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Seafloor Vent Ecology
In today’s Academic Minute, Lisa Levin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego examines...
Massive Courses, Massive Data
Harvard and MIT hope their free online courses will not only give learners access to top courses, but also give education researchers access to unprecedented pools of learning data.
The New Politics of Student Debt
In the first weeks of the 2012 campaign, Obama and Romney focused not on economic or foreign issues but on the student loan interest rate. Could student debt play a significant role in this year's elections?
California State U. Faculty Authorizes Rolling Strikes
The California Faculty Association said Wednesday that its members had voted overwhelmingly to authorize two-day strikes at the 23 campuses...
Tennessee Governor Will Veto Bill Aimed at Vanderbilt
Governor Bill Haslam of Tennessee announced Wednesday that he would veto a bill designed to require Vanderbilt University to abandon...
New Programs: Human Resources, Mining Engineering, Nursing, Women's Studies
American University of Beirut is starting a master's degree program in human resource management. Michigan Technological University is starting a...
Investing in Graduates
Leader of British university group floated idea of letting private investors pay tuition for some students, who would then repay a share of their subsequent income.
Saving Chester College
A small arts college in New Hampshire faces closure due to financial woes. Students and employees are rallying to keep it open.