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Not So Free Speech in Campus Governance
Faculty groups fear federal court decision endangers the right of professors at public institutions to speak out on matters of campus policy.
U.S. Proposes New Rules on Student Privacy
Guidelines would give college administrators more latitude in releasing information when they fear for students' health and safety.
Shifting Gold Standard for Aid Policy
Has "no loans" replaced "need blind"? When institutions adopt the former without the latter, is equity served? Have colleges been too quick to define all loans as bad?
Guidance on Grants for Would-Be Teachers
Education Department's proposed regulations to govern TEACH Grants cannot address program's fatal flaw: Many students will have to repay funds as loans.
Women's Studies on the Chopping Block
Kim Vaz, chair of the University of South Florida's women's studies department, has been in this position before. She's heard...
EEOC Rejects Racial Bias Claim Against MIT
Agency cites procedural reasons in dismissing arguments of researcher who went on hunger strike to protest tenure denial, but says he would have lost on merits as well.
Text, Trust and Third Parties
As more colleges outsource e-mail, some worry about who will decide which files are secure and which can be disclosed.