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Biden, in a swing state, addresses student anxiety over college costs (+video)

Vice President Biden sought Friday to remind Pennsylvania high-schoolers of the value of higher eduction – and how the Obama administration is trying to control college costs. The state's Class of 2010 owes an average of $28,599 per graduate – the fifth highest debt level in the US.
UC Berkeley's gift to middle-class families: a cap on college costs

UC Berkeley's plan, similar to tuition caps at elite private institutions, is the first such initiative at a public university. It will cap costs at 15 percent of household income for families earning between $80,000 and $140,000.
Washington trims Pell Grants: How will students pay fall tuition?

Washington's new austerity may make it harder for low-income students to afford college. Pell Grants are on the chopping block, losing $5.7 billion under the current House proposal.
College tuition: Six in 10 freshmen say economy affected choice of school

But concerns about college tuition are offset at least in part by financial aid, as well as big increases in the Federal Pell Grant Program.
Study: 30 private college presidents made more than $1 million

A study shows that high-end compensation for private college presidents is increasing. In 2004, no presidents made $1 million or more. In 2008, 30 did.
On Veterans Day, GI Bill boosts vets and the military

After a rough first year, the new GI Bill that pays for a college education generally pleases veterans and military recruiters. But the program needs to be closely monitored for workability and recruiting.
Veterans Day survey: 300,000 use revamped GI Bill

In a survey released before Veterans Day, student veterans said they were largely happy with the GI Bill. But some struggle with credit-transfer options, and many find difficulty adjusting to college life.
Berlin At War

The horrors of civilian life in Berlin during World War II.
Churchill's Empire

Was Winston Churchill really the absolutely stalwart defender of the British Empire that we imagine him to be?
College credit for Wal-Mart work: Should doing a job count toward degrees?

Wal-Mart and other companies are giving their employees college credit for skills they've learned on the job. The extra credit is the boost many workers need to finish stalled degrees.
Leo and His Circle

This biography of “gallerist” Leo Castelli paints a wonderful portrait of the hurly-burly 20th-century New York art world.
Winston's War

This excellent biography turns a laser-like focus on five years in the life of Winston Churchill.
FDR'S Funeral Train

A collection of fascinating historical anecdotes highlight this account of five days in April 1945.
American frustration with college costs reaches all-time high

Some 69 percent of Americans polled say that many people who are qualified don't get the chance, according to a new poll -- the highest number ever.
Daring Young Men

Richard Reeves chronicles the courage and resolve that drove the Berlin Airlift.
Woodrow Wilson: A Biography

This excellent biography offers a much-needed adjustment of Woodrow Wilson’s place in popular history.
On Veterans Day, student vets deserve backup

Hundreds of thousands of veterans are taking advantage of the new GI Bill. They need the support of the VA and educators.
D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

This is the best one-volume history of the invasion of Normandy yet written.
Rising college costs prompt student loan reform

States struggle to contain fees at public universities while the federal government rolls out affordability measures to help counter the rising costs of higher education.
With new GI Bill, a surge of veterans at colleges

More than 100,000 veterans have already been approved under the bill taking effect Saturday. Are campuses prepared?
Tears in the Darkness

A balanced, beautifully written book about the horrors of the Bataan Death March.
Vanished Smile

The true story of the stranger-than-fiction heist of the Mona Lisa in 1911.
The Third Reich at War

This history of World War II from a German perspective is a superb study of a society at war.
Universities can survive only with radical reform

Schools must break out of their insular mind-set.
Colleges cope as endowments pinch

Budgets are cut as a new study reports an average loss of 23 percent in endowment value.