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Symbolic Slap at Social Sciences
U.S. House passes funding bill that would increase overall support for NSF, but send a message of disdain for some social science research.
Limbo for CCSF and Its Accreditor
As the clock ticks down on City College of San Francisco, powerful politicians weigh in and threaten to shut down an accrediting commission.
Letting Go in Louisiana
Louisiana lawmakers wanted more authority over the state's top higher education official. Now, some want to give it back.
Many Comments, Few Surprises
As public comment period ends for the administration's "gainful employment" proposal, for-profit colleges and supporters blast the rules as an overreach; critics of the industry say proposal doesn't go far enough.
Nowhere to Go
Gainful employment will leave fewer options for underserved students, finds a study the for-profit industry commissioned. It also gives hints about a possible legal challenge.
Pushback on Australian Fee Hike
Opposition grows from institutions and students to government's plan to uncap university tuitions and impose interest rates on student loans.
Opinion
The Continued Coming of Second Language Students
To better serve the non-native students struggling with English who are (again) flooding classrooms, let's not assume they are “remedial,” Clifford Adelman warns.
'Falling Behind?'
A new book challenges the conventional notion that the U.S. is producing too few science and engineering graduates to meet its workforce needs and remain globally competitive.