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Ceremony unites those affected by 9/11 and Marathon bombings

By Peter Schworm and Maria Cramer Sep. 13, 2013

Anna Sweeney was only 5 when her mother died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and wishes she remembered her better. Sometimes she flips through scrapbooks her mother made and watches old home videos, just to hear her voice and see her face.

World and Nation

American colleges sound warning on ‘Four Loko’ drink

By Peter Schworm Nov. 2, 2010

Packing several drinks’ worth of alcohol and a jolt of caffeine into a single container, Four Loko is a potent and increasingly popular brew, known on college campuses as “blackout in a can.’’

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Commitment: The New Factor At Play in College Admissions

By Peter Schworm Mar. 17, 2009

Like wary suitors, colleges are searching for signs of commitment from applicants before they extend admissions offers, hoping to find out whether their affection is mutual.

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In A Pinch, Northeastern Postpones New Housing

By Peter Schworm Nov. 21, 2008

Northeastern University has shelved plans for a 600-student dormitory amid a severe crunch in credit markets, in the latest sign of the economic downturn’s impact on college campuses.

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Their Endowments Crumbling, Schools Make Contingency Plans

By Peter Schworm Dec. 9, 2008

For years, it seemed simple: Donations rolled in, the booming stock market multiplied them, and college endowments swelled. At the wealthiest schools, millions became billions, and even small colleges amassed sizable fortunes.

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With the Stock Market Sliding, Students Go to Cheaper Schools

By Peter Schworm Oct. 28, 2008

One of Tom Woodbury’s sisters went to Vanderbilt University, the other to Boston College. But they didn’t choose those pricey private colleges during a financial market meltdown that took a sizeable chunk of the family’s college savings.

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College Tuitions Burdensome as Economy Falters

By Peter Schworm Oct. 21, 2008

One of Tom Woodbury’s sisters went to Vanderbilt University, the other to Boston College. But they didn’t choose those pricey private colleges during a financial market meltdown that took a sizeable chunk of the family’s college savings.

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Surge in Overseas Applicants Driven by Weak Dollar

By Peter Schworm Jul. 9, 2008

The faltering U.S. dollar, which has steadily lost value against major currencies around the world, has produced a silver lining for foreign students and the American universities that recruit them.

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Mass. State Considers Taking 2.5% Of University Endowments

By Peter Schworm and Matt Viser May. 9, 2008

Massachusetts lawmakers desperate for additional revenue are eyeing the endowments of deep-pocketed private colleges to bolster the state’s coffers by more than $1 billion a year, asserting that the schools’ rising fortunes undercut their nonprofit status.

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Those Rejected From Colleges Find Comfort in Wall Postings

By Peter Schworm Apr. 8, 2008

With each maddeningly thin envelope, each remorseless rebuff from another top-choice college, Kellen Mandehr died a little death. In search of catharsis, the senior at Newton South High School posted the offending documents on the school’s “Wall of Shame,” a hallway bulletin board blanketed with dozens of college rejection letters.

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Colleges Build Interactive Web Sites to Lure the Class of 2012

By Peter Schworm Jan. 9, 2008

Once dominated by glossy brochures, college fairs, and campus tours, the college admissions landscape is rapidly shifting toward online social media, as schools blanket the Internet with podcasts, blogs, and videos to recruit wired high school students.

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UMass Chair Selected Again Over Objections

By Peter Schworm Sep. 21, 2007

The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees reelected Stephen P. Tocco as its chairman on Sept. 19 over the objections of members newly appointed by Governor Deval Patrick, dealing a setback to the administration’s attempt to reshape the panel.

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Tufts Officials Bar Student and Faculty Groups From Censoring

By Peter Schworm Aug. 29, 2007

Tufts University officials Monday barred student-faculty groups from censoring campus publications, reversing a committee’s punishment of a conservative student magazine for publishing editorials that sparked cries of racism.

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UMass Faculty Criticize Restructuring Plan

By Peter Schworm Jun. 8, 2007

Faculty leaders at the University of Massachusetts at Boston approved a no-confidence vote Wednesday against UMass president Jack M. Wilson's restructuring plan, increasing pressure on the university system president.

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