Brag Sheet: What UC is What You Get
The Los Angeles Times: "Every college has its brag sheet. But the University of California has taken it to a whole new level with a...
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Beth & Tim Manners
- Jun 22, 2020
- 2 min
State Schools Reverse 'Brain Drain'
The New York Times: "State-funded universities have always striven to keep their states’ brightest students at home, knowing that many of...
Beth & Tim Manners
- May 13, 2020
- 1 min
California System May Go Test-Blind
The Washington Post: "University of California President Janet Napolitano is urging a suspension of admission testing requirements until...
Beth & Tim Manners
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Prestigious Universities Flex Their Offers
The Washington Post: "The imperative to fill seats is urgent for almost all colleges during the economic downturn. But for public...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Mar 5, 2020
- 4 min
U of Maryland Tour: By The Numbers
University of Maryland gets right to the point, quantifying itself with data. Twelve colleges, 90 undergraduate majors and 4,447 total...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Jan 21, 2020
- 4 min
Purchase Tour: An Arts-Industrial Complex
When Purchase College first opened its doors in 1967, Nelson Rockefeller called it “the cultural gem” of the State University of New York...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Dec 13, 2019
- 1 min
College Costs: Still Less Than the Benefits
CNBC: "During the 1978 - 1979 school year, it cost the modern equivalent of $17,680 per year to attend a private college and $8,250 per...
Beth & Tim Manners
- May 15, 2019
- 4 min
Wisconsin Tour: Small City, Big Campus
Located in a capital city and with a total student population of about 44,000, it would seem a given that the University of Wisconsin at...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Apr 30, 2019
- 4 min
JMU Tour: Sweet Smell of Success
Feels big! That was our first impression as our shuttle bus pulled up to the Festival Student Center in the Skyline area of the James...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Apr 29, 2019
- 4 min
UVA Tour: It Takes an Academical Village
His name was invoked no less than four times during the first five minutes of our UVA tour. Thomas Jefferson is known for many things,...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Apr 25, 2019
- 4 min
College Tour: William & Mary Surprises
The most surprising thing about the College of William & Mary isn’t that it was built with pirate money (true story, look it up). Nor is...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Apr 16, 2019
- 1 min
Top 10: ‘Best Buys’ in Public Universities
CNBC: “Some public schools are far more affordable than others, particularly for those applying out of state. Personal finance site...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Mar 19, 2019
- 2 min
Sticker Shock: What is the Real Cost of College?
CNBC: “According to the College Board’s 2018 Trends in College Pricing Report, from 1988 to 2018, sticker prices tripled at public...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Mar 14, 2019
- 2 min
Hidden Gem: Norwalk Community College
With so much attention diverting to the deep, dark underside of higher education, let’s take a moment to shine a light on a hometown...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Jan 9, 2019
- 2 min
UMass: ‘ZooMass’ No More?
The Boston Globe: “In boosting its academic profile, UMass is following the path previously taken by several local private colleges,...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Jan 25, 2017
- 1 min
Private Schools Like Community College Transfers
The Wall Street Journal: “Small, private colleges have found a new place to troll for prospective students: At community colleges down...
Beth & Tim Manners
- May 17, 2016
- 2 min
Shady Grove: The Future of Higher Ed?
The Washington Post: The Universities at Shady Grove “is a program unlike any other, with nine state universities converging at the...
Beth & Tim Manners
- May 12, 2016
- 1 min
The Convergence of Public & Private Schools
Chronicle of Higher Education: “Taken together, privatizing public institutions and publicizing private institutions suggest nothing less...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Feb 15, 2016
- 1 min
Survey: America’s Best Public Colleges
Business Insider: “Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, ranked the best public schools in the US … To...