Author: jplucas

When Jesse Kayan formed the Global Justice League at St. Mary’s College of Maryland two years ago, it was common that only a handful turned out for the political meetings.

But as this year’s presidential election approached, he watched as dozens more students began showing up. Dormitory rooms at the small liberal-arts college in Southern Maryland have been packed for debate-watching parties. Student groups have deployed people to swing states to help sway undecided voters.

College students favor Sen. John Kerry over President Bush by a wide margin, and the preference is stronger among likely student voters in 14 battleground states, according to the results of a poll released on Thursday by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics.

Tuition at the nation’s public universities rose an average of 10.5 percent this year, the second largest increase in more than a decade, according to the latest annual survey by the College Board. Last year’s rise, 13 percent, was the highest. (Login required.)

College tuition rose at a somewhat slower rate this year, climbing 10.5 percent at public four-year colleges and 6 percent at private ones, a study found.

Critics of college rankings say universities aren’t like their sports teams: you cannot settle who is best with head-to-head competition on the playing field. But in a new paper, a group of economists and statisticians begs to differ

Sticker prices at the nation’s colleges and universities continued to increase this year, to an average of $5,132 for in-state students at four-year public schools and $20,082 for four-year private schools, a report released Tuesday says.