Unigo’s five colleges that will kick your butt!
Full Story »Oh those terrible rankings!
Oh those terrible college rankings! The US News and World Report came out with their yearly diatribe on the “best colleges”. As Mark H Sklarow, the executive director of the Independent Educational Consultants Association says in his blog: “Worst of all, students add colleges to their ‘wish lists’ not understanding that much of the criteria that put a school on the list has no consequence to their particular needs, interests, or desires.”
Full Story »THE BIG SHAGGY: a defense of the liberal arts
This article, History for Dollars is by David Brooks, op-ed columnist for The New York Times. It discusses the continued value of the humanities. It is worth reading, and I recommend it to you. I love David Brooks’ last line: If you are dumb about The Big Shaggy, you’ll probably get eaten by it.
Full Story »Travels with Tam: Lake Forest College
I had a wonderful tour by LFC tour guide Laura, and my student (and close family friend) Matille. The tour included meeting many students…many happy students! It was wonderful to meet so many engaged, bright, and involved students. Finals are upon them, and they are studying hard, but they still took the time to greet me and chat.
Full Story »My First Year is Almost Over
So my first year at college is almost over and I can’t believe how fast it’s gone by. It seems just like a few weeks ago that I moved in and here I am about to move out in a month and a half.
Full Story »Salary Report: this will surprise you!
Payscale.com released some VERY interesting reports regarding colleges and salaries, majors and salaries, location and salaries, etc! Some of the top salary ranges are liberal arts schools you’ve probably never heard of. Full Story »
5 Reasons to attend a Liberal Arts College
Lynn O’Shaughnnesy from CBS Money Watch posted 5 reasons to attend a liberal arts college. I agree with all of them. So what are they?
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