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WikiLeaks Features a Failed Academic Placement Effort
One of the latest WikiLeaks revelations concerns a high-level and unsuccessful attempt by U.S. officials to get a job for...
Big 10 May Punt on Much-Mocked Division Names
The Big 10 is creating divisions to deal with its expanding membership, and the recently announced division names of "Legends"...
GOP Leader May Try to Block Rules on For-Profit Colleges
The soon-to-be head of the House of Representatives education committee told Bloomberg last week that he is looking for ways...
8-Year Graduation Rates vs. 6-Year Graduation Rates
Measuring graduation rates at 200 percent of the expected time to graduate instead of 150 percent has an impact, but...
Man Who Duped Harvard Ordered to Pay It Back
Adam Wheeler, who duped Harvard University into admitting him based on a fake academic record, must repay the university $46,000...
New York City Seeks University Partner for Engineering Research
New York City is seeking a university with strength in engineering and other applied sciences to help run a major...
Laureate Plans Push in Australia
Laureate International, a worldwide chain of for-profit universities, is planning a major new campus in Australia, Adelaide Now reported. While...
Senators Defeat Proposal to Kill Support for Aid Offices
Deficit hawks in the U.S. Senate seeking to force their colleagues to offset the costs of extending the Bush-era tax...