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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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1. UConn women get Division I record 89th straight win, by Jason Hanna – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs: http://t.co/GKO98Ue

‎"Earlier this week, after UConn tied UCLA's Division I record with a victory Sunday over Ohio State, Auriemma took issue with the media's motives for paying attention to his team, saying there wouldn't be as many people covering the club if it were chasing a women's record, and that people were "up in arms about" the possibility that women could break a men's record."

2. Big-bucks college presidents don't earn their pay, by Mark Schneider: http://usat.ly/gbtwcX - RT @USATODAY

"To find the answer, I compared these top-paid presidents with two measures of student success: 1) the graduation rate of students who obtain a bachelor's degree in six years, and 2) the percentage of borrowers who default on their student loans within two years of graduating or dropping out."

3. Elation, Then Life Intervenes, by Sophia Gimenez - http://nyti.ms/gdruR1

‎"In the midst of my college acceptances and applying — including to Scripps, the University of Colorado at Boulder and Colorado State University at Fort Collins — my mother fell frightfully ill. Just as I had nervously awaited for results from Knox and Mills, my mother, along with the rest of my family, anxiously awaited the results of her spinal tap. She couldn’t share good news like I had, and unfortunately, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis."


"If winter weather tops your college wish list, then these schools are for you."

5. Oral Lee Brown, Oakland Woman, Sends Dozens of Underprivileged Kids To College - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/20/oral-lee-brown-oakland-wo_n_799389.html

"When the time came, almost all of the 23 students went on to college thanks to "Mama Brown," who had tucked away a nest egg saved from her real estate income. Now, Brown's foundation continues to make dreams come true for Oakland students, doling out college scholarships every three years."

6. U.S. students discovering U.K. universities, by Daniel de Vise - http://t.co/Bs9zkxV via @washingtonpost

"Now Waldrop, from Silver Spring, is a sophomore at St. Andrews, one of a growing number of American students who enroll at top-ranked British universities, which offer the prestige of elite U.S. schools at a fraction of the cost."

7. For-Profit Colleges Change Higher Education's Landscape, by Robin Wilson - http://chronicle.com/article/For-Profit-Colleges-Change/64012/

"Proprietary schools charge a lot more than public colleges—an average of $14,174 this year, compared with $2,544 at public two-year institutions and $7,020 for in-state tuition at public four-year institutions, according to the College Board. But students frequently choose proprietary schools over public colleges because for-profits do so much to limit the hassle of enrolling and applying for aid, and because students can take the classes they need quickly and get on with their lives."

8. Poorest pupils '55 times less likely to go to Oxbridge' - BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12048629

"The Sutton Trust has the percentages of pupils who qualified for free lunches when they were at school - a measure of deprivation - attending each of England's universities. The proportion was 0.8% at both Oxford and Cambridge, while more than 40% of their students came from independent schools.And in general, pupils from private schools were 22 times more likely to go to a top university than those who had been on free school meals, the Trust said.

The Trust said the greatest factor determining how many poorer students go to university is the fact that so few of them get the grades they need - something many top institutions also point out."

9. Study: Nearly a quarter of takers fails Army entrance exam, by Ed Payne - http://bit.ly/gVgJnD #cnn

‎"The study's results show disparities between ethnic groups. "Among white test-takers, 16% scored below the minimum score required by the Army. For Hispanic candidates, the rate of ineligibility was 29%. And for African-American youth, it was 39%," the study says. Recruits must score at least a 31 on the test to meet minimum eligibility requirements. Higher scores can qualify recruits for enlistment bonuses and advanced training."

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