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Listening Closely
Eastern Mennonite U. -- in a move that is highly unusual for members of a Christian college group -- will reconsider its ban on employing faculty members in same-sex relationships.
For-Profits Step Up Gainful Criticism
As a federal panel reconvenes to negotiate "gainful employment" regulations, representatives of for-profit colleges -- backed by a surprise visit from a key Congresswoman -- step up their criticism.
Adding Competency to Community
Western Governors University teams up with 11 community colleges to create new competency-based programs.
Third Try Isn't the Charm
Most community college students take a break from college on the way to earning a four-year degree, but few make it there if they "stop out" more than once.
FTC Joins For-Profit Fight
The government's consumer watchdog -- the Federal Trade Commission -- tightens guidelines aimed at for-profits and tells student veterans to be cautious about the industry.
Hiring Themselves
Expect law schools to be reformed? Study suggests it's unlikely -- given that professors appear committed to offering tenure-track jobs to people who look and act just like they do.
Acquisition in Australia
Indiana Wesleyan U. plans to acquire the Wesley Institute, in Sydney, with hopes to create the first full-fledged Protestant university in Australia and New Zealand.
Further on Gainful Employment
Education Department proposes perhaps its strictest proposed language on the rules so far, a week before negotiators get back to business.