News Archive
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June 10, 2013
NSF issues guidance on how it will carry out Congressional orders to restrict funding of the discipline, and the agency leaves the door open to new grants.
June 10, 2013
In the face of increased competition and diminishing federal funding, some academic researchers are turning to crowdfunding platforms to raise money.
June 10, 2013
New Russian law requiring NGOs to register as "foreign agents" if they receive funding from foreign sources and are engaged in "political activity" threatens closure of an independent polling agency and raises concerns about climate for scholarly collaborations.
June 7, 2013
Proposal circulating on Capitol Hill asks accreditors to create a way for new providers to gain approval more quickly.
June 7, 2013
Report urges colleges and other education groups to disaggregate the numbers about Asian-American students, and says current practices to aggregate data hide inequities.
June 7, 2013
Publishers, bookstores and professors are complying with federal provisions to make textbook pricing more transparent for students. But prices are still high.
June 7, 2013
Mitch Daniels says for-profit colleges are needed, at least ones that offer a quality, cost-effective product -- a standard he applies to the rest of higher education.
