M.I.T. Growing?

Hmmm . . . 15K applications for 1,071 freshman spots: M.I.T. possibly upping undergrad #highered student body to 80s and 90s numbers? NYTimes . . . http://bit.ly/1ESYZW

The $50K Club: enough members?

58 Private Colleges Have Passed the $50,000 Pricing Milestone

Source: chronicle.com

Fifty-eight private colleges now charge at least that much for tuition, fees, room, and board, a Chronicle analysis of College Board data shows. Last year only five colleges did . . . http://bit.ly/3elA08

James Oblinger is finalist for president at New Mexico State

Technician - Former chancellor finalist for university president

Source: www.technicianonline.com

James L. Oblinger is now a finalist for the post of president at New Mexico State University, according to a New Mexico State University press release. Oblinger is N.C. State's former chancellor who resigned ..

Will Windows 7 help #highered?

With the new Microsoft operating system, Windows 7, hitting the shelves tomorrow, there has . . . @Chronicle http://chronicle.com/blogPost/How-Good-Is-Windows-7-for/8550/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en

Biscuits not on the table . . . ?

No more breakfast @Harvard, as the world’s richest #highered institution learns to live with less. @NYTimes http://ow.ly/u8GD

Marketing by clicks now over?

Is the click officially dead? . . . Display ad clickers drop by 50%, + just 8% account for 85% of all clicks. @AdAge http://ow.ly/sbM6

It's very enlightening . . . "The Future of Education" presentation

It's very enlightening . . . "The Future of Education" presentation — Dubbed “the explainer” by popular geek publication Wired because of his viral YouTube video that summarizes Web 2.0 in under five minutes, cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch brought his Web 2.0 wisdom to the University of Manitoba @mwesch http://bit.ly/5Jp5K #highered

First-year students: Satisfaction with campus climate is especially crucial for retention. These students are more likely to persist when they are satisfied with their advisor's availability, are impressed with the course content in their major, believe t

Satisfaction with Campus Climate a Key Persistance Indicator

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Prepaid College Savings Plans Might Not Cover All Costs

"The money has to come from somewhere!” Prepaid College Savings Plans Might Not Cover Costs http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/education/05college.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Transfer Students Pull U-Turn

Students making U-turn from 4-year #highered schools to community colleges -- http://ow.ly/sqI2

When Amar Bhatia was weighing his postsecondary options, he chose Indiana University over DePaul University because DePaul's downtown Chicago campus was just too close to Mom and Dad.Now, as a sophomore, he's even closer -- at Harper Community College, a five-minute drive from his Palatine home. ...

Can we afford it?

"Can we afford it?" Admissions officers @NACAC foresee possible grim new #highered recruiting season due to economy. http://bit.ly/19PmP9

SetCommunicate: 'There's Not Going to Be Room for Press Release Journalism Anymore' @AdAge http:

SetCommunicate: 'There's Not Going to Be Room for Press Release Journalism Anymore' @AdAge http:

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