LOS ANGELES—University of Southern California (USC) football coach Clay Helton was fired today, with university Athletic Director Mike Bohn calling him “one of the finest human beings I have met in the industry” but saying he believes the team will have a greater chance of success this season under new leadership. The firing comes two…
Men Represent an All-Time Low 40 Percent of College Students, Report Says
The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. For the past 2020-2021 academic year, women made up an all-time high of 59.5 percent of the overall student population, while men trailed at 40.5 percent, the Journal reports,…
UCSD Students Consider Living in Cars Due to Housing Shortage
As students flock to campus, more than two thousand University of California San Diego (UCSD) students are still on the waiting list for campus housing. The school apartments near campus are so scarce, some parents of students are considering letting their children sleep in an RV as a last resort. To ensure social distancing protocols…
Don’t Want to Go to College Wearing a Mask 24/7? Here’s What to Do Instead
Hundreds of colleges are requiring students to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to school this fall. With cases rising due to the Delta variant, many colleges are now announcing that they’ll be requiring masks on campus—some only in public buildings, others all the time. If you don’t want to sit in a classroom wearing a mask, or…
10 Tips to Pay Off College Debt Yourself
Paying for college yourself can be daunting, especially when the average student racks up $9,000 to $35,000 in debt each year. While financial experts recommend graduates pay off this overwhelmingly large sum within 10 years, most need more than 20 years to repay what they owe. Meanwhile, some professionals are still working to pay off student loans in their…
Former Media Executive to Plead Guilty in US College Admissions Scandal
BOSTON—A former media executive has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme by paying $525,000 to win admission for her children to top universities, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. Elisabeth Kimmel, a former owner and president of San Diego-based Midwest Television, had been scheduled to go to trial…
6 Career Paths You Can Dominate Without a College Degree
The percentage of Americans aged 25 or older with at least a bachelor’s degree jumped 7 percentage points last decade, from about 29 percent in 2010 to 36 percent in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But there are career paths you can dominate without a college degree. The U.S. Census Bureau statistic means…
Conservative Group Launches Fight Against College Vaccine Mandates
Conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA has announced the launch of a campaign to fight COVID-19 vaccine mandates across the nation’s college campuses. “I’m not anti-COVID vaccination, and I’m not pro-COVID vaccination—I’m COVID vaccine agnostic,” said Turning Point founder and president, Charlie Kirk, in a Thursday statement. “But I am 100 percent against mandating this vaccination.”…
Russia’s Yandex Driverless Robots to Deliver Food at US Colleges With GrubHub
MOSCOW—Driverless robots will soon deliver food to students on college campuses in the United States after Russian tech giant Yandex and online food-ordering company GrubHub agreed a multi-year partnership, Yandex said on Tuesday. Sometimes described as Russia’s Google, Yandex offers a raft of services, from advertising and search to ride-hailing and food delivery. It began…
Student Who Slept in His Truck Overcomes Odds to Become Class Speaker at College Graduation
A college student from California who was living and studying in his truck overcame the odds when he not only graduated at the top of his class but also became the class speaker at the virtual commencement ceremony. On May 20, David Leon, 25, earned his associate degree in business administration from Chaffey College in…
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