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Everyone Else Is Keynesian Now
Survey of world response to recession finds public funding for higher ed is generally either growing or being protected as much as possible – except in the U.S.
Incentive Comp Still a Problem
Congress's investigative arm finds that violations of a legislative ban on paying college recruiters based on enrollment have not disappeared.
Medical Journal Bars Tobacco-Funded Research
PLoS Medicine, an open access peer-reviewed journal, has announced it will no longer accept submissions of research findings supported by...
GAO Report Examines University Endowments
A report issued by Congress's investigative arm Tuesday provided few if any revelations about the state of university endowments, for...
Universities Welcome Talk of U.S. Funds for Infrastructure
University administrators enthusiastically participated in a House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on the state of research infrastructure at American institutions...
Highlighting E-Readers
Colleges release analyses of major experiments with Kindles -- and find students use less paper with the devices, but want better note-taking ability.
The B-School Glass Ceiling
New study finds women tend to stagnate in faculty rank after earning tenure, while men tend to go on to full professorships.