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Can You Teach Creative Writing?

newyorker.com | Louis Menand | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living

Read More: University, Creativity, Art, Mfa, College, Writing, The Artist's Life, Creative Writing, Teaching, Living News

Creative-writing programs are designed on the theory that students who have never published a poem can teach other students who have never published a...

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How Happy Is... 5 Tips If You're Graduating

Sophie Keller | Posted 06.26.2009 | Living

Read More: University, Jobs, Graduation, Career, Personal Growth, College, The Balanced Life, Living News

Graduating is about change and moving on, and in the same breath it can be frightening, as well as exciting. Being frightened and excited often have ...

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Iran's First Female President: Not Gonna Happen

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Law, Women's Rights, Women's Issues, Al Zahra University, Iran Presidential Election, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mehdi Karroubi, Zahra Rahnavard, First Lady, Mohsen Rezai, Supreme Jurist, Tehran, Female, Guardian Council, Dr. Zahra Rahnavard, Vetting, Iran Reformists, Women, Parliament, Iran Supreme Leader, Hijab, Women Voters, Hejab, University, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian Women, Women and Politics, Candidate, Chancellor, Presidential Election, Iran Women's Rights, Tehran-Iran, World News

In a society where about 70% of the university population is female, the election vetting process is a sad comment on the true condition of Iran's girls and women: second-class citizens.

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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

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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The Ups and Downs of Going Higher

Flavia Colgan | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living

Read More: University, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Education, Higher Education, Living News

While conversation continues over the economic stimulus to catalyze America's economic engine, there needs to be a rally cry around the faltering intellectual engine of this great country.

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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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The Truth About College Rankings: Who is Really #1?

Kat Cohen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: College Admissions, Ivywise, Applywise, College Admissions Craze, Ivy League, College Rankings, University, College Students, Notre Dame, Boston University, US News College Rankings, College, US News & World Report, Admissions Officers, Admissions, Georgetown, Living News

There is no real "top 50 colleges": this zero-sum game of rankings renders meaningless. Students must examine a college's philosophy, environment, and academic offerings themselves.

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A Minnesota College Newspaper Editor on Israel-Hamas Conflict, from Tel Aviv

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestinian, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv University, University, College, Minnesota, Washington, Project Interchange, Reporters, University of Minnesota, World News

There are 6 sets of parents in America right now who might be wishing that their kids weren't college newspaper editors.

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Why Academics Should Blog

Hugh McGuire | Posted 11.28.2008 | Media

Read More: University, Blogs, Academic, College, Writing, Web, Journals, Openaccess, Blogging, Media News

I've been reading a fair bit of academic writing. I've come to the conclusion that all academics should blog.

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The Professors' Wives' Club: An interview with Joanne Rendell

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Joanne Rendell, Wives, Manhattan U, Living News, Relationships, The Wednesday Sisters, Work-Life Balance, Female Friendships, Friendship by the Book, Book Review, Novel, The Friday Night Knitting Club, The Professors’ Wives’ Club, University, Intergenerational Friendships, Infidelity, Homosexuality, Washington Square, Faculty, Sisterhood, Homeschooling, Friendship Circles, Nyu, Moms, New York University, Domestic Abuse, Living News

In this breakout first novel, Joanne Rendell creates powerful characters struggling to define their roles as women and an engaging plot that keeps you glued until the end.

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Sarah Palin: The College Years

LA Times | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: University, Education, Sarah Palin College, Alaska, College, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Reported from Moscow, Idaho -- What can we learn about our political stars from impressions they made in college? Sen. John McCain is remembered as a...

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Deliberation, Education ... and Immigration

Peter Kaufman | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Purpose of a College Education, University, College Students, Youth, College, Oxbridge, College Admissions Craze, College Tuition, Elitism, Western Civilization, The Purpose of Culture, Living News

Why should we go to college? Let's admit that career advancement, fun, and variety have places in any good answer's line-up. But there's also the so-called "civilizing effect."

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Beyond Science Fiction

Buck Goldstein | Posted 07.09.2008 | Business

Dr. Joe DeSimone has just won a big invention award for nano-particles that are 100x smaller than a red blood cell and as smart as a microprocessor.

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