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Closed Networks
New study shows how a relatively small number of Ph.D. programs dominate hiring for the best faculty positions.
A Plan for Deregulating Higher Ed
A Senate-sponsored task force releases blueprint for Congress to scale back federal requirements that higher education leaders have long said are overly burdensome.
Museum Momentum
While some campus-based collections in the United States have been threatened, many in the rest of the world are enjoying renewed support and attention.
Finding the Right Formula
Gates-funded report seeks to define and classify types of performance-based funding in 35 states, drawing tentative praise from researchers who have criticized the policies.
The New Bachelor's Payoff
Full employment of bachelor's degree holders looms amid further proof that a four-year degree has become a requirement for a good-paying job, which also comes with employer training.
Not a Small World After All
MLA report shows 6.7 percent drop in language enrollments after decades of growth.
Opinion
'Lighting Up'
Smoking is cool, sophisticated, sexy and enjoyable. Plus, it can kill you. Scott McLemee looks at a study of how students try to split the difference.
'Paying It Forward' Publishing
U. of California Press builds a new open-access publishing model around paying reviewers and subsidizing research from disciplines with less grant funding.