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Rethinking Poli-Sci
After seeing its majors drop, Stanford's political science department overhauls the undergraduate major, focusing less on specialization and more on issues students care about. Could other departments be next?
Addressing the Inequity Gap
Community colleges with many low-income students should receive additional funding, as high-poverty schools in the K-12 sector do, new report urges.
Winning or Losing With Sports
Athletic programs at two-year colleges wax and wane depending on student interest and budget realities, but overall the number of programs appears to be holding steady.
The College That Can't Fix Itself
Suburban Chicago's College of DuPage has a long history of conflict and scandal, particularly ones involving its Board of Trustees and presidents.
Buying Outsiders
As public colleges and universities lure out-of-state students with scholarships, are in-state and low-income students losing out?
Boom Budget in California
California governor proposes funding increases for public colleges, averting showdown with the University of California over tuition hikes, but Cal State faculty remain unhappy.
Enrollments Fall
Student enrollment numbers are down at two-year colleges and four-year for-profit institutions, according to a new National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report.
Community College Consolidation
Two small two-year institutions in northwest Ohio craft plan to combine key administrative positions to save money. Officials say no merger is planned -- but faculty leaders are skeptical.