Academics

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The 25 Colleges with the Worst Professors

by Brandon Wenerd on May 1, 2013 at 3:34pm

College listicle bonerjamz time!

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Harvard Cheating Scandal Escalates: Basketball Captain to Leave School

by Andy Moore on September 11, 2012 at 12:05pm

If there's a sign that Harvard may actually go through with suspending the 125 undergrads caught in the school's cheating scandal, it's this: Senior...

majors

Why Your Major’s Terrible: A Song

by Brandon Wenerd on August 20, 2012 at 1:15pm

If you're a regular reader of Randall Munroe's XKCD.com comics (you should be, since he's a genius), perhaps you're familiar witha comic from a few...

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Higher Education Horror Stories: Screwed By a Prof Who Thought George Washington Was a Transvestite

by Brandon Wenerd on March 6, 2012 at 5:15pm

Ah, the blow-off class. Last week we told you about a new Michigan State course, "Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse – Catastrophes and Human...

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Which U.S. Colleges Are the Best at Social Media and The Internet?

by stevie chay vaughan on October 20, 2011 at 5:48pm

Would you be surprised at all if I said Harvard has the most Facebook "Likes" and Twitter followers?

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Trey Parker and Matt Stone Guest Lecture A NYU Freshman Writing Class

by Brandon Wenerd on September 9, 2011 at 12:00pm

This isn't the type of thing we'd usually cover around here, but, f-it; Once upon a time I was an English major and now I currently write for a living (...

college life

Is Taking Unprescribed Adderall to Enhance Academic Performance Cheating?

by AG on September 6, 2011 at 2:15pm

My alma mater, Duke, sent out an email to all students last week detailing a significant change in the Community Standard, which is our version of the...

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College Infographic: When C-Students Suddenly Became A-Students

by J. Camm on August 18, 2011 at 2:15pm

Are you really an "A" student or just a beneficiary of a watered-down grading system that over the decades has inflated grades more than most adult...

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The Top 100 Colleges in the Country, According to Forbes

by Brandon Wenerd on August 3, 2011 at 6:51pm

Oh, goodie! Even more college rankings, this time according to Forbes. Click here to check out the whole feature. The Top 100 Colleges, according to...