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Higher Ed Act Gets Hairier
With House poised to take up bill, one lawmaker offers plan to require 5 percent payout by endowments, and leaders back default-rate change pushed by for-profit colleges.
The Feds Giveth, and Taketh Away
Bush's 2009 budget plan would lift maximum Pell Grant to $4,800, kill other aid programs -- and slash funds for minority-serving colleges that gained in last fall's budget measure.
'Unreal' Boost for Science?
President Bush's proposed budget for basic research and development in the 2009 fiscal year seeks a record $147 billion, a...
Moral Leadership of Presidents and Their Colleges
Leaders of Catholic institutions discuss the importance of speaking out publicly -- and not just on the usual issues.
A Merger on Whose Terms?
As Polytechnic board prepares for university to be absorbed by NYU, some trustees see lack of due diligence, squelching of faculty views, and conflicts of interest.
Call to Arms for Private Colleges
In an address to fellow presidents about the future of higher education, MIT's leader says "our story isn’t well understood by Congress or the public."