universities

Seems you can't throw a stick these days without hitting a a couple of smart-talking money guys exposed as big-time swindlers. Even "low risk" investments haven't been safe from these charlatains. Bowling Green University is the latest victim, having invested in a safe, low-risk vehicle with...

Cornell University's endowment tanked 27% in the final six months of 2008 and, if the broader market's performance is any indication, likely took a similarly severe beating in just the first two months of 2009.The school is responding with aggressive spending cuts and a bond offering. Cornell says...

Remember how seriously you took the test to get your driver's license? What if the same hoops and hurdles to putting 16-year-olds behind the wheel was applied to letting 18-year-olds drink alcohol? This is the solution to the abysmal failure of the 21-and-over drinking law discussed on CBS's 60...

As college costs soar beyond the reach of more and more families, there's one group of people who aren't feeling the pinch: university presidents.One-third of presidents at public universities now earn over $500,000 per year and the Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the median compensation...

Tuition and fees are soaring as endowments and state aid for education shrink -- and now students won't even be able to get their music for free.I logged on to Ruckus this morning to download some music and was disturbed to see this notice: "UNFORTUNATELY THE RUCKUS SERVICE WILL NO LONGER BE...

With its endowment plunging and donations expected to fall in part because of losses sustained by Madoff victims, Brandeis University is closing its Rose Art Museum. As part of that, the university will be selling more than 6,000 pieces of art, including paintings by Willem de Kooning, Jasper...

Your college education may well be the largest investment you ever make. Tuition costs are up again this year, as they have been every year in recent memory, and four years of higher education will run up a bill in excess of six figures for many students. Most will take out loans, and many will...