Lola Adesioye: Should historically black colleges and universities merge with white schools?
Georgia state senator Seth Harp, chairman of the Senate higher education committee, has sparked a serious debate by proposing that the state ? which is currently being hurt by the sharp economic downturn ? cut its costs by merging its two historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with other, nearby state universities - which happen to be predominantly white. There are strong ...

4 private N.C. colleges among best values
Four N.C. schools were listed among the private colleges and universities determined to be the country's 100 best values by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, the publication disclosed today. The four are Davidson College (ranked no. 4 among colleges), Duke University (no. 5 among universities), Wake Forest University (no. 20) and Elon College (no. 29). Kiplinger included the school because ...

Miami among Top 50 best values among public colleges
Miami University was among seven Ohio schools listed in Kiplinger's Top 100 best values for colleges and universities. The report appears in the February edition of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine.

Kiplinger's: 4 NC schools among best values
Four colleges in North Carolina are ranked among the country's best values in private higher education. Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine on Wednesday issued its annual ranking of the 100 best private universities and liberal arts colleges that combine "outstanding economic value with exceptional education." Davidson College is ranked No. 4 among liberal arts schools. Among universities, ...

Miami among Top 50 best values among public colleges
Miami University was among seven Ohio schools listed in Kiplinger's Top 100 best values for colleges and universities.

Kiplinger's ranks 4 N.C. schools among best values
RALEIGH (AP) - Four colleges in North Carolina are ranked among the country's best values in private higher education. Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine on Wednesday issued its annual ranking of the 100 best private universities and liberal arts colleges that combine "outstanding economic value with exceptional education." Davidson College is ranked No. 4 among liberal arts schools. ...

State Colleges Rank Highly In Survey
Six Florida colleges and universities are on the Princeton Review's list of top 100 higher education values for 2009, with two near the top.

Nigeria: Unity School Workers' Strike Begins
WORKERS of the 104 Federal Government Colleges (FGC), otherwise known as Unity Schools, Wednesday, began an indefinite strike to protest government's refusal to address their grievances, just as the Federal Government directed the Inspector-General of Police to enforce the order closing 36 illegal universities.

Texas universities make Kiplinger?s list
Three private Texas universities made Kiplinger?s Personal Finance magazine?s 100 Best Values in Private Colleges list for 2008-09.

CU lands on 'best value' list
The Princeton Review said it selected the schools based on its surveys of administrators and students at more than 650 public and private colleges and universities. The test prep company, which has no relationship with Princeton University, said the goal of the list is to give attention to schools that provide high-quality education at a reasonable price during this economic downturn.

Local colleges struggling in economic storm
Colleges are not immune from economic fluctuations. Community colleges and state universities rely on tax revenue for a good portion of their expenses.

Nation's economic woes affecting colleges
The nation's economic troubles have hit colleges and universities, and some Tri-state schools are feeling it more than others. Investors aren't the only people on the edge of their seats during this financial meltdown.

The Princeton Review names UNCW one of the nations best valued colleges
The Princeton Review has named UNCW one of the nation's 50 best valued public universities.

Finding college value in tough times
Rankings: Valley schools make magazine's lists. Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine has ranked Lafayette College, Muhlenberg College and Lehigh University among the 100 best values in private colleges and universities for 2009 in its February issue.

Purdue in top 100 "Best Value" colleges
Purdue University is ranked in the Princeton Review's list of 100 "best value" colleges for 2009, released Thursday (Jan. 8).

Little-known Chapter In College Desegregation Explored
Many of the battles to desegregate Southern colleges and universities were fought in public, but efforts to desegregate the standardized testing that is often a prerequisite to admission have, until now, received little attention. Now, a new University of Georgia study reveals how two men traveled the Deep South, facing hostility and risking violence, to ensure that students received fair and ...

UGA research explores little-known chapter in college desegregation
( University of Georgia ) Many of the battles to desegregate Southern colleges and universities were fought in public, but efforts to desegregate the standardized testing that is often a prerequisite to admission have, until now, received little attention. Now, a new University of Georgia study reveals how two men traveled the Deep South, facing hostility and risking violence, to ensure that ...

NC library puts book on black history online
(The Associated Press) A copy of a 1910 reference book about African-American history is now available online. The State Library of North Carolina has put digital images of "An Era of Progress and Promise" online. The book includes entries on dozens of colleges, universities and secondary schools serving African-Americans in southeastern states in the decades after emancipation. Only 79 copies ...

N.C. library puts book on black history online
RALEIGH, N.C.  A copy of a 1910 reference book about African-American history is now available online. The State Library of North Carolina has put digital images of "An Era of Progress and Promise" online. The book includes entries on dozens of colleges, universities and secondary schools serving African-Americans in southeastern states in the decades after emancipation.

N.C. colleges looking good in Kiplinger?s latest rankings
Four of N.C.?s private schools made the ranks of Kiplinger?s 2009 ?Best Values,? as ranked in the February issue and reported by the Charlotte Business Journal today. (To see the full Kiplinger rankings, methodology and comparisons, go here.) Davidson College placed fourth in the rankings for ?Top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges? ? a list headed by Pomona College in California. Duke University was ...