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Affirmative Action for Gay Students
With kids coming out in high school, admissions officers discuss whether to give them preferences. At least one college has such a policy.
Harvard Law Alters First-Year Program
Rare curricular change includes focus on international law, statutes and regulations.
Methods for Teaching Math
A new report offers practical recommendations on ways to improve math instruction at 2-year colleges.
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Why don't woodpeckers get headaches? Why are dung beetles finicky eaters? Why don't people like the sound of fingernails against...
Ball's in the NCAA's Court
Myles Brand and company have a homework assignment to complete. Call it what you want -- a term paper, a...
Not Missing the SAT
Mount Holyoke stopped requiring the test, and finds very little difference between those who submit scores and those who don't.
Part Timers Say No to Union
Instructors at Vermont's 2-year college -- adjuncts all -- break with trend in rejecting collective bargaining by 2 to 1 margin.