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News: Competition vs. Learning - Inside Higher Ed
'What are students spending more time on? Testing. For instance, one way to improve one's chances of getting into college might be to take both the SAT and the ACT and to submit the score that makes you look best -- a strategy that may take some time as such students are probably those who will prepare extensively for each test. The scholars found that from 1972 to 2004, the percentage of students who took both tests increased from one in eight to one in five. Among those applying to selective private colleges, the jump was from 15 to 35 percent.'
130,000 Illinois college students denied financial aid :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: News
'What's more, under the state budget compromise reached earlier this month, which slashed funding for the state's Monetary Award Program in half, no student at any Illinois school will receive aid for the second half of the 2009-2010 school year.'
FastWeb : Scholarships, Financial Aid, Student Loans and Colleges
MARSBest annotation: 'Students fill out a detailed questionnaire about academic achievement, future plans, interests, and awards and then receive information on scholarships and internships for which they are eligible. The beauty of this site rests in its organizational features. Students can set up e-mail reminders about application due dates, mark favorites or delete entries from their lists, e-mail descriptions to friends, and add personal notes about a scholarship. The site also contains advice on test preparation, navigating the admissions process, and transitioning to college. FastWeb boasts that their database searches “1.3 million scholarships worth over $3 billion,” making this a valuable resource for busy students.'
Author/Publisher: Monster
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Date Reviewed: 2/17/09
News: AAUP Censures 4 Colleges - Inside Higher Ed
"The Nicholls State, North Idaho and New Haven cases all involved adjunct faculty members. And AAUP members, speaking at the annual meeting where the censure votes took place, noted that it was appropriate that the association is taking more censure votes over the rights (or violated rights) of those off the tenure track."
News: What Does a Degree Cost? - Inside Higher Ed
'So which is the most accurate assessment of what a university spends to educate a graduate? The catalog cost of $26,485, the transcript cost of $33,672, or the "full cost" $40,645? The last is "probably closer to an answer" to the question that policy makers are increasingly asking now, about "what would we have to spend to get more graduates," though that assumes that colleges maintained their current enrollment and expenditure levels, he notes. '
Books of The Times - ‘Lost in the Meritocracy,’ by Walter Kirn - Whiz Kid, Hold That Attitude! - Review - NYTimes.com
'"Lost in the Meritocracy” is too slickly rendered to be surprising. But its college stories are deft and often great fun. That artfulness is impressive, given that Mr. Kirn’s idea of art as a third grader was “any useless, random object created in order to break up the school day and then toted home to show off to one’s parents, after which it was misplaced or thrown away.” '
Composition Overcrowded
"On class size, not a single one of the colleges meet the guidelines. For remedial writing (recommended class size not to exceed 15), one college reported a cap in the 15-20 range, while five were at 21-25, four were at 26-30, 6 were at 31 to 35 ..."
The Stimulus as Savior?
"Public college leaders in many states are looking to the recently enacted federal stimulus package as a lifeline, if not a savior, in the worst economic climate in more than a generation. But keep those expectations in check: As the murky picture surroun
College music programs booming despite economic bust -- chicagotribune.com
"Applications are soaring at music schools across the country, often mirroring the overall rise in college enrollment but in many cases surpassing the interest in other disciplines. Never mind that the chances of landing a paying job in a decent-size symp
National Trends in Grade Inflation, American Colleges and Universities
"In the 1930s, the average GPA at American colleges and universities was about 2.35, a number that corresponds with data compiled by W. Perry in 1943. By the 1950s, the average GPA was about 2.52. GPAs took off in the 1960s with grades at private schools
Grade Inflation Seen Rising
"The new analysis found that the average grade-point average at private colleges rose from 3.09 in 1991 to 3.30 in 2006. At public colleges and universities, the increase was from 2.85 to 3.01 over the same time period. The study also examines -- and seek
Junk Analysis of Higher Ed by the NY Times | How The University Works
"Why did campus employers substitute student workers for faculty and staff labor? Because it’s cheaper in salary and benefits, and they prefer to use the money saved on salary to do different things–build business centers and stadiums, or go into venture
College endowments lost 24 percent in 6 months | U.S. | Reuters
"From July through December, U.S. schools' endowments dropped an average of 24.1 percent, according to a report released by the Commonfund Institute, a nonprofit group that polled 629 educational endowments on their results."
Downturn Threatens the Faculty's Role in Running Colleges
By Robin Wilson. "Professors are losing their grip. Tough economic times are leading administrators to propose swift changes that short-circuit faculty governance, long a prized principle that gives professors wide-ranging authority over educational matte
The Final Stimulus Bill :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education's Source for News, Views and Jobs
"Administrators at public colleges and officials in state higher education agencies were probably relieved that the compromise legislation would deliver a total of $53.6 billion in new aid to states over the next two years."
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back :: Inside Higher Ed ::
"If the impact of the 2001 recession is mirrored in the current economic downturn, higher education officials can expect lower state funding and increasing enrollments. At the same time, students and their families will probably see increased tuition rate
The Senate Sheds Education Aid :: Inside Higher Ed ::
"A compromise amendment worked out by moderate Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate late Friday slashed billions of dollars that would have flowed to colleges and universities in the Senate’s original version, with the biggest cuts coming in educa
WHO GETS WHAT: Billions to colleges and students - Yahoo! News
"But cuts of $40 billion for state and local governments in the Senate version were a big disappointment for college leaders. House-Senate negotiations will determine whether education aid to the states is relatively modest or massive — and how much gets
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