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Carpetbagging Coach's Last Lesson
The hasty departure of Penn State's football coach -- after begging his players to stay amid scandal -- is yet more evidence of college sports' hypocrisy, writes William F. Devine.
Kindness Is Possible
There are lots of stories about jerks in academe. A new blog isn't about them.
A Doomed Marriage?
Paper argues that without clear values and mission but with lots of money, Berkeley athletics has gotten out of control, at the expense of academics.
Chipping Away at FERPA?
Proposed legislation could loosen restrictions on parental notification regarding students in mental health crises, but some worry about the privacy rights of students.
Weighing Value in Sports
While Temple attributes the decision to cut seven teams to other issues, it is one of many universities that have cut Olympic sports while upping spending on football.
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Dr. Uncle Sam
Panelists at meeting of historians challenge notion that only careers in academe are fulfilling, citing benefits of working for the federal government.
Badging From Within
A digital badging project at UC Davis is drawing notice, but the innovation looks more like competency-based education than a form of alternative credentials.
Who Protects the Suicidal?
Amid persisting confusion about when colleges can involuntarily remove a self-threatening student, Education Department again signals it's not permissible -- in an investigation that ends in a student's suicide.