The New York Times opinion piece about “Super People” is about as depressing and exasperating as it can be. Not that I don’t agree wholeheartedly (I do). It’s just that it is depressing for average and even above average students. Many colleges treat students as though they are commodities, not students. The bar has been [...]
Full Story »Cool School: The Green Rankings
Now, these are rankings I like! But some of my very favorite colleges and univerisities are not to be found on this list! Come on, now. Colleges, get your green going.
Full Story »5 Tips to survive the worst roommate ever
by Kristina Grappo, guest blogger, TCK, and recent grad. It’s freshman move-in day. You’re the first person to your room. You’re finally able to get rid of your parents. Bed Bath and Beyond trip? Check. Last minute trip to the grocery store to stock up on granola bars, Easy Mac, and Ramen? Check! Congratulations, you [...]
Full Story »Beloit’s Class of 2015 Mindset List
The Beliot Mindset List was created to show the “mindset” of an incoming class. It was started for students born in 1980 to let professors know what was a “normal” mindset for students born in that year. It has become a highly requested list, utilized not only in colleges but globally. So what is a [...]
Full Story »Study finds interesting results on the topic of gender in higher education
The survey was completed by PEW Research in March, and included 2100 individuals, one third of whom had a college degree, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Full Story »Book Review: Getting In by Karen Stabiner
Getting In is a novel about 5 families in Los Angeles with seniors who are applying to college. 3 of the 5 are private school students, 1 is a former private school classmate who is now at the local high school, and 1 is the daughter of immigrants who is the valedictorian of the local high school. I recommend the book to students (and their parents) who are applying to college or will be applying to college, mostly to demonstrate the poor parenting, cyncial college counseling, and selfish student attitudes that are so prevalent today among those who believe there are only a handful of colleges worth going to.
Full Story »What the Health Care Bill did for Education
Tucked into the Health Care Reform Bill is a massive higher education change: the government is now the only loan administrator of student loans, saving the government 61 billion dollars in subsidies to private banks. It also saves the Pell Grant award from being almost cut in half, and part of the savings will go to deficit reduction.
Full Story »College Graduation rates
Did you know that the United States used to be number one in college graduation rates around the world? Did you know that we are now 10th?
Full Story »Investing in Education makes Economic sense
An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education by Goldie Blumenstyk offers further incentive for the USA to invest in education. She reports that inventions in medicine, genetics, and alternative energy sources helped create over 500 university spinoff companies in 2008. It also generated more than 2 billion dollars in licensing for 156 institutions.
Full Story »Freshman students at 4 year colleges
Here is a link to the highlights of The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 2009, published by the U. of California at Los Angeles Higher Education Research Institute. The 2009 results are compared to the results of the survey in 2004. If you want to know who is in college, what their parents do, and what freshman think about the issues, check out the article!
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