New Service Promises a Crystal Ball for College Admissions Source: GOOD: Education With the college admissions season in full swing, every high school senior is wondering what schools they should apply to and where they'll get in. Sure, if you have a 2.5 GPA, you know for sure that you have zero chance of getting into Harvard. What the Lost Decade of Wages Means for Colleges and Their Graduates Source: Chronicle of Higher Education Last week's annual snapshot of American living standards from the US Census Bureau offered plenty of statistics to show just how bad the past decade was for most Americans' paychecks. Deep Springs Will Admit Women Source: Inside Higher Ed Ending years of debate, one of the last all-male colleges will go co-ed. Are You Prepared for a Social Media Crisis? Source: The Higher Ed CIO An Altimeter Group paper presents research on how advanced companies in the corporate world prepare for social media crises; this blogger notes that while many institutions of higher education are currently developing policies only around acceptable use of social media, the possibility of a social media crisis is something that should be expected and could be planned for more intentionally. Gazing Into Higher Ed's Future Source: Inside Higher Ed U.S. projects that by 2019, gender gap in college-going will grow, Latino enrollments will outpace all others, and completions won't come close to meeting the Obama goal.
