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Not Business as Usual
UCLA wins approval to make M.B.A. program self-sufficient, which the school sees as key to long-term success. The UCLA plan remains controversial, but Berkeley’s Haas School has changed its business model with much less resistance.
Final Rule on Birth Control
Religious colleges will still be required to offer contraceptive coverage, but have until Jan. 1 to comply.
The 20% Experiment
Georgia State will test idea that assuring a set percentage of slots on the syllabus for female philosophers will attract more female students to the discipline.
Young College, Familiar Problem
Ivy Tech, one of the nation's most acclaimed and centralized community college systems, contemplates wave of campus closures.
The Case for Asian-Serving Colleges
New federal designation for institutions that serve Asian-American and Pacific Islander students could significantly aid low-income students in those groups, a study finds --- but funding for those colleges lags.
Who Will Lead Community Colleges?
With a wave of retirements looming, community college leadership pipeline needs urgent repairs, report finds.
Oates Lands at Apollo
Jane Oates, formerly a top Labor Department official and Ted Kennedy aide, joins University of Phoenix parent company to oversee employer relations for the for-profit giant.
New Model, Familiar Face
Michael Clifford has launched a new online course provider, this time a nonprofit. And the site's 27 courses have all earned ACE credit recommendations.