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Oct31
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Westmont College is a "liberal arts college deeply rooted in the Christian faith." The college is also suddenly $75 million richer.An anonymous donor said, "Our society and the world need leader wtih deep personal character and Chistian commitment in additon to a broad liberal arts education."  The president responded, "This gift allows us to build and endow the facilities that will enable us to secure our place among the finest liberal arts school in the nation." Is that a worthy goal for a school? To be considered one of the best? Shouldn't a Christian school, rather focus on doing the best? I wonder if the donor is trying to divide the school or build it up. Surely, and I hope I am wrong, the bickering is about to begin. I have a suggestion...why doesn't the school set up satellite campuses throughout the world and train leaders there in the 'Christian ideals?' That would be money well spent. What do you think?
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Oct31
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I remember when I first went to Asia many years ago. The last thing my sister said to me was "Don't bring back any half-yellow babies."That was, perhaps is, the typical MidWestern approach to peoples from the rest of the...
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The American Association of University Professors released national and campus data showing gaps in faculty employment and salaries at American Universities.There are four equity indicators:1. Employment Status - (full-time and part-time)2. Tenure status for full-timers3. Promotion to the full professor...
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The University of California school system is considering other ways to grant admission to its schools...other than GPA and SAT scores.The reason - the schools want to expand economic, racial and geographical diversity.Professors behind the initiative want the admission's process...
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Oct30
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Johns Hopkins set a goal to raise $2 billion. Bless the hearts of the givers, the school reached that goal two years ahead of schedule.The monies were used to build the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins Malaria...
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A report by the Community College Research Center at Teacher's College at Columbia University concluded that remedial education is not the same for younger and older students.Gee, really?Some of the findings:1. Older students were less negatively affected when told they...
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Students went wild, hugged, screamed, danced in the streets, then shredded an effigy of their opposition.The opposition was their president-to-be, Jane K. Fernandes. The students for whatever reason decided they didn't like the board's choice for a president - the...
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I remember when I first went to Asia many years ago. The last thing my sister said to me was "Don't bring back any half-yellow babies."That was, perhaps is, the typical MidWestern approach to peoples from the rest of the...
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The American Association of University Professors released national and campus data showing gaps in faculty employment and salaries at American Universities.There are four equity indicators:1. Employment Status - (full-time and part-time)2. Tenure status for full-timers3. Promotion to the full professor...
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Oct29
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Japan has about 500 private institutions. About 225 of those schools have enrollment that is less than full capacity.That means, the schools are not making as money as they could.Answer...create more courses -1. The Department of Manga (Comics) - actually...
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A study by a Northeastern University researcher found that college kids who use prescription drugs prefer amphetamines. And one such drug, Adderall, is used more than three times its closest rival.The number one reason for using the drug is to...
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Colleges often pride themselves on the diversity of their student body. There was one college in Wisconsin that wanted to charge its homegrown students more so that they (the college) could offer scholarships to minority and other country's students.That to...
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The American Association of University Professors released national and campus data showing gaps in faculty employment and salaries at American Universities.There are four equity indicators:1. Employment Status - (full-time and part-time)2. Tenure status for full-timers3. Promotion to the full professor...
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I have thought for sometime that the traditional public universities in many cases have mismanaged funds and then had to 'beg' the state to give them more = have the taxpayers dig more deeply.Now, I know it's true.The Chancellor of...
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Oct27
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If a student doesn't get into the right college they don't get a good job. If they don't get a good job....well, it's like taking the short route on the game of LIFE board.A key to getting into a good...
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A Thomson corporation Press release:The Thomson Corporation today announced a realignment of operations to sharpen its strategic focus As part of the realignment, which becomes effective January 1, 2007, Thomson intends to sell its Thomson Learning businesses, including those serving...
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Colleges often pride themselves on the diversity of their student body. There was one college in Wisconsin that wanted to charge its homegrown students more so that they (the college) could offer scholarships to minority and other country's students.That to...
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The American Association of University Professors released national and campus data showing gaps in faculty employment and salaries at American Universities.There are four equity indicators:1. Employment Status - (full-time and part-time)2. Tenure status for full-timers3. Promotion to the full professor...
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I admit, I am a fan of InsideHigherEd. There is always something for me to chew on, to comment on, to click on and to read more about.Today, Elia Powers had an in depth posting on how potlickers are making...
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Oct26
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The College Board just published its Trends in Higher Education Series. Here are a few highlights about college prices.The average net price paid by full-time students at four-year public colleges in their home state is $2,700 - published tuition and...
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The College Board just published its Trends in Higher Education Series. Here are a few highlights about community colleges.About 40% of college students are enrolled in community colleges.A disproportionate amount of these students are low-income, older, black, Hispanic or North...
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The College Board just published its Trends in Higher Education Series. Here are a few highlights about college prices.In 2005 full-time workers between the ages of 25-34 with a bachelor's degree made $13,900 more than same-aged high school grads working...
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The College Board just published its Trends in Higher Education Series. Here are a few highlights about Pell Grants.A Pell-Grant is for students who cannot afford to pay for tuition and cannot expect any contribution from their family.The maximum amount...
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The College Board just published its Trends in Higher Education Series. Here are a few highlights about student borrowing/debt.Since 2001-01 private student loans has grown at an average annual rate of 27%. The proportion of student loans borrowed through banks,...
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Oct25
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Beginning this year, students from overseas studying in China will pay the same tuition and boarding fees that their Chinese student friends will pay.Universities that don't comply will be blacklisted.The Shanghai Education Commission said that universities will offer an 8,000...
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Many of the graduates from China's four year universities remain unemployed. However, there is still a shortage of blue-collar workers with specialized skills.China's vocational secondary schools aim to do something about that.With a curriculum that requires the students spend half...
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Freshman 15 refers to the weight gain that most freshman in college see. During the first year of college, usually the first semester, college freshmen put on about 15lbs.A new study suggests that the average weight gain is about half...
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The USA today reported that the Freshman 15 should be revised to the freshman 8....at least for students at Purdue and Lafayette.Freshman 15 means the 15 lbs that most freshmen put on their first semester away from Momma.How about some...
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It seems that big business is the not the only entity that wants to capitalize on saving the world.Big universities are jumping in with research projects and academic programs devoted to environmental studies.New York University has an environmental study major...
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Oct24
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The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) is planning a Campus Sustainability Day IV Webcast on October 25th.Here is the schedule:Webcast: Wednesday, October 25, 200612:30 PM–2:30 PM Eastern11:30 AM–1:30 PM Central10:30 AM–12:30 PM Mountain9:30 AM–11:30 AM PacificThe topic is...
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Somewhere during the college years, many/some students begin to care or not care about what goes on in the world of politics.It usually happens when some potlicking candidate says he will increase or decrease funds that go for education.And there...
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Wall Street called University of Phoenix's performance last quarter disappointing. The result was a 22% drop in the company's stock value.Apollo Group, Executive Chairman, John Sperling, obviously doesn't agree with Wall Street.Here are 15 reasons why University of Phoenix will...
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University of California Santa Cruz students don't want their school to grow. A plan to expand the campus body from 14,000 to 20,000 and add more than 3 million square feet of building space over the next 15 years was...
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Oct23
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The Johnson County Community College Board of Trustees announced that their ex-president was in deeper hot water than he thought after being accused by one of the employees of sexual harassment.One woman accused the president of inappropriate conduct and before...
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According to a report at Harvard seems to be having trouble getting women to accept tenure track positions.Women are more likely to accept such a position than their male counterparts but the percentage of women accepting a tenure position is...
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Somewhere during the college years, many/some students begin to care about what goes on in the world of politics.It usually happens when some potlicking candidate says he will increase or decrease funds that go for education.And there always seems to...
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There is a new Chinese test for non-native speakers of Mandarin who are studying Mandarin.The test will be for foreigners and ethnic minority groups in China.Beijing Language and Culture University devised the test with an emphasis on listening comprehension as...
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Oct22
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My wife and I went on a cruise last month. There was a magician who was incredible. He made things come together - the audience's money and his pockets.He made things disappear - again the audience's money.The guy hawked his...
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In 1989, a Brigham Young University professor discovered an enzyme that might lead to a painkiller that didn't cause stomach problems while reducing inflammation.Instead of patenting his finding, he decided to TRUST the findings to a drugmaker - Pfizer.Fastforward 17...
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In a news release, Adirondack Community College of the State University New York system announced it is accepting students for an Associate of Arts Degree in Adventure Sports.The program will begin in Fall of 2007."One of our goals with establishing...
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The US Education Department has released figures on discipline actions for crimes committed on college campuses. I don't know what to make of these numbers. More students are getting called in to the principal's office for various offenses. Is that...
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Oct21
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Is the fopro industry cooling off?eCollege may be thinking so. eCollege has hired a group to court potential buyers for its Datamark, Inc. enrollment marketing division.eCollege was purchased just three years ago by its current owners but now, because of...
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A recent study revealed that married male students in graduate school have the advantage over everyone other studentSome of the advantages -1. Married men will finish their Phds faster.2. Married men are more likely to get their papers published while...
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James Watson won the Nobel Prize in Physiology ir Medicine in 1962 for the discovery of DNA double helix. He is also an expert in genetics, genomics and molecular biology.He is in China now to attend the International Conference of...
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Oct20
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When I was in college the question every student asked was "Where's the nearest vending machine?" Who had time to eat? I was either rushing to my first class or hurrying off to work after finishing my last. No one...
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When a student harms another student do any of them do it out of love? Isn't their an element of rage in most any crime that causes bodily injury? How about rage? Or stupidity? The US Education Department has released...
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What does a men's fitness magazine and a college guide like Princeton Review have in common? Men's Fitness consulted with Princeton Review for a second year to learn which colleges and universities are fighting the battle of the bulge in...
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Oct19
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The Institute for Jewish and Community Research has published their portrait of American College Faculty. Some key points the finding makes: 1. Faculty political ideology is overwhelmingly liberal 2. Faculty are NOT representative of the American Public 3. Faculty are...
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There is a commercial out by Nike that ends with the tag Football is Everything. The commercial opens with a classroom setting where a teacher asks a question to a group of football players in the student audience. Silence is...
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What does a men's fitness magazine and a college guide like Princeton Review have in common? Men's Fitness consulted with Princeton Review for a second year to learn which colleges and universities are fighting the battle of the bulge in...
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The US Education Department has released figures on crimes on college campuses. The number of criminal offenses are on the rise. Is this because there are more students going to school, because our law enforcement is getting better at catching...
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Alliance Bernstein is an investment company. On their website some interesting facts can be gleaned about how American parents plan to pay or help pay for their kids college education. There are four ways: 4. Get a second mortgage -...
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Oct18
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This year the University of Chicago has 1,262 new freshmen. 80 of those students are black...and all-time high for the university. The 97 Hispanic students equals the second highest number for that ethnic group. However, the two groups together are...
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The US Education Department has released figures on arrests for crimes on college campuses. Drinking arrests are up 10% from 2003 (31,23) - 2004 (34,394). Is this because more students are drinking or because law enforcement has improved? Drug arrests...
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When I was in college the question every student asked was "Where's the nearest vending machine?" Who had time to eat? I was either rushing to my first class or hurrying off to work after finishing my last. No one...
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Tsinghua University is one of China's most famous universities. It is now the first university to find its name on a list of famous Chinese trademarks. On Tuesday, the State Admnistration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) listed up 106 famous...
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Mesa Community College in Arizona spent $37,000 to send seven college officials and five spouse (self-paid) to attend a nine-day China-U.S. Conference on Community Colleges in Beijing. The $3600 per person registration fee included airfare, lodging and all meals in...
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Oct17
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The president of Xiamen University in Fujian Province of southeast China will require some of the school's students to learn golf from next year. Students in the: 1. business administration 2. law 3. economics 4. computer technology departments will be...
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NCAA College Football is a big draw for schools. It makes money for the schools, provides scholarships for the athletes AND gives the athletes a showcase to show just how stupid they can be. The University of Miami is a...
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I lived in my car when I went to college. I usually finished work around 11pm, went to the library to get books I needed, read till I dropped off (abt 3 minutes) and then woke up wherever I was...
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The Ministry of Education said that since China launched its reform and 'opening up' some 25 years ago, China has received a total of 870,000 international students. One-eigth of them came in 2004 alone...from some 178 countries. China has agreements...
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Alliance Bernstein is an investment company. On their website some interesting fact can be gleaned about how Americans view scholarship possibilitiess and what is actually the case. 72% of American families believe that if their children have special talent, their...
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Oct16
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According to the AZ Central, Mesa Community Colleges spent $324,000 on trips to Europe in the past five years. 87 faculty members, secretaries and staff members took 16 all-expense-paid trips to: 1. visit foreign schools 2. soak up culture 3....
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Alliance Bernstein is an investment company. On their website some interesting fact can be gleaned about how Americans save or don't for their kids education. 95% of parents intend to pay some or all of their kid's college expenses. 94%...
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Making changes to core faculty seems to be in vogue these days. An MIT faculty panel recently passed on to their president proposed changes in the MIT curriculum. The principle recommendations are: 1. The Science Core will be replaced with...
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Inside Higher Ed has an interesting article on a study done by Dan Jacoby, the Harry Bridges Professor of Labor Studies at the University of Washington. In short, Jacoby maintains that the higher the full-time faculty percentage the greater the...
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I lived in my car when I went to college. I usually finished work around 11pm, went to the library to get books I needed, read till I dropped off (abt 3 minutes) and then woke up wherever I was...
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Oct15
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University of Wisconsin-Madison has more than 7.2 million holdings. Google wants them all digitized and searchable on Google Book Search. The other libraries that are presently cooperating with Google are: 1. Harvard 2. Michigan 3. New York Public Library 4....
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Most freshman students thins a DEMOcrat has something to do with a new music release...until they go off to college. Every student who is in college for four years or usually more faces a presidential election. It is during that...
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Princeton Review asked 115,000 students a bus load of questions. But these students had answers to questions that weren' asked. What would you ask someone if they answered: 1. You forgot to ask the most pertinent question, which is, "Have...
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More and more it is not just a question of can a product do the job, but can it look good while it does it. Ask iPod. It's not enough to consider market size, now its also about market appeal....
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