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Jared Hobson

More on the Biggest Party Schools

Inside Higher Ed carried a very thoughtful piece about party school rankings, including those published by the Princeton Review. The fact is that these rankings are sometimes manipulated by students

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Jared Hobson

Parents Prep for College

As we enter the latter half of the summer, and my graduating seniors prepare to depart for college, parents are preparing for that day in your own ways.  Some parents

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Jared Hobson

End Student Loan Scams

An editorial in today’s New York Times supports President Obama’s plan to remove the private sector from the business of providing student loans. Instead, the government will lend directly to

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Jared Hobson

UC System Budget Woes and Blows

The University of California system is taking a beating due to the sagging economy and the state’s budgetary woes (the state really needs a new constitution or a major overhaul

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