Daniel Luzer

It may be a technically a public college, but that doesn’t stop it from being hugely expensive. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that there are now 100 institutions in the United States that charge more than $50,000 a year total for tuition, fees, room, and board. While 99 of these schools are private, one […]

Angry about the drastic state cuts to public higher education, students in Louisiana now have a group to try and solve the problem. According to a piece by Icess Fernandez in the Shreveport Times: A group of LSU-Shreveport students — Chris Szabo, John Mazur and Matthew Cash — started circulating a petition that they hope […]

Last week the Department of Education’s released almost all of its new rules for-profit colleges. The rules, which do things like prohibit incentive compensation for recruiters and create a federal definition of a college course credit, were released without fanfare, however, because everyone’s still waiting on the other rule, the one about debt levels and […]

That whole “need blind” philosophy isn’t working out so well for many schools. According to a piece by Dan Berrett in Inside Higher Education: Imagine walking into a pricey hotel and telling the desk clerk that you intend to stay the night, but are willing to pay only as much money as you have in […]

For the average college student interested in, say, meat-based formal wear, there’s good news. This spring the sociology department of the University of South Carolina will be offering a course on Lady Gaga (right). According to a press release from the university: The course will introduce students to a sociological analysis of issues related to […]

Oh SUNY Binghamton, this Division I sports fiasco just keeps getting more expensive, doesn’t it? According to the school yesterday: The SUNY system, Binghamton University and former head men’s basketball coach Kevin Broadus have reached a tentative agreement to resolve all pending issues related to Broadus’ employment with the University. In exchange for his resignation […]

Is San Antonio dumb? Lately the Texas city has become weirdly concerned with this particular question, following The Daily Beast’s annual publication of America’s smartest (and dumbest) cities. Among the 55 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, San Antonio ranked 54th. The city protests. According to an article by Roy Bragg in the San […]

The Obama administration loves to talk up community colleges. They are the solution to making the United States the leader in the number of college graduates! As President Obama said, Community colleges aren’t just the key to the future of their students. They’re also one of the keys to the future of our country. We […]

After heated debate the Missouri Baptist Convention decided Tuesday that Hannibal-LaGrange College will be transformed into Hannibal-LaGrange University, not the University of Hannibal as many wished. According to a piece by Bob Allen in the Associated Baptist Press: The Missouri Baptist Convention renamed Hannibal-LaGrange College Oct. 26 to Hannibal-LaGrange University after alumni campaigned to retain […]

Apparently it’s not just the coming education debt rules about which the University of Phoenix needs to worry. Federal regulators have asked the school’s parent company, Apollo Group Inc., to provide information and documentation about the company’s internal practices. According to an article by Jahna Berry in the Arizona Republic: Federal regulators are widening an […]