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Adding Hunger to the Strike
Students at the University of Minnesota show support for striking union workers, pulling a tactic from the campus protest handbook: starving themselves.
Minority College Enrollments Edge Higher
Annual report finds gains for all racial and ethnic groups, but black and Hispanic Americans continue to lag their white peers in college-going rate.
Hoover in the Heartland
Alumni provide funds for U. of Illinois to promote capitalist thought, with goal of creating public university equivalent of Stanford think tank -- and spreading model elsewhere. Some professors are alarmed.
Shock Heard Round the World
Campus safety experts respond to the much-debated Taser incident at University of Florida.
A Gay President Says 'I Do'
Like many college leaders, Ralph Hexter opens up the presidential home each fall for a party for faculty and staff...
New Watchdog for Donors
New center plans to link philanthropists with colleges that share their vision, but some fund raisers aren't certain about the need for more scrutiny.
A Worldwide Test for Higher Education?
International group is (quietly) discussing the prospect of creating a global measure of student learning outcomes at the college level.