Beth & Tim MannersJun 222 minState 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 MannersMay 131 minCalifornia System May Go Test-BlindThe Washington Post: "University of California President Janet Napolitano is urging a suspension of admission testing requirements until ...
Beth & Tim MannersMay 72 minPrestigious 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 univers...
Beth & Tim MannersMar 54 minU of Maryland Tour: By The NumbersUniversity of Maryland gets right to the point, quantifying itself with data. Twelve colleges, 90 undergraduate majors and 4,447 total fa...
Beth & Tim MannersJan 214 minPurchase Tour: An Arts-Industrial ComplexWhen Purchase College first opened its doors in 1967, Nelson Rockefeller called it “the cultural gem” of the State University of New York...
Beth & Tim MannersDec 13, 20191 minCollege Costs: Still Less Than the BenefitsCNBC: "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 y...
Beth & Tim MannersMay 15, 20194 minWisconsin Tour: Small City, Big CampusLocated 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 MannersApr 30, 20194 minJMU Tour: Sweet Smell of SuccessFeels big! That was our first impression as our shuttle bus pulled up to the Festival Student Center in the Skyline area of the James Mad...
Beth & Tim MannersApr 29, 20194 minUVA Tour: It Takes an Academical VillageHis name was invoked no less than four times during the first five minutes of our UVA tour. Thomas Jefferson is known for many things, an...
Beth & Tim MannersApr 25, 20194 minCollege Tour: William & Mary SurprisesThe 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 MannersApr 16, 20191 minTop 10: ‘Best Buys’ in Public UniversitiesCNBC: “Some public schools are far more affordable than others, particularly for those applying out of state. Personal finance site GOBan...
Beth & Tim MannersMar 19, 20192 minSticker 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 four-y...
Beth & Tim MannersMar 14, 20192 minHidden Gem: Norwalk Community CollegeWith so much attention diverting to the deep, dark underside of higher education, let’s take a moment to shine a light on a hometown hidd...
Beth & Tim MannersJan 9, 20192 minUMass: ‘ZooMass’ No More?The Boston Globe: “In boosting its academic profile, UMass is following the path previously taken by several local private colleges, nota...
Beth & Tim MannersJan 25, 20171 minPrivate Schools Like Community College TransfersThe Wall Street Journal: “Small, private colleges have found a new place to troll for prospective students: At community colleges down th...
Beth & Tim MannersMay 17, 20162 minShady 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 Rockv...
Beth & Tim MannersMay 12, 20161 minThe Convergence of Public & Private SchoolsChronicle of Higher Education: “Taken together, privatizing public institutions and publicizing private institutions suggest nothing less...
Beth & Tim MannersFeb 15, 20161 minSurvey: America’s Best Public CollegesBusiness Insider: “Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, ranked the best public schools in the US … To de...
