College Inc. Archive: Students
3 more midshipmen expelled from Naval Academy
Three more midshipmen were expelled from the U.S. Naval Academy on Tuesday for use or possession of synthetic marijuana, or "spice," bringing to 11 the tally of mids "separated" in an ongoing investigation, officials said Thursday.
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Daniel de Vise
| March 10, 2011; 12:28 PM ET |
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UDC students protest school president
Students gathered outside the office of University of the District of Columbia President Allen Sessoms at lunchtime Monday to demand his resignation over allegations of profligate spending. The protest comes a week after the release of university documents showing a...
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Daniel de Vise
| March 7, 2011; 1:27 PM ET |
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Harvard reopens door to ROTC
Harvard University on Thursday became the most prominent college to welcome the Reserve Officer Training Corps back to campus in response to congressional repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military. Many universities, including some of the...
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Daniel de Vise
| March 3, 2011; 6:35 PM ET |
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Fixing higher ed: Lumina's Jamie Merisotis
In a story that published Sunday in The Washington Post Magazine, I offer eight suggestions to "fix" higher education. After reading the story, 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 24, 2011; 5:52 PM ET |
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Guest post: Student engagement is the key 'fix'
Here is a guest post from Karen R. Lawrence, president of Sarah Lawrence College. She writes in response to the story on fixing higher education that was published in Sunday's Washington Post Magazine. The Cost of Getting Higher Education Into...
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Daniel de Vise
| February 24, 2011; 8:52 AM ET |
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Guest post: We need 14 million more Hispanic degrees
Here is a guest post by Frank Alvarez, president and CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund: As Hispanic Americans watch the batches of data flow out from the U.S. Census Bureau we have both a sense of pride and anxiety....
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Daniel de Vise
| February 23, 2011; 3:34 PM ET |
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