Successful And Rich: Showbiz Dropouts
Do you think that school education is necessary to become a successful and rich man? Starting from childhood we are taught about the advantages of school, we are told that no success can be achieved in life without school education. In this post I am going to give you examples of famous people who dropped out of ...
New Year: Start Everything Anew
Hi, the best reader of the best education blog! I greet all of you and sincerely wish a Happy New Year. You have worked hard this year, studying and trying to learn the most important things for you. Hope you enjoyed this study year and deserve to diverge a little from your study habits and lesson plan ...
Most Beautiful College Campuses: Tsinghua, Oxford, Bologna
When choosing a university, students not only pay attention to the study methods and teaching strategies, but also place importance on the ones having a comfortable, beautiful learning environment. Here's my list of the most beautiful college campuses. Tsinghua University is located in Beijing, China. It was established in 1911 and is among the nine universities of ...
What Do You Think About Education In American Universities?
The Academic Ranking Of World Universities recently posted the final results of their research on world university rankings. According to their rating, the first went to the universities of Unites States. Fifty four percent of the top 100 universities are in US, with Harvard retaining the top spot, followed by Stanford and the University of ...
Yale Plans To Expand Undergraduate Programs
Yale University has plans to expand its undergraduate programs by 15 percent, to about 6,000 more students. The new colleges will be built just north of the Grove Street Cemetery which would help connect the science facilities to the rest of the campus and will be open in 2013. The New York Times reports that in ...
California State University Increases Fees
The California State University's Board of Trustees have voted 15 to 3 to raise yearly undergraduate tuition by $276. Undergraduates will pay an average of $3,797 next year, twice as much as what a California State University cost in the fall of 2000. The New York Times reports that the increase in fees will be directed ...
Oklahoma University Gets $100 Million Donation
Boone Pickens has given Oklahoma State University a donation of $100 million, which is so far the largest gift given to the university to develop its academic programs. This is reportedly the second donation that Pickens presented to this university; he already donated $400 million several years ago. Pickens earned a degree in geology from Oklahoma ...
West Virgina Faculty Calls For President's Resignation
The academic staff at the West Virginia University has demanded its president Mike Garrison to resign for awarding a degree to Gov. Joe Manchin III's daughter, which she didn't earn. Garrison was already asked to resign less than a week ago. The New York Times reports that the non binding resolution was approved by 565 to ...
