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Voting With Their Mice
Two business school students turn a class project into an Internet startup that lets students poll their own campuses.
When (For-)Profit Takes Over
Several recent transactions have featured private firms or college companies taking over traditional nonprofit institutions. Some investors, though, don't foresee a trend.
Giving Thought to Donor Intent
Panelists discuss high-profile cases of philanthropists feeling spurned by colleges, but some say that's far from the norm in higher ed giving.
Hope on Ph.D. Attrition Rates -- Except in Humanities
New data suggest that more people who start doctoral programs are sticking with them, at least in the sciences.
A Gloomy Projection on Lender Profits
Student loan industry experts consider implications for future in the wake of massive cuts to federal subsidies.
Upbeat Assessment of Career College Market
For-profit higher education providers close out a year marked by rising stock prices, growing enrollments, and easing of regulatory problems -- though challenges remain.