In the wake of similar moves by its sister institutions in the Ivy League, Dartmouth announced today several major enhancements to its financial aid program. First, it will offer free
News from today’s Inside Higher Ed indicates that campuses are considering scouring students’ Facebook and MySpace pages for potentially harmful material, including drug references, foul language, and anything else that
As I explained in a previous post, I recently asked a group of friends about their experiences in selecting a college or university. One University of Rochester alumnus recounts here
An article in today’s Inside Higher Ed reports that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s investigation into kickbacks and other shady dealings between university officials and providers of study abroad programs is
A piece in Inside Higher Ed recently provided a case study in how the US News and World Report rankings can really hurt a quality college, and can lead to
The New York Times reported in an article yesterday that the numbers of applications to Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell, and many other colleges are way up this year. Part of
An article in today’s Inside Higher Ed announces a new report from NAFSA-Association of International Education that lays down some principles for managing study abroad programs at colleges and universities.
As I explained in a previous post, I recently asked a group of friends about their experiences in selecting a college or university. This is one alumna’s account of how
As the January admissions deadlines roll by, high school seniors are now starting to feel anxious. As if the whole past year of selecting colleges and filling out applications wasn’t
