Harvard Tops List of 15 Schools with the Wealthiest Alumni
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The old adage, “It’s not what you know, but who you know,” may ring true when it comes to the universities with the largest number of wealthy alumni.Research firm Wealth-X compiled a list of the global universities w…
Sarah Lawrence Tops List of Most Expensive US Colleges
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A college degree may be losing its value, but the price tag for a four-year education continues to rise.The cost to attend college for one year exceeded $60,000 for the first time this year, according to Campus Grott…
Obama Courts Young Voters With Student Loan Appeal
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — Wooing the young voters crucial to his re-election, President Obama Tuesday launched a passionate campaign-style appeal to students as he pressed lawmakers to prevent the cost of college from ri…
Politicos Giving 2012 Commencement Speeches
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — It’s getting close to that time of year again, when students all around the country will turn in their bookbags for briefcases as they leave college behind and enter the working world. Some lucky schools around the…