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Antitrust for the NCAA?
A sports reform group pitches federal legislation to enable colleges to collaboratively cut sports costs and increase emphasis on education and athlete welfare.
'Schooled'
College sports come at an increasingly pricey cost -- in terms of money, education and morality -- but that's not stopping institutions from paying up, a new documentary argues.
New Faces of Civic Learning
More community and commuter colleges are striving to get students involved in civic engagement projects and courses, which have traditionally thrived at residential campuses.
Union Impact and Non-Impact
Study comparing grad students with and without collective bargaining for their teaching work finds that those with unions have better pay, and that they are just as close to their professors as those on other campuses.
Shift on Grad Unions
NYU offers to permit election on collective bargaining for teaching assistants, but not for research assistants. Move marks shift for university, but union leader says it is based on "arbitrary distinctions."
Higher Education's Payoff
A report from the College Board finds that bachelor's-degree recipients earn 65 percent more over a 40-year, full-time work life than high school graduates do.
Faculty on the NCAA's Future
Faculty athletics representatives take a stab at NCAA governance recommendations -- and advocate for a new division for the biggest, wealthiest programs. They explain why, and why faculty input matters, in an interview.
Opinion
Job Trends
This year's crop of back-to-school analyses has a heavy focus on jobs. Peter Stokes dissects what that means for colleges and students.