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GAP Year: A Worthwhile Experience
USA Today recently published a great article about GAP year programs, and about students who took the year off between high school and college. I often wish I had done
September 10, 2008
USA Today recently published a great article about GAP year programs, and about students who took the year off between high school and college. I often wish I had done
The other day the New York Times featured an article on the resurgence of the City University of New York (CUNY), with special focus on its honors college, which has
I recently wrote a post in response to a US News & World Report video explaining that boys have an advantage in the admissions process. Most campuses seek an even
Sixty percent of college students in America are women; men go to college in fewer numbers. Some campuses are content to reflect this gender gap, but many are not. Most
It it no surprise whatsoever that black and brown students score lower on standardized tests than their white and yellow peers. This fact is one more indicator of the “achievement
When I visited Austin College last fall, I was really impressed by this little gem of a campus north of Dallas, Texas. The students I met were enthralled with the
Today’s issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education features a commentary by John F. Burness, a former administrator at Duke, Cornell, and the University of Illinois. Burness critiques the rankings
Every year at this time, Beloit College in Wisconsin, publishes a list of characteristics of the incoming freshmen class. The list is meant to help adults of whatever age relate
Inside Higher Ed reports in an article today that many colleges–especially liberal arts colleges–are not participating in at least some aspects of the infamous US News & World Report rankings.