College Students Spending Less Time Studying - OregonLive.com

College Students Spending Less Time Studying
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And that invites a question: Has college become too easy? Ashley Dixon, a sophomore at George Mason University, anticipated more work in college than in high school. Instead, she has less. In a typical week, Dixon spends 18 hours in classes and another ...

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For International Students, Early 2012 College Admissions Yields and Wait-List ... - New York Times (blog)


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For International Students, Early 2012 College Admissions Yields and Wait-List ...
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With that data in hand, colleges also use this time of year to report how many, if any, of their wait-list applicants will be offered admission. We've recently reached out to several dozen colleges to determine how many of their accepted applicants ...
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Public university presidents nearly crack the $2 million mark - Washington Post (blog)

Public university presidents nearly crack the $2 million mark
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By Daniel de Vise Ohio State University President Gordon Gee came within a few thousand dollars of earning $2 million in total compensation in fiscal year 2011, according to the latest analysis by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Pay for university leaders drives 'academic arms race' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Pay for university leaders drives 'academic arms race'
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Ohio University economist Richard Vedder, founder of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, said colleges are upping the ante, and suffering as a result, as they compete for executive talent to bolster fundraising and boost graduation ...

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Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over contraception mandate - SouthCoastToday.com


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Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over contraception mandate
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Among those suing are the University of Notre Dame, the archdioceses of Washington and New York, the Michigan Catholic Conference and the Catholic University of America. "We have tried negotiation with the administration and legislation with the ...
Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over Obama mandate Akron Beacon Journal

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Rodriguez Among 25 Shortstops Named to Updated Brooks Wallace Award Watch List - EKU Sports

Rodriguez Among 25 Shortstops Named to Updated Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
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LUBBOCK, Texas – Eastern Kentucky University senior baseball player Richie Rodriguez has made the second cut for the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award Watch List. Rodriguez was one of 25 players named to the updated watch list for the ...

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Competition is killing higher education - The City Wire

Competition is killing higher education
The City Wire
It's about “keeping up with the Joneses,” an official at Wright State University said in a Dayton Daily News article last fall detailing why colleges in Ohio were spending hundreds of millions of dollars on student centers and other nonacademic ...

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Early Word on 2012 College Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers - New York Times (blog)

Early Word on 2012 College Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers
New York Times (blog)
By TANYA CALDWELL 10:50 am | Updated See below for figures from the University of Chicago, which had a notable yield increase this year. Every year, as one cohort of college students is accepted and another crop starts filling out applications, ...

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Weekly #17: Nine Wolverines, Relay to Participate at NCAA East Prelims - MGoBlue


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Weekly #17: Nine Wolverines, Relay to Participate at NCAA East Prelims
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The University of Michigan men's track and field team will continue its postseason run at the 2012 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds from Thursday-Saturday (May 24-26) at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. Nine individuals and the ...
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The Bell Lap - Memphis Daily News


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The Bell Lap
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Wottle got into “enrollment management,” as the field is called, after doing admissions work post-Olympics part time at Walsh University in Ohio and Bethany College in West Virginia, where he also coached track and cross country.

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