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U.S. Releases 'The Condition of Education 2013'
The U.S. Education Department today published its annual compendium of all the data you'd want to know about American education...
Academic Minute: Rural Origins of Baseball
In today’s Academic Minute, David Vaught of Texas A&M University explores big-city baseball’s rural roots. Learn more about the Academic...
Soft Benefits for Domestic Partners at U. of Georgia
The University of Georgia will soon begin offering “soft benefits” – voluntary dental, vision and life insurance – to domestic...
Green Light for Competency-Based Ed at Capella
Capella University has received approval from its regional accreditor to proceed with a pilot program in competency-based education that does...
Obama Threatens Veto of Republican Student Loan Bill
WASHINGTON -- The fight over student loan interest rates, which will double to 6.8 percent on federally subsidized Stafford loans...
Protest at Teachers College Graduation
Some students engaged in a non-disruptive protest Tuesday at commencement ceremonies for Teachers College of Columbia University. The Washington Post...
Appeals Court Revives Bias Suit Against LSU
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday revived a bias lawsuit against Louisiana State University at...
Academic Minute: Environment and Bipedalism
In today’s Academic Minute, Sarah Feakins of the University of Southern California explores the role environmental factors played in the...