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N.J. Higher Ed Aide Nominated for U.S. Labor Post
President Obama on Wednesday nominated New Jersey's top higher education official (who is also a former top aide to U.S...
Massad May Have Won Tenure Battle
Joseph Massad may have won an epic tenure battle at Columbia University. No official announcements have been made by Columbia...
Johns Hopkins Bars Gifts to Medical Professors From Drug Companies
Johns Hopkins Medicine has become the latest medical school to bar gifts from pharmaceutical companies. New policies announced Wednesday prohibit...
Scranton Bishop Presses Colleges for Proof
The bishop for the Diocese of Scranton has deemed the response of four Catholic colleges to his inquiry into contraceptives...
Private Equity-Backed Firm Buys Florida For-Profit College
A for-profit education company owned by a leading private equity firm has bought Florida Technical College, which operates three career-oriented...
Nasty Editorial, Nastier Response
The student editors of Hillsdale College's Collegian knew they'd blown it; the publication's Web site offered an apology for a...
Ohio State Reverses Policy on Facebook Postings
Ohio State has lifted a brief ban on postings on its Facebook page. The Associated Press reported that, last week...
Santa Cruz Wants Parents to Help Quash Pot Party
The University of California at Santa Cruz is asking parents of students to talk to their children about why they...