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February 2, 2015

Ethics of Engagement

Flogging and jailing of liberal blogger in Saudi Arabia renews debate on whether Western universities and scholars should be helping to build higher education in the country.

February 2, 2015

Fibbing for Rankings

Audit finds U. of Missouri at Kansas City gave false information to Princeton Review to inflate rankings of business school -- and reveals e-mails in which officials say they faced donor pressure on ratings.

February 2, 2015

Responding to Measles Outbreak

Students at four colleges appear to have the disease. Experts say it is crucial for colleges to review immunization records.

February 2, 2015

Governor wants to allow community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees. He also seeks some state aid for two-year students, who have been frozen out of program since 2009.

February 2, 2015

Saved by the bell hooks

Web site links the work of a prominent writer on gender, race and class with a 1990s sitcom.

February 2, 2015

New Presidents or Provosts: Buckinghamshire New U., Maysville Community-Technical College, Rockingham CC, South Asian U., Southern Vermont College, U. of Alberta, U. of West Alabama, Whitman College

Rebecca Bunting, deputy vice chancellor at the University of Portsmouth, in England, has been appointed vice chancellor and chief executive officer of Buckinghamshire New University, also in England. David Rees Evans, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Buena Vista University, in Iowa, has been selected as president of Southern Vermont College.

January 30, 2015

Taking On Dartmouth Culture

President pushes to create house system, ban hard alcohol and fight grade inflation -- all in the name of stopping "extreme behaviors."

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