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This Is the Ranking Colleges Fear Most
Best college town? Best dining hall? Best job prospects? Check, check and check. These are the types of rankings that Dana Bolger, and most prospective female college students, pore over when deciding where to apply to school. But there’s one question they probably didn’t consider: How the institution would treat them if they experienced sexual […]
107 free online courses from the best colleges in the US — including Princeton, Harvard, and Yale
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Online learning sites Coursera and edX allow you to audit classes from top universities for free. For additional fees, you can gain access to course certificates, assignments, tests, and even receive […]
Justice Department Probes Colleges’ Early-Decision Admission Practices
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into whether colleges’ early-decision admission programs violate antitrust laws, the latest in a series of investigations the federal government has launched into higher education practices in recent months.
Rejected by 4 colleges ‘and whines about it’: A Fox News host mocked a Parkland school shooting survivor — now he’s going after her advertisers
AP Photo/Getty Images Laura Ingraham, a Fox News opinion host, made what some have interpreted as a snide comment about David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland school shooting. Ingraham tweeted a link to a news article about Hogg having received some college rejection letters. She tweeted the article’s headline, “David Hogg Rejected By Four […]
Carbon Taxes Are Coming, and We Have Colleges to Thank
It turns out universities provide a fantastic model for how politicians should start thinking about this on a state or even national level. https://media.wired.com/photos/5aa329264738fe045ed84ed2/master/pass/yale-477310264.jpg
Elite Colleges Expand Efforts to Enroll and Support Low-Income Students
A growing group of highly ranked colleges and universities have joined an effort to bring in more low- and moderate-income students. And as more needy students enroll, the schools are helping with costs beyond tuition, such as those for art supplies or meals, and working to close graduation gaps.
After Decades of Growth, Colleges Find It’s Survival of the Fittest
For generations, a swelling population of college-age students, rising enrollment rates and generous student loans helped all schools, even mediocre ones, to flourish. Those days are ending. Schools that struggle to prepare students for success losing ground; ‘The shake-out is coming’ Concord University in West Virginia and Clemson University in South Carolina were both founded shortly after […]
Which Colleges Will Have to Pay Taxes on Their Endowment?
Small liberal arts colleges could take a hit from a new federal tax on investments, while some wealthy universities will likely avoid payments in the near-term.
Impatient With Colleges, Employers Design Their Own Courses
Technology companies and other employers are crafting their own curricula and sharing them with colleges and universities. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a34796c1b8a2f160a8dd5ec/master/pass/Pendulum-FeatureArt.jpg Feed: All Latest
