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Fantastic Four
The 2011 "professors of the year" are from Amarillo, New Mexico, Oberlin and Samford.
Missing Elements
Survey finds that high school counselors think their schools are not succeeding in key areas to promote college readiness and attendance.
Operation Graduation
Student veterans, when given support services at their colleges, earn better grades and show higher retention than their peers, a study finds.
A Challenge to Enrollment Managers
Admissions group invites a critic to address its members, who get an earful about policies that disadvantage low-income students. But campus leaders earn more blame.
Rigor or Snobbery?
Philosophy professor's research raises the question of why top doctoral programs seem to favor students from a small subset of undergraduate programs.
More Applications, More Wait Lists
While some new data indicate trends giving anxiety to competitive students, most colleges continue to admit most applicants.
Hot Button Decisions in California
Governor signs bill to give aid to undocumented students, and rejects bill that would have tried to undo state ban on consideration of race in admissions decisions.
Going Off on Online Rankings
For-profits complain that U.S. News is trying to rank virtual programs by traditional standards that don't fit their student profiles.