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Making the Case for Adjuncts
Adjunct faculty make up most of the higher education work force, but their working conditions largely don't reflect their role. Is reform on a wide scale possible? What will it take?
New Programs: Theater, Applied Biology, Arts Management, IT, Law and Sexuality
Hudson County Community College is starting an associate of arts in liberal arts with a focus on theater. South Dakota...
Baby Steps for Need-Based Aid
At meeting of private college presidents, campaign to discourage use of student aid that is not tied to financial need gains some momentum.
Deal to Delay Across-the-Board Cuts
Senate and Obama agree on plan that would avoid immediate reductions in spending on research and some aid programs. House vote is pending.
Opinion
Stop Raiding the Treasury
Why should donations that finance luxurious buildings and half-million-dollar salaries at wealthy colleges be tax-deductible? Explain it to the students in Wick Sloane's 7 a.m. community college classes, he writes.
A Guaranteed Pell Grant?
A study suggests that guaranteeing a Pell Grant for low-income students as early as the eighth grade could increase college access and completion.
Limits of Performance-Based Grants
Grants tied to enrollment, persistence and grades bolstered full-time study but did little to increase credits earned by low-income students, study finds.
Living Cheap Enough?
With student debt surpassing $1 trillion, graduate school deans discuss the implications for graduate school admissions and retention and the importance of financial literacy.