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Academic Minute: Readjusting the Poverty Level
In today’s Academic Minute, James Sullivan of the University of Notre Dame explains the limitations of how poverty is measured...
ACLU: N.J. Denies Aid to U.S.-Born Children of Immigrants
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a legal challenge to New Jersey's rejection of the state grant application of...
Imagining Starting from Scratch
As U.S. panel brainstorms about big-picture changes to accreditation, ending agencies' role as gatekeepers and moving away from a regional system appear to gain favor.
Earmarks in a New Form?
Remember how the Republican-led House of Representatives was going to eliminate earmarks? According to The Boston Globe, the House has...
Students Say Dean Copied Speech
Medical students at the University of Alberta were thrilled with the speech their dean, Philip Baker, gave at a convocation...
Mind the (Scholarship) Gap
Major conferences debate whether athletics grants should be expanded to cover full cost of college attendance; critics say move could create further inequities.
Cleaning House in Chicago
Mayor endorses plan to replace five of city system's seven community college presidents.
Entrepreneurship vs. Scholarship?
Trying to wring revenues from research poses risks to academe, one scholar warns.