Selective Schools Value Elective Choices
University of Rochester: "Selecting only the courses that would be most impressive to a selective admissions committee would be fairly...
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Beth & Tim Manners
Oct 28, 20201 min read
Auburn: 'Urban Studio' Develops Downtown
Bahm Now: "Located in downtown Birmingham, the Auburn University Urban Studio is a teaching & outreach program of Auburn’s College of...
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Sep 10, 20202 min read
The Bright Side of Digital College
Vox: "The pandemic, says Kevin Carey, the director of the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation, is hastening what he...
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Apr 24, 20201 min read
Online Tools Iterate College Experience
The New York Times: "The disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic has prompted cobbled-together responses ranging from the absurd to...
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Apr 21, 20202 min read
College & Careers in the Arts
Vanderbilt: "What you do in college has a surprising impact on your ability to sustain a career in the arts long-term, according to a new...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 31, 20201 min read
College Board Offers At-Home AP Exams
Clarksville Now: "With an overwhelming majority of students out of school due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, The College Board’s...
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Mar 30, 20202 min read
College Profs Adjust to Online Classes
USA TODAY: "Mark Naison, 73, had just days to move online his decades-old class, a history of music from rock-and-roll to hip hop ... The...
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Feb 25, 20202 min read
Grades Best Predict College Success
Sage Journals: "High school GPAs (HSGPAs) are often perceived to represent inconsistent levels of readiness for college across high...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 28, 20201 min read
Cornell 'College Scholars' Invent Majors
Daily Sun: "From tackling the economics of Uber to diving deep into Latin American politics, the College Scholar students plan to push...
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Jan 20, 20202 min read
AP Capstone Hones Academic Skills
US News: "The College Board launched the Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma Program in 2014, giving high school students the chance to...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 9, 20201 min read
Lehigh Plans Business College Expansion
The Morning Call: "A place for young companies to grow. Big data labs. Technological-equipped classrooms that will attract students and...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 8, 20201 min read
Oberlin Transcends Traditional Studies
Crain's Cleveland Business: "Oberlin announced that in fall 2020, it will introduce five new programs of study 'that transcend...
Beth & Tim Manners
Dec 5, 20191 min read
Purdue to Build Data-Science Flagship
Purdue: "Purdue University will build a new $40 million facility dedicated to data science, designed to help the university meet its goal...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 22, 20191 min read
How Do Graduates Grade College?
Ed Surge: "College graduates who see clear connections between their coursework and their later employment place the highest value on...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 12, 20192 min read
Pre-Med Majors: Think Outside the Sciences
US News: "When Pre-Meds are comparing and contrasting college majors, they should understand that medical schools admit students with...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 1, 20191 min read
Guess Who? 10 Most Innovative Colleges
Reuters: "For the fifth year running, Stanford University tops Reuters’ ranking of the World’s Most Innovative Universities, a list that...
Beth & Tim Manners
Oct 21, 20192 min read
Extra! Student Papers Fill News Void
The New York Times: "Student journalists across the country have stepped in to help fill a void after more than 2,000 newspapers have...
Beth & Tim Manners
Aug 22, 20191 min read
Which Colleges are Greenest?
E Magazine: “It’s no surprise that College of the Atlantic, established in 1969 as the first American college to focus primarily on the...
Beth & Tim Manners
Aug 15, 20191 min read
When Colleges Become Universities
Boston Globe: “Boston College and Dartmouth College are well-known for both their undergraduate and graduate degree programs, but neither...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 26, 20191 min read
When Minor Interests Are Major Studies
CheatSheet: “Don’t you wish you could have studied in The Beatles in college? Believe it or not, majoring in this English rock band is a...
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