Colleges

RI Man Dies of H1N1: RIDOH Will Vaccinate College Students

Donna Diegel — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:54:25 -0600

Just weeks before college students are provided the H1N1 vaccine, the eighth Rhode Islander to fall victim of the H1N1 flu virus has died. The Rhode Island Department of Health has confirmed that a man between the ages of 50 - 60 has died due to complications of the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu.

Twitter Early Adopter Colleges Identified

Phyllis Zimbler Miller — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:52:17 -0500

If you have any doubts about the explosion of Twitter.com usage, here’s news that should interest you. UniversitiesAndColleges.org conducted a study of the usage of Twitter at the top 100 U.S. colleges and universities. The study reports:

Skyline college shooting leaves a student injured

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:39:50 -0500

Shooting at Skyline college has left one student seriously injured. The college is currently locked down.

Forbes College Rankings 2009 Released

Michael Santo — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:05:06 -0500

The Princeton Review recently released its college rankings, but the focus on that set of rankings is, as always, on party schools. This is only Forbes second-annual ranking list, and the Forbes College Rankings 2009 lists a definite non-party school at the top: West Point.

Colleges To Spend Less On Faculty Travel

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:35:32 -0500

Primary Research Group has published The Survey of College Purchasing Managers, ISBN #1-57440-124-6. The study presents data from 50 college purchasing departments with a mean annual budget $153 million and a range of $100,000 to $1 billion in purchasing spending. Bargaining power has shifted from sellers to buyers in many key markets and the report relates how purchasing departments are taking advantage of the shift.

Exploring little-known chapter in college desegregation

harminka — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:01:17 -0600

Many of the battles to desegregate Southern colleges and universities were fought in public, but efforts to desegregate the standardized testing that is often a prerequisite to admission have, until now, received little attention.

College Presidents Earnings Up While Students Struggle With Tuition Costs

Offbeatnews — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:51:02 -0600

At a time when students and parents are having a difficult time paying for college tuition costs, some state college presidents’ salaries have increased.

Westmont College Fire Update

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:29:46 -0600

A natural gas line has broken at the Westmont College, forcing the fire department to shut off natural gas to the college. This has brought down our generators. We have between 1/2 hour and 4 hours of UPS left, so may not be able to post further updates through the web site.

Hunter College Team Stacks up UN Awards

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:02:41 -0600

Hunter College's Model UN team took home an Honorable Mention and a Verbal Accommodation this past weekend at the third annual Columbia Model UN Crisis Simulation.

Robert Paxton Beer Photo Costs Him Iowa College Job

erku — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:43:48 -0500

The president of Iowa Central Community College Mr. Robert Paxton has quited his job over beer photo, but will get a $400,000 severance package.

Top Party Schools From Princeton Review - OU is No. 5

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:46:07 -0500

The Princeton Review presented the list of the Top Party Schools among many university rankings. Once again, my college made the Top 10 list of biggest party schools. It brings a tear to my eye. Like a proud mamma watchin' her baby do his first keg stand.

Princeton Review Gives 534 Colleges Green Ratings

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:27:33 -0500

The Princeton Review green college ratings appear in new 2009 editions of The Princeton Review's Annual College Guides and website profiles of schools. The Green ratings are based on environmental practices, policies and course offerings. The Princeton Review's Green Rating Honor Roll salutes 11 colleges receiving green ratings of 99 (highest score).