Read more colleges and universities stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17453/colleges-and-universities.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 23 Nov 2009 4:05:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73595/student-expelled-for-minidress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 20-year-old woman was expelled from a Brazilian university and accused of violating "ethical principles and academic dignity and morality" after wearing a short pink dress to class, the AP reports. Her expulsion comes a month after she was escorted off campus amid the heckling and cursing of her classmates...http://www.newser.com/story/73595/student-expelled-for-minidress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 10:46:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72289/undergrads-search-for-assistant-meets-mockery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow's a busy undergrad supposed to juggle study, a social life, and a part-time job? For one 19-year-old at Georgetown University, the answer is hiring a personal assistant. The sophomore sparked controversy on campus this week by placing an ad on the university's student employment site seeking a personal assistant...http://www.newser.com/story/72289/undergrads-search-for-assistant-meets-mockery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 6:33:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71912/colleges-tackle-the-sexile-issue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"Sexiles" banished from their rooms by sexually active roommates have long been a feature of student life, but colleges across the country are looking into ways to help the hapless figures found crashed on lounge sofas get a good night's sleep. Many now require roommates to sign a contract covering...http://www.newser.com/story/71912/colleges-tackle-the-sexile-issue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Oct 2009 6:52:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71313/education-cuts-will-stunt-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEducation has been the most important component of America's economic success over the past 150 years, writes Paul Krugman—that is public education. But after 30 years of Reaganite opposition to public spending, we've seen a "slow-motion erosion" of America's educational standing, until what we think is the "the great...http://www.newser.com/story/71313/education-cuts-will-stunt-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 9:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69160/harvard-yale-18b-poorer-as-endowments-drop-30.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarvard and Yale remain the richest schools in the US, but both are getting a lesson in economics. The endowments of the Ivy Leaguer shrank by about 30% over the last year thanks to risky investments, reports Bloomberg. Harvard's fell $11 billion to $26 billion and Yale's dropped $7 billion...http://www.newser.com/story/69160/harvard-yale-18b-poorer-as-endowments-drop-30.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 8:35:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68906/dropout-rates-turning-us-colleges-into-failure-factories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe failure of America's colleges to turn more freshmen into graduates is doing huge amounts of damage to the economy, David Leonhardt writes in the New York Times . Only half of those enrolled in college emerge with a degree, the worst rate of any developed country except Italy. This dismal...http://www.newser.com/story/68906/dropout-rates-turning-us-colleges-into-failure-factories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 6:17:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68686/swine-flu-dorms-sprout-at-colleges-nationwide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCollege freshers across the country are starting their life in higher education confined to buildings full of their coughing peers, the New York Times reports. Fearing the virus will sweep through campuses, colleges have set up quarantine dorms for sick students, keeping them out of class and plying them with...http://www.newser.com/story/68686/swine-flu-dorms-sprout-at-colleges-nationwide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 7:31:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67783/college-complaints-squash-some-bud-light-fan-cans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnheuser-Busch is dropping its "Fan Cans" promotions from communities around the US where colleges have complained that the effort—which sells cans of Bud Light in school colors—promotes underage drinking and infringes on trademarks. Federal industry regulations require at least 70% of an advertisement's audience to be above 21,...http://www.newser.com/story/67783/college-complaints-squash-some-bud-light-fan-cans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 22:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65412/penn-state-dethrones-florida-as-top-party-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPenn State has knocked the University of Florida from its No. 1 spot … atop the Princeton Review’s “Best Party School” list. Each year, the Review ranks schools in a huge number of categories based on surveys of their students. A Penn State spokeswoman called it a “popularity contest,” among...http://www.newser.com/story/65412/penn-state-dethrones-florida-as-top-party-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 14:20:01 CDT