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Hey, SUNY, Where Are the Increases?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Thomas P. DiNapoli, who is currently the N.Y. State Comptroller, has stated that the schools in the SUNY system aren’t charging enough for tuition.  Isn’t that nice of him?  I guess he doesn’t want to get reelected this November.

UC Students Aren’t Completely S.O.L.

Monday, September 21st, 2009

The fact of the matter is that students over at the University of California have the opportunity to get the same education that they would over at UC for less money and probably have a lot less heartache.  An article by the Mercury News explains how students could go to Missoula in Montana for an [...]

What’s the Deal With Tuition? And Airplane Food?

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Here we’re just going to talk about tuition.  You can ask Jerry Seinfeld about airplane food and its ‘deal.’  The NYT ran an article on the 4th answering the burning question: ‘With the economy in the shitter, why is my tuition still so blasted high?’ Read this article for a full explanation.

Buffalo Student Abandons A Dream

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

A student from the University of Buffalo wanted desperately to live off campus in a cabin he built for himself.  In fact, he wound up building the thing, which was 8×10 feet and kept him content.  Of course, he started in May and by the time school began officials warned him about his actions and [...]

Black Colleges Trying to Endure In Economic Downturn

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Colleges and universities everywhere are having trouble paying the bills and making the money they want to be making.  The economy sucks and, subsequently, students are having trouble getting the money to pay for college.  Here at Campusology we’ve mostly discussed the major colleges and universities and they problems they have.  I’m not proud of [...]

‘Now Gimme Money (That’s What I Want)’

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Students applying for government aid has gone up substantially.  Apparently, the college-bound is finding that college is much more expensive than they expected and they just need some extra scratch.

College: Not Necessarily the Best Investment

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

The Wall Street Journal linked to a story discussing what students are really investing in when it comes to their education.  Unfortunately for many students, what you’re paying for college doesn’t necessarily even out once you get your diploma.  As a matter of fact, the payment for many colleges far outweighs the median income students [...]

Students Need Experience, But It’s Not Easy To Get

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

When you graduate from college, there’s little time to get a grip on what you need to get accomplished.  When it comes to debt and getting a job, it’s not as easy as taking out your diploma and your wallet, unfortunately.  ThisIsLionCountry.com gives some examples of troubled students and what your options are for when [...]

Corzine Fights Against Christie On Student Front

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

As I posted yesterday, Chris Christie is planning on getting as many student and young adult votes as he possibly can get his hands on.  His major argument against his opponent Jon Corzine is that education costs are high and still rising.  It’s not an easy job being a New Jersey state Governor and I’m [...]

Antioch College Bought By Former Students

Monday, July 13th, 2009

The Alumni association at Antioch College has decided to take it upon themselves to keep the university in tact.  The reopening of the institution will be in two years and the alumni will absorb any debt it may have.  The association plans on making it an independent university.  I think this is probably the biggest [...]