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Rubio Calls for 'Swift' Overhaul of Accreditation
Two prominent Republican Senators on Monday continued to push for an overhaul of U.S. accreditation of colleges, seeking to open...
Testing Fraud Exposed in Britain; ETS Exams Suspended
Britain's home office has suspended the administration of English language tests run by the Princeton, N.J.-based Educational Testing Service after...
Perry Will Have Some Say About Next U. of Texas Chancellor
The University of Texas System's board expects to spend four to six months finding a new chancellor to replace Francisco...
Little Interest in E-Textbooks Among U. of Iowa Students
An electronic textbook pilot has, once again, reported lukewarm interest among college students -- this time at the University of...
Wayne State Defends Dean Who Sparked Professor Resignation
Wayne State University is standing by Farshad Fotouhi, dean of the College of Engineering, whom faculty members have accused of...
Academic Minute: Jupiter's Red Spot
In today’s Academic Minute, Philip Marcus of the University of California at Berkeley explains the persistence of Jupiter’s Great Red...
Chinese Dissident's Warning for American Higher Ed
Xia Yeliang, whose firing by Peking University set off an international uproar, is starting today at the Cato Institute, a...
Who Defaults and Why?
A new study (abstract available here) from the National Bureau of Economic Research tracks 10 year student loan default rates...