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The University of Richmond, like many small liberal arts colleges, has its roots in single-sex education. The campus, which sits on a picturesque 350 acres of woodland a few miles outside the Virginia state capital, was once two schools: Westhampton and Richmond colleges, on opposite sides of a small lake. The campuses merged around the turn of the 20th century, creating the coed institution that exists today. The delicate balance between men and women at Richmond has always been a tricky thing to manage.

Consider higher education an investment in your student's future? Then Payscale.com has a must-read ranking list just for you. This week, Payscale.com released its annual College Education Return on Investment Rankings. This ranking shows how much one would expect to get in return for the money it costs to get an undergraduate degree from a particular college.  This year's top perfomers:

  department of education logo, screenshot Last Thursday, we wrote about the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights disclosure that 55 schools were under investigation for possible Title IX violations. The specific focus of thse violations was possible college mishandling and/or misreporting of sexual assaults. Now, however, the Department of Education has confirmed to Huffington Post that 32 additional Title IX investigations are underway.

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