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Cuts squeeze student jobs

It took Tiffany Polk ’12 an entire semester during her freshman year to land a job at the circulation desk of the Sterling Memorial Library, […]

Tufts admissions officers embrace new media

Admissions officers at Tufts University have a good reason to watch YouTube during this year’s reading season — it is part of the University’s new […]

Princeton takes cue from ‘That’s Why I Chose Yale’

The Yale Admissions Office is not alone when it comes to using YouTube as a means of attracting potential applicants. Only weeks after the launch […]

Colleges care more about dollars than diplomas, Americans say

A new study suggests that most Americans believe colleges are more concerned with profit than delivering quality education, according to a story today in The […]

Dartmouth revives loan requirement for families with $75,000+ income

Following a 23 percent drop in its endowment during the 2009 fiscal year, Dartmouth College will reinstitute a loan requirement of approximately $2,500 to $5,500 […]

Two Yalies win Gates

Two Yale students have been awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship this year for graduate study at the University of Cambridge in England, the Office of […]

Travel funding capped

Students planning to travel abroad this summer may find their funding options more limited because of budget cuts to the International Summer Award program. ISA […]

Direct loans bill stalls

Yale will continue to make the transition to direct federal student loans even if Congress does not ultimately require their use, Caesar Storlazzi, director of […]

Hazy future for proposed student loan overhaul

Aggressive private lobbying may stall the passing of legislation overhauling the student loans business, according to an article in Friday’s New York Times. Under the […]

Yale raises $60 million in December

Yale raised $60 million in private donations during the month of December, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Thursday in its “Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns […]

Tigers bemoan spike in B+ grades

Amid a weak economy and tight job market, Princeton students are blaming the University’s rigid grading policy for a drop in job placements, according to […]