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Female students twice as likely to end up in debt from stress New research has shown that female students are twice as likely to end up in debt at university as their male counterparts owing to poor personal finance skills and the large amounts of stress placed on them. In the Media by James Walker

Senior Millionaires and the education of their grandchildren According to a 2014 Spectrem’s Millionaire Corner wealth level study, 39 percent of senior Millionaires over the age of 65 consider financing their grandchildren’s education one of their primary concerns. In the Media by Jeannie Stokowski-Bisanti - 1 comment

Four shot at Seattle college Seattle - Four people were shot and wounded Thursday at a Seattle college campus before teachers and other school workers were able to disarm him. In the Media by Nathan Salant - 4 comments

Op-Ed: Study finds rich administrators make for poorer students A recent study found that students pay more and pay longer to go to school in colleges that have more highly paid leaders. In the Media by Walter McDaniel

Rich college presidents linked to poorer teachers, students It is recognized that the high pay of corporate CEOs is connected to the low pay of the employees. Did you know that public universities are exactly the same? They are, according to a recent study. In the Media by Ryan Hite - 2 comments

University students request 'trigger warnings' for course texts Students at several universities around the country have made what they believe is a reasonable request: to be given a heads up if any material they are assigned to read contains any material that may be upsetting to them. In the Media by Andrew Ellis - 3 comments

Review: A funk/soul album with great potential, but minor issues “Burden to Bear is especially precious to me because it’s my first album,” says soul/pop artist Lael Summer, currently a student in the University of Southern California’s elite Popular Music program and signed to New York’s True Groove Records. In the Media by Wesley Butler

Researchers working on social media 'lie detector' London - University researchers are working on a system that could quash rumours spreading on social media by identifying whether information is accurate.Five European universities, led by Sheffield in northern England, are cooperating on a system that could au... In the Media by AFP

Out-of-control snowball fight being investigated in Oregon The University of Oregon is investigating an out of control snowball fight, and trying to figure out if it turned criminal after students started to throw snowballs at moving cars at an intersection. In the Media by Owen Weldon - 2 comments

Barcelona University makes fascinating find in hidden cave Barcelona - Archaeologists from the University of Barcelona in Spain made an exciting and fascinating discovery recently. They found the bones of four people, dating back some 6,400 years and the funerary rites were unlike anything they had seen before. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 5 comments

A University staffer is taking her show on the road Special Dar Es Salaam - This month, children's entertainer Diana Josephat will board a ship and sing songs. An entertainer told journalists, yesterday. Digital Journal Report by Neema Tele - 1 comment

Arts and Grad Studies join forces to introduce kids to university Special Dar Es Salaam - Today morning, the shaking of music, the jingle of triangles and the beat of drums resound from a University of Dar es Salaam classroom. Digital Journal Report by Neema Tele

University eyes up the gold at College Challenge Special Dar Es Salaam - Strong competition means campus teams are fighting to protect the title. College Challenge 2013 is nearing the end — but victory for University of Dar es Salaam athletes is anything but guaranteed, says organizer Pauline Wanja. Digital Journal Report by Neema Tele

What every Canadian student should know about auto insurance Promoted As summer turns to autumn, the annual migration of college and university students returning to school begins. No doubt the subject of auto insurance will be a concern for students driving their own car on campus or visiting their parents during holidays. Promoted Content by Jonathan Farrell - 1 comment

Op-Ed: 10 things all new university students should know It's almost September, which means students are starting to prepare for heading back to school. For those starting university, the experience can be daunting. Here are essential tips for any new post-secondary student. In the Media by Michael Thomas - 3 comments

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano leaving DC for UC Washington - After more than four years as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Napolitano announced in a statement today that she will be leaving the post to head the University of California System. In the Media by Kay Mathews

College education becoming too expensive for middle class Middle class pocketbooks were hit hard by the Great Recession, and with the cost of attending a four-year university increasing faster than the rate of inflation, many have found that the price of attaining a college degree is simply out of reach. In the Media by Jordan Howell - 16 comments

Metrics Mania & March Madness seek to find the best university A project “Metrics Mania” will compare the institutional research productivity between the 64 colleges and universities from across the U.S. The 64 institutions are each competing in the 'March Madness' of college basketball. In the Media by Tim Sandle - 1 comment

Canadian teams get ready for food fight Special Canadian students, enrolled in food science, culinary arts or a related discipline, will be taking part in an event based around pulses. Some forty teams are set to take part in Mission ImPULSEible, to test their culinary and economic skills. Digital Journal Report by Tim Sandle - 4 comments

Op-Ed: A fact-based look at campus rape and the Landen Gambill case Special The case of Landen Gambill has sparked outrage by sexual assault victims and advocates alike. It has also led to some questioning the validity of Gambill's claims. Digital Journal Report by Greta McClain - 19 comments

Video: Education-versus-school video goes viral Special What is the value of institutionalized education? That’s the question British rapper-poet Suli Amoako (known as Suli Breaks) poses in his video “Why I Hate School But Love Education,” the latest of spoken word videos to go viral this year. Digital Journal Report by Erica Lenti - 2 comments

Staff & students stage Madrid university Zombie flash mob (video) Madrid - Emulating a similar event by Chilean students, a group of administrative workers, teachers and students from Complutense University got together in a zombie flash mob dance in the defense of public university. In the Media by Anne Sewell

America's Top 10 party schools Unigo, a college resource website, has released their "50 Shades of Cray" list, which ranks America's top ten party schools. In the Media by Kay Mathews

Op-Ed: Young, educated, and underemployed You’ve just graduated with a bachelor’s degree. You work full-time at Starbucks to pay off your student loans, while you search for jobs in your discipline on the side. Months later, you find yourself back where you first started. In the Media by Julianne Keu - 11 comments

Photo essay: Canada's only synchrotron particle accelerator Special Saskatoon - One of the world's few particle accelerators, the synchrotron at Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon creates incredibly strong beams of light to help researchers with medical and environmental science experiments. Digital Journal Report by David Silverberg

Three dead, including cop and suspect in Texas shooting (Video) College Station - College Station, Texas, police report that one police officer and two civilians are dead, including the gunman, after an early afternoon shooting near the Texas A&M Campus. Police say this may have been a case of an eviction gone wrong. In the Media by Bill Schmalfeldt

Oxford University changes dress-code for trans-gender students Oxford - One would imagine Oxford University to have a strict dress code but this is no longer true. For Oxford University has moved with the times and changed its once strict dress code. In the Media by Melissa Horrocks - 2 comments

Canadian university president gifted a cow from student Ryerson University President Sheldon Levy will be getting a cow from a student who graduates next week, and will make the trip to Africa to retrieve the animal. In the Media by Matt Cianfarani

Boko Haram: Bayero University rocked by gunfire, explosions Kano - Gunmen attacked church services on the campus of Bayero University in the city of Kano, Nigeria, on Sunday. The attackers used explosives to draw the worshipers out and then opened fire on them as the fled, killing about 20 people and wounding several. In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus

Saudi Arabia: No gays & 'tom boys' allowed in schools Saudi Arabia is enforcing a law to ban gays and "tom boys" (lesbians) from attending schools and universities in the country. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

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