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We're No. 1! Harvard tops college rankings list

We're No. 1! Harvard tops college rankings list

Harvard has pulled ahead of Princeton in the latest edition of the U.S. News & World Report university rankings, while a stronger emphasis on graduation rates drove other changes.

 

Gen. McChrystal to teach leadership at Yale

Yale University says it has hired retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal to teach a graduate level seminar on leadership on its New Haven, Conn., c ...

 

University of Georgia tops party schools ranking

University of Georgia tops party schools ranking

Georgia beat out Pennsylvania State University, West Virginia University and University of Florida which were the top party schools over the ...

 

Man accused of duping Harvard got into Stanford

Man accused of duping Harvard got into Stanford

A Delaware man charged with faking his way into Harvard was accepted at Stanford University after he was kicked out of the Ivy League school, ...

 

Woman invented kidnap hoax to avoid telling parents she would not graduate from UCLA, police say

Woman invented kidnap hoax to avoid telling parents she would not graduate from UCLA, police say

Glendale police said a woman invented a kidnapping hoax to avoid telling her parents that she had been lying to them about college.

 

Virginia lacrosse player charged in athlete's slaying

Virginia lacrosse player charged in athlete's slaying

A senior on the Virginia men's lacrosse team was charged Monday with the slaying of a fellow student on the women's team, stunning ...

 

Duke prof gives controversial 'no-grades' experiment an A+

Duke prof gives controversial 'no-grades' experiment an A+

When Duke University's Cathy Davidson announced her grading plan for a seminar she would be offering this semester, she attracted ...

 

Documents Detailing Palin's CSU Speaking Fee Were Shredded

Documents Detailing Palin's CSU Speaking Fee Were Shredded

When it began, the ruckus over Sarah Palin's speaking fee at the state university in Turlock - and the school's attempts to keep it secret - had a comic undertone.

 

Palin's Secret University Speaking Fee Sparks Outcry

Palin's Secret University Speaking Fee Sparks Outcry

Sarah Palin is expected to raise nearly $200,000 for an appearance on a California State University campus in June. But the school foundation hosting the $500-a-plate event won't say what they are paying her, or even how much the party will cost - and that has angered a San Francisco lawmaker who is using the opportunity to push his bill for greater transparency by public university foundations.

 

Foreign Investors Targeting Los Angeles Pre Foreclosures

A sharply rising number of foreign investors are looking for Los Angeles pre foreclosures and other bargain-priced properties. A number of them are Chinese parents looking for houses for their children who are entering U.S. universities.

 

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