It’s not Harvard. It’s not MIT (though that school is number two). It’s not Cambridge or Oxford.
It’s the University of Phoenix.
Sean Coughlan reports for BBC:
Google reveals most searched-for universities
Google has revealed the most popular searches for people around the world looking for universities.
This ranking of online searches is very different from...
Revenue going down? Check.
Expenses going up? Check.
Rally in stock market only thing keeping them afloat? Check.
Ira Sager writes for Businessweek:
How U.S. Colleges Are Screwing Up Their Books, in Three Charts
You might think that years of galloping tuition used to build new facilities, bigger stadiums, state-of-the-art gyms, and health-conscious dining halls is...
Fight fire with fire.
Caleb Bonham of Campus Reform has the story:
Republicans taunt NYC climate change protesters with giant Reagan cutout
Occupy Wall Street’s climate change protests saw some unwelcome guests this afternoon as a group of young Republicans descended upon lower Manhattan with a giant Ronald Reagan cutout.
The counter-protesters, which have been...
Yes, I know fraternities and sororities have been hazing for a long time, and it’s probably no worse now than it was 20, 30, 40 years ago. But it doesn’t make it right.
From Fox News:
Miss America Kira Kazantsev kicked out of sorority for hazing
Miss America Kira Kazantsev was kicked out of...
Members of the fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee allegedly color-coded their date rape targets with “red Xs” on their hands.
CNN reports:
Fraternity investigated over ‘date rape’ drug allegations
A fraternity at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is being investigated on suspicion that members put “d...
Elitists who can’t connect with the opposite sex in person unite, because now there is a dating/hooking up app just for you. Fittingly, it’s called The League.
From the Cornell Review blog:
‘The League’ is Tinder for the Ivy League
Are you a single, lonely Ivy League student or graduate? Well, not for long,...
Remember that scuffle ‘Yeezus’ got into with a paparazzo a while back? Well, he was sentenced to 24 months of probation and 250 hours of community service as a result of it.
Now, Mr. West is spending those 250 hours teaching fashion at the L.A. Trade Technical College.
From MTV:
These Lucky Fashion Students...
I’m just going to list them here. If you’re interested in reading about them, check out the Daily Caller’s original post.
The Daily Caller Presents: The Ivy League’s 13 Most Daffy, Outrageously Liberal College Courses
Brown...
I’ve been meaning to make a post like this ever since I started working for College Insurrection. Often, as part of my research for this site gathering articles related to college, education, and young people, I go to news.google.com and search “teacher.”
Every time, I am astounded by the results. Google usually...
Yesterday Campus Reform reported that Clemson University was requiring students to submit information about their drinking behavior and sex lives using identifiable log-in data.
Late last night the university backtracked on its plan, Campus Reform now reports:
Clemson University is no longer prying into its students’ sex lives
In a campus-wide email late Wednesday...
Looking to make ten figures? Go to UPenn (or, more specifically, Wharton). Your second best bets are attending Harvard, Yale, or University of Southern California.
Peter Jacobs reports for the Business Insider:
The 20 Universities That Have Produced The Most Billionaires
More billionaires went to the University of Pennsylvania for their undergraduate degrees than...
I wrote this up last night for the Cornell Review, a student conservative and libertarian newspaper. We’re trying to get this going viral. Please read and share either this link or the original one, here.
Conservative Columnist for Cornell Newspaper Personally Attacked in Anonymously Distributed Flyers
In several locations across campus, students have...
We’ve heard it ad infinitum, but it really is quality advice: don’t lie on your resume!
From the Financial Post:
Wal-Mart spokesman resigns over fake resume claim that he has a university degree
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s chief spokesman resigned after the company discovered an almost two- decade-old falsehood in his official biography, a person...
How about a study on how liberals and conservatives think differently? But we already know what the conclusion would be.
From the NY Daily News:
Liberals and conservatives smell different, are attracted to odors of those who share their beliefs: study
People are attracted to the odor of those who share their political beliefs,...
Students at Salt Lake Community College are actually complaining about a dance class that counts for the diversity course requirement at the school.
Maggie Lit writes for Campus Reform:
Diversity dance class draws students’ ire in Utah
Can students learn about diversity through dancing? According to one community college in Utah, they can, but...
The battle of the sexes comes to the written word.
From the Daily Beast:
Poll: Women Are Better Writers Than Men
Women write better, male writers get to the point faster, and both sexes are more likely than not to write about people like themselves, says a poll by the staff of Grammarly.
The poll...
Apparently, a “basic math” textbook published by MuangThaiBook Perhaps features a studious porn star in a “school girl’s” outfit on the cover. Perhaps a MuangThaiBook employee thought it would be a good gag.
NY Daily News reports:
Embarrassed Thailand education officials recall thousands of math textbooks after ‘teacher’ on cover revealed to be...
I feel what happened here is that the “suits” at Urban Outfitters, who under normal circumstances would have immediately vetoed this idea, feared being labeled “out-of-touch” and “old-timey.” So, they shut out common sense and let this inane idea go all the way through to store shelves.
Jessica Durando of USA...
English has more number vocabulary than many other languages like Chinese and Korean, and therefore makes math more difficult for young children who speak English compared to those who speak other languages.
However, the education competency gaps in mathematics and other areas is a problem that goes beyond language.
Sue Shellenbarger of the...
What will the result of this measure be?
Josh Mitchell of the Wall Street Journal reports:
Parents Poised to Gain Easier Access to College Loans
The Obama administration is moving to ease access to student loans for parents with damaged credit, a policy reversal that could saddle poor families with piles of debt but...
Petroleum engineering, mineralogy, other types of engineering, and computer sciences always land at the top of these lists of median earnings.
However, I feel that as long as you choose something reasonable and apply and work diligently you will maximize your potential to earn a high salary.
Anyways, from the FiveThirtyEight blog:
The Economic...
Check out the “most educated” cities in your state. Keep in mind, however, that simply have a college degree doesn’t mean much. I mean, you read College Insurrection, right?
From Business Insider:
Here’s The Most Educated Town In Every State
We recently looked at the most affluent towns in every U.S. state. Now we’re...
