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Money_College

  1. RIP Dudley Clendinen. I worked with him briefly at the Baltimore Sun. He was a gentleman. ow.ly/bhunO
  2. RT @chronicle: Education Dept puts $8.7-mil into college-savings project for needy students: chroni.cl/M0fSeU
  3. MT @pattycfreelance: Thanks @MONEY! I am proud new user of 12 new (free) apps thks to Money App$ article. Loving Expensify & Coupon Sherpa.
  4. Carey, Burd & Fishman are a HUGE loss for Ed Sector & thr move raises lots of questions abt fmerly influential Ed Sector. Big gain for NAF.
  5. Edugeeks: The provocative & thoughtful Kevin Carey & bulldog ed reporter Steve Burd have left Ed Sector for New American Foundation.
  6. MT @mefatweets: Imp fact abt net price calculators: U can go stealth & skip the identifying info like name, address, email. #neacacamc12
  7. RT @profsivek: Cool (& valuable) RT @romenesko: New service Politwoops lets you see politicians' deleted tweets. bit.ly/LGCXjU
  8. RT @hawkinsnacac: Attorneys General Urge Tighter Rules on Military Aid and For-Profits | Inside Higher Ed: bit.ly/KIr4vn
  9. @zardierich I disagree! I want something small enough that I can take it with me everywhere. If I want an Ipad, I'll buy one.
  10. @zardierich but likely too tall for my pockets. booo. it's supposed to be a mobile device. keep it small!
  11. Colleges now CHARGING students to get their financial aid thru partnership with Higher One & banks. ow.ly/bfIqg Outrageous!
  12. MT @highedmarketing: 22 states ask military $ count towards 90% govt $ cap to deter "high pressure" recruiting. tiny.cc/rto4ew
  13. hearing rumors that #iphone5 will be bigger. NOOO! the whole point is to have a MOBILE device you can slip into a pocket!
  14. Spent the last hour on a train listening to 30-yr veteran of HUD tell me about all the bribes he & his bosses took from developers.
  15. New grads vow to pay for their own kids’ college: collegesavingsfoundation.org/pdf/GradsSurve… Happy 5/29! The day w/the same name as college savings plans!
  16. Brown, Stanford & Johns Hopkins won't accept students off the wait list this year. Rutgers though, will accept abt 500 ow.ly/bdkDC
  17. MT @cnnmoney: Download @CNNMoney's new Ipad app for instant coverage on the money news that matters most - cnnmon.ie/Jrd5Yn
  18. Good luck getting an apptmt! MT @insidehighered: Some CA comm #colleges have 1,700 students/academic adviser. bit.ly/JRIbb2
  19. Why applicants should avoid #colleges with low grad rates! MT @wpjenna: College dropouts have student loan debt, too, wapo.st/LAK5Ov
  20. RT @elliotturn: Today is Manhattanhedge, that 1 day of the year when the sun lines up perfectly with the NYC streets upon sunset:...