University of Miami MBA’s Summer Scam

How do you turn empty college classrooms into cold, hard cash? Ask Andres Pimstein, a University of Miami MBA who used the facilities and employees of his alma mater to run an elaborate Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of over $30 million. CNN reports Pimstein told investors that their money would fund a […]

Gossip Girl Only Using Columbia for Its Looks

Know what gives a school prestige? Academic caliber? Nope. Excellent professors? Guess again. A large endowment? (Snicker.) While all contributing factors, the true litmus test of college buzzworthy-ness is celebrities. As reported by Gawker, Gossip Girl is currently shooting scenes that take place at Yale University.
But before you purchase your one-way ticket to Connecticut, […]

When “Welcome Week” Becomes “Welcome Days”

Welcome Week used to be the time when students waited in line to register for classes, bought textbooks, and attended as many information sessions as possible. And then this thing called the Internet came along and pretty soon, all of this was done online — leaving students with nothing else to do but head to […]

Butter Up

Aficionados of butter sculptures, like myself, often wonder what happens to all that butter when its days as a glorious, gawk-worthy tribute to the noble Holstein cow are over. Do they just throw it out? Divvy it up? Spread it on the world’s largest piece of toast?
The butter sculpture at […]

Breaking News: Honest Students Don’t Cheat

Everyone knows dishonest students are more likely to cheat. But a revolutionary study by Ohio State University professors revealed that — get ready for it — honest students are LESS likely to cheat. The study rated students on courage, empathy, and honesty and found those who scored highest had both cheated fewer times and felt […]

Hey Professors, the Kids are Alright

Within the next month, hordes of incoming freshman will invade lecture halls and office hours en masse, and apprehensive professors are going to try to awkwardly small chat the class of 2012 with outdated Y2K and Monika Lewinsky jokes. Assuming that most freshmen were born around 1990, it’s safe to say that professors […]

Lawyer Sues Columbia U. for Feminism

What’s with Columbia University claiming that men and women are equal? Not cool, says a lawyer who sued the school for promoting a “religionist belief system called feminism.” Women’s studies programs? How about a MEN’S studies program?
Roy Den Hollander, the antifeminist lawyer, is bringing an ambitious suit. The roster of defendants includes the federal and […]

Princeton Review’s Publishing Blunder

Princeton Review, test prep service and Holy Grail of reliably pertinent college information, accidentally published the personal info and standardized test scores of thousands of Florida students on their website. Another test prep company stumbled upon the file while doing competitive research and provided the web address to The New York Times.
The breached files […]

Amethyst Initiative Picks Up Steam

For a few years now, John McCardell, former president of Middlebury College, has been spearheading an effort to lower the national drinking age. His efforts have taken him from his own non-profit, Choose Responsibility, to cable-news pundit shows, to 60 Minutes (airing later this fall.) Now, he’s founded the Amethyst Initiative, described thusly in […]

What Would Oprah Do (for Obama)?

When I don’t know what to think about someone, I usually check in and see how Oprah–the reigning TV swami for middle-aged housewives and college students without anything better to do at 4 p.m.–feels about them. Nate Berkus? Yes. Tom Cruise? Feet off the couch, please. So when she came […]

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