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A Look at Where 15,600 Liberal Arts Grads Got Jobs

on March 7, 2013 in Academic quality, Academics, Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges

Today I’m sharing a post written by David Kochanek, who is the publisher of LiberalArtsColleges.com, a site dedicated to providing students and parents with the information they need to make intelligent college decisions. In his post he examines the the beauty of pursuing a liberal arts degree from the perspective of Williams College, an elite [...]

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A Welcome Break from College

on December 24, 2012 in College Life, Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges, Parents, Uncategorized

I wanted to wish everyone who visits my college blog a happy holiday. Unless you are a high school senior or the parent of one, I’d suggest this is an excellent time to forget about college for a week. That’s what I intend to do, which is why I won’t be writing any more blog [...]

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What is the Difference Between Colleges and Universities?

on December 3, 2012 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Academics, Colleges, Evaluating Schools, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research, Universities

Today’s post comes courtesy of a new website, LiberalArtsColleges.com, which was created by David Kochanek after he realized that there wasn’t a single online source dedicated to all liberal arts colleges. As some of you know, I’m a huge admirer of liberal arts colleges and both of my children ended up at one.  I believe [...]

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Surprise: Where Harvard Law Students Got Their Undergrad Degrees

on October 10, 2012 in Academic quality, Academics, California universities, College rankings, Evaluating Schools, Graduate degrees, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research, Universities

Today I’m passing along a fascinating list that comes from Harvard Law School. The list you see below includes the 261 colleges and universities where members of the Class of 2013 law school students come from. Michelle Kretzschmur, the creator of Do-It-Yourself College Rankings sent me the link to the list because she knows how [...]

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50 Schools That Produce the Most Science and Engineering PhD’s

on October 3, 2012 in Academic majors, Academics, College rankings, Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research, Universities

Note: I ran this college blog post last year, but it’s equally relevant today… I got an email this week from a California mother who was happy that her child would be a attending St. Mary’s College of Maryland, a wonderful public liberal arts college, in the fall. Her husband, however, remained skeptical. He worried [...]

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A Trailblazer Slashes College Tuition by 33%

on September 14, 2012 in College Costs, Colleges, Financial aid, Liberal Arts Colleges, Money, Scholarships, Universities

A report released on Wednesday from the U.S. Census Bureau documents what a lot of people have been feeling for many years. Household income has been eroding for so long that it has now fallen to levels last seen in 1995. Median household income is now at an inflation-adjusted $50,054, which is 8.9 percent below [...]

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