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Helping Out With the Short List
Who should be considered by a President Obama or a President McCain for education secretary? Some serious and not-so-likely ideas.
Willing to Wait for Cash
Citing economic downturn, Brown University loosens rules that barred students from registering for classes if they had outstanding debts.
Study Abroad Under an Embargo
Provider settles with U.S. in a dispute over academic travel in Cuba. But because of stricter regulations (which this case predates), academic exchange remains limited.
A (Slight) Name Change for Milton Friedman Institute
U. of Chicago hopes specifying a research focus will calm a controversy, and while some aren't fully on board, there are signs of lessening tension.
College Bans Nietzsche Quote on Prof's Door
"God is dead." That phrase, from Friedrich Nietzsche's The Gay Science, is among the philosopher's most well known -- and...
Appeals Court Rejects Use of State Law to Demand Time Extensions on MCAT
Lower court's ruling would have made it easier for Californians with learning disabilities to seek accommodations on standardized tests.
Colleges as 'Failure Factories'
Study examines 400-plus colleges that graduate fewer than a third of their students, and asks why.