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Another Confucius Institute to Close
Pennsylvania State University is the second institution within a week to confirm that it will not be continuing its agreement...
Cornell University Picks USC Provost as Next President
Cornell University's next president will be Elizabeth Garrett, the current provost at the University of Southern California. Garrett, a law...
Academic Minute: Biomedical Patents
In today's Academic Minute, Kirsten Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy at Rice University, addresses the patenting process in...
Holistic Admissions Linked to Diversity in Health Fields
Holistic admissions policies -- in which colleges consider a candidate as an individual, and base decisions on more than a...
UMass to Review Policy on Students as Confidential Drug Informants
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst said Monday it would review a program that drafts students as confidential drug informants...
Oregon and Professor Spar Over Ownership of Literacy Test
The University of Oregon is locked in a legal battle with one of its professors and a former employee over...
White House Announces Job-Training Grants
Vice President Joe Biden and Arne Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of Education, on Monday announced the final installment of $2...
Aspen's Toolkit for Hiring Community College Leaders
The Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program this week unveiled a toolkit designed to help community college trustees, search committees and...