Freshmen traditionally play the lost and confused students on campus. But they have company this year as even seniors try to navigate the new semester-based system. The 130-year-old University goes ...

At some point this year, most of us have been or will be asked, by a well-meaning parent, relative, or friend, how our semester is going. While some of us look past the misnomer, other UChicago ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students line up to fill Haas Pavilion during orientation at the University of California, Berkeley last August. (Paul Kuroda/For ...

LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon University might someday stop teaching courses in 10-week quarters and move to a system featuring two 15-week semesters. This appears to be a possibility based on the strong ...

The quarter system seems to catch a lot of flak here at the University of Oregon. Many compare our short 10-week quarter system with the longer 15-to-16-week semester system, which most universities ...

A letter went out to students and staff Monday from Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announcing the university is transitioning from the current quarter system to the semester system. Over a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia lawmakers are having second thoughts about switching the University System of Georgia from a quarter to a semester system ...

UC San Diego may become the third University of California school to ignore the quarter system for the semester system. The San Diego campus is considering ending the 10-week quarter system, according ...

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Last week, I wrote a column about greeting the semester switch head on without complaint, diving into the cold waters, leading the charge. But that was last week. After less than a week of class, I’ve ...