Topic: College

How Columbia's 'Illegal' White-Only Scholarship Disappeared

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An arcane court case has revealed that an Ivy League university awarded a racist fellowship for 77 years. As it turns out, the school may have known about the "Caucasian" clause all along — even though its recipients did not. Columbia says it's trying to get back the money for "a diversity of students," but what happened in between? And why are we just learning about this now?

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 5, 2011

Spatwatch

Dartmouth Student and Bridgewater Clash on Recruiting

Dartmouth student rails against corporate recruiting on campus

Comments | 4,828 Views

By Dino Grandoni

Jul 14, 2011

Chart of the Day

Chart: It's Easier Than Ever to Get Good Grades in College

College students study less, but professors are handing out more A's

Comments | 3,260 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 17, 2011

College Students Are Pretty Confident, Is That So Bad?

Study says current students have much higher self-confidence than their parents did

Comments | 1,275 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 13, 2011

The Best of Conan O'Brien's Bleak Wisdom for Graduates

A look back at the brainy late night host's commencement speeches

Comments | 28,095 Views

By Ray Gustini

May 27, 2011

The Best and Worst of Commencement Speakers

Welcome to the Commencies, our awards for graduation speeches

Comments | 9,202 Views

By Ray Gustini

May 24, 2011

Kissing The Situation Could Get You Expelled

If you go to the University of Florida, that is

Comments | 16,609 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

May 11, 2011

Google to Experiment on Students with Laptop Subscriptions

The Chrome OS computer may be available on campuses as for $20 a month

Comments | 209 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 2, 2011

Quote of the Day

Quote: The Ivory Tower Racket

James Altucher continues his critique of academia

Comments | 1,334 Views

By Alex Eichler

Apr 27, 2011

A List of the Degrees the Media Say Are Worthless

A look back on the doom-and-gloom coverage of higher education

Comments | 8,331 Views

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