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Only 22% of students graduate - Monday, August 18, 2008
ohannesburg - Only 22% of higher level students complete their undergraduate degree within the required study period, said Education Minister Naledi Pandor on Monday.
"Out of the 120...
Police investigating report of student rape at Seattle middle school - Thursday, June 19, 2008
Seattle police are investigating a reported rape at a Southeast Seattle school in which a student says she was attacked by a boy who forced her into a school restroom at gunpoint.
Seattle...
Foreign students on par with locals - Tuesday, October 07, 2008
INTERNATIONAL students do just as well as Australian students at Australia's elite universities, countering claims that international students are "soft-marked" and are dragging down...
Study: 50 percent borrow money for college - Friday, July 10, 2009
America's college students are borrowing more and taking on riskier forms of debt than ever before, according to an analysis released Thursday.
“Drowning in Debt: The Emerging Student...
Black students in South performing better on tests - Tuesday, July 14, 2009
ATLANTA - A new government study shows black students in many Southern states are improving test scores in math and reading, but not enough to narrow an achievement gap with their white...
Study: Med students sharing a bit too much info on Facebook - Tuesday, July 22, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Would you visit a doctor who dresses like a pimp or wears a lab coat labeled “Kevorkian Medical Clinic?”
University of Florida researchers found several such...
Yale's Endowment Drops 13.4% - Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Yale disclosed Tuesday that its endowment had fallen at least 13.4 percent in the four months since June as the decline in asset values during the financial crisis takes its toll on...
Harvard study predicts long return to healthy housing market - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
A new study from Harvard University predicts housing woes will continue as the economy wavers from the sharp drop in home building, credit and stock market turmoil, and a slowdown in...
University challenges highlighted - Thursday, July 10, 2008
A report outlining the major issues that universities could face in the future has been published.
The report, by Universities UK, suggests a number of different scenarios for the future...
Guaranteed admission to Bulgarian universities - for a price - Thursday, July 10, 2008
An online advert offers prospective students an alternative way to enrol in a university, Monitor daily reported on July 10. ET Lina, a firm from Sofia, offers applicants to any Bulgarian...
