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Fewer Yale Grads Are Going into Finance

Harvard Office of Career Services via The New York Times

To figure out how the financial crisis college graduates' career choices, Catherine Rampell of The New York Times' Economix blog decided to look at how many young grads are vying to getting into 1 percent through Wall Street.

By Erik Hayden

Dec 15, 2011

UC Berkeley's Middle Class Bid; Ivy League Early Admits

Today in academia: Berkeley's middle class bid, Ivy League admit numbers, Penn State's big donation, Riverside's protest rules, and Virginia Tech's parental notification policy.

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By Erik Hayden

Dec 14, 2011

An Impersonator at Harvard; Privatizing Student Dorms

Today in academia: a Harvard student impersonator, a huge CUNY gift, privatizing student housing, the free textbooks dream, and new protest "rules."

Comments | 652 Views

By Erik Hayden

Dec 13, 2011

Boulder's Celebrity Speaker Wish List; An MBA 'Arms Race'

Today in academia: buying top MBA applicants, wishing for a celeb speaker, demanding to know how much for-profit CEO's make, and dealing with a rise in on-campus psychological issues.

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By Erik Hayden

Dec 12, 2011

Bugs at Princeton; Goldman Sachs Cancels at Penn

Today in academia: bug infestations at Princeton, a sexual harassment lawsuit at Columbia, Goldman Sachs cancels at Penn, adderall at Duke, and a philosopher 'fraternity rush.'

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By Erik Hayden

Dec 9, 2011

Exam Week at Virginia Tech; UNC Students Protest Bloomberg

Today in academia: exams tomorrow at Virginia Tech, gun activists at Plymouth State, UNC students protest Bloomberg, more students are applying earlier, and an irresistible list.

Comments | 503 Views

By Erik Hayden

Dec 8, 2011

Recruiting Student Progammers; Rift at Columbia

Today in academia: recruiting programmers, the homework-free week myth, a Columbia squabble, Biden's for-profit promoting brother, Harvard's action against instructor who wrote inflammatory op-ed.

Comments | 744 Views

By Erik Hayden

Dec 7, 2011

Finals Season Battle Cry: Reclaim the Library!

Today in academia: commencement buzz, a finals season library protest, the skinny jeans ban, the latest ROTC on-campus arrival and mixing fake drinks for credit.

Comments | 1,168 Views

By Erik Hayden

Dec 6, 2011

A Lifetime of Free Tuition; Goldman Sachs Cancels On Campus Event; Drunk Profs

Today in academia: employers aren't happy, free tuition for life, where the professors party, Goldman Sachs gets avoided, and lots of incidents of SAT irregularities.

Comments | 684 Views

By Erik Hayden

Dec 5, 2011

Well-Paid College Presidents; Obama to Chat About Steep Tuition; Pepper-Spray

Today in academia: Finals season begins, the highest paid college presidents, Oxford's many trademarks, and Obama's scheduled chat about steep tuition.

Comments | 738 Views

By Erik Hayden

Dec 2, 2011

The Dumpster Diving Professor; Jay-Z's Georgetown Course

Today in academia: dumpster diving, infomercials, cheating scandals, changing UPenn's name and the sociology of all things Jay-Z.

Comments | 1,236 Views

By Erik Hayden

Dec 1, 2011

Plenty of Applicants to Penn State; Not Many M.B.A.'s Are At Non-Profits

Today in academia: Penn State reports more applicants this year, M.B.A's are forgoing non-profit work, ROTC is getting comfortable at Yale, and some schools that don't leave students with as much debt.

Comments | 1,747 Views

By Erik Hayden

May 26, 2011