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Impure Plastic?
Eastman Chemical's lawsuit raises issues about academic and corporate research and conflicts of interest.
Not Business as Usual
UCLA wins approval to make M.B.A. program self-sufficient, which the school sees as key to long-term success. The UCLA plan remains controversial, but Berkeley’s Haas School has changed its business model with much less resistance.
Exacerbating Inequality
Citing declining enrollment and bachelor's degree attainment for low-income minority students, report warns that proposals to reform federal student aid could harm access and outcomes for neediest students.
Young College, Familiar Problem
Ivy Tech, one of the nation's most acclaimed and centralized community college systems, contemplates wave of campus closures.
'Hall of Shame,' Again
Education Department releases annual lists of most (and least) expensive colleges.
No Deal on Loans
As the Senate goes home for July 4 without voting on a loan deal, interest rates for subsidized student loans will rise Monday.
Blame It on the Dorms?
Virginia audit agency is exploring cost drivers in higher education, placing an initial target on auxiliary services. The multiyear review could influence the national discussion, but finance researchers urge a more sophisticated analysis.
Support for Shared Governance
At a gathering of college lawyers, campus leaders generally agree that institutions shun faculty role in governance at their peril.