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You Can't Handle the Truthiness!
It appears the grass is still greener on the other side. A group of students near Tinseltown think a young...
The Stimulus as Savior?
That depends on where your college is. As states decide how to spend tens of billions in federal funds, higher education stands to benefit in some states, but get shortchanged in New York and elsewhere.
Rescinded Invitation Debated at Tufts
Tufts University withdrew an invitation to an aide to Sen. Charles Grassley to speak at a campus forum, saying that...
At Two-Year Colleges, a Year of Language
City Colleges of Chicago system proposes foreign language requirement for all associate of arts students.
GAO Examines Limited Use of Student Grant Programs
Rigorous eligibility requirements and a faster-than-ideal timeline for implementing the Academic Competitiveness and SMART Grant Programs limited college students' use...
Blackboard Announces iPhone Application
Blackboard, the leading course management company, is today announcing an application for the iPhone -- a device that has quickly...
Big Boost for 50 Early Career Scientists
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is today naming 50 top early career scientists to receive special six-year appointments -- in...
How to View the Market
In podcast interview, TIAA-CREF investment guru shares perspectives on the economic mess -- and how it may change (or not change) the strategies of academics at all stages of their careers.