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Arson Blamed for Student Death in Fire at Saddleback College
A fire that killed a student Monday at Saddleback College, a community college in California, was set deliberately, The Los...
'The Retention Agenda': New Compilation of Articles Available
Inside Higher Ed is today releasing a free compilation of articles -- in print-on-demand format -- about retention. The articles...
No Resolution In Sight on Interest Rate
WASHINGTON -- Eight days after the interest rate on new, federally subsidized student loans increased to 6.8 percent, the two...
Senate Panel Seeks Increases in Pell Maximum and NIH Budget
A Senate subcommittee on Tuesday approved a fiscal year 2014 spending bill that supports the launch of a “Race to...
Academic Minute: Origin of California Snow
In today’s Academic Minute, Ryan Sullivan of Carnegie Mellon University explains why California snow is dependent on dust from across...
'U.S. News' Rankings of Medical Schools Questioned
A new paper in the journal Academic Medicine questions the validity of the rankings by U.S. News & World Report...
Obama Will Honor 12 With Humanities Medals
President Obama has named 12 people to receive the National Humanities medal: Edward L. Ayers, president of the University of...
London Mayor Criticized for Saying Women Go to College for Husbands
London Mayor Boris Johnson is under attack for a quip suggesting that female students are still after Mrs. degrees. Times...