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• UNC Athlete Plagiarized 11-year-old

  College Fix Staff •February 4, 2013

  Senior wide receiver Erik Highsmith allegedly plagiarized a kid barely out of grade school for an essay on chickens... Read More

• Higher Ed Bubble $10K Baccalaureate Degree Movement Nears Critical Mass

  Valerie Taylor - Wheaton College •February 4, 2013

  Fueled by massive student debt, the Great Recession, and politicians willing to make it a priority, the so-called $10K-B.A. appears unstoppable.

• Higher Education Sports Dozens of Harvard Students Forced Out Over Cheating Scandal

  College Fix Staff •February 4, 2013

  Fallout continues in scandal that’s rocked the Ivy League, and its sports programs. ... Read More

• Student Columnist: Campus Seminar to Fight ‘Orgasm Gap’

  Jennifer Kabbany - Fix Editor •February 4, 2013

  A female columnist for University of Minnesota’s campus newspaper defends school’s upcoming female orgasm seminar in piece titled “Come One, Come All.” … Read More

• Effective Unemployment Rate at 16.2% for 18-29 year olds

  College Fix Staff •February 1, 2013

  If the labor force participation rate were factored into the 18-29 youth unemployment calculation, the actual 18-29-unemployment rate would rise to 16.2 percent... Read More

• Student Asks Facebook Friends to Pay His Student Loans

  College Fix Staff •February 1, 2013

  Desperate student asks 14,000 Facebook and Twitter friends to donate $4 each so he can continue to attend an expensive private college... Read More