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Talkin' 'Bout My Generation
Berkeley and Mario Savio are typically held up as the higher ed symbols of the '60s. John Thelin argues that Mitt Romney and Harvard's M.B.A./J.D. program complete the portrait.
Students or Employees?
A Congressional committee argues over whether graduate students at private universities should be allowed to unionize.
Opinion
Why FERPA Is Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court's reasoning in its ruling on President Obama's health care law should undermine a student privacy law that colleges often abuse to hide information that should be public, writes Frank LoMonte.
Publishers Double Down
Publishers say they will appeal district court ruling on landmark Georgia State copyright case, raising the stakes on a case that could set bar for fair use and digital library reserves.
Pell Spending Levels Off
Federal spending on the biggest student grant program surprisingly declines by $2.2 billion, even as numbers of recipients increased. But a sword still hangs over the program.
Will College Students Show Up?
Several discussions at the Democratic National Convention have focused on whether college students will turn out for Obama, as they did in 2008.
Hour by Hour
The credit hour wasn't supposed to measure learning, for good reason, according to a new report, which recommends how to revise or even drop the standard without leading to abuse.
Pell Grants in the Spotlight
Education played a big role on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.