Oct 29, 2008

Tuition & Fees database

The Chronicle of Higher Education has just created a database of undergraduate tuition and required fees of 3100 private and public universities, colleges, and community colleges. "This Chronicle.com - Tuition & Fees database shows the tuition and required fees at more than 3,100 colleges and universities in the academic years 2007-8 and 2008-9 as well as earlier years. For 2008-9, charges for both state residents and out-of-state residents are listed. The 2007-8 figures cover state residents only."

Oct 20, 2008

Bookmobile via burro

The NYTimes article, Acclaimed Colombian Institution has 4,800 Books and 10 legs, is about a man who travels around his Colombian province via burros to deliver books to people in remote areas. This story of Luis Soriano work biblioburro is wonderful and touches on the power of literacy.