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Are These Slides Classified?
Purdue expunges presentation on Edward Snowden because leaked information on three slides is still technically classified.
Grand Challenges All Around
Big, ideas-oriented research is exciting, but will recent, costly initiatives live up to the hype?
A Nuanced Look at (Some) 2-Year Students
Study finds significant variation in academic preparation of traditional-age students at different community colleges, and seeks to explain graduation rate gap between 2- and 4-year colleges.
Army U
The U.S. Army will model its newly consolidated approach to educational programs on traditional higher education, in part to help soldiers get more college credits for their military experience.
Coalition of the Willing or the Wealthy?
Admissions leaders are divided about effort by leading colleges to offer new application and create platform for high school students to prepare for higher education and document their work.
Early Action Backlash
At admissions meeting, high school counselors say a common practice is out of control and deans who abandoned the practice are cheered.
A Sea Change in Admissions?
A radical new approach to admissions will give students an alternative way to represent themselves beyond essays and SAT scores, Ann McDermott argues.
More Degree Stacking
Number of undergraduates earning a first college credential falls as economy rebounds, according to new National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report.