262. Review of College News

Here are some links to today's stories about
college access and success.

by

Joe Rottenborn

Executive Director, Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP)

1. Surging college costs price out middle class, by Annalyn Censky - http://t.co/Rl6BzD9 via @CNNMoney - "As the out-of-pocket costs of a college education go up faster than incomes, it's pricing low and medium income families out of a college education," said Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of financial aid sites FinAid.org and FastWeb.com."

2. The Class of 2011: Commencement Speeches, by Jonathan Corum - http://nyti.ms/kSQ0Ye - "Word usage in 40 speeches given at graduations this year."

3. The True Significance of 'Gainful Employment,' by Doug Lederman - Inside Higher Ed: http://bit.ly/lHltJi - "Leaders of for-profit colleges -- and their supporters, mostly Republicans, in Congress -- continued to rattle their swords about the rules’ fundamental unfairness in singling out for-profits for scrutiny. Meanwhile, Wall Street analysts and others who watch the sector -- and were free from worry about maintaining the colleges’ position in a potential lawsuit challenging the regulations -- acknowledged just how much gentler the new rules were than the earlier version."

4. Teach Financial Literacy, by Steven Bahls - Inside Higher Ed: http://bit.ly/l1kLFH - "Lately the most common answer from recent graduates as to how we can improve has been surprising — more education about financial literacy and the practical aspects of living in today’s world."

5. How to Get a Rhodes, Fulbright and Other Prestigious Fellowships, by Lynn O'Shaughnessy - http://t.co/AtwE378 via @cbsmoneywatch - "So how do college students increase their chances of getting these fellowships for graduate work? Andrew Roberts, a professor at Northwestern University and the author of an excellent book, The Thinking Student’s Guide to College: 75 Tips for Getting a Better Education, provides some tips."

6. Why a Learning Disability Can Give You A College Admission Edge, by Lynn O'Shaughnessy - http://t.co/qM8tAA0 via @cbsmoneywatch - "Colleges and universities, he says, can treat a learning disability as a plus. And here’s why: colleges look for diversity in their applicants and a learning disability is a form of diversity."

7. Education Secretary May Agree to Waivers on ‘No Child’ Law Requirements, by Sam Dillon - http://nyti.ms/jxh3rH - "The Obama administration has been facing a mounting clamor from state school officials to waive substantial parts of the law, which President Bush signed in 2002, especially its requirement that states bring 100 percent of students to proficiency in reading and math by 2014 or else face sanctions."

8. Lawmakers Talk About Their Degrees—or the Lack of Them - http://chronicle.com/article/Lawmaker-Talk-About-Degrees/127846/ - "I think the biggest gift I could give my children is an education," Ms. Roach says. "But even if I had no children at all, I wouldn't want to make it more difficult for the average family to give their kids a chance at a college degree."

9. Colleges offer graduates help repaying loans, by Mary Beth Marklein - http://usat.ly/jT4sn0 via @USATODAY - "The financial-aid benefit, which targets students who expect to pursue careers in low-paying public-service fields, aims to help colleges attract and retain students who might otherwise enroll somewhere cheaper, or nowhere at all."

10. College group targets incentive payments for international student recruiters, by Daniel de Vise - http://t.co/WaCGg68 via @washingtonpost - "Most colleges have few, if any, employees devoted to international recruiting, and sending workers abroad can get expensive. Many schools have turned instead to agents, who typically set up shop overseas and refer students to U.S. universities for a fee. Many agents charge the student a fee, as well."