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Dangerous Curves
To test limits of Johns Hopkins professor's scaled grading policy, all of his students boycott the final -- and all get As as a result.
Discretionary Discipline
Two Texas sports officials -- a black female track coach and a white male football coach -- had affairs with students, but only one was fired. Critics say double standards are at work.
Opinion
Research to Improve Retention
Colleges can identify those at risk of dropping out, and then provide services and adopt policies to keep these students enrolled, writes Robert J. Sternberg.
Don't Call Me That
Some adjuncts are asking students not to address them as "professor."
Closing Down the 'Roach Motel'
As Stanford spurs discussion of trimming time-to-degree for Ph.D.s, CUNY offers model for public institutions that might want to kill tradition of grad school as a place you "check in and never check out."
Holding Firm on Guns
College presidents reiterated their written calls for stricter gun control legislation in person Monday. This time, politicians joined in.
Commencement Speakers Announced: Colgate, Elon, Fisher, Hartwick, Miami U., Ozarks Tech CC, RIT, St. Norbert, Tulane
The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2013: Colgate University: Duncan L. Niederauer, chief executive...
Next Phase of Birth Control Fight
Obama proposes that religious colleges be exempt from paying for employee birth control, but those on their plans would still receive contraceptive coverage.