http://www.insidehighered.comen-USFri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/20/biz<p>Colleges and businesses often work together, but they’re not always allies on tax policy. A downward economy could test their ties.</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/20/lincoln<p>One college takes "sound mind, sound body" to a new level, requiring students to lose weight or take a fitness class to graduate.</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/20/gonick<p>Case Western researchers explore whether high-speed networks can improve health care, public safety and graduation rates in the poverty-stricken neighborhoods surrounding its campus.</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/20/doctorate<p>1.4 percent increase in number of degrees awarded in 2008 is smallest since 2003; growth in biology doctorates accounts for most of the uptick, and humanities continue to dip.</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/19/pittsburgh<p>Mayor pushes 1 percent tax on tuition, stirring up anger at the city's colleges and worries elsewhere that other localities might try similar approaches<i>.</i></p>