Almost a month past the May 1 common reply, and lots of students are still waiting to hear whether they are in or not. These students have been banished to a kind of admission purgatory–neither in nor out…well realy, they are not in. In fact they should have all deposited elsewhere. But colleges must ahve [...]

We have all heard about the executive MBA programs that have sprung up all over the world to cater to educational needs of the global mobile business folks. Shanghai has at least a few. Now some sneaky folk are offering an “early” MBA. As in real early. For 12,000 RMB, six year olds learn “creative [...]

I love Doonesbury. I frst startinged reading Doonesbury when i was kid and did not understand some of the behind the scenes stories it followed. I am certain it contributed to my political junkie tendancies. Or at least my comic reading enjoyment. Since moving aborad, I dsimply do not follow the strip the same way [...]

I love Doonesbury. I frst startinged reading Doonesbury when i was kid and did not understand some of the behind the scenes stories it followed. I am certain it contributed to my political junkie tendancies. Or at least my comic reading enjoyment. Since moving aborad, I dsimply do not follow the strip the same way [...]

Many people complain about the state of education in the US. But who is willing to actually do something to change it. In a brave experiement, F. W. Olin Foundation granted $ 460 million to start from the ground up an engineering school. Everyone goes there on scholarship.
This month, their first class is graduating [...]

Sorry for not writing; getting wrapped up with the end of the year. This just caught my eye:We now have rankinsg for Chinese universities! I know you are as releived as I am.

At the end of Apoloclypse Now, Marlon Brando whispers “the Horror, the Horror”. This could be a fitting epitath to the College Board’s latest woes. First, University of California threatened to stop using the SAT unless it more acurately reflected real education needs. The College Board developed a new test. The entire time they said, [...]

LipmanHearn, a consultancy specializing in higher education branding, released a study that is generating a fair bit of interest. They surveyed 600 high-achieving, college bound teens “to find out which college and universities they applied to and then chose to attend.” The academic superstars were those scoring above 1300. Some tidbits:

Superstars claim less reliance on [...]

The title comes from a line in an opinion piece by a Duke senior, Andrew Gerst , doling out advice to  lowerclassmen. His arguement starts in one direction about the need to find a passion to pursue in life to counter “a lifestyle of postmodern ennui and nihilism.” He then idenitifies overspecialization as a [...]

I am no expert on student aid. I come from a background where college education is relatively cheap and that aid was pletiful for those who needed it. So few strings were attched that many people abused the system, using aid money to buy nice stereos or defaulting on student loans as no real consequences [...]