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Degrees of Gravity
When punishing professors, universities find the lines that divide the illegal, the immoral and fireable can be hazy at best.
Score One for Science
It's early in the budget process, but House spending measure would boost spending for National Science Foundation and other research programs.
A Nudge for the Neediest
Study of impact of need-based financial aid finds that extra grants helped the students least likely to succeed, but did little to boost overall academic progress.
Who Gets In to Oxbridge?
A new report by the Sutton Trust has added to concerns about inequities in Britain's elite universities, Times Higher Education...
Questions About 2 Papers by Harvard Biologists
One paper involving a Harvard biologist has been retracted, and another has been withdrawn, The Boston Globe reported. The retracted...
MLA Calls for Colleges to Offer Language Programs
Amid numerous proposed cuts to language programs in higher education, the Executive Council of the Modern Language Association has issued...
House Panel Would Cut $20 Million from NEH Budget
A House of Representatives appropriations subcommittee on Thursday backed legislation that would provide $20 million less to the National Endowment...