Read more higher education stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2101/higher-education.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:00:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73540/high-school-seniors-skip-college.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA private consultant who makes a living helping high school seniors get into college has some unexpected advice for them: Don't do it. Take at least a year off instead, writes Gwyeth T. Smith. Yes, the idea of the "gap year" has been around a while, but the lousy economy...http://www.newser.com/story/73540/high-school-seniors-skip-college.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Nov 2009 10:57:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73115/go-to-harvard-study-the-wire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Wire is about to get an Ivy League makeover. Harvard plans to offer a course on the HBO series about life in Baltimore's ghettos, the New York Post reports. The show "has done more to enhance our understanding of the challenges of urban life and the problems of urban...http://www.newser.com/story/73115/go-to-harvard-study-the-wire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 12:40:49 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/69646/hofstra-student-recants-gang-rape-claim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA reported gang rape at Hofstra University wasn't a rape after all, the local DA says. The accuser "recanted her claims against the five young men," a school official told students in a text message. The four men who had been charged—and publicly identified—were released from jail last...http://www.newser.com/story/69646/hofstra-student-recants-gang-rape-claim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 12:05:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69631/student-loan-bill-a-no-brainer-that-actually-might-pass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor health reform watchers despairing that lawmakers "will never be able to do anything, ever," it's time to turn an eye on the no-brainer student loan reform in the House, Gail Collins writes in the New York Times . Right now, the government gives banks money, pays them to lend it...http://www.newser.com/story/69631/student-loan-bill-a-no-brainer-that-actually-might-pass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 9:10:00 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/65277/09-grads-picky-despite-grim-jobs-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany of this year's college grads are confounding career advisers by rejecting suggestions that they can't afford to be choosy about what job to take in a recession, the New York Times reports. The grads say they don't want to be forced into less-than-ideal jobs and career paths by economic...http://www.newser.com/story/65277/09-grads-picky-despite-grim-jobs-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Jul 2009 6:28:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64968/keep-computers-out-of-class-prof-argues.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn SMU dean has a message for his fellow college professors: Ditch the PowerPoint. Jose A. Bowen isn't anti-technology, explains the Chronicle of Higher Education , he just thinks too many instructors rely on it as a crutch. He's challenging others to "teach naked," without computers in the classroom, that is....http://www.newser.com/story/64968/keep-computers-out-of-class-prof-argues.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 20:32:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64727/calif-budget-crisis-cripples-uc-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia's budget crisis has taken an $813 million toll on its famed UC system, Time reports. The University of California's 10 campuses are attempting to deal with the 20% budget cut by instituting mandatory furloughs for 80% of staff, drastically cutting or even freezing new hires, and increasing tuition by...http://www.newser.com/story/64727/calif-budget-crisis-cripples-uc-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Jul 2009 13:48:41 CDT