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Higher Education = Hazing?

Daveen Koh  —  Feb 13, 2013

Daveen Koh '13 is angry at Oleanna, a production of David Mamet's contentious two-person play, but she can't seem to figure out why.

Higher Ed's Identity Crisis

Nathaniel Rosen  —  Feb 28, 2012

Nathaniel Rosen '13 calls for a new model of higher education — one with international goals and public service in mind. 

University, Inc.

Steven Zhang  —  Oct 4, 2011

Getting a high SAT score, earning a 4.0 GPA and running the student government just don’t seem to cut it anymore for college admissions officers. It turns out that hopeful high school seniors should also have parents with deep bank accounts.  

Federal Budget Deal Will Preserve Student Aid at Cornell

Akane Otani  —  Apr 14, 2011

The Cornell Financial Aid office is celebrating a last-minute federal budget compromise reached on Friday, which largely spared student aid programs.

Cornell Students Aid Protests at Ohio State University

Matthew Rosenspire  —  Mar 10, 2011

Members of the Cornell Organization for Labor Action travelled to The Ohio State University to oppose proposed changes to the state's public sector bargaining laws.

C.U. Online Program Posts Profits for Fifth Straight Year

Jeff Stein  —  Nov 30, 2010

As Cornell's online degree program increases its enrollment numbers, experts consider web degrees impact on higher education.

I’m a Tailor, Not a Seamstress

Ben K.  —  Oct 5, 2010

Grad student Ben Koffel argues that a shop class should join PE among the ranks of the non-academic graduation requirements.

That’s Ms. Poobah to You

Julie Block  —  Apr 7, 2010

 

Once upon a time, a long time ago — before my ancestors were running away from Cossacks, people still wore togas and the only twittering and tweeting and twatting came from small annoying birds — higher education was only for wealthy white poobahs.

New Higher Ed Budget to Affect Family Loans

Jeff Stein  —  Feb 2, 2010

President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year, sent to Congress yesterday, contained several contentious reforms that pundits from both political parties agree will change the landscape of higher education in America. Students at Cornell and other wealthy universities will remain unaffected, however, according to Cornell’s Director of Financial Aid, Tom Keane.

The Value of a Degree

Donial Dastgir  —  Oct 14, 2009

The value of an intangible is always a difficult thing to calculate. Attempts can be, at times, rather controversial. An infamous example is that of the Ford Pinto. The Pinto was Ford's first attempt at a subcompact car in the United States and so was made with cost-cutting in mind. Unfortunately, in the process, the design for the car's fuel tank was a bit ... faulty. By faulty I mean, prone to explosion if the car were to be hit from the back.

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