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Red the Book: He Called His Penis John Wayne. He Lied.

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 06.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: College Students, Lies, Britain, Ostriches, Mental Health, Dating Advice, College, Romance, Zoo, Dating, Dishonesty, Men, Storytelling, John Wayne, Entertainment News
Amy Goldwasser

So I loved a storyteller. Don't we all? Is there anything more seductive, really?

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Gay Graduates and the New American Dream

Jennifer Vanasco | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Gay Graduates, College, Economy, College Graduates, Gay Marriage, Living News
Jennifer Vanasco

Gay graduate, you have an advantage that your straight colleagues don't have. You are living in a time when your community is experiencing real hope. Real change.

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HelpingYour Son or Daughter Select a College? Use The Genius of Their Instinct, Not a College Advisor!

Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Raising Children, Living, Focus on the Family, College, University, Graduation, Empowerment, Parenting Tips, Cnn, Class, Students, Parenting Advice, Living News
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger

The best school a college bound student can get into is not necessarily the right school. Shelter-seeking tells you to help your son or daughter pick the right school.

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Congratulations, Sorry and Thank You to the Most Popular (and Lucky) College Graduate, Jimmy Fallon!

Jamie Frevele | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Fallon Graduates, College, Jimmy Fallon College of St. Rose, Economy, Sketch Comedy, Bad Economy, Bad Economy School, Jimmy Fallon, Entertainment News
Jamie Frevele

Jimmy Fallon's newly obtained college degree may not seem like a big deal to many people besides Jimmy and his close friends and family. But you know what? I was pretty psyched about it.

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College Grads' Money Lessons

Wall Street Journal | KAREN BLUMENTHAL | Posted 06.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Finances College Graduates, College Students, Recent College Graduates, College Graduates Finances, College, College Graduates, Business News

It's not easy to master money management during the best times and it's especially hard to navigate the challenges of a recession. Still, many of the ...

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President Obama's Commitment to Higher Education and College Affordability

Katie Naranjo | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cda, Dnc, Obama, Collegedems, Katie Naranjo, College, Pell Grants, Barack Obama, 100 Days, Politics News
Katie Naranjo

As unemployment rises, a college degree is more important than ever. We must do everything we can to make sure all eligible students can get the education they need to get ahead.

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Opening the Black Box of Peer Review

Michèle Lamont | Posted 05.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Excerpt, Education, Academia, Academic, College, Fellowship, Books, Grants, Business News
Michèle Lamont

An essay excerpted from How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment (Harvard University Press) Excellence is the holy grail o...

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RED the Book: The Millennials and the Myth of College

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living

Read More: College Loans and Debt, Youth, California, Community College, Economic Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Jobs, College Tuition, Twenty Something, Millennial Generation, Mortgages, Homelessness, College, Work, Millennials, Generation Gap, Parents, Living News
Amy Goldwasser

Far from being the spoiled generation, twentysomethings are finding the simple things their parents were able to do (like moving out, like newly married couples being able to buy a home) impossible.

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It's Not OK, Seth Rogen

Anna Wainwright | Posted 05.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Camille Paglia, Asher Roth, College, Seth Rogen, Pop Culture, Binge Drinking, Sexual Assault, Anna Faris, Entertainment News
Anna Wainwright

My love for Seth Rogen evaporated when I read an interview for his new film, Observe and Report, in which he defends the most controversial scene in the movie.

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An Honorary Degree Is Not An Endorsement

Michael Roth | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Honorary Degree, Honorary Degrees, College, Asu, Higher Education, Obama Asu, Obama Notre Dame, Obama Honorary Degree, Asu Honorary Degree, Universities, Politics News
Michael Roth

Bestowing an honorary degree acknowledges importance, distinction, and achievement; it is not a blanket endorsement. Surely, Obama's importance, distinction and achievements merit such honors.

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College Crunch Time: Dreams, Decisions, Drama

Darryle Pollack | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living

Read More: College Admissions, Parenting, Ups, Harvard, College, Living News
Darryle Pollack

College crunch time is bad enough for a kid. It's far worse as a parent. Nothing hurts more than when your kid is rejected -- whether by a 4 year old on the playground or by Harvard.

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No Desk Left Open: My Story of the Economic Recession's Impact on My Education (Video)

Aarti Sheth | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, Education, Collegedems, College, Barack, Cda, Aarti, Obama, Democrats, School, Sheth, Video, Politics News
Aarti Sheth

As college students are coming back to their campuses for the spring semester, many of us are noticing that far too many of our peers' desks are empty.

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Are Single Sex Schools Good for Girls?

Susan Sawyers | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Girls, Girl Power, Linda Sax, Academics, Smart, Self-Esteem, Independent Schools, Confidence, All Girls Schools, College, High School, Teenagers, Living News
Susan Sawyers

It turns out that graduates of all-girls high schools show stronger academic orientations and higher levels of confidence in their math and computer abilities than their coed peers.

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Show Me the Money

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Law, Attorney, Africa, Police, Money, Humor, Economy, United States, Iraq, Journalism, Home, United Arab Emirates, Resort, Wealth, Bungee Jumping, College, Middle East, Affair, Russia, Banks, Vacation, U.S. Army, Spam, Wtf, Comedy News
Jerry Zezima

Please write back to fill me in on the scandalous details and to arrange to send all of your money to my bank account here in the United States

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Twitter Brings Students, Professors Closer In Informal Setting

Daily Princetonian | Tasnim Shamma | Posted 05.08.2009 | Media

Read More: University, College Students Twitter, Twitter, College, Media News

At 2:46 a.m. on April 3, politics professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell tweeted to Kyle Carone '09, "omg! Go to sleep already!" after he wrote on his twit...

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College Students Heed Warning on Climate Change, Engage in 'America's Greenest Campus' Competition

Brian Keane | Posted 05.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Youth, College, Green, New Media, Climate Change, Green Living, Video, Green News
Brian Keane

America's Greenest Campus will find our "greenest" campus community by tracking the personal carbon reductions of college students, faculty, staff and alumni.

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Full Paying College Students Favored By Struggling Colleges

New York Times | KATE ZERNIKE | Posted 04.30.2009 | Business

Read More: College Students, College Admissions, College Endowment, Economic Recession, College, Economy, College Tuition, College Endowments, Recession, Business News

In the bid for a fat envelope this year, it may help, more than usual, to have a fat wallet. Facing fallen endowments and needier students, many co...

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How the Economy of 2009 Impacts the Class of 2013

Michael Roth | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Colleges, Students, College, College Acceptance, Politics News
Michael Roth

In the coming weeks, students across the country will be looking at the equivalent of those thick envelopes and asking: Which school can I afford, and which school will be the place where I thrive?

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All that Economic Jazz

C. L. Max Nikias | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Jazz, College, Venture Capitalists, Research University, Inventions, Venture Capital, Housing Bubble, Universities, Business News
C. L. Max Nikias

The pieces are in place for a renaissance of America's inventive spirit. Wall Street is no longer the envy of the world, but our top 50 research universities most certainly are.

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Obama's Biggest Program of All -- Service Learning

Howard Schweber | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Education, Stimulus, College, Service, National Service, Politics News
Howard Schweber

Nothing that the Obama administration has discussed thus far has remotely the kind of transformative possibilities or the potential for total disaster of their service learning plan.

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Are There Baby SATs, Too?

Meredith Lopez | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting in New York, Cheetos, Nursery School, College, Picasso, New York City, Plato, Preschool, Parenting, School, 529 College Plans, Relationships, Living News
Meredith Lopez

Call me crazy, but when it comes to preschool, my requirements seem pathetically low. I want the Princeling to learn his ABC's and 123's, some basic social skills.

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Sluggish Economy Affects Number of College Girls Going Wild

Tom McCaffrey | Posted 04.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Spring Break, Lesbian, Usa, University of Colorado, America, US Economy, Joe Francis, College, Slutty Costumes, Girls Gone Wild, Skanky, Alcohol, American Flag, The Dude, Susan B. Anthony, Dude, Comedy News
Tom McCaffrey

Spring Break '09 showed the lowest amount of drunken women taking off their tops for video cameras ever.

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Freeman Foundation Scholars: Liberal Arts from an Asian Perspective

Michael Roth | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Southeast Asia, Liberal Education, College Scholarships, College, Scholarships, Wesleyan University, Asian Scholars, Freeman Foundation, Politics News
Michael Roth

While we in the U.S. debate the merits of investing in education as part of a short-term stimulus package, it is instructive to see how much value Asian students attribute to an American education.

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Obama's Plan Is About Dreams, Not Dollars

Will Bunch | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama Ronald Reagan, Federal Budget Deficit, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, College, Cancer, Barack Obama, Politics News
Will Bunch

It's true -- Barack Obama cannot cure cancer. By as president, he has the power to do something else that's almost as amazing: To help America to dream big again.

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College Coaches' Salaries Among The Largest

Wall Street Journal | ROBERT TOMSHO | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

Read More: College Salaries, Education, College Sports, College, Education Finance, College Finances, College Officials Salaries, Business News

College presidents aren't the only ones taking home big paychecks on some campuses. Many of the highest paid college officials are athletic coaches an...

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