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Close to the Vest

Education secretary-designate Arne Duncan gave few details about his goals for higher education during Tuesday's Senate confirmation hearing.

New Presidents or Provosts: Central European U., Idaho State U., Massachusetts Dept. of Higher Education, U. of Southern Maine

The Impact of a Ban on Affirmative Action

New study projects a 35 percent drop in minority enrollments at the most competitive four-year colleges and universities -- but little gain for white students.

New Presidents or Provosts: Bowling Green State U., California State U.-Dominguez Hills, Texas Tech U., U. of Texas System

Quick Takes: Saudi Arabia Releases Professor, Another Merger Considered, DEA Rejects Pot Research Lab, $100M for Energy Research at Stanford, Peer-to-Peer Lender Sidelined, The New Science Class, Fire Closes Georgia Campus, Harvard Students Foiled Again

De-Hyping College Admissions (or Trying to, Anyway)

Perceptions aside, students apply to fewer colleges than they plan to, and the vast majority of applicants are accepted at their top choice, new study shows.

2009 NCAA Convention Preview

Legislative bodies to consider proposals on a wide variety of issues affecting eligibility of athletes, the role of coaches and colleges' commitment to athletics.

Centers of Attention

Faced with fiscal challenges, Boston University may close centers and institutes to try to maintain ambitious goals of growing faculty numbers and improving quality.