Grad school, a leg up — in debt

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Grad school, a leg up — in debt

It's fitting that the College Board released its trends in college pricing just before Halloween. It's frightening what many families are paying to help their children realize the American dream of a middle-income-or-better lifestyle.

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BU Enrollment

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BU Enrollment

Binghamton University's SUNY 2020 plan is already reaping results through higher enrollment.

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Confidential records breached at Fla. college

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Confidential records breached at Fla. college

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Computer hackers have accessed the confidential information of nearly 300,000 students from across the state as well as faculty and employees at a Florida Panhandle college in a massive security breach, education officials said Wednesday. They have used the information to steal the identity of at least 50 people, including Northwest Florida State College's president, authorities said....

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'Dean of Mean' has thousands of $$$ in questionable expenses: School admin

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'Dean of Mean' has thousands of $$$ in questionable expenses: School admin

A former St. Johns University dean who is accused of forcing students to work as her servants submitted a slew of questionable expenses including thousands of dollars in credit card advances during trips to a Connecticut casino, a school administrator said today.
Cecilia Chang, 57, who ran the Institute of...

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Cornell 'geniuses' check city school's startup plans

 

 

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Cornell 'geniuses' check city school's startup plans

via NY Daily News- Top Stories by TINA MOORE on 10/9/12

CORNELL students strolled the so-called Silicon Alley Tuesday and got a peek at the city's planned "genius school" curriculum. The students — MBA and undergraduate-degree candidates from Cornell's main Ithaca campus — took a walking tour and heard from startup bigwigs.

 

 

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Emory Confronts Legacy of Bias Against Jews in Dental School

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Emory Confronts Legacy of Bias Against Jews in Dental School

The evidence of bias against Jewish students in Emory University's dental school has long been known, but until now the university had neither admitted the bias nor apologized for it.

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Faced With Rising Costs, Wesleyan University Drops 'Need-Blind' Financial Aid Policy

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Faced With Rising Costs, Wesleyan University Drops 'Need-Blind' Financial Aid Policy

After years of not considering an applicant's ability to pay, Wesleyan University is switching this year to an admissions process that will take into account -- in a small percentage of cases -- whether a student can pay.

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