I think there is nothing wrong with taking a longer path toward graduation. In fact, I believe taking an extra year or so can actually be helpful for students.Typically the end of one semester marks the beginning of a hectic scramble to plan for the next,...

Brad Cripe, assistant professor of accounting, remembers what it was like to be a college student who was struggling financially. "I have a student loan bill that I will be paying off until I am well into my 60's, but I took out those loans because I...

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported on the findings of the book, Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, which comments on college graduates, stating that "more than a third of college seniors are no better at crucial...