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Syracuse Grad Student Killed in Syria
Bassel Al Shahade, who was a Fulbright Scholar from Syria pursuing an M.F.A. at Syracuse University, was killed Monday in...
College Visits That Parents Might Not Like
High schoolers who make overnight visits to colleges they are considering are engaging in potentially dangerous or illegal behavior, according...
National Security and International Exchange
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates delivers opening plenary speech at conference of international educators.
Gates's New Postsecondary Leader
Foundation selects Daniel Greenstein, a top official in the University of California system, to lead its higher education program.
Incentive to Fail
Health promotion programs that use rewards to try to change student behavior invariably fail, speaker argues at annual meeting of college professionals.
In California, Many Summer Courses Disappear
In many states in recent years, summer enrollments have gone way up at public institutions, as students who struggle to...
Neuropsychology of Religion
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Missouri's Brick Johnstone explores efforts to pinpoint the location of the religious experience...
Crosses, Threats and an Adjunct
Instructor raised concern about separation of church and state at a public university. The day she went public with the threatening e-mails she received, her courses for the fall disappeared.