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• Pennsylvania Universities Hike Tuition by 3 Percent
• You Don't Need a College Degree to Understand Stephen Colbert
• 10 Colleges With the Most Transfer Students
• Board OKs higher tuition at Pa. state universities
• Biden Says Teachers 'Under Full Blown Assault' from Romney

Pennsylvania Universities Hike Tuition by 3 Percent Posted: 10 Jul 2012 11:40 AM PDT Students and future students at many Pennsylvania universities can breathe a little easier. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education announced a modest 3 percent price hike for the 2012-2013 academic year, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The increase will amount to an increase of $188 to $6,428 for the nearly 120,000 students enrolled throughout the 14 state-owned universities in the Keystone State, according to the Associated Press. ...

You Don't Need a College Degree to Understand Stephen Colbert Posted: 10 Jul 2012 07:29 AM PDT If ever there was evidence of a higher education bubble, it's the promulgation of college courses and scholarly research devoted to the study of Stephen Colbert. This morning, The Washington Post's Paul Farhi informs about the an academic "cult of Colbert" taking shape on campuses across the country. "There are dozens of scholarly articles, monographs, treatises and essays about Colbert, as well as books of scholarly articles, monographs and essays," he writes. ...

10 Colleges With the Most Transfer Students Posted: 10 Jul 2012 07:14 AM PDT These schools attracted the most students looking for a change of scenery.

Board OKs higher tuition at Pa. state universities Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:43 AM PDT Students at Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities will pay about 3 percent more for tuition and technology fees in the coming school year following action Monday by the board of governors of the State System of Higher Education.

Biden Says Teachers 'Under Full Blown Assault' from Romney Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON — Seeking to mobilize support for the November election, Vice President Joe Biden today warned the nation's public school teachers that they are "under full blown assault" from Mitt Romney and the Republican Party. "Gov. Romney and his allies in the Congress, their plan...

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