Colleges & Universities

Six fraternities suspended after San Diego drug bust

Submitted 113 days ago

San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed members of three fraternities in jail on suspicion of openly dealing drugs on campus.

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Taking the kids: Exploring the heart of college country

Submitted 163 days ago

Secretly, I'm congratulating myself.

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Pittsburgh signs juco guard Jermaine Dixon

Submitted 120 days ago

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pitt's basketball program must believe the only thing that could be better than one Dixon is two Dixons.

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Wake Forest Drops SAT Requirement

Submitted 91 days ago

Wake Forest University will no longer require applicants to take the SAT and ACT exams, boosting a movement to lessen the importance of standardized tests in college admissions

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More colleges move toward optional SATs

Submitted 90 days ago

Jen Wang of Short Hills, New Jersey, took her first SAT when she was in sixth grade, long before she would start filling out college applications.

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Tips for minimum wage earners

Submitted 29 days ago

The Federal minimum wage is increasing to $6.55 an hour today. But for most folks facing higher prices on everything from a gallon of milk to a gallon of gas, it's still getting harder to make ends meet.

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College chiefs urge new debate on drinking age

Submitted 9 days ago

College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.

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Living with autism in college

Submitted 9 days ago

When Dan Hackett started college, he didn't make the grades he knew he could.

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U.S. Colleges' Green Grade: C-

Submitted 3 days ago

Campuses may be getting greener, but college curriculums are falling behind in teaching students the basics of global warming and sustainability

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Harvard reclaims No. 1 spot on list of nation's top schools

Submitted 3 days ago

Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, claiming sole possession of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 12 years.

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