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? “For the first time in American history, there is the risk that the rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one,” states an article in Newsweek. The reason? (more…)
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. The article is for subscribers only, but you can create a free account. (more…)
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! Just click on the link. (more…)
Check out the article in the Chronicle of Higher Education: Ending One Decade, Beginning Another On High Note, a Campus Viewpoint by Texas A & M. (more…)
Facebook is funding fellowships for five Doctoral students for the 2010-11 academic year. The chosen fellows will receive tuition and fees, travel and a $30,000.00 stipend. There are other benefits as well. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that doctoral students who are enrolled in American universities and doing research on internet economics, social computing, data mining or cloud computing (among other computer research projects) are eligible to apply. Facebook is unsure whether they will offer another such fellowship in 2011-2012, but they are open to the possibility.
Click here to find out a high school senior’s take on this subject via the NY Times. Apparently, many colleges are comparing themselves to Hogwarts these days! I am a huge fan of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books, and I love the movies (cannot wait to watch the Half Blood Prince again!) but I do not advise you to choose a college based on comparisons to Hogwarts. I guarantee not one college in the USA (or anywhere else, sadly!) is like Hogwarts.
In Kiplinger’s Best of Everything 2009 issue, Texas is rated one of the best state community college systems alongside Florida, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. Click on the link and take a look. Kiplinger also rates the best 529 plans and the best value colleges….and the best travel, and hedge funds, and…..
Dr Kay McClenney has been answering reader questions on the NY Times Choice Blog this week about Community Colleges. I blogged earlier in the week about Dr McClenney, she is the director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement at the University of Texas in Austin. This report is a measure of student engagement at community colleges as the National Survey of Student Engagement is to four year institutions. The findings are important: the most critical factor for success at a community college is connection. (more…)
Would you like to take your pet to college with you? Believe it or not, there are some colleges that welcome pets. www.petside.com has ranked the top ten, and no surprise to me, Eckerd College ranks as the number one pet friendly college. (more…)
Do you have a question about Community Colleges? Dr. Kay McClenney, Director of Community College Leadership Program at UT Austin, has spearheaded a survey for Community Colleges similar to the National Survey of Student Engagement. The results of the Center for Community College Student Engagement will be released on Monday, November 16, and available on the Choice at the NY Times.
