An ugly campus can be attributed to any number of reasons: misguided '70s architecture, poorly mixed styles or homogeneity so extreme that even senior...

There are some predictable mistakes many newbie reporters make that are easy to avoid. I put together this list of the Top 10 based on my own experience as editor-in-chief of my college paper and an informal Twitter poll.

I view the campus now as my work space -- and feel liberated from a cloistered office. I can rationalize that my office is now far bigger than it was during my deanship. Still, I do miss having my own bathroom.

Is the MOOC movement really about improving higher learning or just scratching the crass commercialism itch?

If you are able to meet face to face with an admissions representative and make a very good impression -- particularly in an official admissions interview -- that rep might become an advocate for you, arguing your case in admissions selection meetings.

While the residential experience is difficult to replace, there is an emerging trend towards open content combined with degree-by-assessment. How do you compete with free?

Unfortunately, every election year, too many colleges and universities make the incomprehensible and illiberal decision to censor their students' and professors' political speech.

You've heard it again and again. "My vote doesn't matter," students too often say. Others complain that politicians are "all the same and all corrupt." How do we overcome this cynical resignation and encourage students to register and vote despite their conviction that the game is fundamentally rigged?

Although we have made great strides in many areas of mental health over the past three decades, we have still not made sufficient progress in predicting and preventing suicide.

Few experiences can give you a better feel for whether or not a college is a good fit for you than actually visiting a school. Here are some ways to get the most out of your college visits.

The diversity of a community contributes to personal and social growth, it creates a sense of understanding, and brings diverse groups of people together for the pursuit of a common goal: higher education.

For many young adults, the move to a college campus represents their first time living away from home and the security of mom and dad.

Depending how far away you live from campus, the daily back and forth commute could be brutal on your wallet. Do you really want to add gas expenses to your college bill?

As more colleges feature virtual campus tours online, prospective students can explore a school's grounds without ever setting foot on campus. It's...

I've been afflicted with a consuming disease for about two years now. What do I have? An extreme case of I-miss-college-way-too-much-for-my-own-good disease.

I always receive a lot of great questions from student audiences: What are the limits to free speech? What should I do if I've been punished for saying or publishing something that other people didn't like? Can I get in trouble for Facebook or Twitter posts?

With college comes freedom and with freedom comes expenses. Today, most college students are faced with empty pockets and fierce competition for employment. Sure, flipping burgers is fast money, but it doesn't do much for the resume.

For many college students, their campus becomes a new home. The full hallways of young adults, the blue safety buttons and the ample staff of campus p...

Prior to this week, UC maintained an incredibly tiny free-speech zone, limiting student "demonstrations, pickets, and rallies" to a space covering a miniscule 0.1 percent of the school's 137-acre campus.

Custodial staff are often burdened with extraneous, unnecessary tasks. Their jobs are difficult and under appreciated as it is. We don't need to add to that with insensitivity and stupid antics that leave messes in our wake.