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Pentagon Delays Tuition Policy
The Pentagon -- responding to criticism from Congress and higher education associations -- has agreed to delay by 90 days...
Pa. Community Colleges Resist Call for New Rural College
A committee of the Pennsylvania Legislature has recommended expanding the reach of two-year colleges in rural counties, and has proposed...
Governor Wants Florida A&M President Suspended
Governor Rick Scott on Thursday called for the board of Florida A&M University to suspend James Ammons as president, The...
Tiger Mother, Meet Wolf Dad
It turns out that Tiger Mother may be almost a pushover compared to Wolf Dad, the nickname of Xiao Baiyou...
NIH Accepts Plan to Scale Back Chimp Research
The National Institutes of Health announced Thursday that it is accepting an Institute of Medicine panel's recommendations to cut back...
Academic Minute: The Earth’s Core
In today’s Academic Minute, Michael Bergman of Bard College at Simon’s Rock describes one of the Earth’s most extreme environments...
Fraternity Asked Members Whom They Want to Rape
The University of Vermont has suspended Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity over reports that it circulated a survey in which it...
Controversy Over Admissions Plan at Wayne State U.
Wayne State University, which has had graduation rates in the 30 percent range in recent years, is considering a plan...