MetaFilter posts tagged with university and usa

pay to play

plexi — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:19:02 -0800

Sadly, colleges are on track to become unaffordable for most Americans.

We are weird. And somewhat echoey.

divabat — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:01:21 -0800

KnowHow2Go wants you to take on the tough classes - such as Biology, Foreign Languages, and Algebra II - to prepare yourself for college.

U.S. Public Service Academy

divabat — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:38:28 -0800

U.S. Public Service Academy : A proposal by two Teach for America alum to provide fully-funded top-notch undergraduate education in public service in the style of military academies, but with a mandatory 5-year local/state/federal service work requirement. A bill for this school was put into Congress by Senators Hillary Clinton and Arlen Specter.

Salaries of presidents at private US colleges and universities

shoos — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 11:37:13 -0800

Salaries of presidents at private US colleges and universities. The Chronicle of Higher Education releases results of country-wide survey (complete database available only with subscription). The salaries and benefits of presidents at public universities from previous report.

engelr — Wed, 08 May 2002 10:27:58 -0800

Small free speech zones on public college campuses seem incongruous. A more-carrot, less-stick solution might be a free speech zone that was indoors, with seating, like part of this was. Maybe then, fewer people would want to demonstrate elsewhere. This would probably ony work if people regularly came to listen and debate.

aj100 — Wed, 30 May 2001 10:47:53 -0800

How to get into college Who needs good grades, hard work, and extra activities! All you need to get into college is determination and a gimmick! Look out Harvard here I come.

owillis — Thu, 02 Nov 2000 23:05:10 -0800

Bob Jones 2? Mr. DUI makes another misstep. Regardless of the outcome, the past 24 hours have been satisfying for Democrats