College Inc. Archive: Publics
Cal State's Reed: Don't cut Pell grant program
California State University broke with years of tradition in the 2008 downturn by adopting competitive admissions. For the first time in a long time, California students in the top third of their classes with B averages weren't guaranteed admission. Since...
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Daniel de Vise
| March 2, 2011; 12:22 PM ET |
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Eight of top 25 public college grad rates are in Md., Va.
I have posted before on the strikingly high graduation rates at top public universities in Virginia and Maryland. One could make a case, for example, that the University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary are the two...
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Daniel de Vise
| February 2, 2011; 3:23 PM ET |
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Kiplinger: D.C. region awash in collegiate values
Many colleges in Maryland and (especially) Virginia have made this year's Kiplinger 100 list of top public collegiate values, delivering high quality at a reasonable price. Flagships in Virginia and Maryland capture three of the top five spots. (The University...
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Daniel de Vise
| January 4, 2011; 11:02 AM ET |
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12 notable higher education stories of 2010
In chronological order: Jan. 11: The University of Virginia picks its first female president. Her first six months will not be easy. April 16: Regents end a four-year tuition freeze in Maryland's state university system. Maryland's state schools were more...
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Daniel de Vise
| December 28, 2010; 12:43 PM ET |
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Attainment, Community Colleges, Crime, For-profit colleges, Public policy, Public safety, Publics, Research, Students
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UDC to offer two-year BA in DCPS pilot
The University of the District of Columbia is preparing a pilot program that would offer students at two DCPS high schools a bachelor's degree two years after the completion of 12th grade, President Allen Sessoms said today. Sessoms wants to...
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Daniel de Vise
| December 21, 2010; 4:31 PM ET |
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UMB inaugurates new president
The University of Maryland, Baltimore inaugurated Jay Perman as its sixth president Tuesday morning in a ceremony at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre. Perman was appointed president of the oldest University System of Maryland campus July 11. He previously chaired the department...
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Daniel de Vise
| November 9, 2010; 2:08 PM ET |
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