Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 12:00am
Princeton University officials announced on Sunday that for the first time in 40 years, tuition will not increase for the next academic year, remaining steady at $33,000 per year. However, room and board costs will increase.
Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 12:00am
The Minuteman Project sued a California community college and its former president for violation of First Amendment rights and the California Constitution, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported last week.
Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 12:00am
Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-Harlem) joined local and city community leaders to announce the launch of a new microloan fund for upper Manhattan entrepreneurs on Thursday.
Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 12:00am
University President Lee Bollinger is among an elite crop of university presidents whose annual pay exceeds $500,000. For the last fiscal year, he had a total compensation package of $685,930, including benefits such as health care and pension.
Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 12:00am
Last month, while most Columbia students were distracted by their final exams, changes were afoot in two of our finer libraries. During that period, both Lehman and Butler libraries were equipped with brand new LCD monitors.
Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 12:00am
When we were at Ivy League universities, 40 years ago, lofty ideals were affordable. Back in the '70s, the average annual tuition and fees for a private college were around $7,000, inflation-adjusted to today's dollars. Four-fifths of U.S. households had annual incomes in excess of that.
Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 12:00am
The votes have been counted. The consensus is in. The experts have spoken.
Mon, Jan 22, 2007, 12:00am
When asked what drew him to Cuban food, Havana Central owner Jeremy Merrin had an interesting confession to make. "The truth?" he asked, with an air of nostalgia.
Mon, Jan 22, 2007, 12:00am
Every December, Houghton Mifflin's Best American series comes through with its fix for finicky readers, distilling the finest of all the past year's literary endeavors into anthologies packaged by genre and strung together with keen introductions often as striking as the content itself.
Mon, Jan 22, 2007, 12:00am
There are few one-two punches as well chosen as Justin Timberlake's first two singles off of FutureSex/LoveSounds.