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Texas Gets an Incomplete
The Gates Foundation gives Texas community colleges the boot in Completion by Design project. State officials are surprised and disappointed by the decision, but vow to continue work.
Presidents, But Not Pastors
Relatively few Christian colleges are still led by presidents who are also ministers. Two colleges recently hired their first leaders who haven't previously led a church.
Opinion
Real Teacher Ed Reform
Significant changes, based on true assessment, are going on right now, led by the profession, writes Linda Darling-Hammond, who urges critics to check out what's really happening.
Discounts at For-Profits?
Strayer offers big new scholarships, with tuition savings of as much as 30 percent. Will for-profits begin discounting tuition to cope with declining enrollment and federal scrutiny?
Good Fees Make Good Neighbors
Wofford lets nearby medical school pay for students to use campus facilities, highlighting potential revenue stream for liberal arts colleges that don't want to change their missions.
You Can't Fire Me. I Quit.
Saint Louis U. law dean resigns with scathing attack on president -- raising anew tensions over whether universities treat law schools like cash cows.
Ministers With MBAs
The seminary at North Park University, a Christian college in Chicago, is encouraging its students to pursue business degrees in addition to their theological studies.
A New Model?
Can a 27-year-old create a college from scratch to serve low-income students in Pittsburgh?