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IES Director to Leave Government for Spencer Foundation
John Q. Easton, director of the U.S. Education Department's research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences, will leave the government...
Lawsuit Filed to Keep Cooper Union Free
A graduate, two professors and two students are suing Cooper Union to try to keep it tuition-free. The petitioners, members...
House Panel Passes Science Bill That Concerns College Leaders
The House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved legislation Wednesday that would reauthorize the National Science Foundation...
Academic Minute: Inactivity and Depression
In today’s Academic Minute, Nancy Low, assistant professor of psychiatry at McGill University, discusses the correlation between these two afflictions...
Bald Eagles Compel Berry College to Punt on Stadium Site
Berry College has decided to build its new stadium elsewhere rather than risk disturbing the nest of two bald eagles...
Fired Dean at U. of Saskatchewan Won't Get His Post Back
Robert Buckingham's controversial firing at the University of Saskatchewan ultimately led to the dismissal of the president and the resignation...
WICHE to Spin Off Analytics Project
The Western Interstate Commission of Higher Education (WICHE) today announced plans to spin off a learning-analytics project as a separate...
Report Urges Tax Code Changes to Help Middle Income Afford College
The federal tax code should do more to help middle-income Americans afford college -- but that goal can be accomplished...