With tuition rising, aren't colleges making out like bandits? For the most part, no, writes Scott Carlson in The Chronicle of Higher Education. While sticker price tuition is rising, colleges are also raising the discount rate. The upshot? "On average and adjusted for inflation, colleges have seen no growth in net revenue for 13 years." Read the whole thing. Related: Half of College Presidents Lack Long-term Confidence in Their Financial Model … [Read more...] about With Tuition Rising, Are Colleges Getting Richer?
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All Knowledge Starts Somewhere in Faith
In the pages of The Chronicle of Higher Education (the trade journal for college professors and administrators), Dr. Peter Conn, professor of English and Education at the University of Pennsylvania, recently penned a provocative essay entitled "The Great Accreditation Farce" (subscription may be required). Conn argued that religious colleges "undermine the most fundamental purposes of higher education." … [Read more...] about All Knowledge Starts Somewhere in Faith
Louis Zamperini (1917-2014)
Louis Zamperini, Olympic runner, WWII vet, POW, and adult convert to Christ, passed away this morning due to complications with pneumonia. He was 97 years old. Denny Burk has a nice write up on his remarkable and accomplished life. Zamperini's life story is told in Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (soon to become a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie). … [Read more...] about Louis Zamperini (1917-2014)
The Pastor’s Kid – Barnabas Piper
I've not yet seen The Pastor's Kid: Finding Your Own Faith and Identity by Barnabas Piper, which releases today. But having spent a few years as one of 25 or so apprentices at Bethlehem Baptist Church, I'm intrigued by a book which (among other things, I'm sure) gives perspective on what it was like growing up in the Piper household. Today Jonathan Merritt posts an interview with Barnabas. Here's an excerpt: RNS: What was the biggest negative you experienced growing up in the Piper household? Greatest positive? BP: The biggest negative was not connecting with God in a personal way. My … [Read more...] about The Pastor’s Kid – Barnabas Piper
‘Non-Traditional’ Students Are Majority on College Campuses
Read the breakdown (reported in July 2013, the data appears to be 2011-2012). … [Read more...] about ‘Non-Traditional’ Students Are Majority on College Campuses