College Bound Brief #78** Oftentimes, the news about parties on college campuses could make a parent cringe, hyperventilate, or simply choose to look away. Yet every once in a while our children surprise us. :) And the latest trend of wellness daytime parties (“darties”) on college campuses …
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A New Financial Challenge for Colleges?
College Bound Brief #77** Colleges live off of tuition and donations. The IRS’ current proposal to remove tax-exempt status from colleges would gravely hurt the latter bucket of money. In addition, removing tax-exempt status could affect colleges’ ability to issue tax exempt bonds causing …
College: The Case of “Do as I Do, Not as I Say”
College Bound Brief #76** Reading the news and the polls about college, you’d think everyone was staying home or signing up for trade school. Well… apparently people say one thing and do another when it comes to college, just as they do in many other parts of life. Polls show precipitous …
Good News About College Admissions? Sort Of.
College Bound Brief #75** Colleges compete with each other on the football field, the basketball court, and in the swimming pool. And now many of them have started competing with each other on the admissions front as well. Due to declining budgets, a demographic cliff, and fewer students going …