Brag Sheet: What UC is What You Get
The Los Angeles Times: "Every college has its brag sheet. But the University of California has taken it to a whole new level with a...
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Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 22, 20202 min read
State Schools Reverse 'Brain Drain'
The New York Times: "State-funded universities have always striven to keep their states’ brightest students at home, knowing that many of...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 13, 20201 min read
California System May Go Test-Blind
The Washington Post: "University of California President Janet Napolitano is urging a suspension of admission testing requirements until...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 7, 20202 min read
Prestigious Universities Flex Their Offers
The Washington Post: "The imperative to fill seats is urgent for almost all colleges during the economic downturn. But for public...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 5, 20204 min read
U of Maryland Tour: By The Numbers
University of Maryland gets right to the point, quantifying itself with data. Twelve colleges, 90 undergraduate majors and 4,447 total...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 21, 20204 min read
Purchase Tour: An Arts-Industrial Complex
When Purchase College first opened its doors in 1967, Nelson Rockefeller called it “the cultural gem” of the State University of New York...
Beth & Tim Manners
Dec 13, 20191 min read
College Costs: Still Less Than the Benefits
CNBC: "During the 1978 - 1979 school year, it cost the modern equivalent of $17,680 per year to attend a private college and $8,250 per...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 15, 20194 min read
Wisconsin Tour: Small City, Big Campus
Located in a capital city and with a total student population of about 44,000, it would seem a given that the University of Wisconsin at...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 30, 20194 min read
JMU Tour: Sweet Smell of Success
Feels big! That was our first impression as our shuttle bus pulled up to the Festival Student Center in the Skyline area of the James...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 29, 20194 min read
UVA Tour: It Takes an Academical Village
His name was invoked no less than four times during the first five minutes of our UVA tour. Thomas Jefferson is known for many things,...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 25, 20194 min read
College Tour: William & Mary Surprises
The most surprising thing about the College of William & Mary isn’t that it was built with pirate money (true story, look it up). Nor is...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 16, 20191 min read
Top 10: ‘Best Buys’ in Public Universities
CNBC: “Some public schools are far more affordable than others, particularly for those applying out of state. Personal finance site...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 19, 20192 min read
Sticker Shock: What is the Real Cost of College?
CNBC: “According to the College Board’s 2018 Trends in College Pricing Report, from 1988 to 2018, sticker prices tripled at public...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 14, 20192 min read
Hidden Gem: Norwalk Community College
With so much attention diverting to the deep, dark underside of higher education, let’s take a moment to shine a light on a hometown...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 9, 20192 min read
UMass: ‘ZooMass’ No More?
The Boston Globe: “In boosting its academic profile, UMass is following the path previously taken by several local private colleges,...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 25, 20171 min read
Private Schools Like Community College Transfers
The Wall Street Journal: “Small, private colleges have found a new place to troll for prospective students: At community colleges down...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 17, 20162 min read
Shady Grove: The Future of Higher Ed?
The Washington Post: The Universities at Shady Grove “is a program unlike any other, with nine state universities converging at the...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 12, 20161 min read
The Convergence of Public & Private Schools
Chronicle of Higher Education: “Taken together, privatizing public institutions and publicizing private institutions suggest nothing less...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 15, 20161 min read
Survey: America’s Best Public Colleges
Business Insider: “Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, ranked the best public schools in the US … To...
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