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The Football Dividend

Each win in top programs can bring in more donations and more in-state students, study finds, but the gains are for athletics, not universities as a whole.

Trade-Off in NCAA Grad Rates

Graduation rates among Division I football and men's basketball teams have risen to new heights (above 70 percent), but athletes over all are getting degrees at lower rates than last year.

Rape and Betrayal

An account of a rape at Amherst, and of the way officials there didn't provide support, leads others to come forward -- and the college to try to fix what's broken.

Freedom of All Press

Appeals court reinstates lawsuit charging Oregon State U. administrators with violating rights of conservative student journalists by tossing their newsbins according to an unwritten campus policy.

Publicizing (Alleged) Plagiarism

Berkeley has launched investigation into plagiarism allegations against Terrence Deacon in response to very public campaign for Deacon to admit to alleged oversight errors in citations.

Lessons in Bystander Intervention

Colleges are finding new ways to teach students the technique to combat sexual assault and bullying, and it's paying off in unexpected ways.

Performing Under Pressure

As policymakers clamor to hold colleges accountable, new Gates-sponsored research tries to establish fair rules for measuring institutional performance.

Invitation to Sue?

U.S. appeals court rejects U. of Oregon’s request to quash lawsuit by former graduate student. Dissenting judges see threat to academic freedom.