College Inc. Archive: Athletics
Fixing higher ed: U-Va. and U-Md. weigh in
In an article published last week in The Washington Post Magazine, I offered eight suggestions to "fix" higher education. After reading the article, you can rank the ideas in a poll, which you will find farther down on this blog....
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Daniel de Vise
| February 27, 2011; 2:46 PM ET |
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Administration, Aid, Athletics, Attainment, Development, Finance, Labor, Research, Technology
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How to fix higher education: Doug Bennett, Earlham College
In a forthcoming story for The Washington Post Magazine, I offer eight suggestions to "fix" higher education. That is not to say higher education is broken. Indeed, the sector is perceived as so successful in so many ways that it...
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Daniel de Vise
| February 17, 2011; 6:02 PM ET |
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Report: Naval Academy favors minorities, athletes
Updated at noon Tuesday with comments from Naval Academy. The Annapolis Capital newspaper on Sunday published a significant investigative piece on admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy, adding new voices and fresh statistics to the ongoing debate over whether the...
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Daniel de Vise
| January 31, 2011; 5:55 PM ET |
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'Degrading' football pre-game song pulled at U-Va.
The University of Virginia marching band has yanked its pre-game fight song "Rugby Road" this season, apparently over questionable lyrical content, according to an article in the Cavalier Daily student paper. Here are some of the lyrics, as archived by...
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Daniel de Vise
| December 17, 2010; 5:34 PM ET |
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25 ways to reduce the cost of college
The Center for College Affordability and Productivity has been periodically releasing bits and pieces of what will be a book-length compendium of 25 proposals to reduce the cost of college. Much of it is now available online. I guess the...
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Daniel de Vise
| December 2, 2010; 1:35 PM ET |
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Administration, Aid, Athletics, Community Colleges, Facilities, Finance, Pedagogy, Public policy, Rankings, Technology
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NCAA grad rates rising; Loyola U. nearly perfect
Graduation rates for student athletes are rising, and at least one local university ranks among the top schools in the nation for college completion among Division I players. The National Collegiate Athletic Association reported late last month that 79 percent...
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Daniel de Vise
| November 4, 2010; 1:19 PM ET |
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Athletics, Attainment, Rankings, Research
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