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Is college worth the cost? The answer depends on which major you choose, according to a recent study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Choosing the wrong major can make you twice as likely to end up unemployed.
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During the grueling Republican primary season, traditionally liberal college newspapers approach endorsements in a number of ways. Some aren't endorsing at all. Others have been swayed by some of the candidates, particularly Ron Paul and ex-candidate Jon Huntsman.
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Sarah Palin wrote on Facebook that President Obama's refusal to grant healthcare law waivers to all Catholic institutions is especially cold considering the welcoming he received at the University of Notre Dame in 2009, where he delivered the commencement speech.
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A recent graduate of the school reports that the fraud may have been part of an effort to compensate for lower test scores among incoming students who were part of a program to enhance racial and economic diversity: in 2004, Claremont began admitting its first of four classes from the Posse Foundation, a full-scholarship program for inner-city students from Los Angeles. Ten students were admitted per year into a class of about 250 students, for a total of 40 students over four years. The students were personally interviewed by Vos and Gann, according to a press release from the college’s website in late December 2003, but in his 2005 report to U.S. News–the first year Posse students were admitted–Vos began falsifying SAT scores.
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The latest on Vanderbilt's ongoing religious liberty/freedom of association battle: Vanderbilt said their nondiscrimination policy ensures that campus groups are open to all students. But opponents said the ban restricts their freedom of speech and could force some nationally-known groups off campus.
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In Florida this week Newt Gingrich crawled out of his hole, gazed upon his own dark shadow, and declared that the battle for the Republican nomination would last six more months... More