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    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    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...
    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...
    U of Maryland Tour: By The Numbers
    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...
    Purchase Tour: An Arts-Industrial Complex
    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...
    Wisconsin Tour: Small City, Big Campus
    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...
    JMU Tour: Sweet Smell of Success
    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...
    UVA Tour: It Takes an Academical Village
    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,...
    College Tour: William & Mary Surprises
    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...
    Hidden Gem: Norwalk Community College
    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...

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