President Obama Attacks University Tuition, Calls For Stop To Rapidly Increasing Costs

President Obama on Friday called on Universities and Colleges to stop their rapid increases in the cost of tuition. In confronting those institutions the President promised to pull federal funds should universities find it necessary to increasingly ... continue

Citadel Military College Admits To Penn State Type Sex Abuse Cover-Up

It has been less than a week since Penn State severed all ties with former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky (he left in 1999 but continued to hold ties with the university through his charity) for nearly two-decades ... continue

Penn State Sex Scandal Causes Sponsors To Flee

The Jerry Sandusky sex scandal that has rocked Penn State has now caused at least six sponsors to pull their support from programs involved with the university. Among those sponsors are Cars.com who pulled out of Saturday's game ... continue

College student life changed forever by cellphones [Infographic]

I never went to college, even though I was accepted to one of the best art colleges in Canada, so I'll have to pretty well take what HackCollege is saying with this handy dandy infographic on the ... continue

U.S. Colleges Start Midnight Classes, Some Students Sign Up By Accident

College students all over the United States are being offered late night classes. Universities have begun offering late night classes, some of which start at midnight in an attempt to provide class opportunities as enrollment at community ... continue

College Begins Drug Testing All Incoming Freshmen

Linn State Technical College, a two year institution in Missouri has taken a drastic step, requiring all incoming Freshmen to undergo a mandatory drug test before they can begin classes. The college is the first in the country ... continue

George Washington University President: Three-Year Degrees Not Catching On

My first thought was that it meant a year less of drunken debauchery, but according to Stephen Trachtenberg, president emeritus of George Washington University, availability is more the reason the programs aren't catching on. Trachtenberg says not enough schools ... continue

College Board Asked to Explain SAT Data Collection Policies

Kids that wish to attend college have very little choice when it comes to the SAT exam- it's generally either take the test or learn a trade, given its ubiquity as a college entrance requirement. Two congressmen are ... continue

Just what are those college degrees you go into debt for worth?

It is a refrain we hear constantly as we grow up - get your college education because you'll go nowhere without it and so we go into debt in order to live up to others expectations of ... continue

University of Baltimore gets Zombie Lit class

I always swore I'd never set foot in school again but now I kind of want to. The University of Maryland has added a course on zombies in pop culture, called "Zombiemania," to this year's curriculum. Professor Arnold ... continue

Chris Rock was wrong, it turns out there ‘are’ clear heels in Biology

"The first academic research project into lap dancing" has wrapped, and it seems to indicate that the popular trope of an options-less stripper who must take her clothes off to Motley Crue or starve may not be ... continue

Portal on the reading list at Wabash College

If you come here often, you know how I feel about Portal. Basically, I'm pretty sure watching my first child's first steps will pale in comparison to playing Valve's masterpiece from beginning to end for the first ... continue

Parents have new tools to stalk their college-aged kids – Thanks Facebook and Twitter

This is an excellently done spoof (we hope) where “E-Mom” Gloria Bianco shows mom’s and dad’s how easy it is to stalk stay in touch with their children at college using tools like Facebook ... continue

Microsoft’s free software program now extended to high school students

Back in February 2008 Microsoft launched the DreamSpark program which aimed to provide college and university students around the world with free versions of many of Microsoft’s programs. the program is still in full swing and ... continue

College virginity rates by study major

Okay this might only be one college – Wellesley College – but hey statistics are statistics so let’s roll with them. Here’s some highlights that you might find on the interesting side should you ... continue

Sarah Lawrence College now most expensive

College in the United States is expensive, and unlike countries like Australia where the Government subsidizes tertiary education and students don't have to pay upfront, American students usually do. But there's expensive, and then there's really expensive. ... continue

CollegeWikis Wants to Revolutionize Scholastic Communication

A wiki-style information site geared specifically toward college students is working to change the face of education communication -- and now, it has extra cash to make it happen. CollegeWikis announced $2 million in new funding ... continue