Posted on 19 July 2012.
“Pressure” is one word that single-handedly unites college students from all walks of university life. All students have felt it, whether from their parents and peers or within their major. There is pressure to keep up, to slow down, to stay focused, to stay current and, most of all, to succeed.
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Posted on 06 July 2012.
How do you get an English major off of your porch? Pay for the pizza. I see this idea constantly in articles, cartoons and blogs, and it drives me crazy: “A liberal arts degree is useless in this job market.”
Posted on 21 June 2012.
The College Board reported in 2010 that the United States ranked twelfth globally in the proportion of young adults holding a college degree. Recognizing the problem, President Obama announced an ambitious goal, declaring that by 2020 the United States should have the highest percentage of college graduates of any country.
Posted on 18 June 2012.
Authors of a recent Forbes article generated considerable buzz when they promoted a plan for the aggressive privatization of university services. While elimination of state political control may appeal to those put off by the latest rumors of the U. Texas Board of Regents’ dangerous partisanship, sweeping privatization of our campus invites trouble.
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Posted on 11 May 2012.
Former Wall Street Journal editor Naomi Schaefer Riley was fired from the Chronicle of Higher Education on Monday, a week after she wrote a blog post criticizing the work of some doctoral candidates in Northwestern’s African American Studies department.
Posted on 02 May 2012.
In preparation for finals, some students stock up on Red Bull. Others reload their Starbucks cards in anticipation of coffee-fueled nights. But for some students who sneak under the radar at Harvard, reading period entails a trip to the pharmacy or their entryway’s drug dealer.
Posted on 30 April 2012.
Odds are, we’ve all cheated, whether it’s handing down past exams or sharing information minutes before a quiz. Traditionally, we think of cheating as an information transaction from one person to another or a small group of people.
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Posted on 10 April 2012.
Boston U. senior Sana Ali said she usually pays attention in class, but she will text when she has the opportunity.
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Posted on 03 April 2012.
Facts eluded presidential candidate Rick Santorum when he took aim at the history curriculums at California’s universities Monday.
Posted on 03 April 2012.
Liberal faculty and politically correct thinking at U. California has resulted in students receiving a decrepit and biased education, a report released this month by a conservative think tank claims.
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