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'Affirmative Action for the Future'
While the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions, the future of affirmative...
Pittsburgh Mayor Loses a Round on Tuition Tax
A key panel on Tuesday rejected a 1 percent tax on tuition proposed by Pittsburgh's mayor, Luke Ravenstahl, but he...
Illinois, Grad Teaching Assistants Reach Tentative Deal
Graduate teaching assistants at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign reached a tentative contract agreement with the university Tuesday, and...
A Win for Student Anti-Sweatshop Movement
United Students Against Sweatshops has achieved its largest victory to date with the news that Russell Athletic will rehire 1,200...
'The College Fear Factor'
Despite best intentions, today’s first-generation college students and their professors “misunderstand and ultimately fail one another” in the classroom, according...
Boost for Liberal Arts Technology?
A new partnership could give small colleges the networking capabilities of research universities.
Strike Begins at Illinois
The Graduate Employees Organization walks out as contract negotiations hit a snag. Students say tuition waivers are threatened; administrators say they plan no changes.