higher Education Opportunities for Undocumented ...
Yahoo! News (blog)
Proponents want find an equitable and fair way for undocumented immigrants who grew up here to pursue higher education because they believe all students in Colorado deserve a fair shot at higher education. But the bill brings up more questions than ...
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Forget Cupid, A College Education May Increase the Chance for a Long Marriage
U.S. News University
Those looking for more incentive to attend college need look no further than their own love life. At least one study has found that the secret to a long marriage may not be Cupid's arrow, but a college degree. Data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of ...
Graduate glut: Why college graduates are underemployed and overeducatedDeseret News
College 101: University vs. collegeVirginia Gazette
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