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Many Community Colleges Opt Out of Loan Program
More than a million students are enrolled in two-year institutions that choose not to participate in the federal loan program, report finds, leaving them to incur riskier forms of debt.
Admissions by Software
New technology, designed to help colleges attract diverse classes without legal challenges to affirmative action, will get first use in decision making.
Professors Gone Paperless
Three faculty members involved in developing free online textbooks explain why they're sold on the open source model.
One Year Later
Today marks a Day of Remembrance at Virginia Tech, where 32 students and faculty members died April 16, 2007.
A Pentagon Olive Branch to Academe
Defense secretary discusses plans for new university consortia and grants -- largely in social sciences -- for non-classified research, and pledges no political restrictions.
How to Head Off a Potential Student Loan Crisis
Panelists before the Senate Banking Committee stop short of calling it a crisis, but they settle on a few policy options to avert one just in case.