The Chronicle of Higher Education | Students

Among Dozens of Womb Mates, Only 2 Roommates

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:00:00 EDT

Twins, triplets, and three of four quadruplets are among the freshmen at two Midwestern colleges.

Newly Customized Majors Suit Students With Their Own Passions

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EDT

As an increasingly useful recruiting tool, colleges are letting unconventionally minded students design their own academic programs.

Say Something: A Neuroscience Student Moonlights as an Opera Singer

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:16:00 EDT

Allegra De Vita, a senior at Sacred Heart University, has used her talents as a singer to entertain guests at big university fund-raising dinners.

Where Admissions Meet Faith

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT

At Lincoln Christian University, financial-aid decisions are matters of dollars and prayer.

A Record Number of High-School Graduates Pass ACT College-Readiness Benchmarks

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:01:00 EDT

The average composite score dropped, however, and most test takers did not meet all four benchmarks, which measure proficiency in English, math, reading, and science.

N.C. Court Limits Powers of Davidson College's Police Officers, Citing First Amendment

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:49:00 EDT

The State Court of Appeals held that giving the officers' arrest powers to enforce state law created excessive government entanglement with religion.

New Program at Vanderbilt Opens Doors for Intellectually Disabled

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Next Step, a transition from high school to the working world, gives participants the skills they need to become independent and self-supporting.

Students in Berkeley's DNA Testing Program Won't Get Individual Results

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:03:00 EDT

The university defended the program's educational purpose but sharply curtailed its scope in response to a state health-department ruling.

U. of Virginia Abandons Proposed Student Background Checks in Favor of Stricter Self-Disclosure

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:00:00 EDT

Doing the checks on thousands of students was not feasible, so the university is opting to ask students each year whether they've been arrested.

Say Something: A Student Turns Soda Cans Into a Solar Furnace

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:29:00 EDT

After being laid off from his job, Andy Richardson became a student at Century College in Minnesota—and built a solar air furnace that he will use to heat his garage.

Key Dates for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Higher-Education Mission

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Can Gates Foundation's Millions Remake Higher Education?

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:01:00 EDT

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says the problem is beyond college access, so it's focusing on programs that develop college-level skills.

In Wake of Court Ruling, Southeastern Louisiana U. Nixes Security Fee for Speakers

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:29:00 EDT

A federal appeals court last week upheld most of the university's policy on speakers, but it found the security fee unconstitutional.

Civil-Rights Commission May Not Name Colleges in Admissions Report

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:00:00 EDT

Members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights said they may not single out individual colleges in a forthcoming report on possible discrimination against women in admissions.

From Before Enrollment to After Graduation

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:00:00 EDT

At Penn's Wharton School, the new head of admissions is also the new head of career services. It's a useful combination of duties.

Student Affairs Gains a Global Hub

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:01:00 EDT

The International Association of Student Affairs and Services seeks to be a clearinghouse for ideas and strategies to promote students' welfare and success.

College in Mississippi Withdraws Penalties Against Student Who Swore

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:22:00 EDT

Isaac Rosenbloom says he's glad to be able to finish his studies but disappointed that Hinds Community College will retain its speech code.

'Smackademics' Join the Ranks of Roller-Derby Women

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Women join skating teams for camaraderie and exercise, but it's the tight-knit support system that keeps them coming back.

Meet the Star of the Old Spice Video Parody

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:01:00 EDT

The star of Brigham Young University's Old Spice parody gets a whiff of success.

Colleges Help Students to Translate the Benefits of Study Abroad

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:00:00 EDT

Why do so many students struggle to articulate what they've learned overseas? Clemson University is looking for answers—and distilling the lessons learned.

Say Something: A Poet Leaves Harlem for Yale

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:34:00 EDT

Zora Howard, New York City's inaugural youth poet laureate, implores "the 10-year-olds on these streets that still hopscotch but suck more than butterscotch."

Does Financial Lit Change Student Behavior? One Researcher Says 'Yes and No'

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:14:00 EDT

Money-management courses influenced students' lifestyle choices but didn't affect whether they took out loans, a financial-aid director found.

News Analysis: Higher-Education Misperceptions, Myths, and the Media

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:19:00 EDT

Misguided coverage of issues surrounding college costs can make the extremes look like the norm.

Stanford Graduate Wins Chronicle Award for Young Journalists

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Andrea Fuller, a native of Asheville, N.C., received the $1,000 prize for three articles published this past spring.

Supreme Court's Ruling in Hastings Case Leaves Questions for Colleges

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:01:00 EDT

The Supreme Court decided in favor of a California public law school's nondiscrimination policy for student groups, but other colleges' policies aren't necessarily covered.

A Pen-Pal Club for the College Set

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Two friends at Vassar and Yale take an old idea and make it new.