PHILADELPHIA — When the latest US News & World Report college rankings were released in August, University City buzzed: Up from seventh, the University of Pennsylvania was in the top five again.
Just a trip down I-95, the new rankings were met with little fanfare at Widener University.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is home to the lowest percentage of people ages 25 and older who have earned a bachelor’s degree at 16.5 percent.
Although West Virginia ranks last in the U.S. Census Bureau’s findings, many at Marshall University are trying change the standings.

(U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — This fall, Brown University hopefuls might want to consider a new potential aspect of the application process: their profiles on Facebook.

PHILADELPHIA — A lot has changed about US News & World Report’s college rankings since their simple beginning in 1983. But looking at today’s top four schools, you wouldn’t realize it.

(U-WIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. — The Graduate Record Examinations are changing to become more comprehensive, effective in 2008, including changing the computer-adaptive exams and adding on experimental questions.

(U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Republican leaders in the Virginia General Assembly announced plans last week to bar illegal immigrants from enrolling in the Commonwealth’s public universities.
State Sen.