Mixed on Media Source: Inside Higher Ed By: Steve Kolowich E-readers are in, but e-textbooks are not, according to a new student survey. The survey, which polled 1,200 full-time students (average age: 20.6) at four-year institutions in March, found that the proportion of students who rented at least one textbook this spring doubled from last spring, leaping from 12 percent to 24 percent. Crisis of Confidence Threatens Colleges Source: Chronicle of Higher Education By: Karin Fischer Confidence in the future of the American higher-education system and its enduring value may be beginning to crack along economic lines, according to two major surveys of the American public and college presidents. College presidents are concerned about growing international competition and declining student quality, with presidents from the least selective, and thus sometimes the least financially stable institutions, the most pessimistic. But perhaps most troublesome, more than a third of presidents think the industry they lead is heading in the wrong direction. Will Work for Credit Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education By: David Glenn Two services, mostly focused on adult workers who didn't finish their degrees, assess skills from the workplace to determine if those experiences merit college credit. Three CCCU Schools Win ‘Chill Out’ Awards Source: The National Wildlife Federation Two CCCU member schools, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and Montreat College, and one affiliate, Baylor University, were among six winners of the fifth annual Chill Out: Climate Action on Campus competition. Sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Campus Ecology program, the awards honor schools for their conservation leadership. Young Adults and Financial Literacy This NPR series pulls together expert opinions and interviews with college students to look at how college students are -- or could be -- making decisions around financing their college education.
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