News Archive
March 2009
Revolt Against Outsourced Courses
- March 31, 2009
Delay for Loan Auction, Help for Borrowers
- March 31, 2009
Prayers From the Dugout
- March 31, 2009
Black Men and Remedial Education
- March 31, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 31, 2009
- More Options for 'Yellow Ribbon' Colleges
- Middle Eastern Students Want a Box to Check
- Boston College Students, Denied Ayers, Discuss Academic Freedom
- A Philosopher Critiques His NEH Reviewer
- Central Michigan Settles Suit on Coach's Conduct
- DREAM Act Introduced
- Postdoc Cleared on Poisoning Charges
- Fairfield U. Drops SAT Requirement
- Master's Degree in Twitter Studies
Ph.D. Admissions Shrinkage
- March 30, 2009
Trans-Ition
- March 30, 2009
Banned in Boston
- March 30, 2009
Parents' View of the Economy
- March 30, 2009
Newly Tenured ... at Luther, Marquette, Misericordia
- March 30, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 30, 2009
- Court Upholds Dismissal of Delaware State Professor
- MIT Police Charged With Dumping Student Newspaper
- Harvard Encourages Learning ... for the Sake of Learning
- Student Loan Lobbying Intensifies
- More Links Between Drug Companies, Medical Education
- Who Deserves a Special Seat on Student Government?
- Flooding Closes Campuses in North Dakota, Minnesota
- Norovirus Closes Babson College
- Bizarre Drug and Robbery Arrest at Hofstra
- Through a Wardrobe at NYU, a 'Narnia' for Pot
- New Student Assignment: Helping the CIA Recruit
The Stimulus as Savior?
- March 27, 2009
You Can't Handle the Truthiness!
- March 27, 2009
Rogue Compliance Officer
- March 27, 2009
'The Evolution of American Women's Studies'
- March 27, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 27, 2009
- Troubling (and Politicized?) Data on Student Loan Defaults
- Split Results in Texas on Evolution
- TIAA-CREF Toughens Sudan Stance -- Without Divestment Yet
- At Madison, a Plan to Charge More and Deliver More
- Settlement in Dispute on Academic Freedom and Assisted Suicide
- Former WebCT CEO Becomes Acting CEO of Wimba
The Impact of Dropping the SAT
- March 26, 2009
At Two-Year Colleges, a Year of Language
- March 26, 2009
How to View the Market
- March 26, 2009
Promoting Early College
- March 26, 2009
IRS Loses (Again) on Taxes for Medical Residents
- March 26, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 26, 2009
- John Hope Franklin Dies at Age 94
- Budget Battle in the Offing
- For Some People, Large Salaries and Large Raises Continue
- Colorado College Drops 3 Teams, Including Football
- For First Time, San Jose State Rejects Qualified Applicants
- Cataloging IRB Members' Conflicts of Interest
- Rescinded Invitation Debated at Tufts
- GAO Examines Limited Use of Student Grant Programs
- Blackboard Announces iPhone Application
- Big Boost for 50 Early Career Scientists
- Undercover Student at Liberty U.
Defeating Post-Tenure Review
- March 25, 2009
Supply, Demand and Foreign Students
- March 25, 2009
Keeping J-School Relevant
- March 25, 2009
Protection for For-Profit Colleges
- March 25, 2009
New Programs: Nursing, Museums, Public Health, Biochemistry
- March 25, 2009
So Many Students, So Little Time
- March 24, 2009
Adjunct Solidarity
- March 24, 2009
The Tenure-Track (Busy) Sociologist
- March 24, 2009
Competing With Publics on Price
- March 24, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 24, 2009
- Irvine Prof, Ending Standoff, Receives Anti-Harassment Training
- MIT Will Provide Open Access to Articles
- Ward Churchill's Day in Court
- Supreme Court Lets Stand a Loss for Men's Sports
- After She Helped Student Journalists, She Was Denied Tenure
- Questions About $50M Grant for Texas A&M
- Leon Kass Named to Deliver Jefferson Lecture
- IIE Releases Report on Study Abroad and STEM
- Downturn Prompts Minnesota-Crookston to End Hockey
- Movement to Ban Bottled Water Hits Canada
Farewell to the Printed Monograph
- March 23, 2009
Organizing a World of Knowledge
- March 23, 2009
Mid-Level Administrator Pay Up 3.5%
- March 23, 2009
Big Savings From Loan Proposal
- March 23, 2009
Newly Tenured ... at Carleton, Concordia Chicago, Gettysburg
- March 23, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 23, 2009
- Senate, Ending Delays, Confirms 2 Top Science Officials
- Sculpture's Removal From Exhibit Prompts Protest at Bowling Green
- Michigan State Students Survive Bus Takeover in Guatemala
- U. of Phoenix Joins Yellow Ribbon Program
- College of DuPage Adopts Policies Over Faculty Objections
- After 28 Years, Tuskegee President Plans to Retire
- 2 Colleges Call Off Classes to Prevent Flood Damage
- Cambridge Dons Keep Control of the University
New Approach to Community College Transfers
- March 20, 2009
Arabic -- Advances and Constraints
- March 20, 2009
‘The Knowledge-Politics Problem’
- March 20, 2009
Breaking the Silence on Student Loans
- March 20, 2009
'The Cattell Controversy'
- March 20, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 20, 2009
- Accountability and Stimulus Science Funds
- House Education Aide Nominated to Ed Department Post
- New Evidence About Researcher's Ties to Drug Company
- Turning a Profit on Undocumented Students
- New Mexico Senate Blocks Rescue Plan for College
- Standoff Between Bishop and Misericordia
- Progress for Antioch
- Expanding Education Abroad in the Arab World
- James Franco Fares Better at Harvard Than UCLA
- College Rankings ... for Surfing
In Admissions, a (Military) Chain of Command
- March 19, 2009
Accelerating the Associate Degree
- March 19, 2009
Beyond 'Drill and Kill'
- March 19, 2009
Faculty Speed Dating
- March 19, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 19, 2009
- Nevada Gov. Seeks to Avoid Stimulus Demand to Spend on Higher Ed
- Bill Expanding National Service Nears Passage
- AFT President Denounces Academic Boycott of Israel
- Academic Struggles a Factor in Wrestling Team's Demotion
- Canada's Science Minister Believes in Evolution
- Pay Soars for British University Chiefs
Community College Surge
- March 18, 2009
Unread Monographs, Uninspired Undergrads
- March 18, 2009
Win for Anti-Bias Rules
- March 18, 2009
Florida State's Unpleasant Vacation
- March 18, 2009
Figuring Out Freshmen
- March 18, 2009
Black (Immigrant) Admissions Edge
- March 17, 2009
Data on the Undocumented
- March 17, 2009
On Mental Health, an Online Tool
- March 17, 2009
Critiquing, Defending Academic BS
- March 17, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 17, 2009
- Donors to Brandeis Museum Criticize University's Actions
- College of DuPage Policy Criticized by 2 Faculty Groups
- French Philosopher of Science Wins Templeton Prize
- Lawmaker Seeks to Exempt Creation Institute From State Rules
- ACE Offers Guidance on Military Transfer Credits
- Sign of the Times: The Battle for Portland, Ore.
Composition, Overcrowded
- March 16, 2009
Read Their Lips: No New Tenure
- March 16, 2009
Loss for Private College Union
- March 16, 2009
Iraqi Academe, How Can We Help?
- March 16, 2009
The Academic Performance Tournament
- March 16, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 16, 2009
- Fired Dean Charged With Stalking Roger Williams Profs
- President Repays University for Flying Wife to Campus
- State Court Invalidates Land Transfer to U. of Alaska
- Protest at Grand Valley Over Police Shooting of Student
- Arizona Regents -- Over Objections -- Keep Scholarships
- Dixie State Drops 'Rebel' Nickname
- If You Are Glum at Purdue, See the 'Compliment Guys'
False Positives on Plagiarism
- March 13, 2009
Tenure Flashpoint in Kentucky
- March 13, 2009
Reorganizing, Not Reinventing
- March 13, 2009
Obama Ed Budget Passes First Test
- March 13, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 13, 2009
Grade Inflation Seen Rising
- March 12, 2009
Sustaining Study Abroad
- March 12, 2009
Is the Laptop Love-In Over?
- March 12, 2009
Retooling Recycling
- March 12, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 12, 2009
- U.S. Rescinds Bush-Era Rule on 'Coercion' of Health Care Employees
- U. of Texas Official Nominated for White House Science Post
- DeVry to Purchase Brazilian Higher Ed Provider
- Town Rejects Mass. College's Plan for On-Campus Retirement Village
- Chinese Scholar's Transfer to Remote Area May Be Retaliation
Big Name, Thin Résumé
- March 11, 2009
Building Capacity, Slowly
- March 11, 2009
Style: MLA, Updated.
- March 11, 2009
The Information Super-Library
- March 11, 2009
Obama's Pledge to Science
- March 10, 2009
A Focus on Outcomes
- March 10, 2009
Double Take
- March 10, 2009
Humanities' Constituencies
- March 10, 2009
Newly Tenured ... at Beloit, Bryant, Denison, Elon
- March 10, 2009
Tightening Picture for Faculty Pay
- March 9, 2009
Fraud and Friction at Florida St.
- March 9, 2009
Academic Accountability in Athletics
- March 9, 2009
A Web-Friendly Ed Department
- March 9, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 9, 2009
- Aid Applications and Direct Loan Volume Are Both Up
- Shooting Deaths and Shooting Scares
- Dawkins Survives in Oklahoma
- Obama Will Reverse Stem Cell Limits Today
- U.S. Guidance on Stimulus Education Funds for States
- Newspaper Strike Ends
- New York Medical College May Merge With a University
- High School Changed College Applicants' Transcripts
- Music Programs See Surge in Applications
On Israel, Shifted Ground
- March 6, 2009
Sabbaticals on Leave
- March 6, 2009
Back to Normal (Read: Boring)
- March 6, 2009
A 'Mission-Driven' Core
- March 6, 2009
Newly Tenured ... at Clarkson, Ithaca, Miami of Ohio
- March 6, 2009
Shifting Faculty Mission
- March 5, 2009
Newspaper Strike
- March 5, 2009
Founder Explains U. of the People
- March 5, 2009
No Worker Left Behind
- March 5, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 5, 2009
- Still More Declines in Endowment Values
- 22% Drop Projected for Hiring of New College Grads
- New Tactic to Try to Kill 10% Admissions System
- When Is a Job Offer Not a Job Offer?
- White Professors of Black Studies
- Stonehill Blocks Student's Condom Give-Away Plan
- National Awards for 'Inside Higher Ed' Journalists
The 'Black Box' of Peer Review
- March 4, 2009
Deal Dead in Ohio
- March 4, 2009
Call for Change at the NCAA
- March 4, 2009
Funding Science, Smartly
- March 4, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 4, 2009
Tight Leash
- March 3, 2009
Dartmouth's Historic Choice
- March 3, 2009
Plenty of Pork
- March 3, 2009
A College Ends Poli Sci
- By Scott Jaschik
- March 3, 2009
The Town with No Tuition?
- March 3, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 3, 2009
Hoping the Price is Right
- March 2, 2009
Calling In the Big Guns
- March 2, 2009
Academic Freedom, Christian Context
- March 2, 2009
'Mission and Money' in Higher Ed
- March 2, 2009
Newly Tenured ... at Bowdoin, Hartwick, UMass
- March 2, 2009
Quick Takes
- March 2, 2009
- Survey on Colleges' Staffing Cuts
- Weber State Plans 7% Cut in Adjunct Pay
- Spending the Stimulus Money Wisely
- Could a Fatal Lab Fire Have Been Prevented?
- Running Out of Time in Santa Fe
- Financial Aid for Trustees' Children
- Financing Inequities for Pennsylvania's 2-Year Colleges
- GOP Pressure on Millersville U. to Cancel Bill Ayers Talk
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