In its analysis of more than 1,000 colleges and universities, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni picked out UCR as one of seven public universities it labels as “tuition traps.” The organization grades...
Donors give billions of dollars every year to higher education, and, in many ways, they are the lifeblood of our colleges and universities. When it comes to college giving, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s...
Virginians should be mighty uneasy that a group of wealthy New York City financiers wants control of the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors—all in the name of accountability. As reported this month in...
America’s colleges and universities are in crisis. They cost far too much: America spends thousands more per post-secondary student than any other OECD nation. For all that money, we achieve mediocre outcomes: 42 percent...
“Dartmouth in the Glare of Scrutiny on Drinking” (news article, Oct. 2) casts light on the drinking culture prevalent at far too many of America’s colleges and universities. It is estimated that nearly 700,000...
Reports on what supposedly educated Americans know—and more sensationally, don’t know—come along fairly regularly, each more depressing than the last. A survey of recent college graduates commissioned by the American Council of Trustees and...
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