--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Jon Marcus ## Jon Marcus Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close ## Jon Marcus Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Aug 5, 2015 ### [College Presidents Rake in Big Perks on Top of High Salaries](https://time.com/3936961/college-presidents-rake-in-big-perks-on-top-of-high-salaries/) A scandal in Illinois prompts criticism of deals for houses, cars and country clubs [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Jan 8, 2015 ### [What College Professors Can Learn From Alan Alda](https://time.com/3654846/academic-jargon-alan-alda-usable-knowledge/) The actor has long sought to make scholars better communicators, and more schools are starting to ge... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Dec 10, 2014 ### [Colleges Track Student Data to Predict Grades](https://time.com/3621228/college-data-tracking-graduation-rates/) Data algorithms cover millions of grades from thousands of students [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Nov 30, 2014 ### [Colleges Burden Poorest Students](https://time.com/3608291/college-costs-financial-aid-merit-aid/) Even colleges that signed a White House pledge to help low-income students are making it more expens... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Nov 10, 2014 ### [Grad Students Face Debt Woes](https://time.com/3544912/graduate-school-loans-debt/) Graduate students make up just 14% of university enrollment, but account for nearly 40% of student d... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Sep 25, 2014 ### [This Exclusive Hotel Chain Is Teaching Colleges How To Treat Students](https://time.com/3419314/college-student-amenities-customer-service/) It's part of an effort to serve students as customers [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Sep 23, 2014 ### [College: Pricier Than You Think](https://time.com/3419263/college-tuition-costs-expensive/) Freshmen say they’ll finish in four years, but most will be paying tuition for five or six years [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Sep 16, 2014 ### [Stopping America's Hidden Overdose Crisis](https://time.com/3211909/prescription-painkiller-overdoses/) Fatal overdoses of prescription drugs are on the rise, but patchwork laws make them tough to stop [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Jun 18, 2014 ### [There Is a Fast Track Through College](https://time.com/2885961/college-degree-fast-asap/) The longer it takes a student to graduate, the lower the chances that they ever will [U.S.](/section/us/) *  May 6, 2014 ### [Veterans Seek Class Credit for Military Skills](https://time.com/87696/military-veterans-education/) A growing number of military veterans are wondering why they don't get class credit for the skills t... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Apr 14, 2014 ### [Boston Will Commemorate Tragedy Before Running Another Race](https://time.com/60463/boston-marathon-bombing-anniversay/) Boston must pay its respects to the victims of last year's tragedy while putting on another race [WORLD](/section/world/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/jon-marcus/","name":"Jon Marcus"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/jon-marcus/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/jon-marcus/"},"name":"Jon Marcus","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/jon-marcus/","sameAs":["https://x.com/JonMarcusBoston"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```