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Among the Uninsured: 1.7 Million College Students
20 percent of students don't have coverage -- and even among those who do, college-sponsored health plans vary dramatically in quality of benefits.
Antioch U. Trustees Reject Plan to Save College and Offer to Sell It
Board says proposal wasn't financially responsible. Alumni and donors blast board and plan to try to operate the college by themselves.
Tenure as a Tarnished Brass Ring
Has the system become so flawed that it's not worth it any more? Why are some tenured, liberal professors challenging what others long for?
Better Contracts for Full-Time Adjuncts
Most union pacts have little detail on the growing contingent of non-tenure-track professors, but that is starting to change.
Late Grades? Pay Up, Professor
Florida State U. has virtually eliminated a problem that plagues many campuses by charging instructors $10 per grade every time they miss a deadline for reporting students' scores.
Students Prefer Intensive Courses
Study compares their views on the same courses, taught with regular semester schedule and longer sessions over shorter time period. Students prefer latter.
New Impacts Seen for Faculty Unions
Colleges where professors have collective bargaining rely more on the tenure track and less on adjuncts, but spend less on academic support, study finds.