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Promiscuous Queen Bees
In today’s Academic Minute, Wellesley College's Heather Mattila reveals how the health of a bee colony is related to the...
Down But Not Out
In wake of for-profit colleges' court victory on "gainful employment" rules, will Education Department appeal or just revise rules -- and snare more institutions in the process?
Are Students 'Shopping' Enough?
Citing a statistic from the FAFSA, the Education Secretary has encouraged more students to apply to more colleges. But most already apply to more than one -- and there's no evidence it will affect college-going rates.
Quick Takes: Promiscuous Queen Bees
In today’s Academic Minute, Heather Mattila of Wellesley College reveals how the health of a bee colony is related to...
U. of Birmingham Withdraws Ad for Unpaid Researcher
The University of Birmingham, in Britain, has withdrawn a job advertisement seeking people to be unpaid research assistants, Times Higher...
Poll on Value of College Degrees
A new poll of 1,000 adults -- released by Widmeyer Communications -- has mixed results for those in higher education...
1 of 8 Teams Survives Maryland Athletics Cuts
All of the sports except one that were slated for elimination at the University of Maryland at College Park were...
New For-Profit Classification System
The Institute for Higher Education Policy has devised a new classification system to measure the performance and characteristics of for-profit...