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Freshmen and sophomores who work with professors are more likely to get degrees and go to graduate school, U. of Michigan studies show.

The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Stout, Charles Sorensen, has reversed an earlier decision and said that he would welcome at Reserve Officers Training Corps unit on the campus. Sorensen earlier said that such a unit would violate the university's policies barring discrimination against gay people, but he reversed himself amid concern that barring ROTC violates federal laws and offends many state officials. Kevin P.

A new study shows the extent to which undergraduates are less likely to have any single institution that is alma mater.

Through eArmyU, the Army's online education program for soldiers, some 55,000 soldiers stationed in the Middle East are able to further their educations. Soldiers in Tikrit, Iraq didn't have that option, however, as the area -- known for its roadside bombings and other attacks -- was deemed too dangerous for the non-combat personnel who make eArmyU work on the ground. But now class is in session for about 100 Army National Guardsmen stationed at Forward Operating Base Speicher, in Tikrit.

Full-time professors at Davenport University vote unanimously to end collective bargaining.

Hundreds of colleges received letters from Marsh Inc. this week informing them that they were eligible for some of the $850 million in funds that the company set aside to resolve an investigation into its business practices by the New York State attorney general's office.

A "boot camp" may set a new record on how much admissions consultants are charging nervous applicants and their families.

Professors at U. of Oregon denounce plan to consider "cultural compentency" in tenure and promotion decisions.

Foundations and top universities want to promote subject-matter expertise -- and public trust.