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9 Vote for this story	Rite Of Passage: Moving Into A College Dorm
	posted: 16 hours ago		source: npr.org
	It's an annual ritual in Boston, as well as other areas across the country, parents help their kids move in at college dormitories. In Boston, move-in day is pretty chaotic and ties up traffic.
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54 Vote for this story	Rankings give a distorted view of the value of colleges
	posted: Aug 30th		source: blog.nj.com
	A flurry of media attention followed the release of U.S. News college rankings on Aug. 17. News organizations reported excitedly that Harvard beat out Princeton for first place. Colleges and universities sent out press releases explaining how well they ranked and how much they moved up. This...
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86 Vote for this story	Backlash building against college rankings
	posted: Aug 19th		source: msnbc.msn.com
	As the annual binge of college rankings crests this week, Ethan Haines isn’t just fed up. He’s fed out. The unemployed law school grad launched a hunger strike Aug. 5 to protest U.S. News & World Report’s law school rankings and the undue influence he believes that yearly index has on college...
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84 Vote for this story	Campus cash cards: Financial aid tool or money trap?
	posted: Aug 19th		source: walletpop.com
	Colleges and universities across America have taken to using campus cash programs to disperse financial aid -- reasoning campus cash programs allow for students to get their funds faster and easier. If a campus cash card gets stolen or lost, it can easily be replaced.
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57 Vote for this story	California universities use iPads to report news, diagnose heart conditions; Penn State students are like, 'what's an iPad?'
	posted: Aug 16th		source: engadget.com
	As you know, colleges and universities love throwing in "free" gadgets to justify bumping up their enrollment fees. To this end, USC Annenberg has announced a new program to provide j-school students with iPads, digital cameras, and audio recorders to help them report the news. Now, don't...
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84 Vote for this story	Don’t Send In the Clones
	posted: Aug 13th		source: nytimes.com
	Software like "Roombug" helps pick a college roommates just like you. Is this wise? Don't you learn more rooming with someone a bit different from you? Column By Maureen Dowd.
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79 Vote for this story	Trine expanding engineering technology program
	posted: Aug 12th		source: trine.edu
	Trine University’s School of Professional Studies (SPS) is expanding its engineering technology program to include a bachelor of science in engineering technology when the fall semester begins Aug. 30.
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88 Vote for this story	Senator to Review Accreditation of For-Profit Colleges
	posted: Aug 9th		source: nytimes.com
	As part of the expanding Congressional scrutiny of for-profit colleges, Senator Tom Harkin announced at a hearing on Wednesday that he plans to examine their accreditation process. The hearing featured a report by the Government Accountability Office, whose investigators found deceptive practices or...
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76 Vote for this story	GAO Finds Massive Fraud at For-Profit Colleges
	posted: Aug 6th		source: thenation.com
	Yesterday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a sweeping report uncovering systemic deception, manipulation and "otherwise questionable" admissions and financial aid practices at 15 colleges within the rapidly expanding for-profit college market. The report even included...
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111 Vote for this story	Penn State no longer the "#1 Party School" according to the Princeton Review
	posted: Aug 3rd		source: philly.com
	The nation's top party schools, according to Princeton Review's 2010 survey of 122,000 students. 1. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 2. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 3. Penn State University, University Park, Pa. 4. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va. 5. University of Mississippi,...
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95 Vote for this story	Plagiarism Lines Blur for College Students in Digital Age
	posted: Aug 3rd		source: nytimes.com
	According to educators who study plagiarism, a disconnect is growing in the Internet age as concepts of intellectual property, copyright and originality are under assault in the unbridled exchange of online information.
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74 Vote for this story	Penn State no longer the #1 "Party" School - List of top party schools by Princeton Review
	posted: Aug 2nd		source: philly.com
	The nation's top party schools, according to Princeton Review's 2010 survey of 122,000 students. 1. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 2. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 3. Penn State University, University Park, Pa. 4. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va. 5. University of Mississippi,...
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101 Vote for this story	A boom in for-profit colleges may be a bust for taxpayers and students
	posted: Jul 30th		source: latimes.com
	Many drop out or find the programs aren't accredited, a Senate panel reports. Fees, often twice as much as at public universities, are often paid with federal loans, with a high default rate. For-profit colleges are booming as the unemployed turn to education, but some members of Congress and Obama...
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81 Vote for this story	College Students Hide Hunger, Homelessness
	posted: Jul 30th		source: npr.org
	For many college students and their families, rising tuition costs and a tough economy are presenting new challenges as college bills come in. This has led to a little-known but growing population of financially stressed students, who are facing hunger and sometimes even homelessness. UCLA has...
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60 Vote for this story	B-Schools All A-Twitter Over Social Media
	posted: Jul 30th		source: businessweek.com
	Harvard Business School (Harvard Full-Time MBA Profile) and Columbia Business School (Columbia Full-Time MBA Profile) have joined a growing list of business schools that are adding courses on social media to their MBA curricula, addressing the corporate demand for social-network-savvy employees. The...
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66 Vote for this story	Assistive Technology Research Institute at Misericordia University develops accessibility toolkit
	posted: Jul 29th		source: misericordia.edu
	Denis Anson, M.S., O.T.R., director of research and development for the Assistive Technology Research Institute (ATRI) at Misericordia University, has devised and brought to market the Americans with Disabilities Act — Compliance Assessment Toolkit or ADA-CAT to measure whether public facilities are...
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72 Vote for this story	U.S. goes from leading to lagging in young college graduates
	posted: Jul 26th		source: washingtonpost.com
	The United States has fallen from first to 12th in the share of adults ages 25 to 34 with postsecondary degrees, according to a new report from the College Board. Canada is now the global leader in higher education among young adults, with 55.8 percent of that population holding an associate...
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97 Vote for this story	Once a Leader, U.S. Lags in College Degrees
	posted: Jul 26th		source: nytimes.com
	Adding to a drumbeat of concern about the nation’s dismal college-completion rates, the College Board warned Thursday that the growing gap between the United States and other countries threatens to undermine American economic competitiveness.
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100 Vote for this story	What I Did When I Couldn't Find a Job
	posted: Jul 26th		source: chronicle.com
	It was a bit of a shock, losing all expectations. For years—all my life, really—parents, teachers, and guidance counselors had told me that if I went to a good college and did well, I would be able to find a job after graduation that would, with a little ladder-climbing, keep me comfortable and...
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119 Vote for this story	College credit for Wal-Mart work: Should doing a job count toward degrees?
	posted: Jul 16th		source: csmonitor.com
	Wal-Mart and other companies are giving their employees college credit for skills they've learned on the job. The extra credit is the boost many workers need to finish stalled degrees.
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