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Served, Yes, But Well-Served?
Nearly a quarter of all Pell Grant funds now go to students at for-profit colleges. What does that mean for the students, and for higher education?
Will Work for Beer
Economists find evidence that college students choose to take jobs not to pay tuition but to cover other expenses and, unless they work a lot, those jobs don't do much to harm their academic performance.
Crowding Out For-Profit Colleges
Study finds taxpayer-supported bond initiatives shift students from area proprietary institutions to community colleges, boosting enrollment at these already crowded public institutions.
U.S. Decline or a Flawed Measure?
New version of British rankings of universities worldwide suggests that American dominance is eroding, but is the methodology meaningful? Is Berkeley really No. 39?
German Author Wins Nobel in Literature
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded this morning to Herta Müller, a German writer of novels, short stories...
Darwin, From the Creationists
Anti-evolution group plans to distribute 100,000 copies of Origin of Species next month -- with an introduction designed to undercut the book and promote a literal view of the Bible.
A Trustee Calls the Plays
Florida State board chairman says it's time for the university's longtime football coach to go, arguably ignoring state and national guidelines about interference in sports programs.