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Gov. Corbett Defends Higher Education Funding Cuts in Pennsylvania
By Tony Romeo HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) — Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett is defending his cuts to higher education, while a new panel he’s created to study the issue officially begins its work. Gov....
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College Waiting Lists
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Many who received college acceptances for fall have made up their minds where to enroll. If you’re on a waiting list, however, you’re still hopeful of...
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Getting To College
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Jamel Haggens will graduate from Lehigh University next year with a degree in architecture. Jamel is exceptional, having graduated from Ben Franklin High...
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College Transfers
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The general perception is that college is four years. Today, the federal Department of Education recognizes that it takes most students 4-6 years. An...
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California’s Education Payoff
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - California, trying to solve budget crises like other states, has looked at its investment in higher education. Research from the Institute for the Study...
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The Typical College Student Has Changed
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Despite the economy, increased outcry over costs, and debate about the value, forty-one percent of 18-24-year-olds attend college. But who goes and how...
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Part 4: In All Quarters, Facing The Harsh Truth
KYW Regional Affairs Council “College for the Cost-Conscious” . By Paul Kurtz PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The college cost crunch is cutting across all economic lines. The latest Federal Reserve statistics...
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Part 3: Picking A Budget School
KYW Regional Affairs Council “College for the Cost-Conscious” . By Paul Kurtz PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The cost of higher education has become an increasingly heavy burden. Students are finding different...
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Part 2: Living at Home, Commuting to School
KYW Regional Affairs Council “College for the Cost-Conscious” . By Paul Kurtz PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The nation’s total student loan debt is now around $1 trillion. Individually, the debt burden is...
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Part 1: Back-to-School Scrimping
KYW Regional Affairs Council “College for the Cost-Conscious” . By Paul Kurtz PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — While the economy continues to sag, tuition costs continue to skyrocket, so an increasing number of...
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Less Choice And More Structure For Post High School Students
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - “The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers.…but above all the world needs dreamers who do,” reads a poster at Tennessee Technology Center. Anyone...
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Tennessee Support For Higher Ed Has Strings Attached
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - State support for colleges traditionally has been tied to enrollment. However, colleges in Tennessee, based on a 2010 law, will now lose money if students...
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What Is A College Degree Worth?
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A “groundbreaking” database has just been published pinpointing median salaries for recent graduates from public and private colleges in Virginia. An...
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A Four-Letter Word Worth Noting
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Lately high school counselors and college admissions officers have heard the same word over and over… “grit,” described by some researchers as overcoming...
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Higher Education And Business Leaders Come Together At Campus Philly’s Annual...
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Campus Philly is holding its annual meeting today, bringing together more than 250 leaders in business and higher education. The group’s efforts to attract more...
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SEAD: Summer Enrichment At Dartmouth
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - For students who are the first in their families to go to college, getting there can be daunting. The good news is that help exists. The Summer Enrichment...
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Corbett Says Pa. State-Run Colleges Will Get Same Funding As Last Year
By Tony Romeo HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) — Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett announced today that he’ll propose no cuts in funding for state-related and state-owned universities when he makes his budget...
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Two Captains At The Helm Of A College
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The perfect college president is wise, has the energy of a 20-year-old, is entrepreneurial, a political animal, and is present at football games,...
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Tough Times Push Colleges To Join Forces
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - How do colleges confront the costs of college without affecting quality? In these difficult economic times, there are some good examples. One well-known...
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Changes To The Essay Portion On College Applications
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - What does the essay reveal on a college application…sometimes more than grade point averages and tests. So, when college counselors complained that the...
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