Changing the Tuition Discussion  Dec. 1

Public universities issue report on “looming affordability challenge.” Analysis finds limited public understanding of college costs and calls for substantially different policies. With a podcast. more

Whose Blood Is It?  Dec. 1

Arizona court revives suit on Native American samples — allegedly used for studies that differ from what donors agreed to. Issues could apply broadly in social and biological sciences. more

Scrutiny for a Presidential Spouse  Dec. 1

U. of Tennessee banned wife of system’s leader from contact with donors and employees — and lifted ban only after stipulating her lack of authority. more

The Newest Trademark? College Colors  Dec. 1

Apparel company’s t-shirts that mimicked college teams’ colors violated federal law, U.S. appeals court rules. more

American College Programs in Mumbai Are Cautious and Relieved  Dec. 1

Though several colleges have programs in city hit by wave of attacks, they report no harm to students or employees. A former professor is among Americans killed. more

Christmas Wins Another Round  Dec. 1

Florida university president — like a Missouri president last year — reverses ban on holiday decorations. Legal experts aren’t surprised. more

News from the past two weeks

Below, find News stories published over the past two weeks. For older items, please search the archives.

• Quick Takes: Santa Fe Seeks State Takeover, Lavish Tutoring for Athletes, Attack on Wrong Target, Obama’s Pick Is Faust Reject, Fraternity Tragedies, Oakland U. Sued on Dorm Access, More Students Skip Thanksgiving Break, ‘08 Election Adds to Latke Debate  Dec. 1
• Left Out by the Bailout  Nov. 26
• Need Blind, but ‘Gapping’  Nov. 26
• Raised Eyebrows over Keynote Choice  Nov. 26
• NCAA Whacks Former Coaches, but Mostly Spares Indiana U.  Nov. 26
• Quick Takes: Trustees’ Businesses Do Well at Suffolk U., U. of California Will Resume Israel Program, Harvard Scales Back Hiring, Christmas Wars Get Going for 2008, U.S. to Expand Help for Student Lenders, Fighting Over Scottish History  Nov. 26
• New Programs: Interior Design, Journalism, Nanoscale Technology, Victim Advocacy, Engineering  Nov. 26
• Exceptions to the Rule  Nov. 25
• Fieldwork with Three Children  Nov. 25
• As Endowments Shrink, So Do Studies of Them  Nov. 25
• ‘Teaching Unprepared Students’  Nov. 25
• Academics Struggle for Civil Society in Iraq  Nov. 25
• Quick Takes: Seeking Stimulus, U.Va. Found to Have Violated Security Law, More Evidence of Researcher’s Drug Company Ties, More Furloughs, Ag Dept. Rules on Research Misconduct, Looming Indictment in Nevada, NCAA Penalties for Salem International  Nov. 25
• Anthropological Engagement, for Good and for Bad?  Nov. 24
• The Easy Way Out  Nov. 24
• Power Grab at DuPage  Nov. 24
• Doctorate Production Continues to Grow  Nov. 24
• Rooming With Your Child  Nov. 24
• Quick Takes: Double Dippers, Conservative Split at Texas A&M, Fight Over Poetry Program, Recycled Rankings, Assessing Endowment Damage, ‘Wreckage’ in Science Appointments, Branding of Pledges, Bob Jones U. Apologizes, Tomahawk Retired, Rhodes Scholars  Nov. 24
• Battling Over Bailout for Private Student Loans  Nov. 21
• Ethics and Militarization Dominate Anthropology Meeting  Nov. 21
• Easing the Transition from High School to College  Nov. 21
• History Employment — Public and Private  Nov. 21
• Quick Takes: Online Push in Minnesota, Boston College Shifts Funds to Aid, Raises Raise Eyebrows at Cal State, Higher Ed Job for Fla. Speaker, Alumni Group Loses Legal Fight, U. of Kansas Patent Suit, Righting a McCarthy Era Wrong  Nov. 21
• New Presidents or Provosts: Gadsden State CC, Lord Fairfax CC, Mississippi State U., New England Board of Higher Education, Stetson University  Nov. 21
• Concerns About Clustering  Nov. 20
• Looking to the Past to Ban Legacy Admissions  Nov. 20
• New Model for Education Research  Nov. 20
• Anthropologists Consider Notions of ‘Community’ in Education  Nov. 20
• Top Profs  Nov. 20
• Quick Takes: Athletic Oversight Found Lacking at Rutgers, College Blasted Over Use of Bond Funds, Gift Doubles Le Moyne Endowment, IPO for For-Profit College, Tenn. State Bans ‘Juicy’ Web Site, Conversation Monitors at a Canadian University  Nov. 20
• Quick Fix  Nov. 19
• The Sociologist Gap  Nov. 19
• Privacy Concerns About U.S. Database  Nov. 19
• When Austrian Economics and Jesuit Theology Don’t Mix  Nov. 19
• Quick Takes: Presidential Donations, A’s at Brown, Busting the Police Chief, Conviction Over ‘Low Work’ Job, Settlement With Ex-President of Community College of Denver, Plagiarism Vigilante Answers Comments, Stimulus Would Help NIH, Calling Tim and Heidi  Nov. 19
• New Programs: Nonprofit Studies, Renewable Energy, Applied Design, Biomolecular Engineering, Forensics, Physical Therapy  Nov. 19
• The Bubble That Didn’t Burst  Nov. 18
• With Students Flocking Online, Will Faculty Follow?  Nov. 18
• An ‘All-LEED’ 2-Year College Campus  Nov. 18
• Nevada College Chancellor Asks U.S. for $3 Billion Bailout  Nov. 18
• Quick Takes: Obama’s Transition Team for NSF and NEH, Details on Cal State Cuts, Layoffs at Oral Roberts, Ties to India, Budget Freedom for Suffolk County CC, Iran and Venezuela Plan University, Confederates vs. Johns Hopkins  Nov. 18
• Newly Tenured ... at Eastern Illinois, Sonoma State, U. of Toledo, Western Connecticut State  Nov. 18