by Con Chapman Lifestyles Editor KALISPELL, Montana. The pressure on colleges to achieve gender equity in the so-called “STEM” fields of science, technology, engineering and math is increasing, and no one feels it more than men like Professor William Orosin. “I became chair of the Mathematics Department just as the issue was coming to a [...]

by Yremia Johnson Freelance Writer In an effort to make STEM disciplines more accessible to the ignorant and superstitious, the Knees and Toes Medical Academy will join forces with the Animatronic Innovators Inc. to robotize cadavers that will make aggressive gesture towards visitors to the first annual Haunted Medical School. Serious ethical questions have been [...]

by Seamus O’Flannery Freelance Writer It was confirmed in a press release this week that the national higher education recruitment fair “The Placement Exchange” (TPE) will be cracking down on items institutions will be allowed give to candidates at the annual conference. This announcement comes after many complaints from smaller institutions regarding last year’s TPE [...]

by Lawrence Butzen and Bitsy Carmichael Freelance Writers Turns Out Honesty May Be the Best Policy New students and their families were astonished at their experience during Lave College’s summer orientation program. While most schools spend their time following best practices and seeking a “standard of perfection” in their programs, Lave’s approach to customer service [...]

by Brody Truce Senior Staff Writer Colleges around the country use Interest Fairs to woo prospective students to their doors. Faced with dwindling enrollments for five consecutive years, the Office of Admissions at Edgar State College in Plumosa, CA recently examined their recruitment strategies. “We’ve been using the same Interest Fair format for a long [...]

Barely beating out two other colleges this year, Portland Maine University (PMU) became the first institution in the country to recruit a perfect freshman class. “Faculty and staff have been urging us to recruit perfect students,” said director of enrollment, Tobey Tuttle, “and this year we got sick of the requests and just did it. [...]