How Public-College Presidents’ Pay Compares With Professors’ Salaries

"In 2011, most public-college presidents earned between two and four times the median salary of their full professors. Some made much more."

Class of 2012: More Jobs, Bigger Paychecks

"This year's college graduates are being offered more jobs and fatter paychecks. Members of the Class of 2012 are being offered median starting salaries of $42,569 -- up 4.5% from last year, a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers shows."

Harvard, Princeton Post Record Low Acceptance Rates

"The country's eight Ivy League institutions finished sending out their admission decisions to applicants late Thursday. And many of the elite schools -- including Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth and Cornell -- are reporting that they accepted record low percentages of applicants for the upcoming school year."

After Grad Job Slump, Big Hiring is Back at U.S. Colleges

"A survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) found 2012 hiring is expected to climb 10.2 percent, above a previous estimate of 9.5 percent."

The Hidden Majority of For-Profit Colleges

"A new study by the economists Stephanie Riegg Cellini of George Washington University and Claudia Goldin of Harvard concludes that the estimated number of for-profit institutions in the United States would more than double – to more than 7,500 from 2,944 – if official statistics included institutions that do not receive federal student aid."

U.S. Bachelor Degree Rate Passes Milestone

"More than 30 percent of American adults hold bachelor’s degrees, a first in the nation’s history, and women are on the brink of surpassing men in educational attainment, the Census Bureau reported on Thursday."

College Students in More Alcohol Abuse Admissions

"U.S. college students have a significantly higher rate of admissions for alcohol problems than their non-student counterparts, federal health officials found."

Study Abroad? Why American Students Head North

"Almost 10,000 American students are heading to Canada for higher education every year for the past five years, according to the Canadian Embassy in Washington, up from just 2,300 15 years ago."

For-Profit Colleges Raise Tuition to Maximize Student-Aid Revenue, Study Suggests

"The paper, by Stephanie Riegg Cellini of George Washington University and Claudia Goldin of Harvard University, says that the higher tuition at the Title IV-eligible colleges provides evidence of the 'Bennett hypothesis'—the theory, espoused by William J. Bennett, the former education secretary, that colleges eligible for federal student aid jack up their tuition to maximize the aid funds they can capture."

The Economics of Foreign College Students

"By the reckoning of the Institute of International Education, foreign students in the United States contribute about $21 billion a year to the national economy . . ."

Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say

"Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for success as adults. But a body of recently published scholarship suggests that the achievement gap between rich and poor children is widening, a development that threatens to dilute education’s leveling effects."

US Lags Way Behind in Science, Math Graduates

"When it comes to churning out young workers with college degrees in math and science, the United States lags well behind other advanced democracies, ranking just behind Turkey and Spain, according to a new analysis."

The 6 Technologies That Will Shape Higher Education

"Game-based learning, learning analytics, and the "Internet of Things" are three of six technologies that will have a profound impact on higher education in the next one to five years, according to the latest NMC Horizon Report released by the New Media Consortium and the Educause Learning Initiative."

Harvard Conference Seeks to Jolt University Teaching

"A growing body of evidence from the classroom, coupled with emerging research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, is lending insight into how people learn, but teaching on most college campuses has not changed much, several speakers said here at Harvard University at a daylong conference dedicated to teaching and learning."

Survey Finds That Dwindling Financial Aid Contributes to Fewer College Options

"College freshmen entering school last fall were less likely to attend their first choice of college, a function of both competition and cost, than at any other time since 1974, and fewer received financial aid through grants or scholarships, according to an annual survey of nearly 204,000 high school students."

Today's College Freshmen Hitting Books Harder, Study Says

"This year's college freshmen are more studious than their counterparts of the past few years, says an annual survey released today on their high school academic habits."

Fewer College Students Volunteer Their Time

"The percentage of college students who volunteer is declining, reflecting an overall drop in volunteerism nationally. In 2010, 26.1 percent of college students around the United States volunteered, about on par with the overall percentage of Americans who volunteered that year. College student volunteerism peaked at 31.2 percent in 2004, according to the Corporation for National and Community Service."

What the Top 1% of Earners Majored In

"According to the Census Bureau’s 2010 American Community Survey, the majors that give you the best chance of reaching the 1 percent are pre-med, economics, biochemistry, zoology and, yes, biology, in that order."

India's Education Dream Risks Remaining Just That

"According to a government report published last year, a massive expansion in higher education combined with a poor supply of Ph.D.’s, delays in recruitment and the lack of incentives to attract and nurture talent has led to a situation in which 40 percent of existing faculty positions remain vacant. The report’s authors, mostly academics, found that if the shortfall is calculated using the class size recommended by the government, this figure jumps to 54 percent."

Half of Employers Say they Can't Find Skilled Workers

"More than half of U.S. employers surveyed by the staffing firm Manpower Group last year said they were having trouble filling job openings because they couldn't find qualified workers. That’s a huge 38 percentage point jump from 2010, when only 14 percent said they were having trouble filling positions."