We’ve long been trained to think that the Ivy Leagues are the be all and end all of everything in higher education. So that’s why it’s a lot of fun to see when one of them tanks—even if only a little bit.

According to an article in the Columbia Spectator, the median starting salary of Columbia University grads is just $59,400, putting it in the bottom half of its competitors in the Ivy League.  Ten years after graduation, Columbia grads’ median salary of $107,000 is at the very bottom of the competition, far surpassed by leader Dartmouth College, whose grads are commanding $134,000. The data was compiled by Payscale.

Poor, poor Columbia alumni. Only 60K upon graduation and low six figures a decade later. It’ll be interesting to see how they continue to fare in this economy.

I never thought I’d have the opportunity to blog about Project Runway on this website, but my chance arrives tonight on Bravo at 9pm EST. The remaining designers are challenged to create garments that will help college graduates make a splash at their new jobs.

I’ll recap the episode tomorrow, but I hope you’ll tune in to both PR tonight and this blog tomorrow.

Auf wiedersehen!

It seems as though Barbara Blogger and Perez Hilton are on the same wavelength when it comes to compiling data on crazy jobs that pay the tuition bill.

Check out one of Perez’s latest postings. Is that even legal?

It should be noted that Howard Stern has since stated that he just wanted to cover the story, not be a part of it.

CampusCompare would like to clarify that we want to hear about your crazy, legal jobs that are putting you through college.