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New Approach to Diversity
Colgate asks hiring departments to keep excellence as top priority, but to alter pools by de-emphasizing subfield specialties.
The Battle Is Joined
N.Y. attorney general announces plan to sue his first college in loan inquiry, and his target, Drexel U., vows to fight back.
Visa Troubles
A research project is on hold and a speech canceled as an Iraqi professor's attempts to come to North America are stymied.
Why Did He Have to Be a ...?
No student group wants to be identified with a campus killer. Koreans hope ethnicity doesn't become an issue at Virginia Tech and elsewhere.
Great(er) Expectations
New report shows increases in number of states aligning high school and college curriculums and raising standards.
Showdown Looms on Accreditation
Education Dept. offers compromise on measuring learning outcomes, but colleges say plan would still "federalize" accreditation.
Calling Out Spellings on Student Loans
Accusing U.S. officials of inadequate oversight, leading House lawmaker urges Education Department to adopt "emergency" reforms.