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Overkill on Remediation?
Complete College America wants to abolish remedial courses, but some say its policy push is not always backed by research and its rhetoric can be unfair to community colleges.
'Hoo Makes the Call?
In a day of unusual protests at UVa, a board holds its ground, an ousted president defends her philosophy -- and differences illustrate debate about how speedily a great university should change, and who should decide how it does so. Divided board picks interim president after meeting of almost 12 hours.
Academic Minute: City Noise and Bird Songs
In today’s Academic Minute, David Luther of George Mason University explains how urban-dwelling birds have responded to an increase in...
Nebraska Professor Detained in China
Officials at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln believe a professor who had been leading students on a study abroad...
Social Network for Class of 400,000
Stanford introduces a way for students to get personal in its most popular iTunes U course.
Roxbury Community College President Resigns Amid Turmoil
Terrence A. Gomes resigned on Monday as president of Roxbury Community College, according to the college's board chair. Roxbury, which...
South Korean University Will Reject Bullies
South Korea's Sungkyunkwan University has announced that it will reject any applicant with a history of bullying, unless the applicant...
Did Canadian University Err in Hosting Event to Honor Ayatollah Khomeini?
Canadian-Iranian academics who fled Iran are protesting the decision by Carleton University in Ottawa to host a conference called "The...